HINTO
hinto stop, halt, pause Hinto! Stop! huminto to cease, stop Ayaw huminto sa kakaiyak. Doesn’t want to stop crying. ihinto to cause to stop inihihinto, inihinto, ihihinto is stopping, stopped, will stop...
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Scientific name: Muntingia calabura Variations on spelling: aratilis, aratiles, aratalis A tree whose individual fruits resemble American cranberries, which are from shrubs. The aratiles fruit is known...
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isang uri ng mineral; metal na matigas bakal iron Ang bakod ay gawa sa bakal. The fence is made of iron. yari sa bakal made of iron mina ng bakal iron mine daang-bakal railway, railroad tracks bakalan...
View ArticleKAWAN
Not a common word in modern Filipino conversation. kawan herd, flock, swarm kawan ng kordero flock of sheep kawan ng mga baka herd of cows (cattle) kawan ng lukton swarm of locusts kawan ng isda school...
View ArticleLAGAS
pigtal, tanggal, pigtas, nahulog, laglag, lugas lagas to fall off, fall out malagas to fall off, fall out Nalagas ang buhok ko. My hair fell out. taglagas autumn, fall season pag-kalagas ng mga dahon...
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dagli, agad, pagdaka, agad-agad, kaginsa-ginsa, karaka-raka, bigla kagyat instantly kagyat immediate kagya’t suddenly Ang Estado ay dapat maglaan ng kagyat at sapat na pangangalaga, mga benepisyo, at...
View ArticleSIPSIP
higop, hitit, supsup sipsip (verb) sip, suck Sipsipin mo ito. Suck this. Sipsipin muna ang ulo ng hipon bago itapon. Suck the shrimp’s head first before throwing away. sipsip (noun) a sycophant Sipsip...
View ArticleIRITA
galit, yamot, inis; kati, pangangati irita to irritate naiirita is getting irritated nakaka-irita irritating Nakakairita. It’s irritating. Nakaka-irita ka. You’re irritating. Nakakairita ang ingay. The...
View ArticleKUYOM
kuyóm: closed (fist), clenched KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kuyom: kimis, kuyumos * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePISISTRATUS
Si Pisistratus ay namuno sa Atena noong mga taong 561 – 527 BC. Sinasabing isang ehemplo ng populismo ang kanyang pamumuno dahil pinagbigyan niya ang mga mahihirap. Sa halip na kamkamin para sa kanyang...
View ArticleLINAMBAY
Linambay: theatrical show that’s a combination of stories of wars and legends with elaborate supernatural elements; prominent in Carcar, Cebu Often written by anonymous folk poets, the linambay (called...
View ArticleALOHA
Aloha is a Hawaiian word used when greeting or parting from someone. In contemporary Philippine society, Filipinos greet others by using the English word “hello” or the Spanish-derived Kamusta. In...
View ArticleNAPILI
root word: pili napili was chosen napili was selected Ako ang napiling guro. I was the chosen teacher. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePARAGIS
This is a type of plant known as “goosegrass” or “wire grass” in English. Scientific name: Eleusine indica (Linn.) Gaertn. Ang paragis ay isang uri ng damo. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePANGIT
di-maganda, masamang itsura o anyo; di-maayos na kayarian pangit ugly Pangit ba ako? Am I ugly? Pangit ka. You’re ugly. Ang pangit mo! You’re so ugly! Panget ng aso mo… Your dog’s ugly… Pinaka-pangit...
View ArticleNAKAPANGYAYARI
Nakapangyayari ang sambayanan Sovereign are the people Official motto of Kidapawan The first few words of the 1987 Philippine Constitution’s preamble in Tagalog: Kami, ang nakapangyayaring sambayanang...
View ArticleOPO
This is the polite version of the Tagalog word for ‘yes.’ Oo. Yes. (casual) Opo. Yes. (respectful) The word po is often used when talking to someone much older than you. Compare the following...
View ArticleGUMAMELA
Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn. gumamela hibiscus (species of flower) isang gumamelang kulay pula a hibiscus that is red in color mga gumamela hibiscuses mga gumamela hibiscus flowers...
View ArticleHUWEBES
This is from the Spanish word jueves. It is sometimes spelled as Hwebes. HuwebesThursday Huwebes Santo Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter Sunday) ngayong Huwebes this Thursday...
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