mababa ang luha

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “having a low tear”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˌbabaʔ ʔaŋ ˈluhaʔ/ [mɐˌbaː.bɐʔ ʔɐn̪ ˈluː.hɐʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /maˌbaba(ʔ) ʔaŋ ˈluhaʔ/ [mɐˌbaː.baː ʔɐn̪ ˈluː.hɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -uhaʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧ba‧ba ang lu‧ha

Adjective

mababà ang luhà (plural mabababa ang mga luha, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜑ) (idiomatic)

1. easily sheds tears (of someone)