NAMUGAD
root word: púgad (meaning: nest) namugad to nest namugad nested MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG púgad: pook na pinangingitlugan ng ibon, manok, at kauri púgad: tahanan ng maliliit na hayop púgad: pook na...
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This word is from the Spanish cuarta. ku·war·tá kuwartámoney spelling variation: kuwaltá It’s now very rare for Filipinos to use the Spanish-derived word kuwarta for “fourth” — the preference is for...
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kunot (ng noo); lukot (ng damit); kuluntoy (ng dahon) kulubot wrinkled kulubot na balat wrinkled skin mga guhit sa balat “lines on the skin” = wrinkles MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kulubót: gatla sa mukha...
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This word is from the Spanish componer. kum·pu·ní repair, fix kumpunihinto fix, repair kinumpuni repaired, fixed Note that, at the moment, the Philippine Language Commission prefers that the spelling...
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This is a coined word from combining talâ (note) and babâ (below). talababafootnote mga talababafootnotes KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG talababa: talâ o paliwanag na nakalimbag sa ibabâ ng páhiná * Visit us...
View ArticleOBITWARYO
This Filipino word is from the Spanish obituario. obitwaryo obituary obituwaryo obituary Mga Balitang Obitwaryo Obituary News balita tungkol sa mga taong binawian ng buhay news about people who have...
View ArticleABAKA
Abaká is what’s called “Manila hemp” or “Manila abaca hemp” in English. It is reputedly the strongest natural fiber in existence. The hemp fibers are from a species of banana plant that’s native to the...
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conjecture, suspicion, presumption sa·pan·ta·hà Marami ang nagsapantaha na si Kapitan Goyo ay umanib sa mga Kastila. Many assumed that Captain Goyo had allied himself with the Spaniards. MGA KAHULUGAN...
View ArticleBUMULWAK
root word: bulwák (meaning: gush of water) bumulwakgushed out bumulwakbubbled forth KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bulwák: ingay ng tubig na umaagos bumulwak: sumilakbo; bumuga; lumabas nang pabigla Bumulwak ang...
View ArticleHALIK 💋
ha·lík halík kiss Halikan mo ako. Kiss me. 👩❤️💋👨 Hinalikan nila ako. They kissed me. matamis na halik a sweet kiss 😘 mahabang halik a long kiss Puwede ba kitang halikan? May I kiss you? Gusto kitang...
View ArticleILUSTRADO
This word came into use during the Spanish colonial period. The Ilustrado class of Filipinos was the educated elite of the Philippines that included dark-skinned indios, mixed-blood mestizos and...
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This word is from the Spanish lanceta. la·sé·ta lasétalancet KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG laséta: baryant ng lanséta lanséta: patalim na naititiklop nilaseta: ginamitan ng lanseta * Visit us here at TAGALOG...
View ArticleSIMUNO
root word: puno simuno subject (of a sentence) Ano ang dalawang bahagi ng pangungusap? What are the two parts of a sentence? Ang dalawang bahagi ng pangugusap ay ang simuno at panaguri. The two parts...
View ArticleIKA-
This prefix turns a cardinal number into an ordinal number. apat four ika-apat fourth ika-apat ng Hulyo fourth of July ika-dalawampu ng Agosto twentieth of August ikapito ng Enero seventh of January...
View ArticleBAKASYON
This word is from the Spanish vacación. ba·kas·yón vacation tatlong araw ng bakasyon three days of vacation Tapos na ang bakasyon. Vacation is over. Kailan ang bakasyon mo? When’s your vacation?...
View ArticleLUNES
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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A one-letter word from Spanish. o or isa o dalawa one or two ikaw o ako you or me Lunes o Martes? Monday or Tuesday? MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG O: ikalabimpitóng titik sa alpabetong Filipino; isang...
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This word is from the Spanish julio. Húl·yo = July tag-araw sunny season summer tag-init hot season summer Magkita tayo sa Hulyo. Let’s see each other in July. Kailan sa Hulyo? When in July? Sa...
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This word is from the Spanish territorio. té·ri·tór·yo territory mga téritóryo territories mga teritoryong magkakaratig contiguous territories MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG téritóryo: saklaw na lupain sa...
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AgostoAugust Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa sa Pilipinas National Language Month in the Philippines Magkita tayo sa Agosto. Let’s see each other in August. Kailan sa Agosto? When in August? sa unang araw ng...
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