kalapating mababa ang lipad

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, low-flying dove; dove whose flight is low.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalaˌpatiŋ maˌbabaʔ ʔaŋ liˈpad/ [kɐ.lɐˌpa.tɪŋ mɐˌba.bɐʔ ʔɐn lɪˈpad]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /kalaˌpatiŋ maˌbaba(ʔ) ʔaŋ liˈpad/ [kɐ.lɐˌpa.tɪŋ mɐˌba.bɐː ʔɐn lɪˈpad]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: ka‧la‧pa‧ting ma‧ba‧ba ang li‧pad

Noun[edit]

kalapating mababà ang lipád (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒᜅ᜔ ᜋᜊᜊ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜒᜉᜇ᜔) (figurative, euphemistic)

  1. prostitute
    Synonyms: puta, pokpok, (euphemism) kalapati, ibong mababa ang lipad