prostitusyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish prostitución.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pɾostitusˈjon/ [pɾos.t̪ɪ.t̪ʊˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /pɾostitusˈjon/ [pɾos.t̪ɪ.t̪ʊsˈjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: pros‧ti‧tus‧yon

Noun

prostitusyón (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜆᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. prostitution
    Synonyms: pagpuputa, kaputahan

Further reading

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