This is from the Spanish word fianza. piyansa: bail mapipiyansahan: bailable, can be bailed
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ISAKATUPARAN
root word: tupad isakatuparan: execute, implement Ginawa nila ito upang isakatuparan ang kanilang layon. They did this in order to accomplish their objective. Isakatuparan ang imposible! Bring about the impossible! = Do the impossible! isagawa
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PANSIN
puna, atensiyon; asikaso, reparo, alumana; pagkabatid pansin notice, attention, recognition kulang sa pansin lacking in attention attention-deprived (see KSP below) KSP attention seeker Hindi nila ako pinapansin. They’re not acknowledging my presence. = They are ignoring me. Hindi nila ako pinansin. They did not acknowledge my presence. = They ignored me. Pansinin mo ako! Notice … Continue reading "PANSIN"
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LAHI
rasa, dasa, lipi, angkan, kasta lahi race, people, breed, lineage ang lahing kayumanggi the brown “race” Mabuhay ang lahing Pilipino. Long live the Filipino race. kalahi someone of the same cultural lineage panlahi racial kapootang panlahi racial discrimination diskriminasyong panlahi racial discrimination mga mapang-aglahi racists rasista racist ang konsepto ng lahi the concept of race … Continue reading "LAHI"
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MANIGAS
root word: tigas (hardness) manigas: to harden manigas: to stiffen
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AKÓ
Ang salitang “ako” ay pamalit sa pangalan o ngalan ng nagsasalita o unang panauhan. akó I, me Ako ay tao. I am a person. Mahal mo ako. You love me. Ako rin. Me too. Ako ba? Me? The reference was to me? Ako daw. Me, they said. Ako ang simula. I am the start. (It … Continue reading "AKÓ "
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KUMIKINANG
root word: kinang kumikinang shining, glowing kumikinang na bakal glowing iron (metal) makinang shiny, brilliant Related Tagalog words: kintab, ningning
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MAKINANG
root word: kináng makináng shiny, brilliant makinang na bakal shiny iron (metal) Unrelated to the above, there is the word mákinang (accented differently) that is an inflected form of the Spanish-derived word mákina (machine).
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D
This is often shorthand for di, which is short for hindi, meaning “no” or “not.” D ko alam. Di ko alam. Hindi ko alam. = I don’t know. This is non-standard usage and only found in casual text messages and on social media, not in formal documents.
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A
A! Naku! O! Oy! unang letra o titok sa abakadang Pilipino the first letter in the Filipino alphabet The English word “a” (the article that denotes a singular form, or meaning “one”) has no real equivalent in Tagalog. Meron akong saging. I have a banana. Meron akong isang saging. I have one banana.
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INGIT
ingít: creaky sound ingít: sob, whimper MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ingit: langitngit, alatiit ingit: daing, hibik, hikbi umiingit: lumalangitngit umiingit: dumadaing, humihibik, humihikbi Similar-looking but unrelated Tagalog words: ingat (take care), inggit (envy)
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AROK
arok: measure of water’s depth maarok: to be able to understand, grasp, comprehend Hindi maarok ang ibig saibihin Unable to grasp what is meant MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG arok: pagsukat sa lalim ng tubig arok: maunawaan, maintindihan
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SUWAIL
pronounced SOO-wah-eel suwail: hardheaded, stubborn, prone to disobedience MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG suwail: matigas ang ulo suwail: sutil suwail: mapagsuway
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KAGARILAN
This is a very obscure Tagalog word that Filipino students encounter in classic Philippine literary masterpieces such as the metrical romances Prinsipe Don Juan, Barlaan at Josaphat, and Ibong Adarna. The root word is garil. kagarilan: pagkadepektibo sa pagsasalita kagarilan: pagkangongo, pagka-huntal, pagka-utal Dila ko’y iyong talasan pawiin ang kagarilan, at nang mangyaring maturan ang … Continue reading "KAGARILAN"
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GARIL
This is a very obscure Tagalog word. garil: speech defect garíl: defective in pronunciation KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG garil: depektibo sa pagsasalita, ngongo, huntal, utal
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AAROK
This is a very obscure Tagalog word that Filipino students only encounter in classic literary works such as Ibong Adarna. The root word is arok. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pagsukat sa lalim ng tubig gamit ang sariling katawan o ibang pansukat Ako ang siyang aarok ang hangganan kung maabot at doo’y may matatalos malalaman ninyong lubos. … Continue reading "AAROK"
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AGLAHI
root word: lahi aglahi: pangungutya o pagmamaliit ng isang lahi
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ALUMANA
This is a fairly obscure Tagalog word that Filipino students only encounter in the Philippine literary work Ibong Adarna. alumana: noticed, attended to alumana: care, attention KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG alumana: asikaso, pansin, atindi, iniintindi, puna, nadarama, iniinda, ino Gutom ay di alumana, lakas nama’y walang bawa; walang hindi binabata mahuli lang ang Adarna. Apat na … Continue reading "ALUMANA"
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ANTAK
This is a rarely used Tagalog word the Filipino students encounter in Philippine literary works like Ibong Adarna. anták stinging pain MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG antak – matinding sakit mula sa natamong sugat antak: panloob at patuloy na pagkirot o hapdi (ng sugat, pagdurusa, atb.) pinigaan na ng dayap, sa hapdi’y halos maiyak nag-ibayo pa … Continue reading "ANTAK"
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ARMENYA
This is from the Spanish word Armenia. Ang Armenya ay bansa sa timog-kanlurang Asya na sa kasalukuyan ay napapalibutan ng mga bansang Turkiya, Georgiya, Turkiya, Georgia, Iran at Azerbaijan. This place name is very familiar to Filipino students who study the Philippine literary work Ibong Adarna, an epic written in the 1400s about a magical … Continue reading "ARMENYA"
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