ORASAN
root word: oras o·ra·sán orasán clock orasang may pantigil = timepiece with a stopper = stopwatch / stop watch orásan to time Orasan mo ito. Time this. Orasan mo ako. Time me. Orásan is also a surname...
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This is from the old Spanish word ondras. paggalang sa patay respect for the dead = honoring the dead undás All Saint’s Day Called undras in the Batangas area. In the Philippines, November 1st is Araw...
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Sa soolohiya, malaking kabag-kabag. pa·ní·ki fruit bat mga paniki bats paniking itim black bat mga paniking itim black bats itim na paniki black pat mga itim na paniki black bats paniking lumilipad...
View ArticleSAGASA
sagasà: to run over masagasà: to be run over sagasain: to run over someone/something Nakasagasa ako ng aso. I ran over a dog. (The car I was driving ran over a dog.) MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sagasa /...
View ArticleBISITADOR
This word is from the Spanish visitador. bi·si·ta·dór During the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, a bisitadór was an official with investigative duties. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bisitadór: noong...
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root word: kaluluwá (meaning: soul, spirit) * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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from the Spanish baraja, meaning a playing card 🂡 ba·rá·ha mga baráha cards, playing cards Maglaro tayo ng baraha. Let’s play a game of cards. Magbaraha tayo! Let’s play cards! Marunong ka bang maglaro...
View ArticleLIBING
li·bíng libing burial libingan grave, cemetery ilibing to bury ilibing nang buhay to bury alive ilibing sa limot to purposely forget a memory nakalibing is buried nakalibing dito is buried here...
View ArticleSIBUYAS
This word is from the Spanish cebolla (meaning: onion). si·bú·yas sibuyas onion balat ng sibuyas onion’s skin Sibuyas tagalog is a species of wild onion having the scientific name Allium ascalonicum L....
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scientific name: Ficus balete Merr balete a tree that’s related to the banyan has been called “Indian rubber fig” In the Philippines, it is believed that monsters and other spiritual beings like living...
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ba·li·tà balità news nagbabagang balità hot news pangunahing balità “headline news” Ano ang balità? What’s the news? balitang kalye news on the street balitang pangkalusugan health news balitang...
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This word may have been from the Spanish barajar (meaning: to shuffle). balasashuffling (of playing cards) Binalasa ko ang mga baraha. I shuffled the cards. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG balasa: pagsuksok...
View ArticleDAGIT
dá·git dagit swoop down and snatch nakadagit to have been able to swoop down and snatch ibong mandaragit a bird that swoops down and snatches prey pandaragit the act of swooping down to snatch prey Ang...
View ArticleSARANGGOLA
sa·rang·gó·la saranggola kite mga saranggola kites saranggolang hugis bulaklak flower-shaped kite Ang saranggolang takot lumipad The kite that’s afraid to fly from the Spanish gorrión meaning ‘sparrow...
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da·hás dahásforce; ferocity gumamit ng dahásuse force / violence mandahas violate; use force against marahás violent nandarahas, nandahas, mandarahas MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG dahas: karahasan,...
View ArticleINDIYAN
This colloquial word is from the English language. Inindiyan ako ng deyt ko. My date stood me up. spelling variations: indian, indyan Hindi sila sumipot.They didn’t show up. Pinaghintay nila ako.They...
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Teachers' Day in the Philippines is October 5th. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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World Teachers' Day is celebrated on October 5. In South Korea, Teacher's Day is on May 15. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKUWERDAS
This word is from the Spanish cuerdas. ku·wér·das kuwérdasstring This refers to the strings of a musical instrument such as those of a guitar. kuwerdas ng gitaraguitar string mga kuwerdas ng...
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