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