alunya

Tagalog

Etymology

Possible back-formation from kalunya or pangangalunya.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔalunjaʔ/ [ˌʔaː.lʊnˈɲaʔ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈʔalunjaʔ/ [ˌʔaː.lʊn̪ˈjaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -alunjaʔ
  • Syllabification: a‧lun‧ya

Noun

álunyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ)

  1. illicit caress
    Synonyms: lambing, lamyos, limbang

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “alunya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 42

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