SUPALPAL
isumpal; isiksik sa bunganga supalpal force into the mouth supalpal forcefully cover another person’s mouth supalpalan interrupt Isinusupalpal sa mukha. Viciously rubbing into one’s face. Isinusupalpal...
View ArticleCALAMANSI / KALAMANSI
Calamansi (spelled kalamansi in native Tagalog orthography) is a small, very round citrus fruit that’s ubiquitous in the Philippines. The fruits are often used when the thin rind is still green on the...
View ArticlePUSO
Listen to the pronunciation! puso heart taos-puso sincere taos-pusong nagpapasalamat to thank whole-heartedly pusong mamon “a heart as soft as chiffon cake” to be soft-hearted mula sa puso from the...
View ArticleILONG
pronounced EE-long ilong nose malaking ilong big nose ilong na malaki big nose matangos na ilong a pointed nose (what most Filipinos consider ideal, as opposed to a flat nose) pangong ilong / ilong na...
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root word: katníg Ano ang pangatnig? What is a conjunction? Kataga o salitang nag-uugnay sa dalawang salita, parirala o sugnay na pinagsusunud-sunod sa pangungusap. In English, a conjunction is a word...
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kakabit, karugtong, kahugpong, kasudlong, kadugsong katníg joined, sliding with katníg unite, joint, incorporate (1950 vocabulary) katnigán to attach, join to katnigán to favor, side with pagkákatnig =...
View ArticleDAKOT
dakót: fist, handful sandakot: a handful KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG dakot: kamal, sunggab, daklot, sakol * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleBUNGHALIT
root words: buong + halit bunghalit: outburst bumunghalit: to burst (into laughter, complaint, anger) Bunghalit na tumutol agad ang mga tagabukid. The farmers immediately burst out in protest....
View ArticleTUMBAGA
root words: batu-ng + baga tumbaga: ginto at tansong pinaghalo * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleSANDAKOT
root words: isa-ng + dakot isa one dakot fist sandakot a fistful sandakot a handful * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleHALIT
halít: torn, detached halit: pigtal, punit, pilas, tanggal, pitas, gisi * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleTAGISTIS
tagistis: tagas o tulo ng pawis tagistis: daloy, balisbis, agos tumagistis: dumaloy, umagos * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleANGIL
angil: growl, snarl angil: atungal, ungol, angal (ng hayop) angil (patalinghaga): sigaw, mura, sikmat, angal inangilan: inangalan, inungulan, sinigawan, minura aangil angll angilan inangilan nag-...
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sungadngad: tikwas na ilong sungadngad: sarat, sapad * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleLANSANGAN
kalsada, daan, abenida, kalye lansangan street lansangan road lansangang-bayan highway taong-lansangan street person This is a native Tagalog word. The more common Filipino words for “road” are the...
View ArticleALOK
handog, alay, anyaya, akit alók offer, bid Ito ang alók ko. This is my offer. alukín to offer Alukín mo sila ng tubig. Offer them water. inialok offered inalok offered Inalok nila ang kanilang tulong....
View ArticleBLUSA
This word is from the Spanish language. blusa blouse barong pang-ibabaw upper garment blusang puti white blouse puting blusa white blouse blusang itim black blouse itim na blusa black blouse Ang ganda...
View ArticlePINTIG
tibok, pitlag, pulso; hibok, kaba, pinting; kutob; labtik pintíg throb pintíg pulse pintíg ng puso heartbeat ang pagpintig ng puso the beating of the heart pintíg ng musika music’s pulsing Tuhod ko’y...
View ArticleTIPANAN
root word: tipán tipán appointment tipán engagement tipanan appointment sumipot sa tipanan showed up at the place of meeting Labi ng̃ sampagang may pait at awa, Tipunan ng̃ pulót, tamis at biyaya,...
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