nasa kaniya ang huling halakhak

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • sa kaniya ang huling halakhak

Etymology

Literally, the last laugh is with him, a free translation of English he who laughs last laughs best.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌnasa kaniˌa ʔaŋ huˌliŋ halakˈhak/ [ˌn̪aː.sɐ xɐˌɲa ʔɐŋ hʊˌlɪŋ hɐ.lɐkˈhak̚]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌnasa kaniˌa ʔaŋ huˌliŋ halakˈhak/ [ˌn̪aː.sɐ xɐˌn̪ja ʔɐŋ hʊˌlɪŋ hɐ.lɐkˈhak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: na‧sa ka‧ni‧ya ang hu‧ling ha‧lak‧hak

Proverb

nasa kaniyá ang hulíng halakhák (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜐ ᜃᜈᜒᜌ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜑᜓᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜎᜃ᜔ᜑᜃ᜔)

  1. he who laughs last laughs best