KAWAWA
root word: awa kawawa pitiful, poor kawawang paruparo poor butterfly Kawawa ka naman. You poor thing. kawawang-kawawa very pitiful kaawa-awa so very pitiful kahabag-habag so very pitiful Mga Kawawang...
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Two different meanings for this word. bán·da band (derived from Spanish) May bandang tumutugtog ngayon. There’s a band playing right now. ban·dá place, part sa may bandang ilong towards the nose sa may...
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da·lam·pa·sí·gan dalampasíganseashore dalampasíganbeach MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG dalampasígan: pampang, pasigan, wawa, baybayin dalampasígan: mabuhanging bahagi sa may tabí ng dagat Pagkalipas ng...
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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...
View ArticleMAMAMAYAN
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...
View ArticlePABALAT
root word: balat pa·ba·látbook cover pa·ba·látmagazine cover Nakatatawag-pansin ang pabalat ng aklat. The book cover grabs ones attention. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pabalát: magkabilâng takip ng aklat,...
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This word is from the Spanish acción. ak·si·yón action mga aksiyón actions aksiyong pulitikal political action spelling variation: aksyon MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG aksiyón: kílos kílos: pagbabago sa...
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This word is from the Spanish language. Sans·krí·toSanskrit Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-European language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from...
View ArticleHIMATAY
root word: patay hi·ma·táy himatay fainting hinimatay fainted Sana huwag kang himatayin. Hope you don’t faint. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG himatáy: pagkawala ng málay pagkawala ng malay-tao o ulirat...
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root word: hábol (meaning: run after) pa·há·bol pahábolpostscript MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pahábol: dagdág pahábol: anumang karagdagang impormasyon, aksiyon, at iba pa pahábol: karagdagang talata o...
View ArticlePIHIKAN
root word: píhik pi·hí·kan pihikan choosy pihikan sa pagkain picky food eater pihikang puso selective heart (very choosy as to whom to fall in love with) pihikang bata choosy kid A synonym of this...
View ArticleLUKSA
luk·sâ luksa mourning magluksa to be in mourning nagluluksa mourning nakaluksa wearing mourning clothes = is in mourning pangluksa “used for mourning” panluksa for mourning kulay-luksa mourning color...
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ad·hi·kâ adhikâ aim, intention, objective, goal adhikâ desire, ambition, wish adhikang dakila noble ambition adhikaín to strive to attain inadhika The Tagalog phrase aking adhika appears in the popular...
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The word taga has multiple meanings in the Tagalog language. tagâ cut with a big knife tagâ sa panahon “a cut in time” = mature tagá- (denotes origin) taga-Pilipinas from the Philippines taga-siyudad...
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ka·sí kasí because Ayaw kong gawin kasi ang hirap. I don’t want to do it because it’s so hard. Hindi puwede kasi ang dami kong ginagawa. Cannot be because I’m doing so many things. Kasi naman nayamot...
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