antala

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit अन्तर (antara, “duration; gap; interval”).[1] Compare Malay antara, Indonesian antara.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔanˈtala/ [ʔɐnˈta.lɐ]
      • Rhymes: -ala
    • IPA(key): /ʔanˈtalaʔ/ [ʔɐnˈta.lɐʔ] (nonstandard)
      • Rhymes: -alaʔ
  • Syllabification: an‧ta‧la

Noun

antala or antalà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)

  1. delay; procrastination; hindrance
    Synonym: abala
  2. Ellipsis of sumang antala.

Derived terms
  • antalahin
  • mang-antala
  • naantala
  • umantala

See also

References
  1. Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 50

Further reading
  • “antala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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