matigas ang katawan

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “the body is hard”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /matiˌɡas ʔaŋ kataˈwan/ [mɐ.t̪ɪˌɣas ʔɐŋ kɐ.t̪ɐˈwan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ma‧ti‧gas ang ka‧ta‧wan

Adjective

matigás ang katawán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜆᜏᜈ᜔)

1. (idiomatic) lazy

   Synonym: tamad

See also

• matigas ang buto