mas matimbang ang dugo kaysa tubig

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, blood is heavier than water.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌmas matimˌbaŋ ʔaŋ duˌɡoʔ kajˌsa ˈtubiɡ/ [ˌmas mɐ.tɪmˌbaŋ ʔɐn dʊˌɣoʔ kaɪ̯ˌsa ˈtu.bɪɡ]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌmas matimˌbaŋ ʔaŋ duˌɡo(ʔ) kajˌsa ˈtubiɡ/ [ˌmas mɐ.tɪmˌbaŋ ʔɐn dʊˌɣoː kaɪ̯ˌsa ˈtu.bɪɡ]
  • Rhymes: -ubiɡ
  • Syllabification: mas ma‧tim‧bang ang du‧go kay‧sa tu‧big

Proverb[edit]

mas matimbáng ang dugô kaysá tubig (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐ᜔ ᜋᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐ ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic) blood is thicker than water