tatakangbislig

See also: tatakang-bislig

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tatacan bislig — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• tatakang-bislig

Etymology

From tatak (“mark”) +‎ -an +‎ -g- +‎ bislig (“eight carat gold; petrification”), literally “marked as eight carat gold”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tatakaŋbisˈliɡ/ [t̪ɐ.t̪ɐ.xɐm.bɪsˈliɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: ta‧ta‧kang‧bis‧lig

Adjective

tatakangbislíg (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜃᜅ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜎᜒᜄ᜔) (obsolete)

1. rock hard; extremely durable
2. (figurative) hardhearted

   Tatakangbislig mandin ang loob mo.

   You're so hardhearted.

   (literally, “Your heart is really marked as hard as eight carat gold.”)

Further reading

• “tatakangbislig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018