bumula ang bibig
Tagalog
Etymology
Literally, “the mouth to foam”, or more loosely translated as “to foam at the mouth”.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bumuˌlaʔ ʔaŋ biˈbiɡ/ [bʊ.mʊˌlaʔ ʔɐm bɪˈbɪɡ̚]
- IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /bumuˌla(ʔ) ʔaŋ biˈbiɡ/ [bʊ.mʊˌlaː ʔɐm bɪˈbɪɡ̚]
- Rhymes: -iɡ
- Syllabification: bu‧mu‧la ang bi‧big
Verb
bumulâ ang bibíg (complete bumula ang bibig, progressive bumubula ang bibig, contemplative bubula ang bibig, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋᜓᜎ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔)
- (literally) to froth at the mouth (to spew saliva as froth)
- (figurative, idiomatic) to froth at the mouth (to rage, to vent one's anger)
- complete aspect of bumula ang bibig