TANAGA
A tanaga is a short poetic form that’s the Filipino equivalent of the Japanese haiku. It is an untitled poem of four lines with each line equally having seven to nine syllables. Mga Halimbawa ng Tanaga...
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This is a neologism (newly coined term) made by those who insist that there be a “native” Tagalog translation for every English word. It is sometimes misspelled without a hyphen, like pooksapot. Most...
View ArticleBILNURAN
This is not a common word at all. bilnuran arithmetic aritmetika arithmetic misspelling: milnuran MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG aritmétiká: agham ng mga bílang o numero aritmétiká: kaalamán o paggamit sa...
View ArticlePATI
at saka; din, rin, man, maging patí including patí also, as well, too patí even pati ang mga mambabatas including the legislators pati ang mga kilos mo your actions as well Pati ang tatay ko umiyak...
View ArticleSALIKSIK
paghahalungkat o paghahanap na mabusisi; siyasat, siyasig saliksík search saliksik panrehiyon regional research magsaliksik to search carefully for tagapagsaliksik, tagasaliksik researcher mananaliksik...
View ArticleMAPANLINLANG
mapáng- + linláng ma·pán·lin·láng deceitful mispelling: mapanlinglan MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG mapánlinláng: mahilig manlinlang mapánlinláng: may malakas na layuning manlinlang linláng: bagay na hindi...
View ArticleTULONG
adya, saklolo; abuloy, ambag, usong; pagdalo o paggibik sa isang humihingi ng kalinga túlong help, aid, support tulungan to help someone katulong helper, maid matulungin helpful, cooperative...
View ArticlePEPE
Pepe is a common nickname for Filipino men born with the name Jose. The most notable “Pepe” is Philippine national hero Jose Rizal. To see the relationship between Pepe and Jose, consider the Italian...
View ArticleCHEMISTRY
The English word is transliterated into Tagalog as kémistrí. The Spanish-derived Filipino word kímiká is also sometimes used. Proponents of “pure” Tagalog have come up with the word kapnayan to serve...
View ArticleHAMOY
há·moy MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hámoy: pagpapababà ng halaga hámoy: pagpayapa ng hangin * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleRICE
Filipinos have many different words for the “rice” that English speakers refer to using one general term. The most common words are kanin, palay, bigas, and sinaing. palay: rice that’s still planted in...
View ArticleENGKANTADA
This word is from the Spanish encantada. éngkantáda fairy engkantadang maganda beautiful fairy Matatalino ang mga éngkantáda. Fairies are intelligent. Spelling variations: enkantada, ingkantada...
View ArticleASO
alagang hayop sa tahanan áso dog asong puti white dog puting áso white dog mainit na áso hot dog asong ulol mad dog, crazy dog parang aso’t pusa like cats and dogs (“always quarelling”) mag-aso to take...
View ArticleDAMPOG
This is an obscure word. dámpog cloud The more widely used Tagalog word for “cloud” is úlap. Sa Hiligaynon, ang ibig sabihin ng dampóg ay salúbong. Sa mga taga-Bikol, ang ibig sabihin ng dampóg ay...
View ArticleAPARISYON
This word is from the Spanish aparición. a·pa·ris·yón apparition KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG aparisyón: multo o tíla multong imahen ng tao aparisyong sakbibi ng katotohanan * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleEXPORTADOR
This word is from the Spanish exportador. éks·por·ta·dór exporter mga éksportadór exporters KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG éksportadór: tagaluwas ng mga kalakal mga eksportador ng troso, kopra, asukal at tabla...
View ArticleHUBLAS
This is not a commonly seen word. It may be local only to Tayabas in Quezon. hub·lás state of undress KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hublás: pag-iwan sa isang nakahubad dahil napaaway ito Maaaring ang lilis ay...
View ArticleHUBLI
This is not a commonly used word in contemporary Philippine society. hub·lî: cash payment with discount for a crop share MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hublî: kabayarang may bawas para sa parté ng ani o...
View ArticleAKTUWAL
This word is from the Spanish actual. ak·tu·wál actual spelling variation: aktwal MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG aktuwál: tunay na umiiral aktuwál: de facto aktuwál: nangyayari sa ngayon * Visit us here at...
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...
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