MABABATA
mababata: matitiis mababata: matatanggap na hirap hindi mababata: hindi matitiis hindi mababata: intolerable, cannot be endured * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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kalís: scraped clean kalisán: scrape off MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG kalis: sable, espada, kris kalis (chalice): kopa, tagayan kalis: salong-dahon kalis: mapait na kopa ng pamimighati, dalamhati, dusa *...
View ArticlePANGLAW
panglaw: lungkot, lumbay panglaw: tamlay panglaw melancholy, loneliness See mapanglaw. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMga Uri ng Tayutay
Ano ang tayutay? Ang tayutay ay isang matalinghagang pahayag na nagbibigay ng mabisang kahulugan upang lalong maging mabisa at makulay ang isang paglalarawan. Ano ang mga uri ng tayutay? 1. Pagtutulad...
View ArticleNative Filipino Beliefs
The Philippines is a predominantly Christian nation on account of 300 years of Spanish rule. It is estimated that 81% of the population is Roman Catholic. In the south on the large island of Mindanao,...
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...
View ArticleUTOT
lagumpit; mabahong hangin na nanggagaling sa tumbong, kabag utót anal gas, intestinal gas, a fart umutot to fart, to pass gas, to break wind Umutot ka! You farted! Umutot ka ba? Did you fart? Utot siya...
View ArticleUWAK
isang uri ng ibon na kulay itim uwak crow uwak raven pagputi ng uwak when the crow turns white = will never happen ang kalapati at uwak the dove and raven (of Noah’s ark) Ang Aso at ang Uwak ay isang...
View ArticleENGGANYO
This word is from the Spanish engaño (meaning: deceit or trick). Also sometimes spelled enganyo. engganyo to entice engganyohin to seduce Nakakaenganyong bumili. It’s seductive to buy. = It’s enticing...
View ArticleNGA
totoo ba, tunay ba; siya ba; sana; talaga nga really, indeed, please The Tagalog word nga is an adverb that adds emphasis. It is very tricky to translate. You will have to hear it used and look at the...
View ArticleSABADO
This is from the Spanish word sábado. Sabado Saturday ngayong Sabado this Saturday sa Sabadong ito on this Saturday tuwing Sabado every Saturday nitong nakaraang Sabado ng gabi this past Saturday night...
View ArticleISPINGHE
This word is from the Spanish esfinge. ispinghe sphinx higanteng istatwa na may ulo ng tao at katawan ng leon giant statue with a human head and a lion’s body The word espinghe is closer to Spanish,...
View ArticleBUBOT
bubót: small, unripe fruit bubót: descriptor for small, unripe fruit bubót: di pa hinog, mura pa, berde pa ang balat, hilaw bubót: not yet ripe, still have green skin There is an old slang word that is...
View ArticleLANGO
This is now a fairly obscure word. langô: drunk, intoxicated The more widely used Tagalog word for “drunk” is lasing. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lango: lasing, barik, intoksikado * Visit us here at TAGALOG...
View ArticleMULTÓ
This word is from the Spanish muerto (meaning: “dead”). multó ghost May multó sa bahay. There’s a ghost in the house. mga kwentong multo ghost stories Mga Kwentong Katatakutan Horror Stories...
View ArticlePAMATOK
pamatok: singkaw, panaklay, yugo o saklay sa batok ng kalabaw * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticlePAMAYAK
This is not a commonly used word. pamayak: curdling; coagulation KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG pamayak: pagkabuo o pagkakulta tulad ng gatas na panis * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleUWAY
uway: isang uri ng yantok uway: ratan, bihuko uway: palasan, ubakan, tumalula, ubakan * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleUWIDO
uwido: karunungang hindi kinuha sa pag-aaral uwido: karunungang likas o nasa sarili na * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
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