molestiya

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === molestya === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish molestia. The lewd sense is a semantic loan from English molest. Doublet of molesta. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /moˈlestia/ [moˈlɛs.t͡ʃɐ] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /moˈlestia/ [moˈlɛs.t̪jɐ] Rhymes: -estia Syllabification: mo‧les‧ti‧ya === Noun === moléstiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌ) trouble; nuisance; hassle; annoyance; bother; vexation; inconvenience; pain in the ass; pain in the butt; disturbance; burden; imposition; pestering request; plea molestation; sexual abuse; the committing of lewdness ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “molestiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018