lapastangan

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay lepas (“free”) +‎ Malay tangan (“hand”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lapastangan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉᜐ᜔ᜆᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. irreverent; disrespectful; discourteous
    Synonyms: walang-pitagan, walang-pakundangan, pusong, walang-galang

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

lapastangan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉᜐ᜔ᜆᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. disrespectfulness; irreverence; discourteousness
  2. irreverent person; disrespectful or discourteous person

References[edit]

  • Wolff, John U. (1976) “Malay borrowings in Tagalog”, in C.D. Cowan & O.W. Wolters, editors, Southeast Asian History and Historiography: Essays Presented to D. G. E. Hall‎[1], Ithaca: Cornell University Press
  • Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 204
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