prostitusyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish prostitución.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pɾostitusˈjon/ [pɾos.t̪ɪ.t̪ʊˈʃon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pros‧ti‧tus‧yon

Noun

prostitusyón (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜆᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. prostitution

   Synonyms: pagpuputa, kaputahan

Related terms

• prostituta

Further reading

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