malansa
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /malanˈsa/, [mɐ.lɐnˈsa]
- Hyphenation: ma‧lan‧sa
Adjective
malansá (plural malalansa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜈ᜔ᜐ)
- fishy (of smell or taste)
- 1906, Hermenegildo Cruz, Kun sino ang kumathâ ng̃ "Florante", Librería "Manila filatélico", pp. 187-188. (in the poem "Sa Aking Mga Kabatà" supposedly written by José Rizal)
- Ang hindi magmahal sa kanyang salitâ / mahigit sa hayop at malansáng isdâ /
- He that knows not to love his own language / is worse than beasts and putrid fish /
- 1906, Hermenegildo Cruz, Kun sino ang kumathâ ng̃ "Florante", Librería "Manila filatélico", pp. 187-188. (in the poem "Sa Aking Mga Kabatà" supposedly written by José Rizal)
Further reading
- “malansa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
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