DUMATAL
root word: datal This is not a common word in Filipino conversation. datal to arrive dumatal to arrive dumadatal to be arriving KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG dumatal: dumating, sumapit Matiwasay na dumatal ang...
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This word is from the Spanish conferencia (meaning: conference). kum·pe·rén·si·yá conference mga taunang kumperensiya annual conferences Ikalawang Pambansang Kumperensiya Second National Conference...
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M (m) is the 13th letter in the modern Filipino alphabet. It is also the 10th letter in the Tagalog abakada alphabet. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG M, m: ikalabintatlong titik sa alpabetong Filipino at...
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This word is from the Spanish intelectual. in·te·lek·tu·wál intellectual mga intelektuwál intellectuals isang intelektuwál an intellectual intelektuwál na pelikula intellectual movie spelling...
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ang tinutubuan ng halaman; daigdig, mundo; alabok, alikabok, dumi; bayang tinubuan; silong, ibaba ng bahay lupà earth, soil, ground lupa land, country guho ng lupa landslide Gumuho ang lupa. There was...
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This is an obscure Filipino word that is not commonly used in contemporary conversation by Filipinos. awanggan infinity Conceptually, “infinity” can be better expressed colloquially using the term...
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root word: tagpô tag·pù·an meeting place mga tagpùan meeting places tag·pù·an setting (of a story) Ang mga tagpuang-bigkasan ay ang mga sumusunod: palabi bilabial pangipin dental palalamunan laryngeal...
View ArticleMALABAY
root word: labay (meaning: leafiness) malabay leafy malabay na sanga leafy branch ang mga bunga ng mga punong may malalabay na mga sanga the fruits of trees with leafy branches MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticleIROG
This is a dated word rarely heard in casual conversation these days. í·rog darling irog beloved Here’s a short poem for children. LIGAW-MANOK Tilaok, tilaok Kita’y iniirog Kurokok, kurokok Mahal kitang...
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Two primary meanings for the Tagalog word tayo. táyo inclusive we “You and I” “You and us” Inclusive means the person being spoken to is included in the “we.” Compare the with the exclusive ‘we’ word...
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This word is reportedly Chinese in origin. suk·bít sukbít / isukbít: tuck under one’s belt sukbít / isukbít: put or keep something in one’s girdle sukbít / isukbít: insert at the waist isinukbit:...
View ArticleBINTANA
This word is from the Spanish ventana. bintana window mga bintana windows Mga Bintanang Kapis Capiz Windows sa may bintana by the window Buksan mo ang bintana. Open the window. Isara mo ang bintana....
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makisilong: to take shelter with others nakisilong: took shelter with others MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG silong: ilalim o ibaba ng bahay silong, sumilong: lumagay na lilim so sa lugar na hindi maiinitan o...
View ArticleBALINTATAW
alikmata, ang pupilo o maitim na parte sa mata balintataw pupil of the eye mata eye pilik-mata eyelash In the early 1970s, there was a weekly television drama series called Balintataw in which Lino...
View ArticleBATARES
This word appears in Luha ng Buwaya (Crocodile Tears), a famous novel penned by Amado V. Hernández. batares cooperative work Batares is an agricultural practice whereby several persons help each other...
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root word: bayani ba·ya·ní·han community spirit Bayanihan is a shared group activity, such as working together to move a nipa house. It embodies the enthusiasm in helping one’s neighbors, from being...
View ArticleTILAMSIK (ti·lam·sík)
Ano ang ibig sabihin ng salitang ito? What does this word mean? tilamsik splash tumilamsik to splash, spatter Ang dugo’y nagtilamsik. The blood spattered. mga alipatong tumilamsik (red-hot) embers that...
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Sa·la·bát is Filipino ginger tea that’s especially popular during the relatively cool month of December in the Philippines. TERMS IN TAGALOG luya ginger mainit na tubig hot water pakuluin boil asukal...
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