Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “wick of life”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /miˌt͡ʃa naŋ ˈbuhaj/, [mɪˌt͡ʃa nɐm ˈbu.haɪ̯]
- Hyphenation: mit‧sa ng bu‧hay
mitsá ng buhay (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
- (idiomatic) anything, especially a circumstance, that can cause the death of someone.