ander de saya

See also: ander de-saya

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English under the+saya.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: an‧der‧de‧sa‧ya

Adjective

ander de saya

  1. (colloquial) henpecked

Noun

ander de saya

  1. (colloquial) henpecked husband or boyfriend
    Synonyms: ander de bunal, manandes

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English under the +‎ saya, literally “under the skirt”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔandeɾ de ˈsaja/ [ˌʔan̪.d̪ɛɾ d̪ɛ ˈsaː.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Syllabification: an‧der de sa‧ya

Adjective

ander de saya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜇ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜐᜌ) (slang)

  1. henpecked (of a husband)
    Synonyms: masunurin, (slang) yakusa, (slang) andres de saya

Noun

ander de saya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜇ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜐᜌ) (slang)

  1. henpecked husband
    Synonyms: (slang) andres, (slang) takusa

Descendants

  • → English: under the saya

Further reading

  • “ander de-saya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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