pagtatalik

Tagalog

Etymology

From pag- +‎ talik with initial reduplication of the root, literally, “being intimate”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paɡtaˈtalik/ [pɐɡ.t̪ɐˈt̪aː.lɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -alik
• Syllabification: pag‧ta‧ta‧lik

Noun

pagtatalik (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜆᜆᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

1. sexual intercourse

   Synonyms: karat, kantutan, diig, hindutan, pumpungan, seks, sekso, kuwanan, paspasan, (slang, euphemistic) tsuktsakan

See also

• niig

Further reading

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