alsa-balutan

Tagalog

Etymology

From alsa (“raising; lifting”) +‎ balutan (“bundle; pack”), literally “lifting the pack”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalˌsa baˈlutan/ [ʔɐlˌsa bɐˈluː.tɐn]
• Rhymes: -utan
• Syllabification: al‧sa-ba‧lu‧tan

Noun

alsá-balutan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐᜊᜎᜓᜆᜈ᜔) (idiomatic)

1. sudden departure with all one's belongings (without intentions of returning, due to disgust or feeling unwanted)