tanim-bala
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tanim (“plant”) + bala (“bullet”). Popularized in September 2015.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˌnim ˈbala/ [t̪ɐˌn̪im ˈbaː.lɐ]
- Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: ta‧nim-ba‧la
Noun
[edit]taním-bala (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ)
- (literally) bullet-planting
- a modus operandi wherein airport security personnel plant bullets on travelers' luggage and extort money from them
