MIYERKULES
This word is 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...
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This is from the Spanish word jueves. It is sometimes spelled as Hwebes. HuwebesThursday Huwebes Santo Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Huwebes this Thursday...
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root word: pasok himások interference manghimások interfere Huwag kang manghimások. Mind your own business. mapanghimasok meddlesome mapanghimasok intrusive KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG himások: pakikialam sa...
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nonstandard spelling variants: beywang, bewang baywáng waist Ang sakit ng baywang ko. How my waist hurts! non-standard spelling: baiwang MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG baywáng: bahagi ng katawan ng tao sa...
View ArticleKAMERA
This word entered Philippine vocabulary from the English language. kamera camera nakakakuha ng mga larawan can take pictures litrato picture piktyur picture Many older Filipinos call a camera “kodak”...
View ArticleBIYERNES
This word is from the Spanish viernes. Biyernes Friday Biyernes Santo Holy Friday, Good Friday (the Friday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Biyernes this Friday sa susunod na Biyernes next Friday...
View ArticlePUNDADOR
This word is from the Spanish fundador. púndadór founder The native Tagalog equivalent is tagapagtatág. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG púndadór: tao na nakatuklas ng isang bagay o kayâ’y nagtayô ng isáng samahán...
View ArticleNAMEYWANG
root word: baywáng (meaning: waist) nameywang: put one’s hand(s) on one’s waist as an indication of irritation, impatience, or boredom spelling variation: namaywang abot-baywang, pantay-baywang...
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atas, mando, orden, mandato, mandamyento, edikto, dekreto, batas; ang ipinasusunod útos command, order utusan to order someone to command, assign palautos bossy pautos, adj imperative iutos to command,...
View ArticleSAKA
This word has at least two meanings, differentiated by accented syllable. sáka: agriculture, farming sáka: pagbubungkal ng lupa sáka: pagtatanim at pag-aani sáka: pagbubukid, paglilinang sakâ: and...
View ArticleSALUDSOD
saludsód: basting stitch saludsód: weeding tools saludsurin: to scrape off by pushing (with the feet) maglakad nang pasaludsod to walk while scraping one’s soles on the ground Huwag maglakad nang...
View ArticleDALUB-
Dalub- is a Tagalog prefix denoting expertise. dalubhasa expert dalubwika language expert dalubwikaan linguistics dalub-agham scientist (not common) dalub-isipan psychology (not common) dalubkatawan...
View ArticleDALUBSAKAN
root words: dalub- + sáka dalubsakan agriculture This is a word coined by and for language purists who insist that there be “native” Tagalog equivalents for foreign words. Most Filipinos would find it...
View ArticleKAMBIYADA
This word is from the Spanish cambiada. kambiyáda gear, shift It is now more common to say kambiyo. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kambiyáda: kasangkapan para iugnay ang motor sa alinmang gear ng transmisyon *...
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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 ArticleNGAYON
kasalukuyan; saka; sa mga sandaling ito ngayon now (today) mula ngayon from now on hanggang ngayon until now, still ngayon at kailanman now and forever Bukás ngayon. Currently open. Bukás na ngayon....
View ArticleESKOBA
This word is from the Spanish escoba. An eskoba often refers to a handle-less brush used for scrubbing floors. You can use one or both hands on the wooden side. On the other side is attached the rough...
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 ArticleKABAN
This word has at least two distinct definitions in the dictionary. kabán: chest for clothes kabán: dry measure of 25 gantas (estimated to be about 50 to 75 kilograms) You will offer hear the phrase...
View ArticleESKOBILYA
This word is from the Spanish escobilla. spelling variation: iskubilya MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG eskóbilyá: maliit na eskoba eskóbilyá: maliit na walis na kadalasang gamit panlinis sa kotse, kalan, at...
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