PUNO
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...
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root word: baybáy passing along the edge of; bordering MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG baybáy: lupa sa gilid namamaybay: gumigilid namamaybay: dumadaan o lumalakad sa gilid ng lupa o tubig Ang munting kanal...
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root word: puntá Ayaw kong pumunta. I don’t want to go. Ayokong pumunta doon. I don’t want to go there. Pumunta ako doon. I went there. Saan ka pumunta? Where did you go? Pumunta ako sa bahay mo. I...
View ArticleDAIGDIG
da·ig·díg daigdíg, Daigdigworld, Earth Oras ng Daigdig Earth Hour Araw ng Daigdig Earth Day Pag-init ng Daigdig Global Warning hating-daigdig hemisphere pandaigdig / pandaigdigan global, universal...
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This word is from the Spanish tragedia. tra·héd·ya trahedya tragedy Ano ang trahedya? What is tragedy? Ang trahedya ay isang dulang ang bida ay hahantong sa malungkot na wakas o sa kabiguan. Tragedy is...
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1. to parry, ward off 2. midwife’s assistant MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG salág: sa eskrima, pagsangga sa ulos sálag: trabaho ng komadrona * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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slump sadlákfalling into disgrace MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sadlak, masadlak: mapunta, matungo, mahulog sa pagkariwara o dusa masadlak: maparool, masawi, mabulid; mapahamak nasadlak: napahamak...
View ArticleKULITIS
This is a plant whose leaves are used as vegetable. Its name is also spelled as kolitis in Tagalog. scientific name: Amaranthus spinosus L In English, it’s been called Chinese spinach, pig spinach,...
View ArticlePAG-IBIG
root word: ibig pag-ibig love tunay na pag-ibig true love Masakit ang pag-ibig. Love hurts. ang pag-ibig ko my love ang pag-ibig kong ito this love of mine ang pag-ibig ko sa iyo my love for you Ang...
View ArticlePOTOTOY
The word pototoy cannot be found in standard Tagalog dictionaries. It is considered slang. pototoy dick pototoy penis ari ng lalaki man’s sex organ The female equivalent is pototay. The more recognized...
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This word is from the Spanish señal. sen·yál senyál sign senyáles signs Plural form from the Spanish: senyales MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG senyál: tandâ senyál: sintomas ng isang sakít o karamdaman signos...
View ArticleUNGAS
u·ngás ungas stupid, rude, crude kaungasan stupidity, foolishness ang aking kaungasan my stupidity Other words that mean ‘stupid’ in Tagalog: tanga, gago, gaga, bobo, hangal, gunggong, hunghang...
View ArticleKISLOT
kis·lót: jerk, twitch kislót: muscular quivering in the flesh of newly slaughtered animals MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kislót: paggalaw ng mga hibla ng lamán, lalo na sa mga bagong katay na hayop...
View ArticleABITSWELAS
from the Spanish habichuelas, meaning “beans” Dictionaries list abitswelas as “kidney beans” (the red beans) but you can also find it on the labels of bottles / jars of white beans that are...
View ArticleSANGHAYA
This is not a common word in conversation. sanghaya dignity, rank, honor Kailangan ng bulaklak ang sanghaya ng lupa. The flower needs the soil to dignify it. Upang ang sanghaya’y mapanatili… So that...
View ArticlePILIBUSTERO
This is from the Spanish word filibustero, meaning “freebooter” or “pirate.” In the Philippines, the word pílibustéro is understood in the context of the title of a famous novel by national hero Jose...
View ArticleBALANDRA
Bounce back. Disorderly. Messy. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG balándra: nakapahalang o wala sa wastong ayos ang pagkakalagay Balandra sa pagsasalita. balandra: talbog, pagtalbog na pabalik naibalandra * Visit...
View ArticleHINDIK
gasp from sudden fear napahindik gasped from sudden fear spelling variations: napahindig, hindig, naghihinindig, kahindikhindik MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hindik: patuloy at mahirap na paghinga,...
View ArticlePASAWAY
root word: saway (prohibition, restraint, reprimand) pasaway uncontrollable, contrarian, hardheaded, stubborn pasaway pest, having a mind of one’s own pasaway someone who behaves in such a way as to...
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