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halayin

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Tagalog

Etymology

From halay + -in.

Pronunciation

Verb

halayin (complete hinalay, progressive hinahalay, contemplative hahalayin, 1st object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜌᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. to put someone to shame; to disgrace; to do something that brings shame to someone
    Synonyms: hiyain, hamakin, dustain, lapastanganin, salaulain
  2. to violate the purity of someone (through rape, sexual abuse, etc.)
    Synonyms: gahasain, gahisin, pagsamantahan
  3. to desecrate; to profane
    Synonyms: bastusin, lapastanganin, walang-galangin, hamakin, pagwalang-galangan

Conjugation

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1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Dialectal use only.

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1 Used in formal contexts.

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1 Used in formal contexts.

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