lamang-dila

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• laman dila — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• lamandila

Etymology

From laman (“flesh; content”) +‎ dila (“tongue”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˌmaŋ ˈdilaʔ/ [lɐˌman ˈdi.lɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ilaʔ
• Syllabification: la‧mang-di‧la

Noun

lamáng-dilà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜅ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ) (obsolete)

1. something mentioned, uttered, or brought up often

   Synonym: bukang-bibig

2. act of speaking about something or someone often
3. (by extension) talking badly about someone or something a lot

Derived terms

• lamaning-dila
• maglaman-dila
• maglamang-dila

 

Further reading

• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 445: “Nombrar) Lamandila (pp) mucho y [a menudo] algo”
  • page 586: “Tratar) Lamandila (pp) los pecados y colas de otros”