maluwag ang tornilyo

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ellipsis of maluwag ang tornilyo sa utak (“insane”, literally “having a loose screw in the brain”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maluˌaɡ ʔaŋ toɾˈniljo/ [mɐˌlwaɡ ʔɐn toɾˈnil.jo]
  • Rhymes: -iljo
  • Syllabification: ma‧lu‧wag ang tor‧nil‧yo

Adjective[edit]

maluwág ang tornilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜄ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic, offensive) loose screw (insane; crazy)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:baliw
    • 1988, Mithi:
      Naninilaw ang mga ngipin. Walang nakaalam sa tunay niyang pangalan. Mula't sapul, Kandong Mulluong ang tawag sa kanya. Mulluong. Ibig sabihin, sira-ulo. Maluwag ang turnilyo sa utak. Wala ring makapagtuturo kung saan siya nagmula .
      [His] teeth are coated with plaque. No one knows his real name. Since the, he is called Kandong Mulluong. Mulluong. It means "crazy". Insane. No one can point out where he came from.

References[edit]

  • Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN
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