HAGIKHIK
In terms of eating, hagikhik is the noise made when sipping liquid. In contrast, swallowing a drink produces the lugok sound. These days though, many Filipinos use the word hagikhik to refer to an...
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This is a very uncouth-sounding word that less educated people use. Ang betlog ay bayag o scrotum. possible root words: bayag (groin) + itlog (egg) * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleDAKO
direksiyon, patunguhan, gawi, puntahan sa dakong gitna towards the center toward the middle dako: direction, way dako: region, spot, place dumako: to go somewhere, towards something Kailan nga ba sa...
View ArticleNASAMYO
root word: samyo samyo: halimuyak, bango samyuin: amuyin, langhapin ang amoy nasamyo: naamoy Malayo pa’y nasamyo ko na ang bango. Even while still far away, I was already able to smell the fragrance. *...
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This word is reportedly Chinese in origin. samyô aroma samyô fragrance MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG samyo: halimuyak, bango samyuin: amuyin, langhapin ang amoy * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePINATATAKBO
root word: takbo (meaning: run, operate) sasakyan na pinatatakbo ng uling charcoal-operated vehicle mga pribadong kolehiyo at pamantasan na pinatatakbo hindi upang tumubo private colleges and...
View ArticleSHOKTONG
Chinese rice “wine” or herbal liquor, believed by many Filipino women to be effective for inducing menstrual bleeding and abortions. Shoktong is a colloquial spelling in line with contemporary Filipino...
View ArticleNADAKO
Nadako is possibly the mistaken joining of the two words na and dako when they occur adjacent in a sentence. There is also use of it in an uncommon word formation for dako. Kailan nga ba sa buhay mo,...
View ArticleKALABAW
Scientific name: Bubalus bubalis carabanesis kalabaw carabao The so-called water buffalo of the Philippines, the carabao has officially been officially recognized by the government as the national...
View ArticleTANTO
tantô: realize, understand napagtanto: realized, understood, grasped MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tanto: taho, batid, alam, tatap, tarok, talastas, unawa, intindi Bakit napagtanto at hindi natanto? Sagutin...
View ArticleKATAGA
kataga grammatical particle Mga Halimbawa ng Kataga sa Tagalog: Examples of Grammatical Particles in Tagalog: pa still man yet din too na already Bata pa siya. She’s still young. May papel din ako. I...
View ArticleYANIG
yanig: uga, alog, lindol, kalong, yugyog In English yaníg: tremor, shaking; vibration niyanig: shook up, jolted Niyanig ng mga salitang iyon ang mundo ko. Those words shook my world. Sa nakaraang...
View ArticleKATHA
komposisyong literarya, komposisyong pampanitikan; akda, kinatha, sinulat, likhang-akda; imbensiyon; kreasyon, lalang, likha; kuwento, piksyon katha literary composition pagkatha creation pagkatha...
View ArticlePASINAYA
pasinaya: inagurasyon pasinaya: unang pagbubukas o pagdiriwang pasinaya: unang tikim, unang danas pasinaya: manigong pasimula misspelling: pasiyana * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleTULIRÓ
hindi malaman ang gagawin, taranta, lito, gulo ang isip tuliró confused, stunned tuliró dumbfounded tulirong-tuliro very dumbfounded * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleTRAMBIYA
This word is from the Spanish tranvía. Ang trambiya ay isang sasakyang panriles na makikita sa gitna na kalsada ng mga lungsod. In English: tram, tramcar, streetcar, trolley, trolley car Kadalasan, ito...
View ArticleABURIDO
This word is from the Spanish aburrido. aburido: balisa, lito, ligalig, gulo aburido: abala, di-makali aburido: nahumaling, haling, ginigiyan spelling variation: aborido * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleLANSAKAN
root word: lansak lansák open, frank lansák blatant, flagrant, conspicuous lansakan showy, in-your-face Lansakan ang ginawang pagbitay sa mga nabihag na rebelde. The hanging of the captured rebels was...
View ArticleRITMO
This word is from the Spanish language. ritmo rhythm Ano ang ritmo? What is rhythm? Ang ritmo ay ang payak na pagtataon ng mga tunog na pangmusika at mga katahimikan o pagtahimik. The obscure native...
View ArticleLUNDUYAN
lunduyan principal place Lunduyan ng Sibilisasyon Focal Point of Civilization = “Center” of Civilization “Cradle” of Civilization lunduyan sanctuary Lunduyan ng Kawanggawa Charity Center Ang...
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