mabigat ang salapi

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “having heavy money”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mabiˌɡat ʔaŋ salaˈpiʔ/ [mɐ.bɪˌɣat̪ ʔɐn̪ sɐ.lɐˈpiʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧bi‧gat ang sa‧la‧pi

Adjective

mabigát ang salapî (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜐᜎᜉᜒ)

1. (idiomatic) hard to earn money