wala kang pakialam

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

  • wala kang paki, wala kang pake — colloquial

Etymology

Literally, “you have no care”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /waˌlaʔ ˌkaŋ pakiʔaˈlam/ [wɐˌlaʔ ˌkam pɐ.xɪ.ʔɐˈlam]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /waˌla(ʔ) ˌkaŋ pakiʔaˈlam/ [wɐˌlaː ˌxam pɐ.xɪ.ʔɐˈlam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: wa‧la kang pa‧ki‧a‧lam

Phrase

walâ kang pakialám! (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜃᜅ᜔ ᜉᜃᜒᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

  1. it's none of your business

See also

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