bahag ang buntot

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “the tail is a loincloth”. Tailed-animals usually tuck their tails between their legs when scared. The tucked tail looks like as if being worn like a loin cloth. Compare English tail between one's legs.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˌhaɡ ʔaŋ bunˈtot/ [bɐˌhaɡ ʔɐm bʊnˈtot]
Rhymes: -ot
Syllabification: ba‧hag ang bun‧tot

Adjective

bahág ang buntót (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜄ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜆ᜔) (idiomatic)

coward
Synonym: duwag