SANIB
sanib: overlapping part sanib: joining together sanib: underlayer This word is also used to mean to be possessed by a spirit or to be in a trance. Think of a ghost joining one’s body. MGA KAHULUGAN SA...
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This word is from the Spanish language. hipnotísmo hypnotism KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hipnotísmo: ang pag-aaral o pagsasapraktika ng hipnosis Ang hipnósis ay kalagayang katulad ng pagtúlog ngunit gawâ ng...
View ArticleSABADO
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...
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progreso, pagsulong, adelanto unlad / pag-unlad growth, progress, improvement * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleYUNGYONG
This is not a commonly used word at all. yungyóng, yumungyóng: to hang over, shelter yungyóng, yumungyóng: loom over, dominate KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG yungyong / yungyungan: tangkilikin, liliman,...
View ArticlePERA
kuwalta, salapi; isang bahagdan ng piso; pilak, yaman pera money mapera to have a lot of money, wealthy Mapera talaga sila. They’re really got a lot of money. sampera (archaic word) one centavo...
View ArticlePAUNLARIN
root word: unlad paunlarin to further paunlarin to develop paunlarin to improve KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG paunlarin: pabutihin o pasulungin Paunlarin ang mabuting pagkakaibigan. * Visit us here at TAGALOG...
View ArticleKADIPOT
This is a very obscure word, supposedly only heard in Quezon province. kadipot just a little KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kadipot: kakaunti * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleTARANGKAHAN
root word: tarangká tarangkahan gate that can be bolted or locked MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tarangkahan: pinto ng bakod sa may kalsada tarangkahan: lagyan ng baral o talusok ang pinto, bintana, atbp....
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This word is from the Spanish tranca. tarangká: bolt (to lock a door) tarangkahan: a gate that can be bolted KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tarangka / trangka: bara o talusok sa pinto tarangka / trangka: baral *...
View ArticleENERO
This is from the Spanish word enero. Enero January unang buwan ng taon first month of the year buwan ng Enero month of January Araw ng Tatlong Hari Day of Three Kings unang linggo ng Enero first week...
View ArticleNADARANG
root word: darang NADARANG – SHANTI DOPE (LYRICS) Andyan ka na naman ba’t di ko maiwasang tumingin sa ‘yong liwanag Nadarang na naman sa ‘yong apoy Bakit ba laging hinahayaan Andyan ka na naman ba’t di...
View ArticleLINGGO
This is likely influenced by the Spanish word domingo. The Malay word is minggu, from the Portuguese domingo. The word linggo can mean ‘Sunday’ or ‘week.’ (To compare, the Spanish word for ‘week’ is...
View ArticleYOSI
The Filipino word yosi is slang for a cigarette. It comes from the last and the first syllables of the word sigarilyo. yosi a cig May yosi ka ba? Do you have a cig? nagyoyosi smoke Bakit ka nagyoyosi?...
View ArticleHIGOP
higop: big sip, slurp Hinigop ko ang tubig. I slurped in a big mouthful of the water. higop (slang): sycophant KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG higop: sipsip, supsop, hitit, ut-ut, inom hihigupin: sisipsipin *...
View ArticlePAGWAWANGIS
root word: wangis (semblance), pagkakawangis pagwawangis metaphor Ano ang Pagwawangis? Ang pagwawangis ay isang tuwirang paghahambing na ang dalawang bagay na pinagtutulad ay ipinapalagay nang iisa o...
View ArticleNAMAN
gayundin; man, din; uli, pati; nawa naman, adv also, too, really The Tagalog word naman is very hard to translate into English. It can be used to contrast, to soften requests or to give emphasis....
View ArticleHALUKAY
paghalukay: the act of digging or turning things upside down halukayin: to dig or turn stuff upside down, usually to search for something hinahalukay (present progressive form) tagahalukay: the one in...
View ArticleWALA
di-dumating, liban; di-nagtataglay ng anuman; ala walâ none Wala dito. None here. It’s not here. Walang problema. No problem. Walang anuman. It was nothing. “You’re welcome” in answer to ‘Thank you’...
View ArticleWALWAL
walwál: spread out walwál: wide open walwál: exposed walwál: out and about MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG walwal: ladlad, tiwangwang, kalatkat walwál: paglalatag sa anumang nakatupi walwál: pagsisiwalat sa...
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