samantala

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /samanˈtala/ [sɐ.mɐn̪ˈt̪aː.lɐ], (nonstandard) /samanˈtalaʔ/ [sɐ.mɐn̪ˈt̪aː.lɐʔ] (conjunction; adverb)
    • Rhymes: -ala, (nonstandard) -alaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /samantaˈla/ [sɐ.mɐn̪.t̪ɐˈla], (obsolete) /samanˈtala/ [sɐ.mɐn̪ˈt̪aː.lɐ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sa‧man‧ta‧la

Conjunction

samantala or samantalà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)

1. while; whereas; on the contrary

Adverb

samantala or samantalà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)

1. meanwhile; in the meantime

   Synonyms: habang, miyentras, miyentrastanto

Derived terms

• kasamantalahan
• pansamantala

See also

• antala

Noun

samantalá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)

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

Derived terms

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

See also

• gunaguna

Further reading

• “samantala”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “samantala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 290: “Entanto) Samantala (pp) adver)”
  • page 96: “Entretantoque) Samantala (pp) adver)”
  • page 423: “Mientras que) Samantala (pp) adver)”
  • page 423: “Mientras queno) Salamntalangdi (pc) duo dic”