singkong duling
Tagalog
Etymology
From singko (“five-centavo coin”) + -ng + duling (“cross-eyed”). The expression comes from the myth that Melchora Aquino appears to be cross-eyed in the initial batch of five-centavo coins of the now discontinued Ang Bagong Lipunan Series.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsiŋkoŋ duˈliŋ/ [ˌsiŋ.k̠on̪ d̪ʊˈlɪŋ]
- Rhymes: -iŋ
- Syllabification: sing‧kong du‧ling
Noun
singkong dulíng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜇᜓᜎᜒᜅ᜔) (idiomatic)
- used to describe something that will not happen no matter what; impossible
- (by extension) having no money; penniless; broke
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- Tagalog terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *pénkʷe
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