putang ina mo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• putangina mo
• putang-ina mo
• putang'ina mo
• tangina mo — clipping

Etymology

Literally, “your mother is a whore”. See putang ina & mo (“your”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌputaŋ ʔiˌna ˈmo/ [ˌpuː.t̪ɐŋ ʔɪˌn̪a ˈmo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: pu‧tang i‧na mo

Phrase

putang iná mo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜅ᜔ ᜁᜈ ᜋᜓ) (vulgar)

1. (derogatory, offensive) expression to show discontent or contempt with the other party: your mother is a whore; you son of a bitch; fuck you

   Putang ina mo!

   Fuck you! (When directed at person)

   • 1893, Wenceslao Retana, José Feced, La Política de España en Filipinas, Volume 3‎^[1] (overall work in Spanish), la Viuda de M. Minuesa de los Rios, page 99:

     –¡Chino habías de ser para ser bueno– dijo al fin Aristóteles en el colmo de la desesperación.
     – Y tú putang inamo–concluyó Sian-Co marchándose.
     Y así terminó el suceso tan prósperamente comenzado la noche anterior.

     "You had to be to be a good Chinese!", said Aristotle at last in the height of despair.
     "And you you son of a bitch", concluded Sian-Co while marching out.
     And so ended the event so prosperously begun the night before.

   • 1916, Walter H. Young, A Merry Banker in the Far East (and South America)‎^[2] (overall work in English), John Lane, page 59:

     I would pounce out upon him, and before he would cry
     “PUTANGINAMO”
     (a reprehensible swear-word much used, alas! by those poor heathen),...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1978, Edel E. Garcellano, Ficcion‎^[3], Tamaraw Publishing Company, page 90:

     –Hoy, putang-ina mo, e, kailangan pa bang magpaputok ka?
     –Awat ka na, Ka Emong, wala pa tayong laban ngayon. Konting lamig!

     –Hey, you son of a bitch, eh, did you need to shoot?
     –Stop it already, Comrade Emong, we don't have the capacity to fight yet. A little cooling off!

   • 1979, Philippine Law Journal‎^[4], volume 54 (overall work in English), College of Law, University of the Philippines, page 109:

     "The accused, here, an eleven-year-old boy, shot the offended party who caught him shooting at the latter's mango fruits. The accused further uttered the words " Putang ina mo, mabuti matikman mo." It was held that the first part of the remark clearly manifested the perverted character of the accused and the second part reflected his satisfaction.

     "The accused, here, an eleven-year-old boy, shot the offended party who caught him shooting at the latter's mango fruits. The accused further uttered the words " Fuck you, it's good you got a taste." It was held that the first part of the remark clearly manifested the perverted character of the accused and the second part reflected his satisfaction.

   • 2014, Taga Imus, Sa Celfone: Tagalog Gay Story, Taga Imus M2M Books - TGIMS Publishing Services, →ISBN, page 23:

     Putang'ina mo, Tang'inamo, Hinayupak kang putang'ina mo ka! Tang'inang load expired na. Bull shit! Ano bang gustong mangyari ng ex ko? Bakit hindi siya tumutupad sa pangako niya? Halik, 'yung halik na 'yun para kanino 'yun? Bakit niya ...

     Fuck you, Fuck you, you animal son of a bitch! The fucking load is expired now. Bullshit! What is my ex expecting? Why is he not fulfilling his promise? That kiss, is that for whom? Why did he...

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see putang ina,‎ mo.
   • 1978, Edel E. Garcellano, Ficcion, Tamaraw Publishing Company, page 26:

     ... na mataras na nag-utos, Nasaan ang putang ina mo! At ito'y naintindihan rin niya nang bigla nitong daluhungin ang kanyang ina na kalalabas pa lamang sa banyo, sapusapo ang tiyan (H'wag po! Maawa kayo sa'kin.

     ... sharply commanded, Where is your whore of a mother?! And this he also understood when he suddenly assaulted his mother who just came out of the bathroom, holding her stomach (Pls no! Take pity on me.

See also

• putang ina (expletive)
• putang ina niya (“his/her mother is a whore”)
• putang ina ka (“you are a whore of a mother”)
• buwa ng ina mo (“fetus of your mother”)
• puki ng ina mo (“cunt of your mother”)
• utin ng ama mo (“penis of your father”)