dumaan sa butas ng karayom
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to go through the eye of a needle”, an allusion to the perseverance required to pass a thread through a needle, possibly in reference to the Bible verse of Matthew 19:24.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dumaˌʔan sa ˌbutas naŋ kaˈɾajom/ [d̪ʊ.mɐˌʔan̪ sɐ ˌbuː.t̪ɐs n̪ɐŋ kɐˈɾaː.jom]
- Rhymes: -ajom
- Syllabification: du‧ma‧an sa bu‧tas ng ka‧ra‧yom
Verb
[edit]dumaán sa butas ng karayom (complete dumaan sa butas ng karayom, progressive dumadaan sa butas ng karayom, contemplative dadaan sa butas ng karayom, 1st actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜋᜀᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜊᜓᜆᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜃᜇᜌᜓᜋ᜔)
- (idiomatic) to go through various challenges and difficulties
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dumaan, sa, butas, ng, karayom.