tigas ng buto
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “hardness of bone”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˌɡas naŋ buˈto/ [t̪ɪˌɣas n̪ɐm bʊˈt̪o]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: ti‧gas ng bu‧to
Noun
[edit]tigás ng butó (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)
- (idiomatic) inflexible body
- Antonym: lambot ng buto
- 'Di ko yata kayang gayahin ang pagsayaw nila; ang tigas ng buto ko e!
- I don't think I can copy their dancing; my body isn't flexible!