mabilis sa alas-kuwatro

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “faster than four o'clock”. From the 1970s.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mabiˌlis sa ʔaˌlas kuˈatɾo/ [mɐ.bɪˌlis sɐ ʔɐˌlas ˈkwat̪.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -atɾo
• Syllabification: ma‧bi‧lis sa a‧las-ku‧wat‧ro

Adverb

mabilís sa alás-kuwatro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐ ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. (simile) quickly
2. (simile) done surreptitiously or slyly