PINDANGGA
pindanggâ: “silver pike” eel Also a slang word for an old maid, spinster or someone who looks old. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pindangga: isang uri ng igat pindangga: matandang dalaga pindangga: mukhang...
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Ang sugnay ay isang lipon ng mga salitang mayroong diwa. A clause is a meaningful grouping of words. diwà essence, meaning diwà spirit diwà sense, central point, meaning pandiwa verb walang-diwa...
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hangal, tunggak, gunggong, ungas, mangmang; maang, uslak tanga stupid, idiotic, gullible Araw ng mga Tanga Day of Fools Tanga! Idiot! Ang tanga mo. You’re so stupid. Huwag maging tanga. Don’t be...
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root word: asa (hope) These days, the word paasa refers to a person who seems to be offering romantic hope despite not really being interested. Huwag kang paasa. Don’t offer hope like that. Pinapaasa...
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isang pananong; isang salitang tumutukoy sa anumang bagay, kuwan Ano? What? Ano ito? What is this? Ano iyan? What is that? – close to the one talking Ano iyon? What is that? – far away from the ones...
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This is from the Spanish word sábado. Sabado Saturday ngayong Sabado this Saturday sa Sabadong ito on this Saturday tuwing Sabado every Saturday nitong nakaraang Sabado ng gabi this past Saturday night...
View ArticleMAINGAY
root word: ingay maingay noisy Maingay ka. You’re noisy. Huwag kang maingay. Don’t be noisy. Maingay kayo. Y’all are noisy. Huwag kayong maingay. Don’t y’all be noisy. Maingay kayong lahat. You’re all...
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bahagi; serye; akto sa dula yugto an act (in a drama) ang huling yugto the last act Isang Yugtong Dula One-Act Play yugto part, installment ikatlong yugto third part Ito ay isang yugto sa kasaysayan ng...
View ArticleLARGABISTA
This is from the Spanish largavistas. largabista binoculars possible variation: largabistas Most Filipinos are not familiar with this Spanish-derived word and instead simply use the English term. A...
View ArticleLIBAK
libák: insult, ridicule libakín: to ridicule nilibak: ridiculed panlilibak: the act of ridiculing Kailangan nang matigil ang kanilang panlilibak sa Pilipinas. Their ridiculing of the Philippines has to...
View ArticleBULAYLAY
root word: bulay (meaning: to contemplate) bulay-bulay: contemplation, reflection, meditation KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bulaylay: meditasyon, munimuni, dilidili, nila-nilay, repleksiyon * Visit us here at...
View ArticleSUPLING
suplíng: offspring, offshoot MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG supling: anak ng tao supling: supang ng halaman supling: sibol * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This is a fairly obscure word. supang sprout, bud supang offshoot MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG supang: sibol, tubo supang: talbos, usbong * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePANANGGALANG
root word: sanggaláng pananggaláng: something used for protection or defense pananggaláng: shield Not to be confused with pananggal, whose root word is tanggal and refers to a device used for removing...
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sanggaláng: protection, defense magsanggaláng: to protect, defend, shield pananggaláng: something used for protection or defense MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sanggalang: tanggol, pagtatanggol sanggalang:...
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This "word" was first used on Twitter on September 24, 2017. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMABAHO
root word: baho (meaning: odor) Mabaho! Stinky! Mabaho ka! You smell bad. Mabaho ang amoy. The smell is bad. Mabaho ang kili-kili mo. Your armpits smell bad. Mabaho din ang buhok mo. Your hair smells...
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This is a neologism (newly coined term) made for those who insist that there be a “native” Tagalog translation for every English word. Most Filipinos prefer to simply use the English word “e-mail” in...
View ArticleLINLANGIN
root word: linlang linlangin deceive, fool nililinlang is deceiving, fooling nilinlang deceived, fooled lilinlangin will deceive, fool MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG linlangin: dayain, lokohin * Visit us...
View ArticleALINGAWNGAW
eko, alungog, alalad, alunignig, alingayngay, alimaymay, aliwat alingawngaw echo, reverberation alingawngaw rumor, noise, clamor umaalingawngaw is reverberating Umalingawngaw ang balita. The news...
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