LINGGO
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 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 ArticleIbong Adarna (Summary)
Buod ng Ibong Adarna Sina Haring Fernando at ang kanyang asawang si Donya Valeriana ay namumuno sa kaharian ng Berbanya. Mayroon silang tatlong anak: sina Don Pedro, Don Diego at Don Juan. Si Don Juan...
View ArticleMga Tayutay (Figures of Speech)
Ang tayutay ay isang pampanitikang paraan ng pagpapahayag na ginagamitan ng mga salitang labas sa patitik na kahulugan upang maging marikit, maharaya at makasining ang pagpapahayag. Mga Uri ng Tayutay...
View ArticlePUNIT
sira, gawak, pilas, gisi, gahi, laslas, tastas punit tear, rip, shred Punitin ang papel. Tear up the paper. Punitin at sunugin. Shred and burn. Pinupunit ni Pedro ang papel. Peter is tearing up the...
View ArticleGURYON
from the Spanish gorrión, meaning ‘sparrow bird’ guryon small kite ang guryong pula the small red kite saranggola kite maliit na saranggola small kite * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleDAGTÂ
dagtâ sap dagtâ ng langka jackfruit sap dagtâ resin madagta resinous Ang dagtâ ng puno ay ipinapahid sa anit. The tree sap is spread on the scalp. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleTUTOK
tutok point (a gun at), aim tinutukan ng baril to have a pointed a gun at Tinutukan ako ng baril. I had a gun pointed at me. nanutok ng baril pointed a gun at The general Tagalog word for “point” is...
View ArticleEMBALSAMADOR
This word is from the Spanish language. embalsamador embalmer Embalming is the art and science of preserving human remains by treating them (in its modern form with chemicals) to forestall...
View ArticleLASO
This word has at least two meanings in standard dictionaries. from the Spanish lazo, meaning ‘ribbon’ or ‘bow’ laso ribbon lasong pula red ribbon pulang laso red ribbon Talian mo ng laso. Tie a ribbon...
View ArticleKULIT
pagkamapilit, pagpupumilit; pagtitiyaga, pagtataman; pananatili, pamamalagi; sigasig, sigsa kulit stubbornness, peskiness Ang kulit niya! He/She just keeps nagging me, bothering me. makulit importunate...
View ArticleFilipino? Tagalog? Pilipino?
The basis for the Philippine national language is Tagalog, which had primarily been spoken only in Manila and the surrounding provinces when the Commonwealth constitution was drawn up in the 1930s....
View ArticleSILBI
This word is from the Spanish serví. silbi service, utility tagasilbi server walang silbi useless, without utility Wala kang silbi. You’re useless. nagsilbing inspirasyon served as inspiration Anong...
View ArticleSERBIDORA
This word is from the Spanish servidora. serbidora female server This is not that commonly used in modern Filipino conversation. A synonym could be tagasilbi. In the old days, the Filipino word was...
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 ArticleONOMATOPEYA
Ano ang onomatopeya? Ito ay paghihimig. Gumagamit ang onomatopeya ng kaugnay ng tunog o himig ng mga salita upang ipahiwatig ang kahulugan. Halimbawa ng Onomatopeya Malakas ang potpot ng kotse. Ang...
View ArticleINDIKASYON
This word is from the Spanish indicación. indikasyon indication One of the definitions of “indication” refers to what a medicine is *indicated* for… What does the substance hope to treat or remedy?...
View ArticleTEORYA
This word is from the Spanish teoría. teorya theory * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKARTOGRAPA
This word is from the Spanish cartógrafa (female cartographer). kartograpa woman cartographer A carographer makes maps. The male equivalent is a kartograpo, from the Spanish cartógrafo. * Visit us here...
View ArticleSABÓN
This word is from the Spanish jabón. sabón soap mabangong sabón fragrant soap sabunin to soap sabunin to wash with soap Sabunin mo ito. Wash this with soap. This is also a slang word meaning to scold...
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