pananamantala

Tagalog

Etymology

From pan- +‎ samantala with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pananamantaˈla/ [pɐ.n̪ɐ.n̪ɐ.mɐn̪.t̪ɐˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pa‧na‧na‧man‧ta‧la

Noun

pananamantalá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈᜈᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)

1. taking advantage of; exploitation (especially for sexual purposes)