O
A one-letter word from Spanish. o or isa o dalawa one or two ikaw o ako you or me babae o lalake woman or man matanda o bata old or young malayo o malapit far or near Baka mamaya o bukas. Maybe later...
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biklát spread open, unfolded biklát disjointed MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG biklát: hiklat, nahiklat, nabikaka, lubusang nahayag biklát: pagkabakbak ng anumang bagay sa dáting pagkakaayos nitó biklát:...
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This word is from the Spanish language. si·na·gó·ga synagogue MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sinagóga: templo ng mga Hudyo sinagóga: asamblea ng mga naturang tao sinagóga: pook para sa pagsamba o pagtanggap...
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This word is from the Spanish language. gó·ma rubber gó·ma rubber band gó·ma eraser (not common) gó·ma condom (common enough) gomang pandilig rubber hose (not common) gomahan rubber plantation (not...
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pang-labing-apat na letra sa abakada fourteenth letter of the abakada ikalabing-walong titik sa alpabetong Filipino eighteenth letter in the Filipino alphabet The letter could be short for “pa” in text...
View ArticlePAGWAWANGIS
root word: wangis (semblance), pagkakawangis pagwawangis metaphor Ano ang Pagwawangis? Ang pagwawangis ay isang tuwirang paghahambing na ang dalawang bagay na pinagtutulad ay ipinapalagay nang iisa o...
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The letter “K” can be short for any number of words in modern-day Tagalog, particularly when it comes to short text messages. Wala kang K. = Wala kang karapatan. = You have no right. (You have no...
View ArticleLINDOL
temblor, seism lindól earthquake malaking lindol big earthquake maliit na lindol small earthquake lumindol to quake, to shake Lumindol ba? Did the earth quake? = Was that an earthquake? Lumilindol. The...
View ArticleLUWALHATI
kaligayahan, glorya, kasiyahan o kagalakang ganap lu·wal·ha·tì glory, splendor lu·wal·ha·tì great happiness and prosperity maluwalhati gloriously, safely iluluwalhati This is a widely understood...
View ArticleKAWANGKI
root word: wang·kî ka·wang·kî similar to pág·wa·wang·kî simile MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG wangkî: túlad kawangkî: katúlad págwawangkî: tahasang pagtutulad ng dalawang magkaibang bagay sa pamamagitan ng...
View ArticleKUTA
kuta: fort, bulwark, hideout magkuta: to entrench kutaan: to fortify a place There are historical renderings of this word into Spanish and English as “cotta” — in fact, there is a Barangay Cotta in...
View ArticleITSURA
This word is from the Spanish hechura. itsura shape, form itsura the way somebody looks Ba’t ganyan ang itsura mo? Why do you look like that? =What the hell happened to you? You look like a mess. Ano...
View ArticleTSISMIS
This is from the Spanish word chisme. Also frequently spelled by Filipinos as chismis. tsismis gossip tsismosa / chismosa a gossipy woman tsismoso / chismoso a gossipy man tsismisan gossip-mongering...
View ArticleVery Short Tagalog Words
At this time, single-letter Tagalog words are not surfaced by our site’s search engine. For these, we are creating short urls to make them easy for you to find. ONE-LETTER WORDS tagaloglang.com/a...
View ArticleLORO
Tanygnathus is a genus of parrots in the Psittaculini tribe, of the superfamily of Psittacoidea (true parrots). Its species are native to Southeast Asia and Melanesia. ló·ro parrot mga lóro parrots...
View ArticlePATULOY
root word: tuloy MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG patulóy: anyaya para pumasok sa bahay o sumali sa pag-titipon ang isang tao patúloy: hindi tumitigil, gaya sa aktibidad o proseso patúloy: nananatili ang...
View ArticlePOSTKARD
This word is from the English. póst·kard postcard KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG póstkard: maliit at inilimbag na kard, karaniwang may larawan sa isang gilid, at may espasyo para sa selyo * Visit us here at...
View ArticleRAKS
This is not a word that can be found in any standard Tagalog dictionary. The term “raks” is part of a simple Filipino joke. I’m a huge fan of Raks… Raks? Is that a new video game? Raks… Random acts of...
View ArticleWORKSHOP
The English word can be transliterated into Tagalog as wórksyap. Philippine words such as palihan and pasinatì have been appropriated as a synonym, but most Filipinos do not recognize the equivalence....
View ArticleLABUSAW
turbidity due to sediment stirring MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG labusáw / labúsaw: lumabòng likido dahil nalagyan ng putik o ibang sangkap, o kayâ’y ginalaw ng tao, hayop, o ibang puwersa labusáw:...
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