TASA
This noun is from the Spanish taza. tása cup isang tása one cup isang tasang kanina cup of rice isang tásang kape one cup of coffee mga tása cups mga tásang panukat measuring cups See also puswelo, an...
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handog: gift, offering, tribute ihandog: to offer, dedicate inihandog: offered, dedicated Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo (“The Gift of the Filipino to the World”) is a 1986 song recorded in Tagalog by a...
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This word has at least two meanings in standard dictionaries, with the second one being more common than the first. ambâ: uncle ambâ: threatening gesture inaambaan: to gesture threateningly at...
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This is an archaic counting word. laksâ ten thousand laksâ 10,000 Unrelated to the above, there is also a sweet potato that’s called laksá. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG laksá: isang uri ng kamote laksâ:...
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Also see the adjectivial form mapánglaw. pang·láwmelancholy pangláw nostalgia pangláw loneliness This word is reportedly of Chinese origin. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pangláw: madamdaming paggunita sa...
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ta·ni·ka·lâ tanikalâ chain nakatanikala chained Tanikalang Guinto (Golden Chain) is a drama in three acts, written by Juan Abad in 1902. The play was banned for being “seditious” and in 1903 Abad was...
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even, tied (no winner) MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG patás: kasunduan na nakatakdâ at permanente patás: pansamantalang kasunduan sa pagtigil ng labanán pátas: salansan pátas: walang nanalo pátas:...
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sa·án Saan? Where? Saan ang punta mo? Where you going? Saan ka pupunta? Where are you going? Saan ang daan papuntang Maynila? Where is the way to Manila? Saan sila nakatira? Where do they live? Saan...
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lu·mí·tog lumítogtype of saltwater fish KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lumítog: bának (isdang-alat) * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This word is from the Spanish proceso. pro·sé·so process ang proséso the process Prosesong Sikolohikal ng Pagbasa Psychological Process of Reading MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG proséso: sistematikong serye...
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This word is not ordinarily used in conversation, though students may encounter it in literary texts. Visayans and those in nearby regions use the word bána to refer to a husband. bána husband bána...
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tindíg: posture, bearing manindigan: to stand pat; defend one’s belief In mid-September 2017, the anti-Duterte forces in the Philippines adopted as their slogan “Tindig Pilipinas” (#TindigPilipinas),...
View ArticleKAMALAYAN
root word: málay (meaning: consciousness) kamalayán awareness kamalayán consciousness daloy ng kamalayan stream of consciousness kamalayang pansibiko civic consciousness The following terms are not...
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This is not a commonly used word. pahám genius pahám erudite person Variant: paháng MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pahám: dalubhasa, pantas, matalino pahám: marunong pahám: henyo, sabyo pahám: tao na...
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This word is from the Spanish estante (meaning: rack, bookcase or a piece of furniture with shelves). estante ng sapatos shoe rack estanteng bakal metal rack istanteng puno ng mga libro bookcases full...
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The Filipino word is from the Spanish piña. scientific name: Ananas comosus pinyá 🍍 pineapple pinyang matamis sweet pineapple matamis na pinyá sweet pineapple Maasim ang pinyá. The pineapple is sour....
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This Filipino word is from the Spanish obituario. obitwaryo obituary obituwaryo obituary Mga Balitang Obitwaryo Obituary News balita tungkol sa mga taong binawian ng buhay news about people who have...
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See also other words for ‘you’ like ikaw, kita and mo. ka a special form of ‘you’ Gutom ako. Gutom ka. I am hungry. You are hungry. Gutom ka ba? Are you hungry? Nasaan ka? Where are you? Bumili ka....
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root word: bayan má·ma·ma·yán citizen mga mamamayan citizens produktibong mamamayan productive citizen isang mabuting mamamayan a good citizen naturalisadong mamamayan naturalized citizen dalawang...
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