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Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly from Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “duration; gap; interval”). Compare Malay antara, Indonesian antara.
Pronunciation
Noun
antala or antalà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)
- delay; procrastination; hindrance
- Synonym: abala
- Ellipsis of sumang antala.
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 50
Further reading
- “antala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018