alsa-balutan

Tagalog

Etymology

From alsa (“raising; lifting”) +‎ balutan (“bundle; pack”), literally “lifting the pack”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˌsa baˈlutan/ [ʔɐlˌsa bɐˈluː.t̪ɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -utan
  • Syllabification: al‧sa-ba‧lu‧tan

Noun

alsá-balutan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐᜊᜎᜓᜆᜈ᜔) (idiomatic)

  1. sudden departure with all one's belongings (without intentions of returning, due to disgust or feeling unwanted)

See also

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