panghahalay
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pang- + halay, literally “act of obscenity” with initial reduplication.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paŋhaˈhalaj/ [pɐŋ.hɐˈhaː.laɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -alaj
- Syllabification: pang‧ha‧ha‧lay
Noun
[edit]panghahalay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜑᜑᜎᜌ᜔)
- sexual violence
- (by extension) rape
- Synonym: panggagahasa