BUKADKAD
bukadkad: completely opening (said of flower blossoms) pabukadkarin / pamukadkarin: make bloom bumukadkad: bloomed, blossomed The Tagalog word for “flower” is bulaklak. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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This is from the Spanish word lunes. Lunes Monday Lunes Santo Holy Monday (the Monday before Easter Sunday) sa susunod na Lunes next Monday nakaraang Lunes previous Monday noong nakaraang Lunes last...
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One of the most basic Tagalog words to learn! salámat thanks When addressing an older person, add po at the end. Salámat po. Thank you. (formal) Maraming salámat. Many thanks. / Thank you very much....
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hi·bík hibík lament, sob hibík groan, moan MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hibík: pagtatapat ng isinasamâ ng loob upang humingi ng pagdamay hibík: daíng, tangís paghibík: pagdadaing, pagtatangis paghibík:...
View ArticleNILANGAW
root word: lángaw (meaning: housefly) nilangaw to be infested with flies nilangaw to have almost no one show up at an event − just flies nilangaw poor sales non-standard spelling variation: linangaw...
View ArticleTAPANG
tá·pang tápang bravery, courage matapang na kape strong coffee matapang brave, courageous Ang tapang mo! You’re so brave! Ang kasalungat ng karuwagan ay katapangan. The opposite of cowardice is...
View ArticleMAYAMUNGMONG
root word: yamungmóng mayamungmong: leafy, having a lot of leaves Inilibing ko ang pusa sa lilim ng isang punong mayamungmong. I buried the cat in the shade of a flourishing tree. MGA KAHULUGAN SA...
View ArticleBUHAY
This word has two different meanings, dependent on whether its first or second syllable is accented. búhay life (noun) ang búhay mo your life Ikaw ang búhay ko. You are my life. Mahirap ang buhay. Life...
View ArticleTIMBRE
In the first sense, the English word can be transliterated into Tagalog as tímber. It means the character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity. Though less...
View ArticleBAKUNA 💉
This word is from the Spanish vacuna. bakúna vaccine Kailangan ng sanggol ang mga bakuna. The infant needs the vaccines. bakunahan vaccinate Binakunahan ng duktor ang bata. The doctor vaccinated the...
View ArticleMANGANGÁSO
root word: aso (meaning: dog) ma·nga·ngá·so mangangásohunter mga mangangásohunters isang mangangasong matapangbrave hunter ma·nga·ngá·so KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG mangangáso: tao na mangaso ang gawain o...
View ArticlePUNO
This word has different meanings, depending on how the syllables are stressed. punò tree isang punò a tree mga punò trees punong-kahoy tree puno ng mangga mango tree katawan ng kahoy mula sa ugat punò...
View ArticleMUNSIK
This is not a commonly used word in Tagalog conversation these days. mun·sík tiny, very small Not to be confused with muntik. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG munsik: munti munsik: malinggit, bulilit munsik:...
View ArticleSUKAT
laki, taas, haba o lapad ng anuman: alam na ang sukat; tapos nang sukatin su·kat measurement sukat meter (in poetry) Ano ang sukat? What is the measurement? Ano ang sukat? What is meter? Ang sukat ay...
View ArticleHINUHA
hinuhà: deduction, inference maghinuha: to deduce, infer KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hinuhà: hatol, pasiya, opinyon, o palagay na ginawâ batay sa mga katibayan at pangangatwiran hinuha: sapantaha, palagay,...
View ArticleSALAT
This word has at least two meanings. salát: palpitation, touch pagsalát: feeling, touching sinalat: touched, groped salát: in need; scarce pananalát: depression, financial crisis; scarcity tagsalát:...
View ArticleALINDOG
a·lin·dóg alindóg charm, great beauty maalindog charming maalindog na katawan beautifully shaped body MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG alindóg: personal na halina, pang-akit alindóg: karilagan, kariktan,...
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párapó talatà paragraph panimulang talata introductory paragraph pangwakas na talata concluding paragraph KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG talatà: bahagi ng isang nakasulat o nakalimbag na teksto, tumatalakay sa...
View ArticleMEDYODIYA
This word is from the Spanish mediodía. méd·yo·dí·ya médyodíyanoon médyodíya“middle of the day” The native Tagalog synonym is tanghalì. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG médyodíya: tanghali tanghalì:...
View ArticleTANGHALI
tang·ha·lì tanghali noon, midday Magandang tanghali. Good noon. (a common Filipino greeting) katanghalian twelve o’clock noon, heyday tanghaling-tapat high noon mananghali to eat lunch tanghalian lunch...
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