mataba ang utak

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “brain is fat”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mataˌbaʔ ʔaŋ ˈʔutak/ [mɐ.t̪ɐˌbaʔ ʔɐŋ ˈʔuː.t̪ɐk̚]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /mataˌba(ʔ) ʔaŋ ˈʔutak/ [mɐ.t̪ɐˌbaː ʔɐŋ ˈʔuː.t̪ɐk̚]
  • Rhymes: -utak
  • Syllabification: ma‧ta‧ba ang u‧tak

Adjective

matabâ ang utak (plural matataba ang mga utak, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜊ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜂᜆᜃ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. witty; clever
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