LIGALIG
li·gá·lig ligalig trouble, perturbation ligalig preoccupation, bother maligalig to be preoccupied, perplexed, troubled manligalig to cause perturbation naliligalig is perturbed, uneasy MGA KAHULUGAN SA...
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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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This word is from the Spanish herbolario (meaning: herbalist). albularyo traditional healer albularyo folk healer albularyo medicine man With the advent of modern medicine, some Filipinos translate the...
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hindi pa ngayon, kaunting sandali pa mamayâ later Magkita tayo mamayâ. Let’s see each other later. Mamayâ mo nang gawin. Do it later. Mamayâ mo na lang gawin. Just do it later. Kita na lang tayo...
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1. sparse, thin (grass or hair) 2. to have one’s hair down MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lusáy: madálang na tubò, gaya ng lusáy na buhok o damo lúsay: paglulugay o pagbababâ ng buhok * Visit us here at...
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hí·lig hilig liking mahilig fond of mahilig sa babae fond of women hilig to have an appetite for Mahilig akong kumain ng pagkaing Pilipino. I love eating Filipino food. hilig desire, inclination, hobby...
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This word is from the Spanish avance. abánseadvance MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG abánse: súlong abánse: asénso iabánse, umabánse ang mga umabanseng sundalo * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleBAGOL
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,...
View ArticleTINIS
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 Chinese. It refers to a particular type of thin noodles. In the Philippines, it is often cooked with a vegetable called patola and meatballs. spelling variation: misuwa KAHULUGAN SA...
View ArticlePANSIT
stylistically spelled as pancit pan·sít Chinese-influenced noodles The most popular varieties of pansit in the Philippines: pancit bihon aka bijon aka bee hoon thin rice noodles pancit sotanghon...
View ArticleBIYAYA
bi·ya·yà biyayà blessing biyayà grace biyayà favor biyayà bounty, good fortune biyaya ng pagbabago blessing of change mapagbiyaya generous biyayaan bless; grant magbiyaya to bestow favours pagbiyayaan...
View ArticleMABUTI
root word: búti ma·bú·ti fine, good Kamusta ka? How are you? Mabuti ako. I am fine. mabuting bata good child mabuting ugali good manners mabuting asal good behavior mabuting-mabuti very good Mabuti ang...
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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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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...
View ArticleUBAN
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...
View ArticleASAWA
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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