PINAGMULAN
root word: mulâ pi·nág·mu·lán pinágmulán origin pinágmulán source pinagmulang wika ng isang salita source language of a word ang mga pinágmulán the sources/origins KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pinágmulán: kung...
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hindi mababata: intolerable, cannot be endured MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG mababata: matitiis mababata: matatanggap na hirap hindi mababata: hindi matitiis Arsobispo ay hinarap at ganito ang pahayag: O,...
View ArticleBUMALISBIS
root word: balisbis Bumalisbis ang tubig mula sa kabundukan. The water gushed forth from the hills. Ang mga luha’y bumalisbis. The tears flowed. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bumalisbis: pumatak; umagos;...
View ArticlePILIBUSTERO
This is from the Spanish word filibustero, meaning “freebooter” or “pirate.” In the Philippines, the word pílibustéro is understood in the context of the title of a famous novel by national hero Jose...
View ArticleAPAT
á·pat apat four (4) apat na piraso four pieces labing-apat fourteen apatnapu forty apat na daan four hundred apat na libo four thousand apat na milyon four million apat na dosena four dozen apat na...
View ArticleBOKTIR
A word that is mostly used by Caviteños. By definition, Boktir means someone who does not keep their promises. It can also mean a liar. The term is mostly used as an expression but can also be in a...
View ArticleREGALO
This Filipino word is from the Spanish language. re·gá·lo gift 🎁 mga regálo gifts regalong pambuhay gift for life regalong pambahay gift for the home regalong pagmamahal gift of love regalong pamasko...
View ArticlePANGALAN
root word: álan pa·ngá·lan name Ano ang pangalan mo? What’s your name? Ang pangalan ko ay… My name is… Anong pangalan niya? What’s his name? = What’s her name? Anong pangalan ng ate mo? What’s the name...
View ArticleTIKAS
This word has at least two meanings given in standard dictionaries. tikas: physical bearing, manner of carrying oneself tikas: species of tuber, Indian bread shot, Canna indica matikas elegant, refined...
View ArticleBALASA
balasa: shuffling (of playing cards) Binalasa ko ang mga baraha. I shuffled the cards. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG balasa: pagsuksok sa baraha balasa: pagbabago nagbabalasa * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleWARI
This is a fairly dated word. warí opinion, estimation warí it seems… wari’y nag-iisip as though thinking The now more common close synonyms would be: parang, tila, mukhang… parang nag-iisip tila...
View ArticleKATOTO
root word: tóto The more common word these days for “friend” is kaibigan. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tóto: pagkakasundo ng mga kalooban katóto: kaibigan Sino ang “katotong sinta” na tininutukoy sa...
View ArticleMAPANGLAW
root word: pangláw mapánglaw melancholic, gloomy, dismal kapanglawan state of melancholy Ang Gubat na Mapanglaw The Dark Wood sa gabing mapanglaw in the melancholic night isang mapanglaw na lugar a...
View ArticleIKA-
This prefix turns a cardinal number into an ordinal number. apat four ika-apat fourth ika-apat ng Hulyo fourth of July ika-dalawampu ng Agosto twentieth of August ikapito ng Enero seventh of January...
View ArticlePITAKA
from the Mexican Spanish word petaca, meaning “tobacco pouch” or “suitcase” pi·ta·kàwallet Nasaan ang pitaka ko? Where’s my wallet? Walang laman ang pitaka ko. My wallet is empty. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticleGATÂ
gatâ coconut milk gatâ coconut “cream” Kakang gatâ is the first pressing of coconut milk, thicker than subsequent pressings. The word ginataan refers to any stew that uses coconut milk as a prominent...
View ArticleSAGISAG
insigniya; hindi tunay na pangalan; simbolo, tanda; palatandaang kumakatawan sa isang kaisipan; simbol, emblema; tsapa, banda, laso sa·gí·sag symbol, emblem, monument mga sagisag ng Pilipinas symbols...
View ArticleTIYUPE
This word is Chinese in origin. tiyupè: a fighting cock that does not put up a fight due to deceitful contrivance of other party (for instance, breaking its wing or leg, poisoning or disabling it is...
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This word is from the Spanish language. tu·rís·tatourist mga turístatourists Friends of Ivan Camejo in Missouri say he is NOT the tourist in Italy who was caught on video keying the wall of the...
View ArticlePAGLALAKBAY
root word: lakbáy (meaning: travel) pag·la·lak·báytraveling (noun) travelling, expedition, journey MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG paglalakbáy: lakbáy lakbáy: pagtúngo sa malayòng pook Ang mahabang...
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