mitsa ng buhay

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, wick of life.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /miˌt͡ʃa naŋ ˈbuhaj/ [mɪtˌt͡ʃa n̪ɐm ˈbuː.haɪ̯]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /mitˌsa naŋ ˈbuhaj/ [mɪt̪ˌsa n̪ɐm ˈbuː.haɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -uhaj
  • Syllabification: mit‧sa ng bu‧hay

Noun

mitsá ng buhay (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜐ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic) anything, especially a circumstance, that can cause the death of someone