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View ArticleLUBAYAN
lubayan: to ease up, slacken; back off of (something/someone) Lubayán mo ako. Leave me alone. MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG lubáy: pagtigil sa anumang ginagawâ, o pagpapahupa ng intensidad lubáy: bagay na...
View ArticleAGIW
á·giw agiw cobweb Ang agiw ay bahay ng gagamba. A cobweb is a spider’s home. Gumawa ng agiw ang gagamba. The spider made a web. inagiw to have cobwebs form from disuse Inagiw ang kuwarto. The room...
View ArticleKUNTSABA
from the Spanish conchabar, meaning ‘to join’ or ‘to unite’ ka-kuntsaba someone you do stuff with aking ka-kuntsaba my buddy kakuntsaba co-conspirator kinuntsaba conspired to… Sometimes spelled as...
View ArticleABONO
from Spanish, has at least two meanings abono money paid as reimbursement abono advance payment abonado to have incurred a business loss abono fertilizer, compost abonado fertilized Pupunta ako sa...
View ArticleSISTER
The most common Filipino word for “sister” is áte, although this is used for women who are older than the speaker. A general term for a sibling (either male or female) is kapatíd. * Tagalog is known...
View ArticleNANGALIWA
root word: kaliwa (left, not right) nangangaliwa is being unfaithful nangangaliwang mister husband who is cheating on his wife nangangaliwang babae woman who is not monogamous Kinaliwa niya ako. He/She...
View ArticleYESO
This Filipino word is from the Spanish yeso (meaning: cast, plaster, gypsum). yeso chalk tsok chalk tisa chalk pisara chalkboard tsokbord chalkboard MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG yéso: tisà tisà: maputî at...
View ArticleMALUNGGAY
What is Malunggay in English? A widely grown plant in the Philippines, ma·lung·gáy is a plant with the scientific name Moringa oleifera. It is simply called “moringa” by English speakers. Moringa is a...
View ArticleGAGAMBA
ga·gam·bá spider mga gagambá spiders bahay-gagamba spider web Huwag mong gambalain ang gagamba. Don’t disturb the spider. Nangangagat ba ang gagamba? Does a spider bite? Kinagat ako ng gagamba. The...
View ArticleOBSOLETE
This English term can be transliterated into Tagalog as óbsolít. ob·so·lé·to obsolétoobsolete mga obsolétong salitaobsolete words obsolétong kagamitanobsolete equipment MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG...
View ArticleAMONG
This is an obscure Tagalog word. á·mong ámong MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG ámong: pagsámang pumasok sa bahay ámong: pag-agaw ng isang bagay mula sa iba ámong [amo+ng]: bulgar na pagtukoy sa isang pari *...
View ArticleALTAPRESYON
This word is from the Spanish alta presión. áltapresyón hypertension áltapresyón high blood pressure Paano pababain ang hayblad? How to lower high blood pressure? KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG áltapresyón:...
View ArticleKUMUHA
root word: kuha, meaning “to get” or “to take” Kumuha ka ng papel. Get paper. Go get paper. Kumuha ako ng lapis. I got a pencil. Kumuha ako ng dalawa. I got two. Kumuha ka ba ng pera? Did you get...
View ArticlePASC
Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection Ito ang tinatawag na “Long COVID” o mga sintomas pagkatapos magkasakit ng COVID. These are symptoms associated with the novel coronavirus disease that last...
View ArticleKAPALARAN
root word: pálad kapalaran fortune Sa araw na iyon, si Grace ay pinarangalan nina Haring Albert at Reynang Rose dahil sa mabuting kapalarang dinala niya sa kaharian. On that day, Grace was honored by...
View ArticleBALIKWAS
ba·lik·wás balikwássudden turning to opposite side balikwássudden jumping balikwássudden rising balikwássudden flip balikwas upside down balikwas turning around bumalikwas to flip on an issue;...
View ArticleHUMAGULGOL
Common misspelling for humagulhól. hagulgól loud weeping humagulgol loudly wept Humagulgol ako habang binabasa ang nobela. I loudly wept while reading the novel. KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG hagulhól: biglaang...
View ArticleDAPITHAPON
root words: dápit (toward, near) + hápon (afternoon) dapithapon around sunset dapithapon when the sun is about to set One can see this word frequently spelled with a hyphen, like dapit-hapon. KAHULUGAN...
View ArticleLIHAM
sulat, kalatas liham letter (written message) liham pangangalakal business letter / correspondence liham na humihingi ng mapapasukan letter asking for employment liham na paanyaya sa panauhing...
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