REHIYONALISMO
This word is from the Spanish regionalismo. rehiyonalismo regionalism Mayroong rehiyonalismong nangingibabaw sa damdamin ng ilang Pilipino. Regionalism is the theory or practice of regional rather than...
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pagniniig: private conversation between two people pagniniig tête-à-tête pagniniig may-asawa talk between a married couple hanggang sa muli nating pagniniig until our next conversation KAHULUGAN SA...
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pulido: fine, smooth pulido: refined, modest mGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pulido: pino, makinis pulido: mayumi, mahinhin * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This Filipino word is from the Spanish sinopsis. sinopsis synopsis Ano ang Sinopsis? Ang sinopsis ay maikling pagbubuod ng balangkas ng isang nobela, pelikula, dula, atbp. A synopsis is a brief...
View ArticleYOGA
Ang yoga ay isang paniniwala at gawain ng pagdidisiplina sa katawan at isipan. Yoga is a belief and form of discipline for the body and mind. Isa itong matanda o isinaunang sistema na nagmula sa Indiya...
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This is a fairly obscure Tagalog word with two definitions listed in standard dictionaries. tabad: chaser, water that dilutes an alcoholic drink tabád: bloodletting; phlebotomy MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticleEKSISTENSIYA
This Filipino word is from the Spanish existencia. eksistensiya existence spelling variation: eksistensya Existence is the fact or state of living or having objective reality. Tinatawag did itong...
View ArticleNAKAAAPEKTO
root word: apekto nakaaapekto: is able to have an effect, affects Ang dam ay nakaaapekto sa kultura at kabuhayan ng mga taong naninirahan sa lugar na kinatatayuan nito. The dam affects the culture and...
View ArticleKOMPOSITOR
This Filipino word is from the Spanish compositor. kompositor composer Ano ang Kompositor? Ang kompositor ay taong lumilikha ng musika. Kabilang sa mga tanyag na kompositor ay sina Beethoven at Mozart....
View ArticleGIWA
This is a fairly obscure Tagalog word. giwà red owl KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG giwa: pulang kuwago * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePO
The Tagalog word po is added to sentences in order to show respect to older people. Salamat. Thanks. Salamat po. Thank you. Tuloy ka. Enter. Tuloy po kayo. Please come in. Ako. Me. Ako po. Me, sir. Oo....
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root word: agad kaagad, adv immediately Napansin ko si Ana kaagad. I noticed Anne immediately. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleLAGOS
lagos: tagos, sagad hanggang sa kabila, lusot, lampas Unrelated to the above, Lagos is also the largest city of the country of Nigeria. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKAPITAN
This word is from the Spanish capitán. kapitan captain Kapitan Tiago is one of the characters in the Jose Rizal novel Noli Me Tangere. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleTARANGKAHAN
tarangkahan: pinto ng bakod sa may kalsada tarangkahan: lagyan ng baral o talusok ang pinto, bintana, atbp.k upang di-mapasok * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKATNIG
kakabit, karugtong, kahugpong, kasudlong, kadugsong katníg joined, sliding with katníg unite, joint, incorporate (1950 vocabulary) katnigán to attach, join to katnigán to favor, side with pagkákatnig =...
View ArticleIRONIYA
This Filipino word is from the Spanish ironía. ironiya irony Ang kabaligtaran o ironiya ay isang paraan ng paglalahad na kabaligtaran ang kahulugan ng isang bagay. Irony is the expression of one’s...
View ArticleNABIBILARAN
This is a very obscure Tagalog word. One of the suggested definitions given for the word nabibilaran is nasisilayan ng araw — this is because the root word appears to be bilad (exposed to the sun)....
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bilad: exposed to the sun (to dry) ibilad: to put out in the sun to dry magbilad sa araw: to lie out under the sun (sunbathe) Huwag kang magbilad sa araw. Don’t stay out in the sun. bilaran ibilad...
View ArticleMAYABANG
root word: yabang mayabang boastful, proud Ang yabang mo naman. My, you’re so boastful. nagmamayabang is being boastful In Filipino culture, humility is considered virtuous. If for example you took a...
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