sira-ulo

• siraulo

From sira +‎ ulo, literally “broken-head”.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /siˌɾaʔ ˈʔulo/ [sɪˌɾaʔ ˈʔu.lo]
    • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /siˌɾa(ʔ) ˈʔulo/ [sɪˌɾaː ˈʔu.lo]
  • IPA^(key): /ˌsiɾaʔ ˈʔulo/ [ˌsi.ɾɐʔ ˈʔu.lo]
    • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌsiɾa(ʔ) ˈʔulo/ [ˌsi.ɾɐː ˈʔu.lo]
• Rhymes: -ulo
• Syllabification: si‧ra-u‧lo

sirâ-ulo or sirà-ulo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜂᜎᜓ) (sometimes offensive or humorous)

1. insane; lunatic; crazy

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:baliw

sirâ-ulo or sirà-ulo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜂᜎᜓ) (sometimes offensive or humorous)

1. lunatic; crazy person

   Synonym: sirang ulo

• As persons with mental disorders are socially stigmatized in the Philippines, this is sometimes considered offensive if a mental disorder has not been diagnosed with certainty.

• “sira-ulo” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “sira-ulo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018