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profanity in Tagalog

tungayaw

/pɹəˈfænɪti/US/pɹəˈfænɪti/

profanity in Tagalog: tungayaw. In English, profanity means the quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.

Tagalog words for profanity

quality of being profane
tungayaw

English meaning of profanity

  1. noun The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.
  2. noun Obscene, lewd or abusive language.

Full definition of profanity

profanity in a sentence

  • He ran up and down the street screaming profanities like a madman.

Synonyms of profanity

profanity in other languages

Questions about profanity in Tagalog

What is the meaning of profanity in Tagalog?
Profanity in Tagalog is tungayaw.
Ano ang profanity sa Tagalog?
Profanity: tungayaw.
What does profanity mean in English?
Profanity means the quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: profanity (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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