PUSO
Listen to the pronunciation! pusò heart taos-pusò sincere taos-pusong nagpapasalamat to thank whole-heartedly pusong mamon “a heart as soft as chiffon cake” to be soft-hearted mula sa puso from the...
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Tikoy word origin: Filipino adaptation of the Hokkien Chinese words: ‘ti’ and ‘ke’ which mean sweet and cake. Tikoy is the most popular treat during Lunar New Year festivities in the Philippines, as...
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buód: summary buurín: to summarize KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG buod: sumaryo, lagom, diwa, kakanggata, pinaka-ideya Summary of Life of Lam-ang: Buod ng Biag ni Lam-ang Summary of Florante & Laura: Buod ng...
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root word: tarók di-matarok na lihim unknowable secret Hindi ko matarok ang ibig mong sabihin. I don’t get what you mean. This is more of a literary word. It is rarely heard in conversation. KAHULUGAN...
View ArticlePANIBUGHO
This is a fairly old word seen in literary texts. panibughô jealousy Ang panibugho ay isang karamdaman sa puso. Jealousy is a feeling of the heart. Ang panibugho ay kakambal ng pagmamahal. Jealousy is...
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This word is from the Spanish aguja. a·gú·ha needle The native Tagalog word, which is currenly more commonly used, is karayom. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG agúha: karayom agúha: kamay ng orasan agúha:...
View ArticlePANG-ABAY
Ano ang pang-abay? Ang pang-abay ay bahagi ng pananalita na nagbibigay-turing sa pandiwa. An adverb is a part of speech that modifies a verb. Ito ay salita o parirala na nagtuturing sa katangian ng...
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This word is from the Spanish posta or apuesto. pus·tá bet, wager Heto ang pusta ko. Here’s my bet/wager. Pusta ko: tatlong piso. My wager: three pesos. Pusta ko, mananalo ka. My bet is that you’ll...
View ArticleNAGBIBIRO
root word: birò nagbibiro joking nagbibiro kidding Hindi nagbibiro. Not joking. Hindi ako nagbibiro. I’m not joking. Hindi sila nagbibiro. They are not joking. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG birò: anumang...
View ArticleGITARA
This word is from the Spanish guitarra. gi·tá·ra guitar mga gitara guitars ang gitara the guitar gitarang maliit small guitar gitarang bayani guitar hero KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG gitára: instrumentong...
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This word is from the Spanish trapezeo. tra·pe·sé·o trapezoid spelling variations: trapesiyo, trapesyo KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG trapeséo: pátag na anyong may apat na gilid na parallel ang dalawa * Visit us...
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This word is from the Spanish adverbio. ad·bér·bi·yó adverb spelling variation: adberbyo Philippine schools don’t currently teach this Spanish-derived word. If you ask a sufficiently educated Filipino...
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root word: suyò sinusuyo courting, wooing Sinusuyo ng lalaki ang babae. The man is wooing the woman. Sinusuyo ng presidente ang mga mambabatas. The president is courting the legislators. * Visit us...
View ArticleDALAHIRA
This is a rarely heard Tagalog word these days. da·la·hi·rà gossipy dalahirà provocative MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG dalahirà: mapagsabi ng lihim ng iba o tungkol sa búhay ng ibang tao dalahirà:...
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root word: tarók will be able to know or grasp after study MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG tatarok: makakaalam o makakaintindi, matapos pag-aralan tatarok: makababatid Datapwa’t sino ang tatarok kaya sa mahal...
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This word is reportedly Chinese in origin. su·yò affection kasuyo sweetheart isinuyo courted, wooed manunuyo suitor Kapag nagtampo, suyuin. Huwag awayin. When she throws a fit, woo her. Don’t fight...
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awa, damay, simpatiya; lunos ha·bág pity, sorrow habág compassion malaking habag big help kahabagan have pity on mahabag to feel sorrow for mahabagin merciful pagkamahabagin mercifulness nahahabag...
View ArticleLUNASAN
root word: lúnas lunasan to cure lunasan ang lungkot relieve the sadness upang malunasan ang mga suliranin in order to remedy problems * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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