luha ng buwaya

Tagalog

Etymology

Calque of English crocodile tear.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌluhaʔ naŋ buˈaja/ [ˌluː.hɐʔ n̪ɐm ˈbwaː.jɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌluha(ʔ) naŋ buˈaja/ [ˌluː.haː n̪ɐm ˈbwaː.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: lu‧ha ng bu‧wa‧ya

Noun

luhà ng buwaya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜑ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜏᜌ)

1. (idiomatic) crocodile tear

References

• Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN