maitim ang budhi

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “having a dark conscience”, from the association of black to evil.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maʔiˌtim ʔaŋ budˈhiʔ/ [mɐ.ʔɪˌtim ʔɐm bʊdˈhiʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧i‧tim ang bud‧hi

Adjective

maitím ang budhî (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜆᜒᜋ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜑᜒ)

1. (idiomatic) evil

References

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