HARDIN
This word is from the Spanish jardín. hardín garden Mga Nakabiting Hardin ng Babilonya Hanging Gardens of Babylon KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hálamanán: pook na may mga tanim na haláman Sila ay nagpagawa ng...
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The letter “c” is these days commonly used by Filipinos in short text messages as an abbreviation for the Tagalog word si. Ang sinabi ko ay si Ana ang nagdala ng payong. Ang cnavi qo c Ana ang ngdla ng...
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from the Hokkien Chinese phrase bo chia (不吃), literally meaning “don’t eat” botcha “double-dead meat” botchang karne tainted meat botsang karne meat not fit for consumption botcha meat from an animal...
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This is a literary term for isip, which simply means “thought” or “thinking.” gunam-gunam reflection, meditation gunam-gunam reverie (lost in thoughts) gunam-gunam foreboding Filipino students...
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root word: pásig pasígansandy bank of a river pa·sí·gan KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pasígan: mabuhanging pampang ng ilog * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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* different in meaning from the English “humbug” ham·bóg descriptive word for a person, especially a man, who boasts a lot hambóg smug about himself, arrogant Ang Tatlong Hambóg The Three Blowhards...
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This word is from the Spanish boticario. bo·ti·kár·yopharmacist bo·ti·kár·yodruggist, apothecary spelling variation: butikaryo MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG botikáryo: parmasyútikó parmasyútikó: tao na...
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pa·li·róng paliróngshanty palirónghovel MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG paliróng: dampa paliróng: pagtakip sa ilaw * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMASARAP
root word: saráp ma·sa·ráp delicious masarap feels good Masarap ang karne. The meat is delicious. Masarap matulog. It feels good to sleep. Masarap kumain. It feels good to eat. It’s so enjoyable to...
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lak·dáng lakdánglong stride lumakdáng strode with big steps spelling variation: lágdang KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lakdáng: hakbang na mahabà lakdangán, lumakdáng * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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root word: halungkát halungkatín to rummage MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG halungkát: pagkuha o pagtingin sa mga bagay na nakatago o nakalagay sa pinakailalim na bahagi ng lalagyan halungkatín: hanapin ang...
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root word: handúsay (meaning: prostrate, lying down) MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG handúsay: pagbagsak nang todo at walang kontrol sa sahig o lupa, patihaya o padapâ dahil nawalan ng malay o namatay...
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This word is from the Spanish language. punto point Ano ang punto mo? What is your point? punto ng pagkulo boiling point ang mga puntong sanggunian the reference points punto-de-bista = pananaw point...
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This word is from the Spanish becerro, meaning a calf under three years of age. bi·sí·ro young cow or bull munting bisiro small calf bisirong toro young bull wangis ng mata ng bisirong-toro ni Lupeyo...
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This word is from the Spanish agricultura. a·gri·kul·tú·ra agriculture mga sektor ng agrikultura sectors of agriculture A coined Tagalog word that serves as the “native” translation is dalubsakahan....
View ArticleLALAWIGANIN
root word: lalawigan lalawiganin regionalism The regionalism here refers language usage commonly associated with only a particular region. This is a Tagalog word newly coined in order to provide a...
View ArticleKABIT
nakadikit, nakasabit, nakakapit, sugpong, hugpong kabít attached, connected ikabít to fix, fasten Huwag mong ikabit ang pangalan mo dito. Don’t attach your name to this. Ikabit ang inyong sinturong...
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Not a common word in conversation. sip·ha·yò oppression siniphayo oppressed, mistreated sinisiphayo is oppressing siniphayong manggagawa workers who were mistreated siphayuin to mistreat, disappoint,...
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root word: pansíng (meaning: fish hook) pamansing: something used as a fishing hook with line and sinker pamansing: homemade fishing rod pansingin: to catch fish with fishing tackle present...
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