pagnanasa

Tagalog

Etymology

From pag- +‎ nasa with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɡnaˈnasaʔ/ [pɐɡ.n̪ɐˈn̪aː.sɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -asaʔ
  • Syllabification: pag‧na‧na‧sa

Noun

pagnanasà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜈᜈᜐ)

  1. desire (in general)
    Synonym: kagustuhan
  2. sexual lust or desire
    Synonym: nasa
    Meron siyang pagnanasa sa dalagita.
    He has sexual desire to the teenage girl.

Further reading

  • “pagnanasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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