luha ng buwaya

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of English crocodile tear.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌluhaʔ naŋ buˈaja/, [ˌlu.hɐʔ nɐm ˈbwa.jɐ]
  • Hyphenation: lu‧ha ng bu‧wa‧ya

Noun[edit]

luhà ng buwaya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜑ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜏᜌ)

  1. (idiomatic) crocodile tear

References[edit]

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