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sukat ang katagang sabi sa mabuting umiintindi

Pronunciation: /suˌkat ʔaŋ kataˌɡaŋ ˌsabi sa maˌbutiŋ ʔuˌmiʔintinˈdi/

“sukat ang katagang sabi sa mabuting umiintindi” is a Tagalog word. Its meaning in English:

proverb

  1. a nod is as good as a wink

Etymology

Literally, “a word is enough to those who understand well”. Calque of Spanish a buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan.

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