KUWADERNO
This word is from the Spanish cuaderno. kuwaderno notebook isang simpleng kuwadernoa simple notebook mga kuwaderno notebooks limang kuwaderno five notebooks Sa maliit na kuwadernong ito… In this small...
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The Tagalog word mahal as a noun means ‘love’ but as an adjective it means ‘expensive’ or ‘costly’ or ‘dear.’ mahál, n love mahál, adj expensive Also see tagaloglang.com/love Mahal kita. I love you....
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root word: sanglâ isasanla will mortgage isasanla will pawn Isasanla ko ang ibinigay mong singsing. I will pawn the ring you gave. Isasanla niya ang kanyang singsing sa bahay-sanlaan. She will pawn her...
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One of the most basic Tagalog words to learn! salámat thanks When addressing an older person, add po at the end. Salámat po. Thank you. (formal) Maraming salámat. Many thanks. / Thank you very much....
View ArticleBERBEROKA
Halimaw-tubig ito na kilala sa Abra, Apayao, at Ilocos Norte. This is a water monster known in Abra, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte. Naninirahan ang mga Berberoka sa lawa at ilog kung saan binibiktima nila...
View ArticleRADIKAL
This word is from the Spanish radical. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG radikál: hinggil sa ugat, pinagmulan, o batayan radikál: malayò ang nararating; patúngo sa ugat * radikál: nagtataguyod ng ganap na...
View ArticleKALAKAL
ka·lá·kal kalákal commodity kálakalán trade, commerce bahay kalakal trading house nangalakal traded / engaged in trade pandaigdigang kalakalán international trade Organisasyon ng Pandaigdigang...
View ArticleHANTONG
han·tóng hantong destination hantungan destination; terminal, stopping place humahantong to stop, to result in Bakit humantong sa ganito? Why did it come to this? kahantungan where the situation...
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salungát: contrary, adverse; against sasalungatin: will go against, oppose kasalungatín: to go against, oppose magkasalungát: to intefere with each other; clash pasalungát: contradictory, opposing side...
View ArticleKIBO
kibô: motion, movement kibô: breaking of silence maikibô: to move hindi palakibo: introverted, not prone to react The more generic Tagalog word for “to move” is galaw. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kibo:...
View ArticleTALIKDAN
root word: talikód talikdan: to leave, abandon, turn one’s back on talikdan: disown, renounce tatalikdan: will disown, will renounce MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG talikdan: pabayaan, iwan sa likuran,...
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This word is from the Spanish language. an·te·sá·la anteroom This is a small room before the living room. An antechamber or ante-room is a smaller room or vestibule serving as an entryway into a larger...
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This word is from the Spanish acompañante. a·kóm·pan·yán·te akómpanyánteaccompanist mga akómpanyánteaccompanists An accompanist is a musician, especially a pianist, who plays one part of a piece of...
View ArticleTSUGI
The slang word tsugi is an onomatopoeic expression, i.e. a word which imitates the sound made by its referent. The referent in this case is tsug! the sound made by a knife being violently embedded in...
View ArticlePAASIK
This is very obscure word. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG paasik: pagalit (angrily) MGA HALIMBAWA NG PAGGAMIT “Nakakayamot e,” paasik na sabi ni Doray. “Baba!” paasik ang bulyaw ng ama. Iling, kumpas ng mga...
View ArticleMALIT
This is an obscure word referring to a type of crawling grass. má·lit Not to be confused with the common word maliit (meaning: small). KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG málit: uri ng damong gumagapang * Visit us...
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Hair-standing because of fear or anger. ka·lí·sag kalísag Compare with kilábot. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kalísag, pangangalísag: pagtindig ng balahibo o buhok dahil sa tákot, gúlat, at ibang matinding...
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Katól is the generic term that Filipinos use to refer to a coil that is burned to kill or repel mosquitoes. It is actually a brand name of a product of Azumi & Co., Ltd. of Osaka, Japan. The...
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This word is from the Spanish camisa. kamisa a shirt kamisadentro “inside shirt” spelling variations: kamesadentro, camisadentro, kamesa dentro, camisa dentro, kamisa dentro undershirt A camisa de...
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This is from the English word “boss.” bosíng slang for “boss” Mabait ang bosing ko. My boss is nice. The word si is sometimes put in front of bosing as though it were a proper noun. Sabi nila tarantado...
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