INUNAHAN
root word: una (first) inunahan: preempted inunahan: did something first ahead of others Inunahan mo ako! You were able to do it before me! Inunahan ni Ana ang ibang bata sa paglabas. Anna (hurriedly)...
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This word is from the Spanish cabrón. kabrón big goat kabrón man cheated on by wife kabrón bastard These days, many Spanish speakers use cabrón familiarly with other men on social media. It’s like how...
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Lahar is an English word for a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano. It became a widely understood and used word in the Philippines during and after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991....
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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...
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This word is from the Spanish variedad. baryedád variety spelling variations: baráytí, varáyti MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG baryedád: pangkat ng iba’t ibang uri, lalo na ang nakapaloob sa isang...
View ArticleRELAKS
This is a transliteration into Tagalog of the English word. reláks relax Reláks ka lang. You just relax. Magrelaks lang po kayo. You just relax. (to older people) MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG reláks:...
View ArticleMALOKO
root word: loko maloko be able to be fooled madaling maloko easily fooled Madali silang maloko. They are easily fooled. Madali silang maloko. They are easily tricked. Madali silang lokohin. They are...
View ArticlePANINIWALA
root word: tiwalà paniniwalà belief paniniwalà opinion MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG paniniwalà: pagkakaroon ng kumpiyansa o pananalig sa isang bagay na walang matibay na patunay sa katotohanan nitó...
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...
View ArticleDELIKADESA
This word is from the Spanish delicadeza. Delikadésa refers to the value that Filipinos place on maintaining the dignity of one’s family by avoiding embarrassing situations. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticleLILIP
Edge of a piece of cloth or clothing that has been turned under and sewn. lílip hem lilipan to hem KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lílip: pagtahî sa pamamagitan ng kamay sa laylayan o dulo ng tela * Visit us here...
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This is a transliteration into Tagalog of the English word. keyk cake Pahingi ng keyk. Let me have cake. Ang laki ng keyk! The cake is so big! Wala bang keyk? Isn’t there cake? Gusto mo ba ng keyk? Do...
View ArticleLUNES
This is from the Spanish word lunes. Lunes Monday Lunes Santo Holy Monday (the Monday before Easter Sunday) sa susunod na Lunes next Monday nakaraang Lunes previous Monday noong nakaraang Lunes last...
View ArticleDIKYA
The word dikyà has become the generic translation for the English “jellyfish.” dikyà jellyfish scientific name: Rhopilema esculenta an edible species of jellyfish Just add onions and chilies. Eat raw....
View ArticleSINUNGALING
mapagsabi ng di-totoo, bulaan sinungaling liar Sinungaling! Liar! sinungaling lie magsinungaling to lie Huwag kang magsinungaling! Don’t lie! Nagsisinungaling ka ba ngayon? Are you lying now? Hindi ako...
View ArticleTUYA
tinutuya MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tuya: laro ng bao tuya: aglahi, kutya, uyam, uroy, wakya, paghamak tuya: salitang panunukso * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKAMALAYAN
root word: málay (meaning: consciousness) kamalayán awareness The following terms are not commonly used: kubling-malay subconsciousnes kubling-kamalayán subconsciousnes MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
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KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hilatà: paghiga nang may katamaran at pagkawalang bahala humilata: humiga nang may katamaran at pagkawalang bahala * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleSALABAY
This word has multiple meanings listed in standard dictionaries. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG salábay: patay na tubig salábay: pagkukrus ng mga kamay kapag umiinom salábay: lamándagat sa class Scyphozoa na...
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inaakay MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ákay: pamamatnubay o pag-alalay sa paglalakad ng isang tao akáyin, mag-ákay, umákay ákay: sinumang inaalalayan o pinapatnubayan ákay: pag-aalaga sa mga sisiw o inakay *...
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