BIKLANG
bik·láng bikláng bowlegged bikláng astride MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bikláng: nakabukaka, nakasaklang, pakaang, nakakaang, bisaklat, pabukaka, bikaka bikláng: sakang bikláng: pagbaluktok ng mga binti...
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This is an obscure word rarely used in modern Philippine society. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG bu·lag·lág: bulàan bulaglág: laging nagsisinungaling * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKLASTER
This Filipino word is from the English language. klaster cluster klaster ng katinig consonant cluster A cluster is a group of similar things positioned or occurring closely together. In linguistics, a...
View ArticleColors in Tagalog
The Tagalog word for ‘color’ is kulay. itim black putî white dilaw yellow bughaw blue (the color of the sky) asul blue (from Spanish) luntian green (foliage like grass) berde green (from Spanish) pula...
View ArticleOKTUBRE
This word is from the Spanish octubre. Oktubre October sa buwan ng Oktubre in the month of October Kailan sa Oktubre? When in October? sa ika-lima ng Oktubre on the fifth of October sa unang araw ng...
View ArticleSAD
sad: malungkot Malungkot ako. I’m sad. Bakit ka malungkot? Why are you sad? Malungkot ako kasi miss kita. I’m sad because I miss you. Huwag kang malungkot. Don’t be sad. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleBOLA-BOLA
bó·la-bó·la bóla-bóla meatball The English word can be transliterated into Tagalog as mít·bol. Often spelled without a hyphen as well — bolabola. The root word is bóla (meaning: ball). KAHULUGAN SA...
View ArticlePAPAGAYO
This word is from the Spanish papagallo. pa·pa·gá·yo parrot pa·pa·gá·yo bird-shaped kite The more common word that Filipinos use for “parrot” is loro. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG papagáyo: uri ng loro...
View ArticleKUDAG
This is not a recognizable Tagalog word. meaning: to copulate * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleDAO
Tinatawag ding Tao (bigkas: taw) KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG Tao: metapisikong konseptong sentro sa pilosopiyang Chino, ang ganap na prinsipyong batayan sa mundo, at pinagbuklod sa loob nitó ang prinsipyo ng...
View ArticleTULA: Ang Salapi
Arguably the most insightful poem written in any language about the nature of money. Penned in Tagalog by the prolific Filipino poet Jose Corazon de Jesus. * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleKAIBIGAN
root word: ibig (fondness) ka·i·bí·gan friend The most common meaning of the Tagalog word kaibigan is ‘friend’ but if you pronounce it incorrectly it could come out sounding like the rarely used word...
View ArticleROMANTISISMO
This word is from the Spanish romanticismo. ro·man·ti·sís·mo romanticism MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG Romantisísmo: sa malaking titik, kilusan sa sining at panitikan na nabuo sa hulíng bahagi ng ika-18...
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 ArticleBUKO
Young coconut is called búko. Its flesh is soft, thin and silky — you can easily scrape it off with a spoon. In contrast, the flesh of a mature coconut is niyog, which is thick and hard and needs to be...
View ArticleBUKING
root word: bukó bukíng was found out Nabuking ako. I was found out. Nabuking ka rin, ano? So you were also found out, huh? Huwag mong ibuking. Don’t let him/her be found out. Don’t reveal to others...
View ArticleANTOLOHIYA
This word is from the Spanish antología. antolohiya anthology Ano ang antolohiya? Ang antolohiya ay nakalimbag na koleksyon ng mga tula o iba pang uri ng akda tulad ng maikling kuwento o dula. An...
View ArticlePAGMAMALABIS
root word: labis pagmamalabis hyperbole pagmamalabis exaggeration labis: sobra, labi, surplas, tira, natira, higit sa bilang Ano ang Pagmamalabis o Hayperbole/Hayperboli? What is Exaggeration or...
View ArticleSAKBAT
sakbát: shoulder band, shoulder sling sakbát: slung from the shoulder KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG sakbát: anumang inilalagay nang paalampay sa balikat at tumatawid sa dibdib pababâ sa baywang sakbát ang kawit...
View ArticleHAIKU
ANO ANG HAIKU? Ito ay salitang Hapon na tumutukoy sa isang uri ng maikling tula. Ang haiku ay tulang binubuo ng labinpitong pantig, na may tatlong taludturan; na ang unang taludtod ay may limang...
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