panghahalay

Tagalog

Etymology

From pang- +‎ halay, literally “act of obscenity” with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paŋhaˈhalaj/ [pɐŋ.hɐˈhaː.laɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -alaj
  • Syllabification: pang‧ha‧ha‧lay

Noun

panghahalay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜑᜑᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. sexual violence
  2. (by extension) rape
    Synonym: panggagahasa
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