malakas ang loob

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “strong insides”, or more loosely translated as “strong will”, from lakas ng loob.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ma‧la‧kas ang lo‧ob
  • IPA(key): /malaˌkas ʔaŋ loˈʔob/, [mɐ.lɐˌxas ʔɐn loˈʔob]

Adjective

malakás ang loób (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜃᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔, plural malalakas ang loob)

  1. (idiomatic) courageous; brave; shameless
    Synonyms: matapang, walang hiya
    Antonyms: duwag, mahina ang loob
    Malakas ang loob ni Joey na makipagsapalaran sa paghahanap ng trabaho upang iahon ang kanyang pamilya sa hirap.
    Joey is brave to fight the odds in the search for a job to lift his family from poverty.
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