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