ibong mababa ang lipad

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔiboŋ maˌbabaʔ ʔaŋ liˈpad/ [ˌʔi.boŋ mɐˌba.bɐʔ ʔɐn lɪˈpad]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌʔiboŋ maˌbaba(ʔ) ʔaŋ liˈpad/ [ˌʔi.boŋ mɐˌba.bɐː ʔɐn lɪˈpad]
  • Syllabification: i‧bong ma‧ba‧ba ang li‧pad

Noun

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

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