nasa kanya ang huling halakhak

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sa kanya ang huling halakhak

Etymology

Literally, “the last laugh is at him”, a free translation of English he who laughs last laughs best.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌnasa kanˌja ʔaŋ huˌliŋ halakˈhak/ [ˌn̪aː.sɐ xɐˌɲa ʔɐŋ hʊˌliŋ hɐ.lɐkˈhak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: na‧sa kan‧ya ang hu‧ling ha‧lak‧hak

Proverb

nasa kanyá ang huling halakhák (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜐ ᜃᜈ᜔ᜌ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜑᜓᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜎᜃ᜔ᜑᜃ᜔)

1. he who laughs last laughs best