OYAYIHIN
root word: oyayi KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG oyayihin: kantahan ng oyayi * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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spelling variation: uyayi oyayi lullaby KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG oyayi: awit na pampatulog sa sanggol oyayi: panghele * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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A slang word popularized by Filipino rapper Andrew E. He came out with the song Wag Kang Gamol (“Don’t be Gross”) in the year 1990. gamol: disgusting * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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kabaligtaran ng kanan kaliwa left kaliwa’t kanan left and right kaliwang kamay left hand nasa kaliwa is on the left kaliwain use the left hand, to double cross mangaliwa to double cross, to be...
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Bagelya is simply a slang word that Filipino gay men use for the English “bag.” Gay men in the Philippines are known for adding flourishes to words in this manner. Another example in a similar vein:...
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root word: kaliwa (meaning: left, not right) kaliwete left-handed * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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Kasingkahulugan sa Tagalog: sulpot, silang, litaw, sikat, sipot, giti, ulpot gitaw: appearance; coming into view gumitaw: appeared gumitaw = lumitaw, sumulpot gumigitaw = lumilitaw, sumusulpot ang...
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The word tikin is Chinese in origin. tikin pole tikin na kawayan bamboo pole Tikin is the name for a long pole used in pushing a boat forward. The pole is long enough to reach the bottom of shallow...
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lapang: a large piece of meat lapang: isang malaking pirasong karne * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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root word: lapang nilalapang: is cutting something into big hunks or quarters past tense: nilapang future tense: lalapangin Ang bundok Matutum ay tinirhan naman ng isang halimaw na may mukhang tao na...
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This word has at least two different meanings, differentiated by accent on syllables. bálat birthmark, blotch on the skin balát skin, hide, pelt, rind, wrap balát ng prutas fruit peel / rind balát ng...
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KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sinusugan: dinagdagan (sa isang kasulatan) sinusugan: inayunan o pinangalawahan (sa isang usapan) sinusugan: dinadagdaan ang mungkahi o panukala ng ibang tao * Visit us here at...
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Caught in the nipa swamps of Bulacan are small fat crabs called damuko. They are salted and cooked in tuba (nipa wine) in a clay pot. Just before serving, the inside of the palayok is flamed in order...
View ArticlePILIG
pilig: pagpag, liglig pilig: payagpag ng katawan upang maalis ang tubig pilig: iling-iling pilig: kilig pilig: pagpag, payagpag, ilig * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This word entered the Filipino vocabulary via the Spanish microcosmo. mikrokosmo microcosm Ang mikrokosmo ay komunidad, lugar or sitwasyon na maituturing na maliit na representasyon ng mga katangian ng...
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A tanaga is a short poetic form that’s the Filipino equivalent of the Japanese haiku. It is an untitled poem of four lines with each line equally having seven to nine syllables. Mga Halimbawa ng Tanaga...
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limpyo… linis cleanliness, neatness, pureness malinis clean, neat, clear, hygienic, chaste linisin to clean Linisin mo ito. Clean this. Maglinis tayo. Let’s clean. Pakilinis mo ang kuwarto. Please...
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You will not find this in standard dictionaries. This is actually two words — sa + iyo (to you). It’s more frequently shortened as sayo on social media and in text messages. Para sayo to. Para sa iyo...
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This word is Chinese in origin. hitso: betel nut wrapped in betel leaf The native Tagalog word is ngangà. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hitso: nganga, buyo Spelling variation: itso * Visit us here at TAGALOG...
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dita: poison on the end of an arrow dita: lason sa dulo ng palaso dita: sa laragan ng botaniya, isang uri ng punong kahoy * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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