PAKIMOD
This is in essence a non-existent Tagalog word that somehow got inserted into a distributed vocabulary test online. The sentence in which it is used is the following: Nakita kong pakimod na sumagot ang...
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from the Spanish miercoles Miyerkules Wednesday Miyerkules ng Abo Ash Wednesday (the Wednesday 40 days before Easter Sunday) Miyerkules Santo Holy Wednesday (the Wednesday before Easter Sunday) sa...
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The Tagalog word ba is used in forming questions. Bakit? Why? Bakit ba? And why is that? (rough translation; the meaning would depend on the context) Kumain ka? You ate? Kumain ka ba? Did you eat?...
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Mabuhay! “Come alive!” As an exclamation, the Tagalog word Mabuhay is used akin to the Japanese Banzai, the Spanish ¡Viva! or the French Vive! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Long live the Philippines! Vive la...
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ayaw to dislike Ayaw kita. I don’t like you. Ayaw ko. I don’t want. Ayaw ko ito. = Ayaw ko ‘to. I don’t like this. Ayaw kitang makita. I don’t want to see you. Ayaw kumain ni Pedro. Peter doesn’t want...
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buwan month / moon buwan month buwan moon ang araw at buwan the sun and moon ang araw at buwan the day and month ang araw at ang buwan the sun and the moon ang araw at ang buwan the day and the month...
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This word has at least two meanings. butó bone mga butó bones walang butó without bone = boneless, weak buto’t balat skin and bones butó ng tao human bone butó hard seed butó ng pakwan watermelon seed...
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ng bahay ng multo house of the ghost tatay ng istudyante father of the student sangay ng puno branch of the tree pera ng bangko money of the bank There are other uses of the Tagalog word ng that...
View ArticleHUWEBES
from the Spanish jueves sometimes spelled as Hwebes HuwebesThursday Huwebes Santo Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Huwebes this Thursday sa susunod na Huwebes...
View ArticlePUNLAY
This a coined word. punlay sperm = punla ng buhay “seedling” of life binhi ng lalaki man’s “seed” See related Tagalog word: tamod * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleTEKA
Teka Wait Teka lang. Just wait. Teka muna. Wait first. Teka lang po. Just wait please. (spoken to an older person) Other Tagalog words for ‘to wait’ are hintay and antay. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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hintay wait maghintay to wait Maghintay ka. Wait. W8. You wait. maghintayan to wait for each other paghihintay the act of waiting Namuti ang buhok sa paghihintay. Hair turned white in waiting. Hintayin...
View ArticleTALUNGKO
talungkô squat, hunker, sit idly nakatalungkô sitting flat on the floor in a relaxed manner pilosopong talungko “squatting philosopher” – a person who squats by the wayside and spends the whole day...
View ArticleDILIM
dilim darkness Kapag nasa dilim… When in the dark… madilim dark, dim Ang dilim! It’s so dark! Madilim ang gabi. The night is dark. Ayoko sa dilim. I don’t like it in the dark. anak ng dilim child of...
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ingay noise, fuss kaingayan noisiness maingay noisy Ang ingay mo! You’re noisy! Ang ingay ninyo. Y’all are so noisy. Ang ingay ng kapitbahay ko. My neighbor’s so noisy. Ang ingay ng aso mo. Your dog’s...
View ArticleTAMOD
tamod semen (seminal fluid) tamod sperm cell tamod ng lalaki man’s sperm pagpapalabas ng tamod ejaculation of sperm pagpapaputok ng tamod “explosion” of sperm basang panaginip wet dream Mga...
View ArticleAYOKO
Contraction of ayaw (dislike) + ko (me, I). Ayaw ko. =Ayoko. I don’t want to. Ayoko. I don’t want. Ayoko ito. = Ayoko ‘to. I don’t like this. Ayokong kumain. I don’t want to eat. Ayokong malasing. I...
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Kahulugan sa Tagalog: buto, similya binhi seed bibinhiin seeds for planting binhiin to select seeds suitable for planting binhian nursery, seed plot The more common word for “seed” is buto. * Visit us...
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hinto stop, halt, pause Hinto! Stop! huminto to cease, stop Ayaw huminto sa kakaiyak. Doesn’t want to stop crying. ihinto to cause to stop inihihinto, inihinto, ihihinto is stopping, stopped, will stop...
View ArticleBAKLA
President Duterte enjoys spicing up his sentences with this word. The sense in which he uses it means more like “effeminate.” bakla gay, homosexual Bakla ka. You are gay. Bakla ka daw. He / She / They...
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