may tainga ang lupa, may pakpak ang balita

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “the earth has ears, the news have wings”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maj taiˌŋa ʔaŋ ˌlupaʔ | maj pakˌpak ʔaŋ baˈlitaʔ/ [maɪ̯ t̪ɐ.ɪˌŋa ʔɐn̪ ˌluː.pɐʔ | maɪ̯ pɐkˌpak ʔɐm bɐˈliː.t̪ɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -itaʔ
  • Syllabification: may ta‧i‧nga ang lu‧pa, may pak‧pak ang ba‧li‧ta

Proverb

may taingá ang lupà, may pakpák ang balità (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜆᜌᜒᜅ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜉ ᜵ ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜉᜃ᜔ᜉᜃ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜒᜆ)

  1. no secret remains secret; walls have ears
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