samantala

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sementara (“while; for a time; temporary”), from Sanskrit समान्तर (samāntara, “parallel; interval of a year”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /samanˈtala/ [sɐ.mɐn̪ˈt̪aː.lɐ], (nonstandard) /samanˈtalaʔ/ [sɐ.mɐn̪ˈt̪aː.lɐʔ] (conjunction; adverb)
      • Rhymes: -ala, (nonstandard) -alaʔ
    • IPA(key): /samantaˈla/ [sɐ.mɐn̪.t̪ɐˈla], (obsolete) /samanˈtala/ [sɐ.mɐn̪ˈt̪aː.lɐ] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: sa‧man‧ta‧la

Conjunction

samantala or samantalà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)

  1. while; whereas; on the contrary

Adverb

samantala or samantalà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)

  1. meanwhile; in the meantime
    Synonyms: habang, miyentras, miyentrastanto

Derived terms

See also

Noun

samantalá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)

  1. act of taking advantage (as of an oppportunity)

Derived terms

See also

  • gunaguna

Further reading

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