mabigat ang salapi

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, having heavy money.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mabiˌɡat ʔaŋ salaˈpiʔ/ [mɐ.bɪˌɣat̪ ʔɐn̪ sɐ.lɐˈpɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧bi‧gat ang sa‧la‧pi

Adjective

mabigát ang salapî (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜐᜎᜉᜒ)

  1. (idiomatic) hard to earn money