gutom lang iyan

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, it's just hunger. Also loosely translated to "you're just being hungry".

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “year of first usage? who popularized this?”)

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌɡutom ˌlaŋ ʔiˈan/ [ˌɡuː.t̪om ˌlaŋ ʔɪˈan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: gu‧tom lang i‧yan

Phrase

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gutom lang iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜆᜓᜋ᜔ ᜎᜅ᜔ ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. (often hyperbolic) said to calm down someone angry or fuming over something
    • 1995, Tony Perez, Cubao-Kalaw, Kalaw-Cubao: mga premyadong katha:
      "Gutom lang iyan. Hindi ka pa kasi nagbe-breakfast, e." Sumaglit sila sa Dunkin' Donuts, na kabubukas lamang nang oras na iyon , at doon ay nag-agahan sila ng Pineapple Crumble ,Honey- Dipped , Raspberry Creme , Munchkins at []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)