K
The letter “K” can be short for any number of words in modern-day Tagalog, particularly when it comes to short text messages. Wala kang K. = Wala kang karapatan. = You have no right. (You have no...
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temblor, seism lindól earthquake malaking lindol big earthquake maliit na lindol small earthquake lumindol to quake, to shake Lumindol ba? Did the earth quake? = Was that an earthquake? Lumilindol. The...
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kaligayahan, glorya, kasiyahan o kagalakang ganap lu·wal·ha·tì glory, splendor lu·wal·ha·tì great happiness and prosperity maluwalhati gloriously, safely iluluwalhati This is a widely understood...
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root word: wang·kî ka·wang·kî similar to pág·wa·wang·kî simile MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG wangkî: túlad kawangkî: katúlad págwawangkî: tahasang pagtutulad ng dalawang magkaibang bagay sa pamamagitan ng...
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kuta: fort, bulwark, hideout magkuta: to entrench kutaan: to fortify a place There are historical renderings of this word into Spanish and English as “cotta” — in fact, there is a Barangay Cotta in...
View ArticleUBAN
puting buhok uban gray or white hair buhok hair puting buhok white hair May uban na si Nanay. Mom has white hair already. Inuban na ako sa kakaiisip. My hair turned white from thinking. * Visit us here...
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The letter “c” is these days commonly used by Filipinos in short text messages as an abbreviation for the Tagalog word si. Ang sinabi ko ay si Ana ang nagdala ng payong. Ang cnavi qo c Ana ang ngdla ng...
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In English: accident; mishap; misfortune Mga Kahulugan sa Wikang Filipino sakunâ: kapahamakan, aksidente sakunâ: katastrope, kalamidad, desastre sakunâ: disgrasya, aberya sakunâ: kapansanan...
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...
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This word is from the Spanish hechura. itsura shape, form itsura the way somebody looks Ba’t ganyan ang itsura mo? Why do you look like that? =What the hell happened to you? You look like a mess. Ano...
View ArticleLORO
Tanygnathus is a genus of parrots in the Psittaculini tribe, of the superfamily of Psittacoidea (true parrots). Its species are native to Southeast Asia and Melanesia. ló·ro parrot mga lóro parrots...
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root word: tuloy MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG patulóy: anyaya para pumasok sa bahay o sumali sa pag-titipon ang isang tao patúloy: hindi tumitigil, gaya sa aktibidad o proseso patúloy: nananatili ang...
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This word is from the English. póst·kard postcard KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG póstkard: maliit at inilimbag na kard, karaniwang may larawan sa isang gilid, at may espasyo para sa selyo * Visit us here at...
View ArticleSINO
salitang nag-uusisa kung ano ang ngalan ng taong ibig makilala sino who Sino ako? Who am I? Sino iyan? Who’s that? Sino ka? Who are you? Sino siya? Who is he/she? Sino ang may sala? Who is the guilty...
View ArticleTSISMIS
This is from the Spanish word chisme. Also frequently spelled by Filipinos as chismis. tsismis gossip tsismosa / chismosa a gossipy woman tsismoso / chismoso a gossipy man tsismisan gossip-mongering...
View ArticleLABUSAW
turbidity due to sediment stirring MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG labusáw / labúsaw: lumabòng likido dahil nalagyan ng putik o ibang sangkap, o kayâ’y ginalaw ng tao, hayop, o ibang puwersa labusáw:...
View ArticleJOWABLE
This is a new slang word. Jowable: capable of being a jowa (boyfriend or girlfriend), as in having acceptable looks and personality Jowable ako pero jowaless. I’m jowable yet without a jowa. Kung...
View ArticleTANGHOD
tanghód: waiting for something to happen MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tanghód: paghihintay na punô ng pag-asa tanghód: tingin na may pagkabighani nakatanghod: nakatingin na tila may hinihintay na...
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 ArticleMARTES
This word is from the Spanish language. Martes Tuesday Martes Santo Holy Tuesday (the Tuesday before Easter Sunday) Ngayong Martes This Tuesday Darating ako sa Martes. I’ll be arriving on Tuesday....
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