pulutin sa kangkungan

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “to be picked up in a water spinach plantation”

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puˌlutin sa kaŋˈkuŋan/ [pʊˌluː.t̪ɪn̪ sɐ xɐŋˈkuː.ŋɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -uŋan
  • Syllabification: pu‧lu‧tin sa kang‧ku‧ngan

Verb

pulutin sa kangkungan (complete pinulot sa kangkungan, progressive pinupulot sa kangkungan, contemplative pupulutin sa kangkungan, 1st object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic) to lose a competition without a fight
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