putang ina

• potang ina
• P.I., PI — bowdlerization
• putaera — Rizal
• putang inabit, pusang gala — minced oath
• putang-ina, putangina
• putangna
• tangina, taena

From puta (“prostitute”) +‎ -ng (enclitic suffix) +‎ ina (“mother”) or a partial calque of Spanish puta madre.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌputaŋ ʔiˈna/ [ˌpuː.t̪ɐŋ ʔɪˈn̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pu‧tang i‧na

putang iná (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ) (vulgar, offensive)

1. prostitute mother
2. (idiomatic, derogatory) any contemptible person
   • 2006, Ireneo Perez Catilo, Pandesal: at iba pang kuwento:

     Nagtutungayaw na sinalubong ito ng kanyang ina. "Ang puta! Putang ina ka! Buwisit, salot ka sa lugal na ito!" Sinampal at sinabunutan ang nagugulumihanang si Aling Marta. Dumurugo ang labi at lumuha na lamang ito, hindi man lamang ...

     His mother greeted him with a smile. "Damn it! You piece of shit! For god's sake, you're a plague on this place!" He slapped and beat the disturbed Mrs. Marta. Her lips were bleeding and she was merely weeping, not even ...

putang iná (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ) (vulgar, offensive)

1. (derogatory) fucking; annoying; wretched; fucked up

   Umaasa ka pa sa putang inang ex mo, e mukhang wala na siyang pakialam sa'yo kahit humagulgol ka.

   You're still hoping for that fucking ex of yours, but she doesn't seem to care about you even if you sob.

putang iná (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ) (vulgar)

1. fuck!; son of a bitch!

   Putang ina, bagsak ako sa relihiyon at kimika!

   Fuck, I failed religion and chemistry!

   Putang ina, ang galing niyang maggitara!

   Holy fuck, he's really good at playing the guitar!

   • 2016 September 5, Rodrigo Duterte, 8:02 from the start, in Departure for the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits‎^[1]:

     Putang ina, mumurahin kita diyan sa forum na iyan. Huwag mo akong ganunin.

     Fuck, I will cuss you out at that forum. Don't do that to me.

• May either be meant negatively or positively, as a cuss expression or as a frequently-used meaningless interjection of frustration or awe.

• → Korean: 푸탕이나 (putang'ina)