samantala

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay sementara, from Sanskrit समान्तर (samāntara, “parallel; interval of a year”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /samanˈtala/ [sɐ.mɐn̪ˈt̪aː.lɐ]
    • Rhymes: -ala
  • IPA^(key): /samanˈtalaʔ/ [sɐ.mɐn̪ˈt̪aː.lɐʔ] (colloquial)
• Syllabification: sa‧man‧ta‧la

Conjunction

samantala (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)

1. while; whereas; on the contrary

Adverb

samantala (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)

1. meanwhile; in the meantime

   Synonyms: habang, miyentras

Etymology 2

Possibly from sa- + mantala, or also of Malay origin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /samantaˈla/ [sɐ.mɐn̪.t̪ɐˈla]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /samanˈtala/ [sɐ.mɐn̪ˈt̪aː.lɐ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: sa‧man‧ta‧la

Noun

samantalá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)

1. act of taking advantage (as of an oppportunity)

Derived terms

• ipagsamantala
• kasamantalahan
• magsamantala
• manamantala
• pagsamantala
• pagsamantalahan
• pagsasamantala
• pagsasamantala
• pananamantala
• pansamantala
• samantalahin

 

Further reading

• “samantala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier