ibong mababa ang lipad

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Literally, low-flying bird; bird whose flight is low.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔiboŋ maˌbabaʔ ʔaŋ liˈpad/ [ˌʔiː.boŋ mɐˌbaː.bɐʔ ʔɐn̪ lɪˈpad̪̚]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌʔiboŋ maˌbaba(ʔ) ʔaŋ liˈpad/ [ˌʔiː.boŋ mɐˌbaː.baː ʔɐn̪ lɪˈpad̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: i‧bong ma‧ba‧ba ang li‧pad

Noun

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ibong mababà ang lipád (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜊᜊ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜒᜉᜇ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic) bad woman; prostitute
    Synonyms: kalapating mababa ang lipad, burikak