ang sakit ng kalingkingan, damdam ng buong katawan

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • ang sakit ng kalingkingan, ramdam ng buong katawan; ang sakit ng kalingkingan ay ramdam ng buong katawan

Etymology

Literally, “the pain of the little finger is felt by the whole body”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔaŋ saˌkit naŋ kaliŋˌkiŋan | damˌdam naŋ buˌʔoŋ kataˈwan/, [ʔɐn sɐˌxit nɐŋ kɐ.lɪŋˌki.ŋɐn | dɐmˌdam nɐm bʊˌʔoŋ kɐ.tɐˈwan].

Proverb

ang sakít ng kalingkingan, damdám ng buóng katawán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜐᜃᜒᜆ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜃᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜅᜈ᜔ ᜵ ᜇᜋ᜔ᜇᜋ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜂᜅ᜔ ᜃᜆᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. someone's misfortune or misbehavior can affect the whole group; one bad apple spoils the bunch

Further reading
  • Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1915) Diccionario tagálog-hispano‎ (in Spanish), Ateneo de Manila, page 435.
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