Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “bones are soft”, from lambot ng buto.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /malamˌbot ʔaŋ buˈto/, [mɐ.lɐmˌbot ʔɐm bʊˈto]
- Hyphenation: ma‧lam‧bot ang bu‧to
Adjective[edit]
malambót ang butó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)
- (idiomatic) having a flexible body
Malalambot ang buto ng mga himnasta.- Gymnasts are bonelessly flexible.
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