TIYANAK
Baby monster… ti·yá·nak goblin Tiyanak can refer to different kinds of dwarflike monsters. A tiyanak can be a baby that died before being baptized. It can be the offspring of a woman and a demon. It...
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root word: tanggal (meaning: “to remove”) ma·na·nang·gál “remover” A monster that sucks the viscera (internal organs) out of the victim’s body. The manananggal of the Philippines is known for having...
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This word is from a Chinese language. A siyokoy is a male creature of the ocean, known for having scales on its body and gills on its neck. Sometimes, it has a fishtail instead of legs, but more often...
View ArticlePIROTSO
Ano ang pirotso? Halimaw na may dalang kaldero. Monster that carries a pot. Dinadalaw ang mga batang natutulog nang di kumakain. Visits children who go to sleep without eating. Isisilid nito ang bata...
View ArticleKIWIG
This is not a standard Tagalog word but it refers to a werebeast (like the werewolf or lycanthrope of the West) in the Visayan province of Aklan. Instead of turning into a wolf, a kiwig changes into a...
View ArticleMALUNGGAY
What is Malunggay in English? A widely grown plant in the Philippines, ma·lung·gáy is a plant with the scientific name Moringa oleifera. It is simply called “moringa” by English speakers. Moringa is a...
View ArticleMAAMO
ma·a·mò: gentle (not ferocious, to describe animals and the like) maaamong hayop: tame / gentle animals paamuhin: make tame napakaamo: so very tame Ang kasalungat na salita ng mabangis ay maamo. The...
View ArticleMABANGIS
root word: bangís mabangis savage, vicious, fierce, ferocious mabangis na hayop wild, ferocious animal mababangis na hayop wild, ferocious animals mabangis na tingin fierce look mabangis na kamay...
View ArticleMABIGAT
root word: bigát bigát heaviness, weight mabigát heavy Mabigát ang bag. The bag is heavy. mabigát ang dibdib “chest is heavy” = is very anxious; have a heavy heart mabigát ang loob “heavy inside” =...
View ArticleSUYO
This word is reportedly Chinese in origin. su·yò affection kasuyo sweetheart isinuyo courted, wooed manunuyo suitor Kapag nagtampo, suyuin. Huwag awayin. When she throws a fit, woo her. Don’t fight...
View ArticlePROPESOR
This word is from the Spanish profesor. pro·pe·sór professor mga propesór professors MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG propesór: guro na may pinakamataas na ranggong akademiko sa kolehiyo o unibersidad,...
View ArticleSUYUAN
root word: suyò suyuancourtship, wooing suyuan sa ulancourtship in the rain MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG suyò:pagpapaamo sa iba ng isang ibig magtamo ng tulong. suyò: paggawa ng mga bagay na ikabubuti ng...
View ArticleBAYANIHAN
root word: bayani ba·ya·ní·han community spirit Bayanihan is a shared group activity, such as working together to move a nipa house. It embodies the enthusiasm in helping one’s neighbors, from being...
View ArticlePOLUSYON
This word is from the Spanish polución. po·lus·yón pollution MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG polusyón: kalagayan ng pagkakaroon ng kapaligiran ng nakalalasong sustansiya na maaaring magdulot ng masamang...
View ArticleKATAMTAMAN
root word: tamtam katamtáman moderate When you are presenting new materials that are ‘just right’ for your students, you are applying the Goldilocks principle. The materials are neither too easy nor...
View ArticleSALOOBIN
root word: loób (meaning: inside) sá·lo·o·bín sáloobíninner thoughts KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sáloobín: layunin o anumang lamán ng isip Ang saloobing makapangyarihan ang siyang batas ng kalikasan na...
View ArticleOBLIGASYON
This Filipino word is from the Spanish obligación. ubligasyón obligation KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG obligasyon: tungkulin, katungkulan obligasyon:kapanagutan, pananagutan obligasyon:responsibilidad...
View ArticleKATAMPALASAN
root word: tampalasan katampalasan coarseness in language and behavior katampalasan lack of good manners katampalasan villainy MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG katampalasan: kagaspangan ng wika at ugali...
View ArticleSAMBALILO
sam·ba·lí·lo sambalílo Old-fashioned term for a hat. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sambalílo: sombréro / sumbrero Kipkip ng sundalo ang sambalilong nabasa ng ulan. Ang “Sambalilong Pula” ay sagisag ng pagiging...
View ArticleKAPRE
This word is from the Spanish cafre (meaning: brute) Kapre is a large Filipino monster that lives up the balete tree. The kapre monster enjoys sitting in his balete tree, puffing on a big cigar. He is...
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