ITIGIS
root word: tigis (pouring liquids) tígis pouring liquids tigís emptied to the last drop itigis ang dugo to pour blood tigisán drip pan This is not a word commonly used in conversation. It’s seen in...
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dumantay: to rest one’s leg over something dantayan: leg pillow unan: regular pillow abrasador: leg pillow There is a place in Batangas province called Dumantay. Dumantay is also a last name or surname...
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Ang pabula ay isang maikling kuwento na nagmula noong unang panahon kung saan ang mga tauhan ay hayop na nagsasalita. A fable is a short story from olden times in which the characters are animals that...
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This word has many meanings. The most current is given below. sá·paw overshadow sá·paw surpass, exceed, eclipse sá·paw outshine, outdo, upstage sinapawan overshadowed Sinapawan mo si Ana sa kagandahan....
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The Tagalog word gaw·gáw is Chinese in origin. gawgaw starch gawgaw ng mais corn starch Gawgaw refers to the starch used in food as well as the starch used to stiffen clothes. Almirol is the more...
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stretch (limbs of one’s body) Unti-unti siyang bumangon at nag-inat. He slowly rose (from bed) and stretched. Nag-inat si Jose at naghikab. Joseph stretched and yawned. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ínat:...
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Make a clear distinction between batà and anák. batà a child anák someone’s child Matalino ang batà. The child is smart. Matalino ang anák ko. My child is smart. mga batà children mga anák ko my...
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root word: tulad pagtutulad simile Ang pagtutulad o simile ay ginagamit sa paghahambing ng dalawang magkaibang bagay, tao, pangyayari at iba pa. Mga Halimbawa ng Pagtutulad: Ikaw ay tulad ng buwan. You...
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This is from the English phrase “son of a gun.” It was used humorously and even unironically as an interjection and as a noun during the 1970s. The contemporary American equivalent is “son of a bitch.”...
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pa·tá·wad MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG patáwad: deskuwénto patáwad: pag-aalis o pagpapaliban ng parusa hinggil sa nagawâng kasalanan ipágpatáwad, mágpatáwad, patawárin, pagpapatáwad * Visit us here at...
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A word coined by Tagalog purists but not commonly used except to make fun of its existence. salipawpaw aircraft eroplano airplane Ang mga salipawpaw na mandirigma ay nasa himpapawid. Battle planes are...
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halamang kinakain ng mga kabayo, kalabaw, baka, kambing, atb.; sakate damó grass damo marijuana (slang) magdamo to weed out grass mag-damo to smoke marijuana madamo grassy gunting pandamo grass...
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This is an obscure word that Filipino students only encounter in old literary texts. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG nunukal: lalabas, lilitaw, aagos …luha niring pusong sa mata’y nunukal… Tingnan ang luhang...
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rito, dini, rini díto here dumito, v to be here pumarito, v to come here pagparito, n coming here narito, adj here Narito si Lola. Grandma is here. Díto ko inilibing and aso ko. Here is where I buried...
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root word: táo pagsasatao personification variation: pagsasakatao Ano ang pagsasatao? Ito ay isang tayutay na sa pamamagitan ng haraya ay nagkakapit ng katalinuhan at mga katangian ng tao sa mga bagay...
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wí·lik mga wílik moles and shrews KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG wílik: maliit na mamalya (family Talpidae), may maiitim na balahibo at napakaliit na mga matá, naglulungga at kumakain ng kulisap * Visit us here...
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This is from the Spanish marijuana. ma·rí·hu·wá·na marijuana “grass” (damo), mary jane, tsóngke, mariwana, marihwana KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG maríhuwána: haláman (Cannabis sativa) na may dahong ginagamit...
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The Filipino word gago is used to describe a stupid or ignorant man. It may be related to the Portuguese word of the same spelling, which means “a man who stutters.” Gago ka! You’re an idiot. Ang gago!...
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Assonance is a resemblance in the sounds of words or syllables either between their vowels or between their consonants. The assonance between consonants is generally called consonance in American...
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root word: tulad pagkakatulad similarity pagkakatulad resemblance variation: pagkatulad * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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