lapastangan

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧pas‧ta‧ngan
  • IPA(key): /lapasˈtaŋan/, [lɐ.pɐsˈta.ŋɐn]

Adjective

lapastangan

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

Derived terms

Noun

lapastangan

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

References
  • 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, Ithaca: Cornell University Press
  • Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4‎, page 204
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