Tagalog

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Etymology

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From ma- +‎ lansa.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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malansá (plural malalansa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜈ᜔ᜐ)

  1. fishy (of smell or taste)
    • 1906, Hermenegildo Cruz, Kun sino ang kumathâ ng̃ "Florante", Librería "Manila filatélico", pp. 187-188. (in the poem "Sa Aking Mga Kabatà" supposedly written by José Rizal)
      Ang hindi magmahal sa kanyang salitâ / mahigit sa hayop at malansáng isdâ /
      He that knows not to love his own language / is worse than beasts and putrid fish /

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