TAGALOG
Ta·gá·log root words: taga- + ilog (natives living by the river) taga- from ______ ilog river Tagalog refers to a people and to their language. 1. The Tagalogs (the Tagalog people) live in...
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root word: hináhon ma·hi·ná·hon calm, moderate, sober possessing equilibrium or equanimity, not wild or driven by emotion mahinahong pananakop calm occupation (as by a military force) mahinahong...
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This word is from the Spanish ensayar. en·sá·yo practice mag-ensáyo to practice en·sá·yo essay A Tagalog word was coined as a native synonym for “essay” by the Filipino poet Alejandro G. Abadilla in...
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pagsasanay ng sanáy sa·nay·sáy essay maiksing komposisyon short composition replektibong sanaysay reflective essay lakbay sanaysay travel essay = travelogue Dalawang Uri ng Sanaysay Two Types of Essay...
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This word is from the Spanish quintal. kintál 100 kilograms kintal seal, mark kintal imprint, impression ikintál to seal nakintal was etched MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kintál: bigat na katumbas ng 100...
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root word: bahala pá·ma·ha·la·án government lokal na pamahalaan local government = pamahalaang lokal local government pamahalaang pambansa national government pamahalaáng-lungsód city government...
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root word: tinig (sound) katinig consonant mga katinig consonants tunog sound A consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. A vowel is a sound...
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This word is from the Spanish tocador. to·ka·dór dresser Here, the dresser being referred to is a piece of furniture that has drawers for storing clothes and that sometimes has a mirror. The Spanish...
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ér·mat ermat slang for ‘mother’ Nasa bahay ang ermat ko. My Mom’s at home. An ‘s’ is sometimes added to the end of the word. Sinigawan ako ni ermats. Mom yelled at me. The male counterpart is erpat....
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sakím: avaricious, covetous, greedy, selfish masakim: avaricious, greedy, rapacious, selfish kasakiman: greed; greedy behavior Pagbabayaran ng kinabukasan ang kasakiman ng nakaraan. The future will pay...
View ArticleBULALAKAW
taeng-bituin, bituing-alpas bu·la·lá·kaw meteorite bulalakaw shooting star mga bulalakaw shooting stars bituin star bituin sa langit star in the sky Isang dambuhalang bulalakaw ang gumuhit sa...
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root words: tae+ng bituin táeng-bituínshooting star táeng-bituínliterally, “star’s excrement” tá·eng-bi·tu·ín KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG táeng-bituín: bulalákaw na bumagsak, may kaukulang laki upang maabot...
View ArticleTALAMPAS
kapatagan sa ibabaw ng gulod o bundok talampás plateau talampás high plain talampás tableland talampás mesa (tabletop mountain) Ano ang talampás? What is a tabletop mountain? Ang talampás ay isang uri...
View ArticleLAMBAK
kapatagan, balye, labak lambák sort of like a valley Lambak ng Cagayan Cagayan Valley mga lambak ng Cotabato valleys of Cotabato tahanan ng mga Magindanao home of the Magindanaos Ang lambak ay patag na...
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root word: sagpáng sagpangin snatch with the mouth MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sagpáng: biglaan at mabilisang pagsakmal sagpáng: tugisin ang sasakyan ng kaaway sagpangin: sakmalin, sikmatin, silain,...
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This word is from the Spanish campante. kampante relaxed, unconcerned kampante self-assured, calm in confidence kampante complacent kampante self-satisfied kampante sa tsansang mananalo confident in...
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The word dehins is Filipino slang for ‘no’ or ‘none.’ It comes from the inversion of the syllables in the Tagalog word hindi, meaning no. dehins nope hindi no hin-di → di-hin → add ‘s’ and change...
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This word is from the Spanish parábola, which is ultimately from the Greek language. parabúla parable mga parabulang ikinuwento ni Hesus parables told by Jesus Ang Luma at Bagong Tipan ay punung-puno...
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di, di-pagsang-ayon, tanggi hindî no, not Hindi ako. Not me. Hindî po. No, sir. / No, ma’am. Hindi pa. Not yet. Hindi na. Not anymore. Hindî na. / Huwag na. Never mind. Hindi akin. Not mine. Hindi ito...
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lalo, higit, mas; muna, hanggang ngayon pa, adv more, still, even This is another Tagalog word that is hard to translate exactly into English. A few examples may help in understanding how it’s used....
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