BISA
bisà: force; effect; strength may bisà: has effectiveness, is effective magkakabisa: will take effect, will become effective/valid MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bisà: bagay na dulot ng isang sanhi o puwersa...
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This is a literary term for isip, which simply means “thought” or “thinking.” gunam-gunam reflection, meditation gunam-gunam reverie (lost in thoughts) gunam-gunam foreboding Filipino students...
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This is likely an inflected form of the word bola (meaning: ball). bolang malakibig ball There is an obscure listing in dictionaries for boláng defining it as a type of grass. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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po·gì Pogì. Handsome. Hey, pogi! Hey, good-looking! Pogi ka. You’re handsome. Ang pogi n’ya! He’s so handsome! Ang pogi n’ya talaga. He’s really so handsome. Pogi ba ako? Am I good-looking? Ang pogi...
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Singkahulugan sa Tagalog: supling (offspring) anák child Make sure to differentiate the word anák from the word bata, which is also translated into English as ‘child’. anak someone’s offspring batà any...
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This word is from the Spanish language. papél paper pamanahong papel term paper papel de liha sandpaper papeles legal papers Kailangan ko ng papel. I need paper. Naubusan ako ng papel. I ran out of...
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ma·bú·hay Mabúhay! “Come alive!” As an exclamation, the Tagalog word Mabúhay is used akin to the Japanese Banzai, the Spanish ¡Viva! or the French Vive! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Long live the...
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bun·sô bunsô youngest child in the family bunsô youngest child in the group ang aking bunsô my youngest child pinakabunso the very youngest Sino ang bunsô? Who’s the youngest? ang kanilang bunsong anak...
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This Filipino word is derived from the Fookien Chinese ko-a (“eldest brother”). kú·ya older brother ang kuya ko my older brother ang aking kuya my older brother ang kuya mo your older brother ang iyong...
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This Filipino word is from the Fookien Chinese a-tsì (“eldest sister”). áte older sister ang áte ko my older sister ang aking áte my older sister ang áte mo your older sister ang iyong áte your older...
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root word: lagas tag·la·gás taglagás autumn 🍂 taglagás fall season The Spanish word is otoño, which can be transliterated into Tagalog as otónyo. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG taglagás: sa mga bansang nása...
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pu·yód puyódtopknot An arrangement of hair high on the head and usually in a knot. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG puyod: pusód pusód: buhok na tinipong paikid o patumpok sa likod o ibabaw ng ulo puyod: pungos ng...
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noun form: kabakuan bakô roughness, unevenness bakô bump, hump Bako-bako ang daan. The road is so uneven. Ang bako-bakong daan ay masama sa sasakyan. The bumpy road is bad for the vehicle. Mahirap...
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pronounced AH-WAH (a·wà) awàpity, mercy sa awa ng Diyosby the mercy of God Kaawaan kayo ng Diyos. God have mercy on you. Maawa ka sa akin. Have mercy on me. (Spare me. Don’t kill me.) Naaawa ako sa...
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lungga, kuweba, katakumba, lungib yú·ngib cave malaking yungib large cave madilim na yungib dark cave Natagpuan ko ang mga kalansay sa yungib. I found the skeletons in the cave. The Spanish-derived...
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root word: dahuyò marahuyo to be induced, persuaded marahuyo to be enchanted or attracted Baka marahuyo ang mga binata. The young men might become enchanted. MGA KAHULUGAN NG SALITANG ITO SA TAGALOG...
View ArticleLUNOS
habag, awa, pagkahambal, pagkalungkot lúnos pitiful lunos touching lunos tragic, sad Sinumang maging pulubi’y sa pakumbaba nalulunos. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kalúnus-lúnos: kaawa-awa; kahabag-habag...
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há·mak hámak lowly, humble hamak mean, petty, shabby kapahamakan catastrophe, injury hamakin to belittle, scorn humamak to treat with contempt hinamak treated with contempt manghamak to insult,...
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root word: púgad (meaning: nest) namugad to nest namugad nested MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG púgad: pook na pinangingitlugan ng ibon, manok, at kauri púgad: tahanan ng maliliit na hayop púgad: pook na...
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This Filipino word is from the Spanish columnista. kolumnista columnist mga kolumnista columnists Ang kolumnista ay regular na manunulat ng isang pahayagan. A columnist contributes regularly to a...
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