ANO
isang pananong; isang salitang tumutukoy sa anumang bagay, kuwan Ano? What? Ano ito? What is this? Ano iyan? What is that? – close to the one talking Ano iyon? What is that? – far away from the ones...
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norte, kasalungat ng timog hilagà north Hilagang Asya North Asia Hilagang Amerika North America Hilagang Aprika North Africa hilagang-silangan northeast hilagang-kanluran northwest MGA KAHULUGAN SA...
View ArticleMABANGIS
root word: bangís mabangis savage, vicious, fierce, ferocious mabangis na hayop wild, ferocious animal mabangis na tingin fierce look mabangis na kamay savage hand Nakakatakot ang bangis ng hayop. The...
View ArticleMETATESIS
The Spanish word is metátesis. mé·ta·té·sis metathesis Metathesis is the transposition of sounds or letters in a word. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG métatésis: sa retorika, ang transposisyon ng mga tunog o mga...
View ArticleHALINA
This word has at least two meanings. Halina. Come on. Let’s go. Halina sa dalampasigan. Let’s go to the shore. Halinang maglinis. Come on, let’s clean. To call one person over, it is more common to use...
View ArticleMALINAMNAM
root word: linamnám ma·li·nam·nám tasty The more common Tagalog word for “delicious” is masaráp. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG malinamnám: may angking linamnám Mga Bagong Lutuing Pantahanan Malinamnam at...
View ArticleLAPIS
This word is from the Spanish lapiz. lápis pencil maikling lápis a short pencil mahabang lápis a long pencil magsulat gamit ang lápis to write using a pencil Kailangan ko ng lápis. I need a pencil....
View ArticleHARIBON
root words: hari ng ibon há·ri·bón “king of birds” This is a coined word. The widely used Spanish-derived term is agila. It’s the Philippine eagle whose scientific name is Pithecophaga jefferyi. The...
View ArticleDALUBWIKA
from dalub- (a Tagalog prefix denoting expertise) + wika (language) dalubhasa expert da·lúb·wi·kà language expert dalubwika linguist dalubwika polyglot In English, there is a difference between a...
View ArticleTAGAK
This can refer to several different species of birds. Isang uri ng ibon na mahaba ang paa. A type of bird with long feet. tagák cattle egret tagak heron dalawang tagak two herons ang magandang tagak...
View ArticleOPTIMISMO
This word entered the Philippine lexicon from the Spanish language. óp·ti·mís·mo optimism MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG óptimísmo: pagtingin o tendensiyang makíta ang maganda o mabuti sa anumang pangyayari...
View ArticleLAPIT
tabi, daiti, maikling agwat, kasalungat ng layo lá·pit nearness malapit near, close Malapit ang trabaho ko dito. My work is near here. lumapit to approach Lumapit ka. Come near. Huwag mo akong lapitan....
View ArticleTANIKALA
kadena, kadenita, kadenilya tanikalâ chain nakatanikala chained Tanikalang Guinto (Golden Chain) is a drama in three acts, written by Juan Abad in 1902. The play was banned for being “seditious” and in...
View ArticleTULA
Ang tula ayon kay Samuel Taylor Coleridge ay ang mga pinakamabuting salita sa kanilang pinakamabuting kaayusan (“the best words in the best order”). The Tagalog word for ‘poetry’ is panulaan or simply...
View ArticleAT
The Tagalog word at is a conjunction. It is translated into English as ‘and.’ at and itim at puti black and white ako at ikaw me and you mansanas, ubas at pakwan apples, grapes and watermelon This can...
View ArticlePERSONIPIKASYON
Tinatawag ding pagtatao, pagsasatao, o pagbibigay-katauhan. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePIYUDALISMO
This word is from the Spanish feudalísmo. pi·yu·da·lís·mo feudalism spelling variation: pyudalismo KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG piyudalísmo: sistemang pangkabuhayan, pampolitika, at panlipunan sa Europa noong...
View ArticleTEKSTO
This word is from the Spanish texto. téksto text pinagmumulang téksto source text puntiryang téksto target text tékstong argumentatibo argumentative text MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG téksto: ang...
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