alunya

Tagalog

Etymology

Possible back-formation from kalunya or pangangalunya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔalunjaʔ/ [ˌʔaː.lʊˈɲɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -alunjaʔ
• Syllabification: a‧lun‧ya

Noun

álunyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ)

1. illicit caress

   Synonyms: lambing, lamyos, limbang

Derived terms

• alunyain
• kalunya
• kalunyain
• mangalunya
• pangangalunya

 

Further reading

• “alunya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 42