ugaling hayop

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • ugaling-hayop

Etymology

From ugali (“behavior”) +‎ -ng +‎ hayop (“animal”), literally, “animal behavior”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuˌɡaliŋ ˈhajop/ [ʔʊˌɣaː.lɪŋ ˈhaː.jop̚]
  • Rhymes: -ajop
  • Syllabification: u‧ga‧ling ha‧yop

Noun

ugaling hayop (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜌᜓᜉ᜔)

  1. animal instinct or behavior
  2. (idiomatic) very bad or immature character or trait (of a person)

Adjective

ugaling hayop (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜌᜓᜉ᜔)

  1. with an animal instinct or behavior
  2. (idiomatic) with a very bad or immature character or trait (of a person)
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