sira ang tuktok

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Literally, one's top [of the head] is destroyed.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˌɾaʔ ʔaŋ tukˈtok/ [sɪˌɾaʔ ʔɐn̪ t̪ʊkˈt̪ok̚]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /siˌɾa(ʔ) ʔaŋ tukˈtok/ [sɪˌɾaː ʔɐn̪ t̪ʊkˈt̪ok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: si‧ra ang tuk‧tok

Adjective

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sirâ ang tuktók (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial, euphemistic) crazy; stupid; insane
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:baliw
    Parang sira ang tuktok kung magmaneho ang kotseng nasa harapan natin.
    That car in front of us drives like he's insane.

Derived terms

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