ABANG
tambang, abat, harang, bakay, paghihintay abang to wait and watch, to wait in anticipation Abangan ang susunod na kabanata. Watch out for the next chapter. (in a serialized story) Inabangan nila ako sa...
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This is from the English term “big shot.” bigsyat: taong mayaman, makuwarta, maimpluwensiya * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleBILDING
This word is from the English language. bilding: gusali, edipisyo * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleBINGGAS
binggas: pibrang kalamnan binggas: lamuymoy ng kalamnan * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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 ArticleKUNOT
kunot: crease, wrinkle, crinkle nakakunot ang noo with forehead furrowed Bakit nakakunot ang noo mo? Why is your forehead creased? Related Tagalog word: kulubot (wrinkle) * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKATAPORA
Ang katapora ay ang paggamit ng salita na sa hulihan lumalabas ang tinutukoy. Cataphora is the use of a word or phrase that refers to or stands for a later word or phrase. Halimbawa ng Katapora...
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Nationwide Smoking Ban takes effect July 23, 2017. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMABAIT
root word: bait mabait nice, kind mabait na bata good kid Mabait ang bata. The child is well-behaved. Occasionally in conversation, the word sounds like mabaet. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMABILIS
root word: bilis mabilis fast, quick Mabilis ako. I’m fast. Mas mabilis ka. You’re faster. Mas mabilis ang lola ko sa iyo. My grandma is faster than you. Sobrang mabilis uminit ang ulo nila. They are...
View ArticleBANGKAY
katawan ng patay bangkay corpse mga bangkay corpses Huwag mong buhayin ang bangkay. Don’t bring the corpse back to life. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMuieblackcat
“Muieblackcat Scanner” is a vulnerability scanner that targets PHP webservers, specifically those running the popular administrative tool PHPMyAdmin. The scanner will attempt to access commonly used...
View ArticleKABISOTE
There is the regional Spanish word cabezote, defined as “piedra sin labrar y de buen tamaño empleada en mampostería” (English translation: unbleached stone of good size used in masonry). More likely,...
View ArticleATAT
This is not a word that can be found in standard Tagalog dictionaries. atat: state of being uneasiness or eagerness to do something atat na atat: can’t wait to do something atat na atat: impatient...
View ArticleTAPUSIN
root word: tapos tapusin to complete tapusin to terminate Tapusin mo ito. Finish this. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleFor Filipino Students
If you are already fluent in Tagalog or a native speaker of the language, you are probably a Filipino student looking for resources on this site to use in the classroom. The most useful category for...
View ArticleHIGIT
higit sa: mas pa, lalo, lamang, lampas higit: labis, kalabisan, sobra, sobrante higit: bentaha, kalamangan higit: hila, batak, hatak para maunat * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePESIMISTA
This word is from the Spanish language. pesimista pessimist Masyado kang pesimista. You’re too much of a pessimist. optimista optimist A pessimist is a person who tends to see the worst aspect of...
View ArticleSABAK
lusob, atake sabák blind attack on someone or something napasabak ended up participating in an unexpected, difficult situation Napasabak ako sa inuman. I ended up in a drinking session. (which I had no...
View ArticleHIBANG
hibang: nagdidiliryo, luko-luko, lunatiko, haling, loko, wala sa hustong kaisipan nahihibang * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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