kahalayan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cahalayan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From halay +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kahaˈlajan/ [kɐ.hɐˈlaː.jɐn]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: ka‧ha‧la‧yan

Noun

kahalayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜎᜌᜈ᜔)

1. obscenity

   Synonym: sagwa

Related terms

• halayin
• mahalay

 

Further reading

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