paslang

Tagalog

Etymology

Could be borrowed from Hokkien 拍死人 (phah-sí-lāng, “to beat people to death”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pasˈlaŋ/, [pɐsˈlaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: pas‧lang

Noun

pasláng (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐ᜔ᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. slaying; murder; assassination
  2. (obsolete) boldness; impudence
  3. (obsolete) profanity

Derived terms
  • kapaslangan
  • mapaslang
  • pagpaslang
  • paslangin
  • pumaslang

Further reading
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