labi ng aso

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “leftover of the dog”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˌbiʔ naŋ ˈʔaso/ [lɐˌbiʔ n̪ɐŋ ˈʔaː.so]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /laˌbi(ʔ) naŋ ˈʔaso/ [lɐˌbiː n̪ɐŋ ˈʔaː.so]
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: la‧bi ng a‧so

Noun

labî ng aso (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜐᜓ)

1. (idiomatic) young lady who eloped with a man and later returned to her parents