matandang tinali
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom matanda (“old”) + -ng + tinali (“cockfight rooster”), literally “old rooster”.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /matanˌdaŋ tiˈnaliʔ/ [mɐ.tɐnˌdan tɪˈnaː.lɪʔ]
- Rhymes: -aliʔ
- Syllabification: ma‧tan‧dang ti‧na‧li
Noun
editmatandáng tinalì (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜈᜎᜒ)
- (idiomatic) old bachelor
- Synonyms: matandang binata, soltero