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