bahag ang buntot

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Literally, “the tail is a loincloth”. Tailed-animals usually tuck their tails between their legs when scared. The tucked tail looks like as if being worn like a loin cloth. Compare English tail between one's legs. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˌhaɡ ʔaŋ bunˈtot/ [bɐˌhaɡ ʔɐm bʊn̪ˈt̪ot̪̚] Rhymes: -ot Syllabification: ba‧hag ang bun‧tot === Adjective === bahág ang buntót (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜄ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜆ᜔) (idiomatic) coward Synonym: duwag