utang-na-loob

See also: utang na loob

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “owed will; heart debt; internal debt”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔutaŋ na loˈʔob/ [ˌʔuː.t̪ɐŋ n̪ɐ loˈʔob̚]
  • Rhymes: -ob
  • Syllabification: u‧tang-na-lo‧ob

Noun

utang-na-loób (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜅ᜔ᜈᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic) sense of gratitude; debt of gratitude
    May utang-na-loob ako sa pagtulong niya sa akin.
    I owe him one for his help.

Derived terms

  • kawalang-utang-na-loob
  • walang-utang-na-loob
  • utanging-loob

See also

Interjection

utang-na-loób (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜅ᜔ᜈᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

  1. please!; God forbid!
    Synonym: sige na
    Utang-na-loob, maglaan ka ng kaunti para may sapat tayong makain.
    I beg of you, share a little so we'd have enough to eat.
  2. for crying out loud!
    Utang-na-loob, umalis ka diyan!
    For crying out loud, get out of there!

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