may tainga ang lupa, may pakpak ang balita

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “the earth has ears, the news have wings”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /maj taˌʔiŋa ʔaŋ ˌlupaʔ | maj pakˌpak ʔaŋ baˈlitaʔ/, [maɪ̯ tɐˌʔi.ŋɐ ʔɐn ˌlu.pɐʔ | maɪ̯ pɐkˌpak ʔɐm bɐˈli.tɐʔ]
  • IPA^(key): /maj taˌʔiŋa ʔaŋ ˌlupa(ʔ) | maj pakˌpak ʔaŋ baˈlitaʔ/, [maɪ̯ tɐˌʔi.ŋɐ ʔɐn ˌlu.pɐː | maɪ̯ pɐkˌpak ʔɐm bɐˈli.tɐʔ] (with glottal stop elision)
• Rhymes: -itaʔ
• Syllabification: may ta‧i‧nga ang lu‧pa, may pak‧pak ang ba‧li‧ta

Proverb

may tainga ang lupà, may pakpák ang balità (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜆᜁᜅ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜉ ᜵ ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜉᜃ᜔ᜉᜃ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜒᜆ)

1. no secret remains secret; walls have ears