sala sa init, sala sa lamig
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “sin on heat, sin on cold”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˌsala sa ˌʔinit | ˌsala sa laˈmiɡ/, [ˌsa.lɐ sɐ ˌʔi.nɪt | ˌsa.lɐ sɐ lɐˈmiɡ]
- Hyphenation: sa‧la sa i‧nit, sa‧la sa la‧mig
Adjective[edit]
sala sa init, sala sa lamíg (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ ᜐ ᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔ ᜵ ᜐᜎ ᜐ ᜎᜋᜒᜄ᜔)
- (idiomatic) damned if one does and damned if one doesn't (of a situation)
- (by extension) hard to please due to fickleness (of a person)
Further reading[edit]
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1127.