BASA
There are two different meanings for the Tagalog word spelled basa. Notice the difference in pronunciation between bása (a verb meaning ‘to read’) and basâ (an adjective meaning ‘wet’). bása read...
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palamara, sukab, traydor, lilo, kuhila taksil traitor taksil disloyal, unfaithful Taksil ka! You’re a traitor! pagtataksil the act of double-crossing pagtataksil the act of betraying magtaksil to...
View ArticleNAANYAYAHAN
root word: anyáya (meaning: invitation) naanyayahan was able to invite Naanyayahan ko sila. I was able to invite them. Ikaw ay naanyayahan sa isang piging.You were invited to a banquet. KAHULUGAN SA...
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root word: mahál (meaning: love) mapagmahalloving(adjective) mapagmahalaffectionate(adjective) Amang MapagmahalLoving Father Ang mga batang ito ay mapagmahal sa kanilang magulang.These children are...
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root word: gandá ma·gan·dá beautiful, pretty, lovely Maganda ka. You’re pretty. (simple statement of fact) Ikaw ay maganda. You are beautiful. (plain statement of fact) Maganda ka talaga. You’re really...
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...
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uláyaw: intimate conversation kaulayaw: close friend, intimate friend MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ulayaw: pagtatalik, pagtatalamitam ulayaw: mabuting pagsasamahan ulayaw: dalawahang pag-uusap ng...
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Young coconut is called búko. Its flesh is soft, thin and silky — you can easily scrape it off with a spoon. In contrast, the flesh of a mature coconut is niyog, which is thick and hard and needs to be...
View ArticleLAGAK
This word has multiple meanings listed in standard dictionaries. lágak: money deposit lágak: bail bond lágak: mortage maglagak: to deposit maglagak: to put up bail magpalumagak: to stay indefinitely...
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Ikalabindalawang titik o letra ng abakada. The twelfth letter of the abakada alphabet. Binibigkas ng nang na pang-una sa tuwirang layon. Ibang anyo ng pang-angkop na na. ng bahay ng multo house of the...
View ArticleKARINYO
This Filipino word is from the Spanish cariño (meaning: affection). KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG karinyo: lambing, pagliyag, pag-irog, paggiliw pangangarinyo karínyuhín, kumarínyo, mangarínyo * Visit us here...
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At least two meanings for this word in the dictionary, differentiated by accented syllable. pitó seven (7) labimpitó seventeen makapitó seven times pipitó only seven from the Spanish píto whistle,...
View ArticleMARINGAL
root word: díngal ma·ri·ngál magnificent, grand isang maringál na bahay a magnificent home Not to be confused with marangal. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG maringál: may díngal díngal: kataimtiman at...
View ArticlePALUMPONG
kumpol, langkay, buwig, pumpon pa·lum·póng bush palumpong shrub MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG palumpóng: halámang nabubúhay mula sa nalaglag na butó palumpóng: halámang matagal ang búhay, maliit kaysa...
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root word: pulas pumulásescape(d) pumulásdepart(ed) return(ed) to where one had been MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pulás: pagbalik sa pook na pinanggalingan pulás: paglípas tulad ng sakít púlas: pag-alis...
View ArticleGABI
This word has multiple meanings, differentiated by accented syllable. gábi taro nilagang gabi boiled taro dahon ng gabi taro leaves Scientific name: Colocasia esculenta ga·bínight gabing madilim dark...
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lin·tâ lintâ leech mga lintâ leeches Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that belong to the phylum Annelida and comprise the subclass Hirudinea. They are closely related to the...
View ArticleMIYERKULES
This word is from the Spanish miercoles. Miyerkules Wednesday Miyerkules ng Abo Ash Wednesday (the Wednesday 40 days before Easter Sunday) Miyerkules Santo Holy Wednesday (the Wednesday before Easter...
View ArticleMARTIR
This word is from the Spanish language. mar·tír martyr mga martír martyrs magpakamartir act like a martyr A martyr is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to...
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Unrelated to the explanation below, dulang is also a word form of dulâ. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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