ahas-na-tulog

See also: ahas na tulog

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “sleeping snake”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔahas na tuˈloɡ/ [ˌʔaː.hɐs n̪ɐ t̪ʊˈloɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -oɡ
  • Syllabification: a‧has-na-tu‧log

Noun

ahas-na-tulóg (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑᜐ᜔ᜈᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

  1. common wolf snake (Lycodon aulicus, a sluggish non-venomous snake usually found in houses)
  2. (figurative, idiomatic) someone who is habitually sluggish or slowfooted

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