HARAYA
This Tagalog word is not commonly used in conversation. harayà imagination harayà vision, illusion harayà imagery Ano ang haraya? Ito ay ang pagliliwaliw ng isip. The Tagalog haraya (imagination) could...
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root word: ingay ma·í·ngay noisy Maingay ka. You’re noisy. Huwag kang maingay. Don’t be noisy. Maingay kayo. Y’all are noisy. Huwag kayong maingay. Don’t y’all be noisy. Maingay kayong lahat. You’re...
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pagsasanay ng sanáy sa·nay·sáy essay maiksing komposisyon short composition replektibong sanaysay reflective essay lakbay sanaysay travel essay = travelogue Dalawang Uri ng Sanaysay Two Types of Essay...
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This is now a rarely used word. There are two definitions listed in standard dictionaries. bagól uncouth, awkward bagól five-centavo coin MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bagol: magaspang, bastos, bundago,...
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ti·nís shrillness matinis shrill (voice) matinis high, piercing (voice) MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tinis: tinig na mataas, matalim, at nanunuot sa pandinig tinis: tinig o boses na maliit at mataas tinis:...
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root word: tinís matinis high-pitched matinis na boses high-pitched voice matitinis (plural form) matitinis na boses high-pitched voices MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tinís: tinig na mataas, matalim, at...
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This word is from the Spanish valido. bá·li·dó valid MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bálidó: may batayan bálidó: nagbubunga ng nilaláyong resulta bálidó: may puwersa o bisà bálidó: legal na tinatanggap...
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ú·ban uban gray or white hair buhok hair puting buhok white hair May uban na si Nanay. Mom has white hair already. Inuban na ako sa kakaiisip. My hair turned white from thinking. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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The native Tagalog word asáwa is gender-neutral and can mean either husband or wife. Filipinos informally use mister to refer to a husband and misis to refer to a wife. a·sá·wa spouse mag-asawa husband...
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This word is from the Spanish itálico. i·tá·li·kó itálikóitalic italisadoitalicized ang mga italisadong salitathe italicized words MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG itálikó: nakahilig na tipo ng mga titik at...
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root word: hilis pa·hi·lísdiagonally pa·hi·lísslantingly tuldik pahilísaccent mark (‘) tuldik pahilísstress mark (‘) KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pahilís: nása pagitan ng patindig at pahigâ o may anggulong...
View ArticleWIKA
wi·kà wikà language sa wikang Ingles in the English language inang wikà mother tongue patay na wika dead language Mahalin mo ang iyong sariling wika. Love your own language. Ang hindi magmahal sa...
View ArticleARANGKADA
This is from the Spanish word arrancada. a·rang·ká·da accelerate akselerasyon acceleration umarangkada accelerated umaarangkada is accelerating aarangkada will accelerate Mabilis umarangkada....
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This word is of Chinese origin. kan·tón kantóncanton pansit kantónpancit canton In the Philippines, so-called Canton noodles are thick yellow-colored wheat noodles. They are translated as “egg noodles”...
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This word is from the Spanish calabaza. ka·la·bá·sa kalabasa squash buto ng kalabasa squash seeds buto ng kalabasa “pumpkin” seeds bulaklak ng kalabasa squash flowers kalabasang bagong pitas squash...
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tikís: intentionally tikisín: to do intentionally against someone MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tikis, tikisin: sadyain; ulitin dahil sa pang-iinis tikis, paninikis: pagpagalit, pangyayamot, pang-iinis,...
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á·gos ágosflow (of water) agos ng dugo blood flow agos ng tubig waterflow malakas na agos ng tubig strong flow of water Mabilis ang agos ng tubig. The water is flowing fast. agos ng buhay flow of life...
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ba·la·hí·bo plumahe plummage buhok sa katawan body hair makapal na buhok ng mga hayop animal’s thick fur The word balahibo has also been translated into English as fine body hair or feather(s). pitong...
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