POTENSIYAL
This word is from the Spanish potencial. po·ten·si·yál potential MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG potensiyál: kapasidad upang magamit o malinang potensiyál: magagamit na yaman * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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This is an obscure word rarely used in modern Philippine society. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bu·lag·lág: bulàan bulaglág: laging nagsisinungaling * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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tanaw, sulyap, masid, kita, malas; sipat, silip; palagay; pitagan ti·ngín look, view, sight ti·ngín estimate, calculation sa tingin ko the way I see it sa tingin ko in my estimation / calculation Sa...
View ArticlePANGHALIP
root word: halip (substitute, in place of) panghalip pronoun Ang panghalip ay humahalili sa pangngalan. A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Ang barbero ay guwapo. The barber is handsome. Siya ay...
View ArticleROMANTISISMO
This word is from the Spanish romanticismo. ro·man·ti·sís·mo romanticism MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG Romantisísmo: sa malaking titik, kilusan sa sining at panitikan na nabuo sa hulíng bahagi ng ika-18...
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This word is from the Spanish papagallo. pa·pa·gá·yo parrot pa·pa·gá·yo bird-shaped kite The more common word that Filipinos use for “parrot” is loro. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG papagáyo: uri ng loro...
View ArticleKAIBIGAN
root word: ibig (fondness) ka·i·bí·gan friend The most common meaning of the Tagalog word kaibigan is ‘friend’ but if you pronounce it incorrectly it could come out sounding like the rarely used word...
View ArticleSIGWA
bagyo, unos, bagsak ng malakas na ulang may kasamang malakas na hangin sigwá tempest, storm at sea sigwá typhoon, heavy rain sumigwa have heavy rain and a typhoon sumisigwa, sumigwa, sisigwa masigwa...
View ArticleDAAN
The Tagalog word daan has at least two meanings in the dictionary. daán hundred isang daán one hundred daán road daán path, way dadaan to pass, will pass by Dadaan dito. Will pass by here....
View ArticleKLASTER
This Filipino word is from the English language. klaster cluster klaster ng katinig consonant cluster A cluster is a group of similar things positioned or occurring closely together. In linguistics, a...
View ArticleOKTUBRE
This word is from the Spanish octubre. Oktubre October sa buwan ng Oktubre in the month of October Kailan sa Oktubre? When in October? sa ika-lima ng Oktubre on the fifth of October sa unang araw ng...
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 ArticleABO
Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) was on February 14, 2018. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleBIKLANG
bik·láng bikláng bowlegged bikláng astride MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bikláng: nakabukaka, nakasaklang, pakaang, nakakaang, bisaklat, pabukaka, bikaka bikláng: sakang bikláng: pagbaluktok ng mga binti...
View ArticleBUKING
root word: bukó bukíng was found out Nabuking ako. I was found out. Nabuking ka rin, ano? So you were also found out, huh? Huwag mong ibuking. Don’t let him/her be found out. Don’t reveal to others...
View ArticleTAKAS
puga, tanan, alis na walang paalam, pagtalilis tákas escape, flee Tumakas ako. I fled. Tumakas sila. They fled. Nakatakas ako. I was able to flee. Hindi ako nakatakas. I wasn’t able to escape....
View ArticleANTOLOHIYA
This word is from the Spanish antología. antolohiya anthology Ano ang antolohiya? Ang antolohiya ay nakalimbag na koleksyon ng mga tula o iba pang uri ng akda tulad ng maikling kuwento o dula. An...
View ArticleMATUNAW
root word: tunaw matunaw to melt Baka matunaw ito sa init. This might melt in the heat. matutunaw will melt matutunaw sa araw will melt in the sun * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleORASYON
This word comes from the Spanish oración (meaning: prayer). orasyon prayer In the Philippines, this is also the sound of the bells at 6:00 pm calling people to prayer. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG orasyon:...
View ArticlePAGMAMALABIS
root word: labis pagmamalabis hyperbole pagmamalabis exaggeration labis: sobra, labi, surplas, tira, natira, higit sa bilang Ano ang Pagmamalabis o Hayperbole/Hayperboli? What is Exaggeration or...
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