abay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abay.


kun

Kun may dudumanon ka, maiba lugod ako saimo.

If you're going somewhere, I'll come with you then.


kun

Kun mabanggi na, nagluluwas man an mga bituon.

When the night comes, the stars come out also.

when; at (or as soon as) that time that; if


tago

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq (“to store, to put away”).


tago

bcl-verb

tagò (plural tarago, Basahan spelling ᜆᜄᜓ)


tao

Itao mo na sakuya an kuwarta.


tao

From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.


amigo

bcl-noun

amígo (feminine amiga, Basahan spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜄᜓ)


mundo

múndo or mundó (Basahan spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)


mundo

to brood, sulk (over, about, because of)


mi

Yaon an harong mi sana sa may kanto.


apod

Ano an apod mo kaini?


balad

balád (plural baralad, Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜇ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *belaj (“spread out to dry in the sun”).
Compare Cebuano bulad and Tagalog bilad.


balat

shellfish (which breeds along the beaches)

(Tagalog-influenced, anatomy) skin; scalp


alo

(archaic) rest (relief from any activity)


alo

Nonstandard form of halo (“quiet!; be quiet!”).


barato

bcl-adj

baráto (plural bararato, intensified baratohon, plural intensified bararatohon, Basahan spelling ᜊᜍᜆᜓ)

baráto (canonical)
bararato (plural)
intensified bararatohon (plural)


balik

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik.


balik

bcl-noun

balík (plural baralik, Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

return; act of coming back, to going back


bayad

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bayaD, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayaD.


kami

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

inh+

Nagtatrabaho kami sa sarong kompanya. Ika?


simba

act of going to church, attending church services


kali

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.


man

Dai man iyan

used to abate or soften the impacts of negatives and commands


unit

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, anatomy) skin; scalp


an

From Proto-Central Philippine *aŋ. Cognate with Cebuano ang, Hiligaynon ang, Tagalog ang, Waray-Waray an.
Further etymology is debated; some have theorized a relationship to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a (“direct marker”), from Proto-Austronesian *a (“direct marker”) with the addition of an unclear nasal suffix. Compare Kapampangan ing.

cog

Nagdalagan an lalaki pasiring sa baybayon.

Kinaon kan ikos an sira. (Legazpi)

direct marker for all general nouns other than personal proper nouns


sama

to get along with others, to be sociable


lain

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqin.


bulan

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bulan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulan, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaN.

moon (largest natural satellite of planet Earth)

moon (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet)

month (period into which a year is divided)


lingo

Grabe an lingo pakamata ko sa higdaan.


kita

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Luwas na kita.

Kita sana digdi an yaon.

we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)


suka

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *suka₂ (“to vomit”). Cognate with Tagalog suka, Cebuano suka, and Tausug suka.


suka

Borrowing ultimately from Sanskrit चुक्रा (cukrā, “tamarind tree”), possibly through Malay cuka (“soured wine, vinegar”). Compare Ilocano suka, Maranao soka' and Tausug suka'.


among

Alternative form of amo (“master; boss”)


mama

a mother; a (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be

a term of address to one's mother, mother-in-law or wife


nin

Aldaw nin Pagkamuot

Aldaw nin Kamahalan

(formal) of (mostly for locations and occasions)

Nagkakan nin sira an ikos.

Nagkakan sana kami nin pamahawan.

(Naga) indirect marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names


simple

bcl-noun

símple (intensified simplehon, Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜎᜒ)


duke

dúke (feminine dukesa, Basahan spelling ᜇᜓᜃᜒ)


ano

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qanú, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu.

Ano an ginigibo mo?


Hindi

Nag-iistar ako sa Brgy. Hindi sa Bacacay, Albay.
I lived in Brgy. Hindi in Bacacay, Albay.

a barangay in Bacacay, Albay in the Philippines.

Hindi an pambanwang tataramon kan Indiya.

Hindi is the national language of India.


libro

líbro or libró (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜊ᜔ᜍᜓ)

Sain mo binakal an libro?


ta

Linigan ta an kuwarto mo.

by us, of us (including the person spoken to)

Mga pirang lakaw sana an harong ta.


ta

Nag(p)uli na sana kami, ta banggi na.

We just went home because it's already nighttime.


daan

bcl-adj

dáan (intensified daanon, Basahan spelling ᜇᜀᜈ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan (“old”), from Proto-Austronesian *daqaN.


banal

From Proto-Philippine *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər. Compare Kapampangan banal, Masbatenyo banal, and Tagalog banal.


po

Dagos po kamo.

Ma, maduman po ako sa simbahan.

(formal, polite) marks respect toward the person the speaker is addressing


Barcelona

Borrowed from Spanish Barcelona, originally from Catalan Barcelona.

Barcelona (the capital city of Catalonia, Spain)

Barcelona (a province of Catalonia, Spain)

Barcelona (a municipality of the province of Sorsogon, Philippines)


sine

Borrowed from Spanish cine, from a clipping of Spanish cinema, a reduction of Spanish cinematógrafo, from French cinématographe.

clipping

Spanish <i class="Latn mention" lang="es">cinema</i>


ika

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.


baba

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaq, from Proto-Austronesian *babaq.


baba

decrease; lowering of quantity or measurement


baba

From padaba (“loved one, term of endearment”).

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, slang) loved one


ini

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)ni.


si

Compare Chamorro si, Indonesian si, Malay si, and Tagalog si.

Nagdalagan si Juan.

Dinara ninda si Tatay sa ospital.

direct marker placed before names or terms of address of people

Yaon na si Taba.

direct marker placed before an adjective used to refer to a person with those distinct characteristics

Kinua ko na si pakete.

(Naga) direct marker placed before common nouns


agi

tracks (of a footprint), prints (as of "fingerprints)


puso

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusuq.

(figuratively) core, center (of a place)


Naghali na po siya sa harong.

Tapos ka na?

Dai na niya kayang tioson.


Bilog na bulan

connects consonant ending noun or adjective to a noun or adjective that it modifies


Madya na, mapuon na kita.


papa

A father; a (generally human) male who begets a child.

A term of address to one's father, father-in-law or husband.


mos

Mos! (Mos na kita!)


hilang

ailment, disease, illness, malady, sickness


mahal

bcl-adj

mahál (plural marahal, intensified mahalon, plural intensified marahalon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)

mahál (canonical)
marahal (plural)
intensified marahalon (plural)

Mahal na baga an koriyente.


mahal

mahál (intensified mahalon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)

Mahal kong....


mahal

(literary, poetic) loved one; darling; sweetheart


abang

From Proto-Central Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Philippine *abaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaŋ.


abang

Abang estrikto kan magurang niya

Abang sakit mong paintindihon


rikas

rikás (plural ririkas, intensified rikason, plural intensified ririkason, Basahan spelling ᜍᜒᜃᜐ᜔)

rikás (canonical)
ririkas (plural)
intensified ririkason (plural)
Naga (formal)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rikas.


rikas

act or manner of hurrying up someone, rushing someone


kuba

bcl-adj

kubà (plural kuruba, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜊ)


paha

pahà (plural paraha, Basahan spelling ᜉᜑ)

Paha na ako.


ilo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ilu.


asin

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN.


ani

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih (“harvest”), from Proto-Austronesian *qaniS (“harvest”).


listo

bcl-adj

lísto (intensified listohon, Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)


susi

Borrowed from Tagalog susi, from Hokkien 鎖匙／锁匙 (só-sî, “key”).


ako

From Proto-Philippine *ʔakúʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.


biti

(anatomy, usually of fish) A swim bladder of a fish.

A swim bladder from the fish known as Abo or Tigertooth croaker, endemic in the San Miguel Bay in the Philippines.


lista

act of registering someone, signing up someone


abo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

ash (the solid remains of a fire), cinder


ko

Sinalo ko an bola.

An harong ko.

Sa taas ko.


maestro

bcl-noun

maéstro (feminine maestra, Basahan spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜍᜓ)


su

Kinua ko na su pakete.

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) direct marker placed before common nouns


sangat

act of laying or placing on top of something


para

Borrowed from Spanish parar (“to stop”).

stop! (used as a command to stop a vehicle)


para

Para sain ini?


para

Para kaiyan?


tubo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh, from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS.


tubo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tubuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, from Proto-Austronesian *Cubuq.


abogado

bcl-noun

abogado (feminine abogada, Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜄᜇᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish abogado (“lawyer”).


lada

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq.


tuo

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu. Doublet of totoo.


laya

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia.


magustohan

bcl-verb

magústohán (complete nagustohan, progressive nagugustohan, contemplative magugustohan, Basahan spelling ᜋᜄᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜑᜈ᜔)

magústohán (canonical)
nagustohan (completive)
nagugustohan (progressive)
magugustohan (contemplative)


-an

From Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an, from Proto-Austronesian *-an.

basura (“trash”) + -an → basurahan (“trash can”)

a place where a large quantity of the thing meant by the root is put, planted, or can be found

kawat (“play”) + -an → kawatan (“playground”)

a place where the action expressed by the root is performed


pala

Borrowed from Spanish pala (“shovel, spade”).


nana

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.


anion

(formal, location) over here (both near the speaker and the listener)


surat

Borrowed from Malay surat, from Proto-Malayic *surat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀat (“to carve, to incise”).


anas

bcl-adj

ánas (plural aranas, Basahan spelling ᜀᜈᜐ᜔)


lima

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.


amo

Borrowed from Spanish amo (“master of the house”).


amo

From Greater Central Proto-Philippine *amúʔ. Compare Cebuano amo (“monkey”), Cuyunon amoy (“small monkey”), Hiligaynon amo (“monkey”), Tagalog amo (“small monkey”) and Tausug amu'.


pila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pilaq.


pila

line; queue; line of persons, vehicles, etc.


pila

Borrowed from Spanish pila (“small battery”).


kay

An kantang ini, para kay papa.

Yaon kay ate an selpon mo.

(Daet, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns


padi

bcl-noun

padí (feminine madi, Basahan spelling ᜉᜇᜒ)


pipi

(anatomy, childish) vulva (of a female child)


todo

bcl-adj

tódo (plural torodo, Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜇᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish todo. Doublet of todas.


bunga

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”), from Proto-Austronesian *buŋa (“flower, blossom”).


sumpit

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.


pasko

Christmas; a festival, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian and secular customs, which is celebrated on December 25 in most places


apat

bcl-head

apát (plural arapat, Basahan spelling ᜀᜉᜆ᜔)

From Proto-Central Philippine *a-əpat, *əpat, from Proto-Philippine *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.


tomboy

a girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner


walo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.


Miyerkules

bcl-head

Miyérkules (Basahan spelling ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜍ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)


Setyembre

Setyembre (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)


Nobyembre

bcl-proper noun

Nobyémbre (Basahan spelling ᜈᜓᜊ᜔ᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)


mayo

bcl-adj

mayò (plural marayo, Basahan spelling ᜋᜌᜓ)

Mayo naman siya sa klase.


mayo

Mayo baga nin tawo sa harong.

(Naga, indefinite) nothing; none; no one; nobody


dai

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qazi with metathesis.


dai

Dai baga nin tawo sa harong.

(formal, literary, indefinite) nothing; none; no one; nobody


dai

Dai ka na mag-iba.

Dai ka magsabi saiya


Sabado

Borrowed from Spanish sábado (“Sabbath, Saturday”).


pito

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.


sala

bcl-adj

salâ (plural sarala, Basahan spelling ᜐᜎ)

From either:
* Proto-Philippine *salaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq.
* Malay salah, ساله (“sin”), from Arabic زَلَّة (zalla, “error; slip; lapse; fault; sin”), with possible influence from Sanskrit चार (cāra, “trap; snare”), as in अपचार (apacāra, “offence”), or Sanskrit छल (chala, “deceit; fraud”).


ki

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ki, from Proto-Austronesian *ki.

inh+

An kantang ini, para ki papa.

Yaon ki ate an selpon mo.

(formal, Naga) Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns

Nagkaon sana kami ki pamahawan.

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) indirect or object marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names

Nagkaon ki sira an ikos.

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) of (expressing possession)


bobo

bcl-adj

bóbo (feminine boba, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (“stammering”).


isogon

(dialectal, Sorsogon) intensified form of isog


dado

bcl-noun

dádo (plural dados, Basahan spelling ᜇᜇᜓ)


halo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.


burat

bcl-adj

burát (plural bururat, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜍᜆ᜔)


durian

From Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”).


aso

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu.


buko

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Compare Cebuano buko, Malay buku and Tagalog buko.

(anatomy) joint (of one's finger or toe)


pita

(anatomy, childish) vagina of young girls


Ian

From English Ian, from Scottish Gaelic Eóin.


Karl

a male given name from the Germanic languages


basa

bcl-noun

basâ (plural barasa, Basahan spelling ᜊᜐ)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basəq.

inh+

(Naga) wet (covered or impregnated with liquid)


basa

bcl-noun

bása (plural barasa, Basahan spelling ᜊᜐ)

Borrowed from Malay baca, from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā).


yarda

Borrowed from Spanish yarda, from English yard.


tuli

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.


gusto

bcl-verb

gústo (plural gurusto, Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

Gusto ko siya.

Gusto ko nin sorbetes.

Gusto mo bayang mahiling sinda?

Ano an gusto mong sabihon?

What do you mean? / What do you want to say?


papel

Ano an papel mo sa buhay ko?


solar

Borrowed from Spanish solar (“ground, land”).


uran

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qudán (“rain”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan (“rain”), from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN (“rain”).


baka

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bakáq. Compare Tagalog baka, Remontado Agta baka, Ibaloi baka, and Ilocano baka.


durable

bcl-adj

duráble (intensified durablehon, Basahan spelling ᜇᜓᜍᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)


kan

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-n, from Proto-Austronesian *ka

inh+

Harong kan panadero.

Aki kan magurang.

Magurang kan aki.

of—objective marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names.


asi

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asi (“to show off”).


sili

Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chilli.


mari

bcl-verb

mári (plural marari, Basahan spelling ᜋᜍᜒ)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *um-ari.

inh+

Mari! (Mari digdi!)


tanga

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋaq.


tanga

Borrowed from Hokkien 蟲仔／虫仔 (thâng-á, “little vermin/insect/bug/snake/animal”).


Pasko

Derived from Spanish pascua (short form of Spanish Pascua de Navidad)

Kan Pasko, nagduman kami saindo.


Aurora

[ʔaʊ̯ˈɾo.ɾa]

Borrowed from Spanish Aurora, from Latin Aurōra. The placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.

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a female given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin]

A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon. Capital: Baler.

A locale in the Philippines.
A town in Isabela.

Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur#English

A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon.


usa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa.


mata

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata, from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.


mata

bcl-adj

matá (plural marata, Basahan spelling ᜋᜆ)


hilo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hilu. Compare Cebuano hilo.


rani

to go near; to get close; to be adjacent


mo

second person singular possessive adjective; your


rayo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *adayuq.


sira

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sidaq. Doublet of *sədaq. Compare Cebuano & Tagalog isda and Maranao seda'.

Masiram an sira digdi.


sentimental

bcl-adj

sentimentál (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)


tomar

Borrowed from Spanish tomar (“to take”).


iho

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu, from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.


sabat

act of standing up, facing up to someone


isi

to discover something, to find out about something


muna

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *um-unah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *unah.

Used to indicate something to be done for a moment


kaon

bcl-verb

káon (plural karaon, Basahan spelling ᜃᜂᜈ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

inh+

to feed or give (someone or something) food to eat

(dated) to eat tape (of a cassette player, etc.)


semana

Haros duwang semana siya dai nagpupuli.


bigote

Halabaon an saiyang bigote.


reyna

Coordinate term: hadi


sumar

(mathematics) to add; to add up; to sum up


hali

bcl-head

halì (plural harali, Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜒ)

Hali ako duman sa saod.


hali

to remove, to take off; to pull off (the plug)


suno

a ride (on a back of motorcycle, horse, etc.)


taka

Padangat/Padaba ko siya, padangat /padaba ko sinda, padangat/padaba ko kita gabos—asin ika, padangat/padaba taka.

I love him, I love them, I love all of us—and you, I love you.

Second-person form, used when speaking directly to the receiver of a verb, combining the first- and second-person. Replacement for ko ika (I or my and you).


pagi

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *paʀih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.


daw

Igwa ka daw na kwarta?


pano

Pano mo iyan ginibo?

Pano siya kalangkaw?


pano

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *pənuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəNuq.

full, containing the maximum possible amount


parola

Borrowed from Spanish farola (“lamppost”).


salida

act of leaving a station (as trains, buses, etc.)


edad

Ano na an edad mo?

How old are you now? (What is your age now?)


aki

bcl-adj

akì (plural araki, intensified akion, plural intensified arakion, Basahan spelling ᜀᜃᜒ)

akì (canonical)
araki (plural)
intensified arakion (plural)


obispo

Borrowed from Spanish obispo (“bishop”).


personalidad

bcl-noun

personalidád (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜍ᜔ᜐᜓᜈᜎᜒᜇᜇ᜔)


asa

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशा (āśā). Compare Tagalog asa.


soldado

soldado (plural soldados, Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜇᜓ)


gira

Gira kan muro/guramoy

Gira kan bitis


ito

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)Cu (“that”) (cf. Yami uitu, Tagalog ito).

inh+

it; that, those (near the person spoken to, but away from the speaker)


negar

Borrowed from Spanish negar (“to deny”).


luto

bcl-adj

lutò (plural ruluto, Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜆᜓ)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lutuq.


luto

act or manner of carrying on top of the head


luto

Borrowed from Spanish luto (“mourning”).


insulto

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kuban

bcl-adj

kubán (plural kuruban, intensified kubanon, plural intensified kurubanon, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜊᜈ᜔)

kubán (canonical)
kuruban (plural)
intensified kurubanon (plural)


mas

Mas dakula ako kisa saiya.

Mas mahal an talong digdi kompara sa balyong merkado.

The eggplant here is more expensive than the one on the other market.


risa

to notice; to discern; to detect; to perceive


saray

bcl-verb

sáray (plural sararay, Basahan spelling ᜐᜍᜌ᜔)


palan

Ika palan!

expressing sudden realization; exclamation of surprise.


pinto

bcl-adj

pintô (plural pirinto, Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)


okra

Borrowed from English okra, probably from Igbo ọkụrụ.

Abelmoschus esculentus
Abelmoschus esculentus#Translingual


payong

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *payuŋ.


uma

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma.


tuod

adapted, experienced, accustomed to a certain situation


kapot

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kapút, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaput.


laag

bcl-verb

làag (plural ralaag, Basahan spelling ᜎᜀᜄ᜔)

to put or place something on or in a certain place


buot

Buot kong maaraman kun sain naka-istar si Ms. Dela Cruz.

I like to know where Ms. Dela Cruz lives.

Ano an buot mong sabihon?


tabo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabuq.


dara

bcl-verb

dará (plural darara, Basahan spelling ᜇᜍ)

Borrowed from Sanskrit धरति (dharati, “to hold”) with the root धृ (dhṛ) but without the -ति (-ti) suffix, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰárati with the root *dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-e-ti, thematic present of *dʰer- (“to hold”). Compare Tagalog dala, Cebuano dala, Kapampangan dala, Assamese ধৰা (dhora), Bengali ধরা (dhora), Odia ଧରିବା (dharibā).


Garcia

From Spanish García, possibly of Basque origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a common surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic], equivalent to Spanish García


pobre

bcl-adj

póbre (intensified pobrehon, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)

Pobre sana kami.


salon

a ballroom; a large room used for dancing and banquets


otro

Borrowed from Spanish otro, from otra vez.


otro

sa otrong aldaw


halat

bcl-noun

halát (plural haralat, Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜆ᜔)


halat

Halat, sain kita maduman?


sain

bcl-adv

sàin (plural sarain, Basahan spelling ᜐᜁᜈ᜔)

Sain mo siya nahiling?


sain

Lingaw ko na kun sain ko binugtak an (sakuyang) salming (ko).


paso

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *pásuq (“to roast, broil; scald, sear, burn”).


nara

Pterocarpus indicus
Pterocarpus indicus#Translingual


atop

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.


hito

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hituq.


papaya

Borrowed from Spanish papaya, from Lokono papáia.


api

bcl-adj

apí (plural arapi, Basahan spelling ᜀᜉᜒ)


lana

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laña.


importante

bcl-adj

importánte (intensified importantehon, Basahan spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜍ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)


hadi

Coordinate term: reyna


buta

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buta, from Proto-Austronesian *buCa.


kundi

Dai nin tao sa kuwarto kundi siya.

There's no one in the room except him/her.


hari

Hari kami pagdaraha sa sugot.


pasa

pasâ (plural parasa, Basahan spelling ᜉᜐ)

Pasa na ini.

shattered; smashed, broken (into pieces)

(by extension) crackling (broken sound from audio)


kanto

Borrowed from Spanish canto (“edge, side”).


huba

bcl-adj

hubà (plural huruba, Basahan spelling ᜑᜓᜊ)


paras

an elevated path created across water or wet land, such as in a rice paddy


pili

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pili(h).


pili

fastidious; selective; particular; fussy


kanta

Borrowed from Spanish canta, from cantar.


sula

a glare; a dazzle; a strong blinding light


kiri

(medicine) A sore which forms on the upper lip beneath the nose.


kiri

To shake one's head (to express disapproval or denial).


suki

From Hokkien 主客 (chú-kheh, “regular customer or dealer”).

bor

a favored customer, a regular who receives preferential treatment


sakal

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *sakal.


olor

Borrowed from Spanish olor (“smell, odor”).


apo

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu (“grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal)”), from Proto-Austronesian *apu (“grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal)”).


ripa

a raffle; a drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize


ripa

to raffle; to award something by means of a raffle or random drawing


taon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun.


pira

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.


harang

Compare Cebuano halang and Tagalog anghang.


ugat

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *uʀat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *huʀaC.


itlog

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.

Gusto kong magbakal ning itlog.


buka

bcl-adj

buká (plural buruka, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜃ)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka.


mangga

From Malay mangga, from Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa), from മാവ് (māvŭ, “mango species”) + കായ (kāya, “unripe fruit”), or from another Dravidian source.


matua

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS. Analytically ma- + tua.


tangan

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋan.


kuko

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.


kagat

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat (“to bite”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC (“to bite”).


tangis

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.


kulo

Artocarpus altilis
Artocarpus altilis#Translingual

the breadfruit tree (Artocarpus altilis)


baboy

From Proto-Philippine *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.


buaya

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buqaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.


buaya

Garo buayahon daw siya

S/He seems very languid, S/He seems to be lacking very well in spirit.


inom

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum.

act of taking medicine or any medication


langit

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.


pinggan

Borrowed from Malay pinggan (“plate”), from Classical Persian پنگان (pingān, “cup; bowl”) (compare Tamil பீங்கான் (pīṅkāṉ, “ceramic”)).


layag

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.


manok

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.


siko

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *sikux.


sakit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit.

(Naga) an instance of becoming difficult, hard, and/or complicated


puto

Possibly from Tamil புட்டு (puṭṭu, “a Tamil dish”).


laba

Borrowed from Spanish lavar. Doublet of labar.


langaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋaw.


bago

bcl-adj

bâgo or bàgo (plural barago, intensified bagohon, plural intensified baragohon, Basahan spelling ᜊᜄᜓ)

bâgo (canonical)
bàgo (canonical)
barago (plural)
intensified baragohon (plural)

From Proto-Central Philippine *baqgu, from Proto-Philippine *baqʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh.


bago

bcl-verb

bâgo or bàgo (plural barago, Basahan spelling ᜊᜄᜓ)

bâgo (canonical)
bàgo (canonical)
barago (plural)


bago

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baguq.


tubig

From Proto-Central Philippine *tubig, from Proto-Greater Central Philippine *tubig.


naga

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋaRaq


naga

(archaic) the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)


lango

bcl-adj

langó (plural larango, Basahan spelling ᜎᜅᜓ)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋu, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋu (“dizzy, drunk”).


puti

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq.


kuto

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.


mara

bcl-adj

mará (plural marara, Basahan spelling ᜋᜍ)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maja. Compare Maranao mara, Yogad maga, Cebuano maa and Tetum maran.

inh+

(Partido, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) dry; arid


dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.


pan-

pan- + takop (“a cover”) → pantakop (“an instrument used to cover something”)

Instrumentative case of the noun - a tool or an instrument that is used to perform the action expressed by the root


kain

Borrowed from Tagalog kain, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

(Daet) to feed; to give (someone or something) food to eat

(Daet) to eat tape (of a cassette player, etc.)


kuku

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Alternative form of kuko (“nails (fingers and toes)”)


bato

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.


lasa

Borrowed from Malay rasa, from Sanskrit रस (rasa).


dali

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *daliq. Compare Cebuano & Tagalog dali.

(Naga) instance of becoming easy; simple; quick; effortless


limos

Borrowed from Spanish limosna, with the ⟨na⟩ lost as it conflicts with na. Compare Masbatenyo limos and Tagalog limos.


tahi

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq, from Proto-Austronesian *CaqiS (“to sew”).


ina

From Proto-Philippine *ina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina, from Proto-Austronesian *ina.

mother (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant)


lapa

bcl-adj

lapâ (plural ralapa, intensified lapaon, plural intensified ralapaon, Basahan spelling ᜎᜉ)

lapâ (canonical)
ralapa (plural)
intensified ralapaon (plural)


sarig

firmness, securement, sturdiness, steadiness


wara

warâ (plural warara, Basahan spelling ᜏᜍ)

From Proto-Central Philippine *wadaq, from Proto-Philippine *wada (“to be, exist”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Nawara sana siya.

Wara naman siya sa klase.


wara

Wara baga ki tawo sa harong.

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, indefinite) nothing; none; no one; nobody


saka

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *saká (“and, also”).


saka

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sáka (“leg of a fowl”).


samo

(possessive, exclusive) 1st person exclusive oblique pronoun: ours


samo

(exclusive) 1st person exclusive possessive pronoun: our


duman

(location) there (far from both the speaker and the listener)


bano

bcl-verb

bàno (plural barano, Basahan spelling ᜊᜈᜓ)


adal

ádal (plural aradal, Basahan spelling ᜀᜇᜎ᜔)

Possibly from Malay ajar, from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “teacher; master”).

der

Nag-aadal nin tataramon na Bikol


sugo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suʀuq, from Proto-Austronesian *suʀuq.


saro

bcl-adj

sarô (plural sararo, Basahan spelling ᜐᜍᜓ)


baldi

baldî (plural baraldi, intensified baldion, plural intensified baraldion, Basahan spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

baldî (canonical)
baraldi (plural)
intensified baraldion (plural)


entero

entéro (plural erentero, Basahan spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜍᜓ)


balo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *balu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.


balo

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to try; to attempt


garo

Garo may maabot nin tawo.

Garo gutom na siya.


garo

Nagpuli siya sa harong garo pagal hali sa trabaho.

S/he went home seemingly tired from work.

(Naga) ostensibly; apparently; seemingly


tita

Borrowed from Spanish tita, diminutive of tía (“aunt”).


lolo

From a shortened form of Spanish abuelo by folk etymology.

Maugma si lola kasuhapon nin huli ta nag-abot si lolo.

Grandmother was happy yesterday because Grandfather came.


busog

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *busuʀ (“enemy”).


busog

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *busuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *busuʀ (“hunting bow”).

inh

Coordinate term: pana


aram

bcl-verb

áram (plural araram, Basahan spelling ᜀᜍᜋ᜔)

Borrowed from Malay alam, from Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam, “world, universe”).


sawa

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (cf. Cebuano sawa, Indonesian sawa, Malay sawa, Tagalog sawa).


sawa

bcl-adj

sawà (plural sarawa, Basahan spelling ᜐᜏ)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sawəqaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawəqaq (“eat too much, bored”).

inh

Sawa na ako sa mga kalokohan ninda.


pudo

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) picking of fruit(s)


baga

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀah, compare Malay bara.


baga

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *baʀaq, compare Ilocano bara.


baga

Iyo, baga.

Siisay baga iyan?

Emphatic expression determined by context.


baga

Mapuli ka baga nin amay.


gamay

weak (referring to joints or connections)


hablo

bcl-verb

hablô (plural harablo, Basahan spelling ᜑᜊ᜔ᜎᜓ)


depende

Borrowed from Spanish depende, third-person singular present indicative of depender.


kayo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kahiw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.


kayo

bcl-noun

kayô (plural karayo, Basahan spelling ᜃᜌᜓ)

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, vulgar) coitus; sexual intercourse


barangay

From older balangay; a type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.

The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.


apura

Borrowed from Spanish apurar (“to drain”).


dudo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duduq.


ganado

Borrowed from Spanish ganado (“earned, gained”).


pasas

Borrowed from Spanish pasas (“raisins”).


pasan

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasaqan (“carry on the shoulders”), from Proto-Austronesian *pasaqaN (“shoulder pole; carry with a shoulder pole”).


piso

bcl-noun

píso (plural pisos, Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜐᜓ)


pulido

bcl-adj

pulído (intensified pulidohon, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜇᜓ)


mamara

(Partido, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to become dry


mataba

matabá or matabâ (intensified matabahon or matabaon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜆᜊ)


rapas

(rare) to beat; to batter; to strike or to hit with a paddle or any wooden piece


rentas

Borrowed from Spanish rentas, plural of renta. Doublet of renta.


remate

remáte (plural reremate, Basahan spelling ᜍᜒᜋᜆᜒ)


retrato

From Spanish retrato, borrowed from Italian ritratto, from Latin retractus.

a photograph; a picture made using a camera


talaba

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *talabá (“kind of shellfish; oyster”).


tapo

bcl-noun

tapô (plural tarapo, Basahan spelling ᜆᜉᜓ)


termino

duration of a set length; period in office of fixed length

a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge


subo

manner of stuffing something into the mouth


Castilla

a municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines


ibon

Borrowed from Tagalog ibon, from Kapampangan ebun (“egg”), from Proto-Central Luzon *ʔəybun, from Proto-Philippine *ibun.


piot

bcl-adj

píot (plural pirioton, intensified pioton, Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜂᜆ᜔)


luma

lumà (plural ruluma, intensified lumaon, plural intensified rulumaon, Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜋ)

lumà (canonical)
ruluma (plural)
intensified rulumaon (plural)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lúmaq (“old, worn out”).


hapon

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hapun (“to roost”).


dahil

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dalih (“be the reason for an action”) with metathesis.


bukid

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.


bulag

to separate; to cause (things or people) to be separate

to disunite something from one thing; to disconnect


bulag

(by extension) having had the marriage annulled


barkada

Borrowed from Spanish barcada (“boatload”), which underwent semantic change.

bor+

a close friend or a member of such group


buhok

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.

inh+

Magayon an buhok kaiyan na babayi.


dapat

Tadaw nagkakawat ka? Dapat nag-aadal ka ngunyan.

Why are you playing? You should be studying by now.

Dai ako dapat nagduman.

Dapat magduman ako.

Dapat sinabi mo an totoo.


dagat

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀat (“littoral sea”).


salabay

Portuguese man-of-war
Portuguese man-of-war


Javier

Borrowed from Spanish Javier, from Basque etxeberria (“the new house”).

a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


suya

bcl-adj

suyà (plural suruya, Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜌ)

Borrowed from Hokkien 衰啊 (soe --a!, “how unlucky!”).


tulos

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulus.


serbi

bcl-verb

serbí (plural sererbi, Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜍ᜔ᜊᜒ)


saksi

Borrowed from Malay saksi, from Sanskrit साक्षी (sākṣī), masculine nominative singular form of साक्षिन् (sākṣin, “witness”).


lipas

gone past; exceeded; surpassed (for time)


todas

bcl-adj

tódas (plural torodas, Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜇᜐ᜔)

Borrowed from Spanish todas, feminine plural of todo. Doublet of todo.


ataman

Ataman na ikos

companion animal
companion animal#English

manner of taking care of something or someone


kua

bcl-verb

kùa (plural kurua, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜀ)

to get; to take; to seize; to acquire; to obtain


laga

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) act of boiling


uri

degradation; debasement; derision manner of demeaning or belittling


saksak

bcl-noun

sáksák (plural saraksak, Basahan spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *saksak (“to stab”), from Proto-Austronesian *səksək (“to stuff, cram in; be crowded”).


gamal

bcl-adj

gámal (intensified gamalon, Basahan spelling ᜄᜋᜎ᜔)


halhal

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *halhál.


buga

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀah (“to spray water from the mouth”), from Proto-Austronesian *buʀəS.


lider

Borrowed from Spanish líder, from English leader.


seguro

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish seguro (“probably; maybe”), originally shifted from Spanish seguro (“surely; certainly”), where Philippine Spanish instead uses segurado (“sure”, literally “assured”) for the same sense.


bado

Borrowed from Malay baju (cf. Tagalog baro), ultimately from Classical Persian بازو (bāzū, “upper arm”).

der

clothes; apparel; outfit; dress; garment


bado

bcl-verb

badò (plural barado, Basahan spelling ᜊᜇᜓ)


lala

thick dirt on the neck and in the armpit


rara

act or manner of lapping up (to drink like an animal)


peligroso

bcl-adj

peligróso (intensified peligrosohon, Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜍᜓᜐᜓ)

dangerous, perilous, precarious, hazardous


hain

bcl-adv

háin (plural harain, Basahan spelling ᜑᜁᜈ᜔)

Hain an (saimong) bado (mo)?

Dai ko aram kun hain na siya.


paon

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *paən (cf. Tagalog pain and Gorontalo paalo).


pakit

bcl-adj

pàkit (plural parakit, Basahan spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜆ᜔)


purit

purít (plural pururit, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜍᜒᜆ᜔)


globo

(geography) globe (spherical object, especially a model of the Earth)


tulo

bcl-head

tuló (plural turulo, Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜓ)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.


turo

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *tuluq.

inh+

drip; slow flow (as of water from a slightly open faucet, etc.)

leak; leakage (as of rainwater from a roof, etc.)


turo

bcl-verb

turô (plural tururo, Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜍᜓ)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tulduq. Doublet of Proto-Philippine *tuduq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuq, from Proto-Austronesian *tuzuq.


magian

bcl-adj

magìan (intensified magianon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜀᜈ᜔)


enot

enot (plural erenot, Basahan spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜆ᜔)


kipot

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiput (“narrow”).

inh+

a patch up (by sewing two ends over a hole)


kuta

Nanggana kuta siya sa dalaganan, pero nadapa siya sa huri.

He would have won the race, but he tripped at the very end.

used to express an unrealized intention or situation

Nag-aadal na kuta ako ngunyan sa eskuwela, kun dai ako nagkahilang.

I would have been studying in school right now, if only I hadn't gotten sick.

used to express disappointment in a desired but unrealized result, especially due to an unfulfilled condition


tentar

bcl-verb

tentár (plural terentar, Basahan spelling ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜍ᜔)


kurus

Borrowed from Spanish cruz. Doublet of krus.


sulo

bcl-adj

sulô (plural surulo, Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜓ)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq.


waring

to wear shoes on the wrong feet, gloves on the wrong hands


periko

Borrowed from Spanish perico; diminutive of archaic Pero, the precursor to the modern name Pedro.


maski

From an ellipsis of Spanish por más que (“however much; even though”, literally “for more than”).


daga

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *daʀəq.


barbera

female equivalent of barbero (“barber”).


init

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qinit (“heat of the sun; hot”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit.


kantaan

bcl-noun

kantáan (plural karantaan, Basahan spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜀᜈ᜔)


runot

bcl-adj

rúnot (plural rurunot, Basahan spelling ᜍᜓᜈᜓᜆ᜔)

smashed; mashed; crushed; reduced (to small particles)


raot

ràot (plural raraot, Basahan spelling ᜍᜂᜆ᜔)


parat

(Tabaco, Legazpi) the odor or stench of urine


arak

Borrowed from Malay arak, from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq) (cf. Tagalog alak, Chamorro arak and Ilocano arak).


simo

(literary, poetic, possessive, in the singular) yours


balon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balun (cf. Cebuano balon, Ilocano balon and Tagalog baon).


balon

Borrowed from Spanish balón or English balloon.


lukot

bcl-noun

lúkot (plural rulukot, Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜓᜆ᜔)


purot

púrot (plural pururot, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜍᜓᜆ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pu(n)zut.


gatos

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀatus.


gatas

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀatas.


sapa

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *sapaq.


taho

Borrowed from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū). See also Hokkien 豆腐花 (tāu-hū-hoa/tāu-hū-hoe, “douhua; tofu pudding”), which taho might simply be short for.


bua

bcl-adj

bùa (intensified buahon, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜀ)


makaisi

to discover something, to find out about something


onor

Borrowed from Spanish honor. Doublet of onra.


hapot

May hapot ako saimo.


puli

bcl-verb

pulî (plural puruli, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒ)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puliq.

inh+

(Naga) to return home, to go home; to take something home


namit

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamit

Ano an namit kaiyan?


basurero

bcl-noun

basuréro (feminine basurera, Basahan spelling ᜊᜐᜓᜍᜒᜍᜓ)

basuréro (canonical)
basurera (feminine)


lola

From a shortened form of Spanish abuela by folk etymology.


panggang

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *paŋgaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋgaŋ (“roast over a fire; toast”).

inh

to dry-fry in a kawali producing a result similar to toasting, rather than frying.


gadan

bcl-adj

gadán (plural garadan, Basahan spelling ᜄᜇᜈ᜔)

(informal, by extension) turned off, powered off


gadan

(informal, by extension) to turn off, to power off


lipat

to transfer; to move (from one place to another), to transpose, to transplant


asada

Borrowed from Spanish azada (“hoe”). Doublet of asadol.


guwapo

head

guwápo (intensified guwapohon, feminine guwapa, feminine intensified guwapahon)

guwápo (canonical)
guwapa (feminine)
intensified guwapahon (feminine)


malas

Clipping of Spanish mala suerte or feminine plural of malo. Doublet of demalas.


sayang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sayaŋ (“too bad! it’s a pity! what a shame!”).


iba

Averrhoa bilimbi
Averrhoa bilimbi#Translingual


gramo

Borrowed from Spanish gramo, from French gramme.


dugo

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq (“juice; sap”).


lula

Borrowed from Sanskrit लोल (lola, “unsteady, restless”).


sikat

bcl-adj

sikát (intensified sikaton, Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜆ᜔)


karga

deskarga

antonym(s) of “loading, charging of a battery”


taba

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabəq. Compare Tagalog taba.


abri

bcl-adj

abrí (plural arabri, Basahan spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)


tulang

From Proto-Central Philippine *tuqlaŋ, from Proto-Philippine *tuqlaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqəlaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *CuqəlaN.


kabayo

Borrowed from Spanish caballo. Doublet of kabalyo.


hamis

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hemis. Compare Tagalog tamis.


komento

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English comment.


tabak

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) bolo (Philippine machete)


kutsara

Borrowed from Spanish cuchara (“spoon”).


tada

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tida. Compare Tagalog tira.


kamo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu.


handa

bcl-noun

handâ (plural haranda, Basahan spelling ᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ)


gunting

Likely borrowed from Malay gunting, ultimately likely a loan from some non-Austronesian source, such as Chinese [Term?], according to Blust (2010-2020).


rabot

tripe (stomach lining of animal for food)


sulot

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *suq(ə)lút. Compare Tagalog suot.


lawa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaq.


putot

bcl-adj

pútot (plural purutot, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜆ᜔)


hangin

Borrowed from Tagalog hangin, from Proto-Philippine *haŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋin.


daba

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) love; affection; endearment


pait

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC.


kakan

bcl-verb

kakán (plural karakan, Basahan spelling ᜃᜃᜈ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-kaən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

inh+

to feed or give (someone or something) food to eat

(dated) to eat a tape (of a cassette player, etc.)


dugi

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”).


rugi

doughiness; softness (of food due to overcooking)


panga

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *paŋah, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋa.


panga

a framework built on a boat over which the large, thick mat is placed so that it may serve as an awning


panga

a mark that one places on a tree that one has sown with a root crop, so that no one else will cut the tree or work the field


tusar

Borrowed from Spanish tusar (“to shear”).


kudot

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kəzut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəzut. Cognate with Cebuano & Tagalog kurot and Maranao kedot.


sulit

From Proto-Philippine *sulit (“substitute, replacement”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sulit (“difficult, complicated”). The close semantic agreement of the Casiguran Dumagat and Hanunóo terms suggests that one focal reference of this term was to replanting a crop that had failed, or had not been fully successful in some way.

inh

manner of returning, putting back something to its original place


salamat

Borrowed from Arabic سَلَامَات (salāmāt), plural of سَلَامَة (salāma, “good health”). Compare Malay selamat.


awto

Borrowed from Spanish auto, clipping of automóvil.


tuga

bcl-verb

tugâ (plural turuga, Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜄ)

to confess; to reveal (any secret or information)


gari

Gari may maabot ki tawo.

Gari punaw na siya.

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to look like; seem; as if


gari

Nag-uli siya sa balay gari pagal hali sa trabaho.

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) ostensibly; apparently; seemingly


siring

bcl-adj

síring (plural siriring, Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜍᜒᜅ᜔)


tanom

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəm. Compare Malay tanam and Tagalog tanim.


lapat

bcl-adj

lápat (plural ralapat, Basahan spelling ᜎᜉᜆ᜔)


kaskas

káskás (plural karaskas, intensified kaskason, plural intensified karaskason, Basahan spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜃᜐ᜔)

káskás (canonical)
karaskas (plural)
intensified karaskason (plural)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaskás.


kaskas

act or manner of hurrying up someone, rushing someone


magaspang

bcl-adj

magaspáng (intensified magaspangon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜄᜐ᜔ᜉᜅ᜔)


mayaman

mayáman (intensified mayamanon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜌᜋᜈ᜔)


asul

Borrowed from Spanish azul, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”).


kulang

bcl-adj

kúlang (plural kurulang, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜅ᜔)


sarado

sarado (plural sararado, Basahan spelling ᜐᜍᜇᜓ)

Alternative form of serado (“closed, shut”)


bastos

bástos or bastós (intensified bastoson, Basahan spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔)

Borrowed from Spanish bastos, plural of basto.


bantog

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bantug.


matibay

matíbay (intensified matibayon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜊᜌ᜔)


malumbay

Malumbay an saiyang boses.


maliwanag

maliwánag (intensified maliwanagon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜏᜈᜄ᜔)


manipis

manipís (intensified manipison, Basahan spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔)


salbahe

Borrowed from Spanish salvaje (“wild; savage”).


bukas

bcl-adj

bukás (plural burukas, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜐ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bu(ŋ)kas, from Proto-Austronesian *bukas (“to release; to undo”).


Bikol

Bicol River
Vocabulario de la lengua tagala

From Spanish Bicol / Vicol (“former province, river (Bicol River), language”). The province and river are named in the early Spanish records as Bicol, Vicol, Vicor, Bico. It is believed to have come from either Bikol Central biko (“twisted or bent”), or Bikol Central bikolbikol (“timber-producing tree species, also possessing a bark once used for making rope”), attested as BICOLBICOL in the Vocabulario de la lengua bicol (1865). Compare Tagalog bikol (“a species of hard tree”), attested as "BICOL"/"bicol" in the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860)


polbo

Borrowed from Spanish polvo. Doublet of polbos.


sutil

bcl-adj

sutíl (intensified sutilon, Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔)


balay

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.


siya

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.
Compare Indonesian, Malay and Maori ia.

inh+

Filipino siya.

Siya sana an nakapasar sa pinakamasakit na exam.

S/he the only one who passed the hardest exam.


gumamela

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis#Translingual

Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

Any flower or plant belonging to the genus Hibiscus


sando

sleeveless undershirt; tank top; wifebeater; singlet; vest


gaba

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *Rebaq.


agda

bcl-verb

agdá (plural aragda, Basahan spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜇ)


aninipot

bcl-noun

anínipot or aninipót (Basahan spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜈᜒᜉᜓᜆ᜔)

anínipot (canonical)
aninipót (canonical)

Mahihiling an mga aninipot sa kadikloman kan banggi.

The fireflies can be seen in the darkness of the night.


amay

bcl-adj

ámay (plural aramay, intensified amayon, plural intensified aramayon, Basahan spelling ᜀᜋᜌ᜔)

ámay (canonical)
aramay (plural)
intensified aramayon (plural)

Hoy, amay ka ngunyan.


amay

bcl-adv

ámay (plural aramay, Basahan spelling ᜀᜋᜌ᜔)

Mahali kaming amay ta igwa pa kaming dudumanon

We're gonna leave early because we have some other place to go.

(Naga) early (occurring before expected)


alibangbang

bcl-noun

alibángbáng (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜊᜅ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔)


mga

From Proto-Central Philippine *maŋa, from Proto-Philippine *maŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋa. The spelling is a from Spanish-era contraction of manga.

mga ayam


amihan

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qamihan, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS-an, from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS.


apdo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapeju, from Proto-Austronesian *qapejux.


apog

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ.


atubang

bcl-noun

atúbang (plural aratubang, Basahan spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜊᜅ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *atúbaŋ.


andam

bcl-adj

andám (plural arandam, Basahan spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜇᜋ᜔)


bag-ohan

(Daet, Partido, Sorsogon) Alternative form of bagohan (“novice”)


bag-ohan

(Daet, Partido, Sorsogon) Alternative form of bagohan (“to change”)


balagon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balaRen.


balangaw

bcl-noun

balángaw or balangáw (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜅᜏ᜔)

balángaw (canonical)
balangáw (canonical)


bagon

Borrowed from Spanish vagón, from English wagon.

(rail transport) railroad car (US); railway carriage (UK)


balanak

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balanak. Compare Malay belanak,Tagalog banak,
Ilocano balanak,Cebuano balanak, Buginese balana',Aklanon baeának,
Sundanese balanak and Makasar balanak.


bagyo

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *baʀiuS (“typhoon”).


banaag

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banaqaR.


bansag

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ban(e)sag.


balatong

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balatuŋ.


barbero

bcl-noun

barbéro (feminine barbera, Basahan spelling ᜊᜍ᜔ᜊᜒᜍᜓ)


bangkay

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *baŋkay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋkay.


bag-o

bcl-adj

bág-o or bag-ó (plural barag-o, intensified bag-ohon, plural intensified barag-ohon, Basahan spelling ᜊᜄ᜔ᜂ)

bág-o (canonical)
bag-ó (canonical)
barag-o (plural)
intensified barag-ohon (plural)

(Daet, Partido, Sorsogon) Alternative form of bago (“new”)


bag-o

bcl-verb

bág-o or bag-ó (plural barag-o, Basahan spelling ᜊᜄ᜔ᜂ)

bág-o (canonical)
bag-ó (canonical)
barag-o (plural)

(Daet, Partido, Sorsogon) Alternative form of bago (“to make something new”)


banwa

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *banuaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua.


bahaw

bcl-adj

báhaw (plural barahaw, Basahan spelling ᜊᜑᜏ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaw.


baybay

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *baybáy.


bangon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋun, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋuN.


basol

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *basul (“to blame someone for something”).


halaba

bcl-adj

halabà (plural haralaba, intensified halabaon, plural intensified haralabaon, Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜊ)

halabà (canonical)
haralaba (plural)
intensified haralabaon (plural)


baha

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq.


baha

bcl-adj

bahâ (plural baraha, Basahan spelling ᜊᜑ)


bayaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayaw.


bintana

bcl-noun

bintána or bintanà (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ)

Early borrowing from Spanish ventana (“window”).


bisikleta

Borrowed from Spanish bicicleta, from French bicyclette.


batok

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuk (“cough”).


buhat

bcl-noun

búhat or buhát (plural buruhat, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜆ᜔)

búhat (canonical)
buhát (canonical)
buruhat (plural)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhat.

inh+

raise; lift; act of picking up something heavy


bibi

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibi.


bulalakaw

Borrowed from Hiligaynon or Cebuano bulalakaw, from Proto-Philippine *bulalakaw (“shooting star; kind of spirit”).


bulang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaŋ.


halaga

Borrowed from Malay harga (“price”), from Sanskrit अर्घ (arghá, “price”).


parol

→ English: parol


butakal

a male pig; a boar kept for breeding purposes


bulig

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliR.


dangog

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *dəŋəʀ.


dagami

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *daʀami (“rice straw”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀami.


dangaw

a handspan (the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger)


busay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəsay.


bunyag

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buniag.


danaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danaw.


dahon

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.


buto

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Cebuano buto (“testicle”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).


dalan

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dálan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan. Compare Amis lalan,
Cebuano dalan, Chamorro chalan, Kapampangan dalan, Kavalan razan,
Malay jalan,
Tagalog daan.

(Naga) act or manner of watching, presenting (a movie, show, etc.)


dalan

bcl-verb

dálan (plural daralan, Basahan spelling ᜇᜎᜈ᜔)


dugang

(formal) addition; act of adding something


dungan

to coincide; to do something at the same time; to do something together with


gago

bcl-noun

gágo (feminine gaga, Basahan spelling ᜄᜄᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish gago (“stutterer; stuttering”).

bor+

fool; stupid person; contemptible person


gamot

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ʀamut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut (“fibrous roots”).


sanga

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋa.

inh+

branch; tributary (of a river, road, etc.)


daks

(gay slang, vulgar) well hung; having a large penis; well-endowed


habon

bcl-verb

hàbon (plural harabon, Basahan spelling ᜑᜊᜓᜈ᜔)


hagad

hágad (plural haragad, Basahan spelling ᜑᜄᜇ᜔)


guyod

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guyud.


habagat

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *habaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat.


hagdanan

(dialectal, Daet) Alternative form of hagyanan


gisa

Borrowed from Spanish guisar (“to stew”).


gusok

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ʀusuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀusuk, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀusuk.


ginhawa

From Proto-Central Philippine *ginhawa, from Proto-Greater Central Philippine *gi-nihawa, from Proto-Philippine *nihawa (“breath”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa.


gutom

bcl-adj

gútom or gutóm (plural gurutom, Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜆᜓᜋ᜔)

gútom (canonical)
gutóm (canonical)
gurutom (plural)

Coordinate term: paha

Gutom na an bisita.


sabi

Compare Tagalog sabi and Kapampangan sabi.


probinsiya

bcl-noun

probínsiyá (Basahan spelling ᜉ᜔ᜍᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)


tinidor

Borrowed from Spanish tenedor, with all the ⟨e⟩ changed to ⟨i⟩ due to /e/-/i/ allophony.


kawali

Borrowed from Malay kuali, from Tamil குவளை (kuvaḷai, “wide-mouthed vessel; cup”).


kotse

Borrowed from Spanish coche (“car; coach; carriage”).


dagos

bcl-verb

dágos (plural daragos, Basahan spelling ᜇᜄᜓᜐ᜔)


prutas

Borrowed from Spanish frutas, plural of fruta.


sosyal

Sosyal ang bagong cellphone ni Lara.


tito

Borrowed from Spanish tito, diminutive of tío (“uncle”).


pakol

bcl-noun

pákol (plural parakol, Basahan spelling ᜉᜃᜓᜎ᜔)


Ingles

Kun habo mong mag-Ingles, mag-Bikol ka!

If you don't want to speak in English, speak in Bikol.

Ingleson mo siya.

Ingleson mo an tulang ini.

to speak in English; to translate into English.


Septiyembre

bcl-head

Septiyembre (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒ)


Miyerkoles

miyérkoles (Basahan spelling ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜍ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)


miski

míski or miskí (Basahan spelling ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜒ)


purgas

Borrowed from Spanish pulgas, plural form of pulga


arang

bcl-verb

aráng (plural ararang, Basahan spelling ᜀᜍᜅ᜔)


papay

bcl-noun

papay (feminine mamay, Basahan spelling ᜉᜉᜌ᜔)

an affectionate or honorific term for an older man


diyos

Borrowed from Spanish dios, from Latin deus (“god, deity”).


krus

Borrowed from Spanish cruz. Doublet of kurus.


sibat

bcl-verb

sibát (plural siribat, Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜆ᜔)


telepono

(by extension) cellular phone; mobile phone


timbangan

scale (device used to measure mass or weight)


sablay

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sab(e)láy.


hugot

suicide (usually by a hangman's noose around one's neck)


hubog

bcl-adj

hubóg (plural hurubog, Basahan spelling ᜑᜓᜊᜓᜄ᜔)


mabasa

(Naga) to get wet; to get covered or impregnated with any liquid


bangis

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *beŋis.


abaga

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabaʀa, from Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa.

Makulog an abaga ko sa kakadara nin mga magagabat

My shoulder hurts from carrying heavy things.


kasal

to take as one's spouse; to take a spouse


agi-agi

/ˌʔaɡi ˈʔaɡi/


bawang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).


peras

Borrowed from Spanish peras, plural of pera.


lapas

disobedience, act of going against someone's command


pipino

Alternative spelling of pepino (“cucumber”)


ermano

bcl-noun

ermáno (feminine ermana, Basahan spelling ᜁᜍ᜔ᜋᜈᜓ)


masula

bcl-adj

masulá (intensified masulahon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜐᜓᜎ)


daos

dáos (plural daraos, Basahan spelling ᜇᜂᜐ᜔)


palapa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaqpaq (“midrib of coconut leaf”).

inh+

midrib of a banana leaf or coconut frond


maduros

bcl-adj

madúros (intensified maduroson, Basahan spelling ᜋᜇᜓᜍᜓᜐ᜔)


puwersa

persuasion; compulsion; persistence, vehemence


matalaw

head

matálaw or mataláw (intensified matalawon)


kompanyero

bcl-noun

kompanyéro (feminine kompanyera, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜍᜓ)

kompanyéro (canonical)
kompanyera (feminine)


kapay

bcl-adj

kapáy (intensified kapayon, Basahan spelling ᜃᜉᜌ᜔)


bagas

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

inh+

rice seeds or grains (used for food, particularly if raw and husked)


mediko

bcl-noun

médiko (feminine medika, Basahan spelling ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜃᜓ)


ayam

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qayam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qayam.


palas

a type of butcher knife for slitting animal's throat


ribo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀibu.


abokado

Borrowed from Spanish avocado, from earlier Spanish aguacate, from Classical Nahuatl āhuacatl.


abuloy

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *abúluy (“assistance given to someone in need”).


pispis

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pispis.


ngiri

repulsion, morbidity, hideosity, abomination


ulog

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ulug.


bilang

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bilaŋ (“to count, calculate; hold valuable”).


paa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqa.


probinsya

bcl-noun

probínsyá (Basahan spelling ᜉ᜔ᜍᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌ)


dakop

bcl-adj

dakóp (plural darakop, Basahan spelling ᜇᜃᜓᜉ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dakəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dakəp, from Proto-Austronesian *dakəp.


muson

urine; pee (a term commonly used in polite conversations by women)


tipla

tiplâ (plural tiripla, Basahan spelling ᜆᜒᜉ᜔ᜎ)


lukso

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *luk(ə)suh.


kapon

bcl-adj

kapón (plural karapon, Basahan spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜈ᜔)


madi

bcl-noun

madí (masculine padi, Basahan spelling ᜋᜇᜒ)


tiris

From Proto-Philippine *tiq(ə)ris (“urination”).


butiki

Borrowed from Tagalog butiki (“house lizard”).

Hemidactylus frenatus
Hemidactylus frenatus#Translingual

(Daet) house lizard (Hemidactylus frenatus)


ahedres

Borrowed from Spanish ajedrez (“chess”).


bukol

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bukul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkul.


hamak

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hamak.


arkipelago

bcl-noun

arkipélago (Basahan spelling ᜀᜍ᜔ᜃᜒᜉᜒᜎᜄᜓ)


tangga

step (of a staircase); rung (of a ladder)


lakad

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lakaj.

inh+

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) step; stride; gait; pace


ka-

ka- + kawat (“play”) → kakawat (“playmate”)

ka- + iwal (“fight”) → kaiwal (“enemy”)

Forms a noun that denotes partnership or companionship; co-


bagsak

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bag(ə)sák (“fall to the ground, of something heavy”).


nipa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipaq (“swamp palm”).

inh+

Nypa fruticans
Nypa fruticans#Translingual


matapobre

One who looks down on others, particularly the poor.


matapobre

Pertaining to one who looks down on others.


matapobre

Nakaka-anggot nin buot an mga nagmamatapobre

Those who look down on people are infuriating.


utang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutaŋ.


kampe

Borrowed from Spanish campé, from campar.


anit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanit, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiC (“skin”).


itil

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *itil.


ranga

Borrowed from Sanskrit रङ्ग (raṅga, “amusement, diversion, mirth”).


dungo

Matanos an (saiyang) dungo (niya).


Bacon

a district of Sorsogon City, Philippines.


guta

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀataq.


sabit

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saqebit.


hukom

Borrowed from Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm, “judgment”), possibly through Malay. Compare Kapampangan ukum, Maranao kukum (“to judge”), Tausug hukum (“to judge”), Malay hukum (حكم, “judgment”).


lusa

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lisehaq, from Proto-Austronesian *liseqeS. Compare Tagalog lisa.


tabi

Dagos tabi kamo.

Ma, maduman tabi ako sa simbahan.

(formal, polite) marks respect toward the person the speaker is addressing


pangas

bcl-adj

pàngas (plural parangas, Basahan spelling ᜉᜅᜐ᜔)


lupos

lupós (plural rulupos, Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

(Partido, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) deflated, reduced (usually in volume)


pauli

bcl-noun

paulî (plural pauruli, Basahan spelling ᜉᜂᜎᜒ)


bubon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubun.


ulon

to rest one's head on a pillow or onto something used similar to a pillow


kuripot

bcl-adj

kurípot (intensified kuripoton, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜍᜒᜉᜓᜆ᜔)


anghel

bcl-noun

ánghel (plural angheles, Basahan spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜎ᜔)


durat

head

durát (intensified duraton, plural dururat, plural intensified dururaton)

durát durat (canonical)
dururat (plural)
intensified dururaton (plural)

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, derogatory, vulgar) flirtatious (having a tendency to flirt often)


durat

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon, derogatory, vulgar) a flirt; a coquette


lukton

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *luk(e)tún (“young locust”).


demonstrar

Pseudo-Hispanism, from English demonstrate, and influenced by Spanish demostrar.


hi-

to eliminate or remove what is given in the root word


badat

bcl-adj

badát (plural baradat, Basahan spelling ᜊᜇᜆ᜔)


gian

From Proto-Philippine *ʀaqan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀaqan.


tuto

a word or gesture to summon a dog to come


ituro

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to teach; to tutor; to coach

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to point out; to indicate; to designate (by extending the index finger)


pundo

Borrowed from Spanish fundo, from fundir.

(Naga) to stop; to halt; to cease; to desist


ambon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ambun, from Proto-Austronesian *ambun.


tagas

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təʀas.


subastador

bcl-noun

subastadór (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜐ᜔ᜆᜇᜓᜍ᜔)


badas

bádas (plural baradas, Basahan spelling ᜊᜇᜐ᜔)


lapad

a pint (for alcoholic beverages, e.g. rum)


duron

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dudun (cf. Cebuano dulon, Ilocano dudon).


mansana

mansána (plural mansanas, Basahan spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜐᜈ)


Romero

From Spanish Romero, from Late Latin Rōmaeus, adapted to the suffix -ero; from Byzantine Greek ῥωμαῖος (rhōmaîos, literally “Roman”), name used in the Byzantine Empire for Westerners who crossed to the east on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and on to Rome.
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Romero, prevalent in Camarines Sur and western Albay, esp. around the municipality of Oas


Villanueva

From Spanish Villanueva. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Villanueva


Aguilar

From Spanish Aguilar. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aguilar, common in Camarines Sur and Albay


Mendoza

From Spanish Mendoza, from Basque Mendoza.
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


Vargas

From Spanish Vargas, from varga. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, common in Camarines Sur and Catanduanes


ermana

bcl-noun

ermána (masculine ermano, Basahan spelling ᜁᜍ᜔ᜋᜈ)


sugal

Borrowed from Tagalog sugal, from Early Modern Spanish jugar.


suro

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sudu (“spoon; ladle”).


siki

(archaic) foot of cattle, cow, goat, or sheep


padali

manner of hurrying someone; rushing someone


padali

suddenly; abruptly; spontaneous; all at once


rabas

Nagrabas siya paluwas pagkahiling niya sa ayam.

He scampered away when he saw the dog growling at him.


sapatos

Borrowed from Spanish zapatos, plural of zapato (“shoe”).


hoben

bcl-adj

hóben (plural horoben, intensified hobenon, plural intensified horobenon, Basahan spelling ᜑᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔)

hóben (canonical)
horoben (plural)
intensified horobenon (plural)


dangan

Nagkarakan sana kami, dangan nagbarakal kami nin mga pasalubong.

We just ate, then we bought some souvenirs.


hira

Borrowed from Spanish girar (“to turn”).


huri

hurí or húri (plural hururi, Basahan spelling ᜑᜓᜍᜒ)

hurí (canonical)
húri (canonical)
hururi (plural)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *udehi (“last; come after or behind; late”), with metathesis.

inh+

An huring aldaw kan eskuwela.

Huring kabtang kan istoriya.

Huri ka na baga sa eskuwela!


anod

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qañud.

drift; bob (on the surface of any body of water)


giya

guide (a person giving directions or advice)


makopa

Syzygium malaccense
Syzygium malaccense#Translingual


guyabano

Annona muricata
Annona muricata#Translingual


kalamansi

Probably borrowed from Tagalog kalamansi.

Citrus × microcarpa
Citrus × microcarpa#Translingual

Citrofortunella mitis
Citrofortunella mitis

(Tagalog-influenced, Daet) calamondin; calamansi (Citrus × microcarpa, syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis)


sayote

From Spanish chayote, from Classical Nahuatl chayohtli.


mansanas

Borrowed from Spanish manzanas, plural form of manzana.


langka

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.


nangka

Alternative form of langka (“jackfruit”)


atis

Annona squamosa
Annona squamosa#Translingual


selos

Borrowed from Spanish celos (“jealousy”).


nali

bcl-adj

nalî (plural narali, intensified nalion, plural intensified naralion, Basahan spelling ᜈᜎᜒ)

nalî (canonical)
narali (plural)
intensified naralion (plural)

Nali pa siya sa bago niyang gitara kaya habong ipasubli nanggad.

He is so excited over his new guitar that's why he doesn't want others to borrow it.


hipag

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipaR.


lumot

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lumut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lumut.


pirot

bcl-adj

pírot (plural pirirot, intensified piroton, plural intensified piriroton, Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜍᜓᜆ᜔)

pírot (canonical)
pirirot (plural)
intensified piriroton (plural)

(Partido, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) sleepy; drowsy


itom

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qitəm.


takot

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *takut, from Proto-Austronesian *takut.


ubat

bcl-adj

ubát (plural urubat, Basahan spelling ᜂᜊᜆ᜔)


pirak

Borrowed from Malay pirak, obsolete form of perak. Compare Tagalog pilak.


talinga

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.


salang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *selaŋ. Compare Tagalog sihang.


hangal

bcl-adj

hangál (intensified hangalon, Basahan spelling ᜑᜅᜎ᜔)


buhay

búhay (plural buruhay, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)


duwa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.


abayan

bcl-verb

abayán (plural arabayan, Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜌᜈ᜔)


ma-

ma- + linig (“to clean”) → malinig (“clean”)

Used to form adjectives indicating a quality

ma- + dumog (“wet”) → madumog (“to become wet”)

Object IV trigger infinitive verb prefix

ma- + tapos (“finish”) → matapos (“to be able to finish something”)

Natapos kong basahon an libro kasubanggi.

I was able to finish reading the book last night.

Object trigger to have done something; to be able to do something

ma- + pasa (“broken, break”) → mapasa (“to break something unintentionally”)

pasa (“broken, break”) + -on → pasaon (“to break something on purpose”)
Pinasa ko an salming. ― I broke the mirror on purpose.

Napasa ko an salming. ― I unintentionally broke the mirror. Compare it when used with the suffix -on

Object trigger to perform the action of the verb unintentionally


Solano

From Spanish Solano. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


akit

bcl-adj

ákit (intensified akiton, Basahan spelling ᜀᜃᜒᜆ᜔)


laban

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”).


uban

From Proto-Philippine *uban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quban, from Proto-Austronesian *qubaN.


ulang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qelaŋ.


lalaki

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la-laki.

Coordinate term: babayi


belar

Borrowed from Spanish velar (“to watch; to guard”).


paaram

Sagkod sa giraray, paaram!


paaram

Banggi na, kaya kaipohan ko na tabing magpaaram ta tibaad mahandal na sinda sa harong.

It's late, so I need to say goodbye now because they might worry about me at home.

Mapaaram muna ako sa ina ko. Mawot na tugutan ninda akong mag-iba saindo sa gimik!

I'll ask my mom first. I hope she'll let me join you guys for the trip!

to ask for permission (especially with authoritative figures)


Camacho

From Spanish Camacho. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Camacho, common in Catanduanes and Camarines Sur


lungsod

Borrowed from Tagalog lungsod (“city”), from Cebuano lungsod (“town”).


subang

ray of light (emitted from the sun or moon)


ulok

bcl-verb

úlok (plural urulok, Basahan spelling ᜂᜎᜓᜃ᜔)


uli

ulî (plural uruli, Basahan spelling ᜂᜎᜒ)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ulíq (“return, restore”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq (“return home; return something; restore, repair; repeat; motion to and from”).

inh

to return an item to its original holder

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to return home, go home; to take something home


uli

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item; change


tampo

bcl-adj

tampô (plural tarampo, Basahan spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ)


Bato

A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines.


polbos

pólbos (plural porolbos, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜐ᜔)

Borrowed from Spanish polvos, plural of polvo.


nganga

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋaŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *ŋaŋa.


kulog

Kulog nin payo

Namamati mo ang kulog?


kito

bcl-noun

kitô (plural kirito, Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓ)

(Naga, vulgar) coitus; sexual intercourse


minorya

minórya or minoryá (Basahan spelling ᜋᜒᜈᜓᜍ᜔ᜌ)


ubas

Borrowed from Spanish uvas, plural of uva.


apelyido

Borrowed from Spanish apellido (“surname”).


dusa

Borrowed from Malay dosa (“sin”), from Sanskrit दोष (doṣa, “deficiency, damage, harm”), through semantic change.


bentilador

bcl-noun

bentiladór (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜇᜓᜍ᜔)


kamatis

Borrowed from Spanish tomate (“tomato”), from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.


buwis

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhis (“tribute”).


repolyo

Borrowed from Spanish repollo, from re- + Latin pullus (“sprout of a plant”).

Brassica oleracea var. capitata#Translingual

cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)


sayaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sayaw (“to make movements”).


buwisit

Borrowed from Hokkien 無衣食／无衣食 (bô-ui-si̍t, “to be out of luck; to have bad luck”, literally “without clothes and food”).


pamata

bcl-verb

pamatá (plural pamarata, Basahan spelling ᜉᜋᜆ)


pamati

sensationalization, act of making someone feel something


sumpa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpaq.


palpal

bcl-adj

pálpál (intensified palpalon, Basahan spelling ᜉᜎ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔)


palpal

pálpál (plural paralpal, Basahan spelling ᜉᜎ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔)

to drive something in (as a post into the ground)


ihi

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ihiq.


pandesal

Borrowed from Spanish pan de sal (“salt bread”).

bor+

A kind of bread roll, popular in the Philippines, usually eaten at breakfast.


balut

an Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell


nanay

From Philippine Spanish nana (“mommy”) + -ay (“female diminutive suffix”).

an affectionate or honorific term for an older woman


makuri

bcl-adj

makúri (intensified makurihon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜃᜓᜍᜒ)


Diaz

From Spanish Díaz. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic], equivalent to Spanish Díaz, mostly concentrated in Camarines Sur


balinghoy

Manihot esculenta
Manihot esculenta#Translingual


intindi

Borrowed from Spanish entender. Doublet of entiyende.


uring

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.


itik

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *itik.


gabos

bcl-adj

gabós (plural garabos, Basahan spelling ᜄᜊᜓᜐ᜔)


gibo

Sain ini gibo? Gibo sa papel an belen na gibo ni Lourdes.

What is it made of? It's made of paper, the belen that Lourdes has made.


bagang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagəqaŋ (“molar tooth”).

inh+

Nagin maugma an aki kan nagtubo an gabos na mga bagang niya.

The kid became happy when all of his molars came out.


istorya

bcl-verb

istórya (plural iristorya, Basahan spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜍ᜔ᜌ)


laog

làog (plural ralaog, Basahan spelling ᜎᜂᜄ᜔)


hayop

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *háyup. Compare Cebuano hayop and Tagalog hayop.


hayop

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *heyup.


aldaw

[ʔal̪ˈd̪aʊ̯]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw.

(astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet especially Earth)

(astronomy, Daet, Partido, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) sun


aldaw

[ʔal̪ˈd̪aʊ̯]


butod

bcl-adj

bútod (plural burutod, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜇ᜔)


katol

Borrowed from Japanese 蚊取(かと)り (katori), as in 蚊取(かと)り線香(せんこう) (katorisenkō), borrowed in via a genericized trademark brand introduced as “KATOL” around the early 20th century by Azumi & Co., Ltd., a Japanese company from Osaka, Japan.

Magbakal ka daw nin katol sa tindahan.

(You) buy some mosquito coil from the store.


igad

bcl-verb

ígad (plural irigad, Basahan spelling ᜁᜄᜇ᜔)

(angry register) to sit down; to take a seat


sabon

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jabón, from Old Spanish xabon.


tapos

bcl-adv

tápos (plural tarapos, Basahan spelling ᜆᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

Tapos na.


tapos

Nagkarakan sana kami, tapos nagbarakal kami nin mga pasalubong.


saway

appeasement; act of pacifying; resolving a conflict by breaking up a fight


kuyan

Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty; um, umm, uh.


kuyan

manner of fiddling around with; fidgeting around with


biyo

bcl-adj

biyô (plural biriyo, Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜓ)


bulos

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulus.


bulos

bcl-noun

bulós (plural burulos, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜐ᜔)


Serrano

From Spanish Serrano. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. In Albay, the surname originate and is most common around the towns of Polangui and Libon, where most surnames begin with S.

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Serrano, common in Albay and Camarines Sur


Rodriguez

Borrowed from Spanish Rodriguez. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


ipis

Borrowed from Tagalog ipis, from Proto-Philippine *ipəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qipəs, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipəs.


tangkal

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *taŋkal (“coop, as for chickens; pen, as for pigs”). Compare Tagalog tangkal (“coop”).


iyo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qio. Compare Fijian io, Samoan ioe, and Tongan io.


ikim

manner of holding or carrying something by tucking under one's arm


mabata

bcl-adj

mabatâ (intensified mabataon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜊᜆ)


iyan

that, it (near the person spoken to, but away from the speaker)


sisay

bcl-head

sisáy (plural sirisay, Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜌ᜔)


muya

bcl-verb

muyá (plural muruya, Basahan spelling ᜋᜓᜌ)

Muya ko nin sorbetes.

Muya mo baya na mahiling sinda?

Ano an muya mong sabihon?

What do you mean? / What do you want to say?


pirit

persuasion, coercion, compulsion, imposition


talaga

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *talagá (“truly, surely, really, in fact”).


usap

bcl-verb

úsap (plural urusap, Basahan spelling ᜂᜐᜉ᜔)

(Daet) to converse; to talk; to discuss (to each other)


kaiba

bcl-noun

kaibá (plural kairiba, Basahan spelling ᜃᜁᜊ)


palayogan

Palayogan nin Naga


bisto

bcl-adj

bísto (plural biristo, Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)


pasalubong

gift brought by a traveller returning from a trip


labandera

female equivalent of labandero: laundress; washerwoman


labaha

Clipped compound of Spanish la (“the”) + navaja (“penknife”).


tunog

(Daet, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) Alternative form of tanog


katuruan

bcl-noun

katurúan or katurùan (Basahan spelling ᜃᜆᜓᜍᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

katurúan (canonical)
katurùan (canonical)

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) teaching; coaching; training


magalang

courteous, respectful, polite, considerate


alang

bcl-adj

aláng (plural aralang, Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜅ᜔)


Barbacena

From earlier Barbasena, came to be written with C due to seseo and eventually displacing the former. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Barbasena.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname, common in Albay (esp. Tabaco)


kanding

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kandiŋ.


kabit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabit, from Proto-Austronesian *kabit.

(informal) to pass by the skin of your teeth


anay

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *anay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.


sangkap

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *saŋkap.


koneho

Borrowed from Spanish conejo (“rabbit”).


kuting

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ. Compare Cebuano & Tagalog kuting, Indonesian & Malay kucing.

Coordinate term: ikos


paryente

Borrowed from Spanish pariente (“relative”).


bituon

bcl-noun

bitúon or bituón (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bituqən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqen, from Proto-Austronesian *bituqen.


hipon

Borrowed from Tagalog hipon, from Proto-Philippine *hipun.


eroplano

Borrowed from Spanish aeroplano (“airplane”).


kamoteng kahoy

bcl-noun

kamóteng káhoy (Basahan spelling ᜃᜋᜓᜆᜒᜅ᜔ ᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔)


tawo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.


kamote

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli.

bor+

Ipomoea batatas
Ipomoea batatas#Translingual


kahoy

From Proto-Central Philippine *kahuy, from Proto-Philippine *kahiw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.


kamot

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamət.


tabili

a skink; a lizard of the family Scincidae

(Naga) house lizard, common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)


hilaw

bcl-adj

hiláw (plural hirilaw, Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜏ᜔)


lamok

From Proto-Philippine *lamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk,*lamuk (compare Fijian namu, Indonesian nyamuk, Javanese lemut, Malay nyamuk).


lawas

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas.

inh+

corpse, cadaver (usually intact after death)


lagay

Borrowed from Tagalog lagay (“colloquial:bribe”).


gubat

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *gubát (“to attack; to go to war”). Compare Ilocano & Cebuano gubat, Isnag xubat, Maranao gobat.


habol

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habəl. Compare Tagalog habi.


liog

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *liqəʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ. Cognate with Tagalog leeg, Indonesian leher and Malay leher.


tunok

From Proto-Austronesian *Cənək (“thorn”). Compare Tagalog tinik.


tuhod

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.


sungay

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *súŋay. Compare Cebuano sungay and Tagalog sungay.


sungay

piggybacking; act of carrying over one's shoulders


bugaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.

inducement, act of driving away people or animals


hinog

bcl-adj

hinóg (plural hirinog, Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜓᜄ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hinuʀ (“ripe; to ripen”).


linog

From Proto-Philippine *linuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *linuʀ.

May linog baga kasubanggi.


tukaw

bcl-verb

túkaw (plural turukaw, Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜃᜏ᜔)


tsampurado

champorado (a sweet chocolate rice porridge in Philippine cuisine)


uwak

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uak (“harsh cry; bellow; loud cry”), also onomatopoeic of the sound crows or ravens make.


pukaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pukaw.


pukaw

bcl-verb

púkaw (plural purukaw, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜃᜏ᜔)


bugtong

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bug(ə)tuŋ.


kagaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kaʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw.


luha

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq. Cognate with Paiwan ruseq.


limonsito

Borrowed from Spanish limoncito, diminutive of limón. Compare Cebuano limonsito (“calamondin”) and Tagalog limonsito (“limeberry”).

(Naga) calamondin (Citrus × microcarpa, syn. × Citrofortunella mitis)


sip-on

(Partido, Sorsogon) Alternative form of sìpon (“common cold”)


tatay

From Philippine Spanish tata (“daddy”) + -oy (“male diminutive suffix”).

suffix

Philippine Spanish <i class="Latn mention" lang="es">tata</i> (“daddy”)

an affectionate or honorific term for an older man


putyokan

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *patiukan (“kind of honeybee”) with metathesis.


tambaloslos

bcl-noun

tambalóslos (Basahan spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜓᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜐ᜔)

A mythical creature with a huge mouth that opens wide with all the facial flesh going to the back of the head, revealing a bloody face that will shock you. Found in the legend of Bisaya, Bicolano and Mindanao. The creature is shameful in nature and is believed to confuse and mislead people, leading them astray or going around in circles.


sibog

síbog (plural siribog, Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜓᜄ᜔)


engkanto

Borrowed from Spanish encanto (“a charm, a spell”).

bor+

(folklore) a creature with very humanlike appearance but lacking a philtrum, it is often associated with the forest and is believed to be aversed to salt

(folklore) A fairy, elf or spirit associated with the forest that appear in Philippine folklore.


lungon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luŋun.


ulod

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulej. Compare Tagalog uod, Chamorro ulo', Javanese uler, Maori iro, Malay ulat.


dag-om

(Partido, Sorsogon) Alternative form of dàgom (“overcast”)


hubag

bcl-adj

hubág (plural hurubag, Basahan spelling ᜑᜓᜊᜄ᜔)


hagok

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *heqeguk.


sementeryo

bcl-noun

sementéryo (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜍ᜔ᜌᜓ)


buktot

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *beketut.


lubong

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *ləbəŋ (“to bury”) (cf. Tagalog libing, Cebuano lubong, Maranao lebeng).


lawgaw

bcl-adj

lawgáw (plural ralawgaw, intensified lawgawon, plural intensified ralawgawon, Basahan spelling ᜎᜏ᜔ᜄᜏ᜔)

lawgáw (canonical)
ralawgaw (plural)
intensified ralawgawon (plural)

[l̪aʊ̯ˈɡaʊ̯]

confused, discombobulated (in a conversation)


motorsiklo

bcl-noun

motorsíklo (Basahan spelling ᜋᜓᜆᜓᜍ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜓ)

A pseudo-Hispanism, from English motorcycle, under a false assumption Spanish has *motorciclo (correct Spanish: motocicleta).


palad

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palaj.


lawod

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lahud, from Proto-Austronesian *lahud. Compare Indonesian and Malay laut, and Ilocano laud.


hantak

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hametak.

(Partido, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) yardlong bean


pampam

Possibly from English pan-pan (“post-WWII Japanese prostitute catering to American soldiers”), from Japanese パンパン (panpan) as per Potet (2016), an ellipsis of パンパンガール (panpangāru), possibly from English pompom girl as a WW2 American military slang. Stephen Trussel claims it was derived from Proto-Philippine *pampám (“prostitute”), but he also noted it was possibly a loan distribution with an unclear source. See also Japanese ぱんぱん and English pum-pum.

bor

(offensive, vulgar) prostitute, whore, harlot


hantik

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mə(n)tik.

inh+

large, black ant which may sting when disturbed


aswang

(folklore) aswang (shapeshifting evil creature in Philippine mythology)


tambis

Syzygium samarangense
Syzygium samarangense#Translingual


pisot

(anatomy, slang) penis (of a male child)


punyeta

(vulgar) An expression of surprise or anger.


bahag

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaʀ.


kaymito

Chrysophyllum cainito
Chrysophyllum cainito#Translingual


ikog

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ.


umang

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qumaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qumaŋ.


hugas

bcl-noun

húgas (plural hurugas, Basahan spelling ᜑᜓᜄᜐ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huʀas.


kugita

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa.


karnero

Borrowed from Spanish carnero, from Latin (agnus) carnārius.


kordero

Kordero kan Diyos


mahalon

(literary, poetic) to love; to hold dear


huron

bcl-verb

húron (plural hururon, Basahan spelling ᜑᜓᜍᜓᜈ᜔)

(Tabaco, Legazpi) to converse; to talk; discuss (to each other)


makahilo

bcl-adj

makahílo (intensified makahilohon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜃᜑᜒᜎᜓ)


gutang

cracked heels; cracked calluses in the foot


babayi

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi.

inh+

Coordinate term: lalaki


kasili

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasuli. Compare Gorontalo otili.


sabaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sabaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sa(m)baw.


bagol

bcl-adj

bágol (intensified bagolon, Basahan spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜎ᜔)


bagol

(Partido, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) coconut shell


taudtaod

Mabalik man siya taudtaod.

Taudtaod pa mapuon an programa.

Taudtaod na sana ako makisabay sainda.


tahop

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahep, from Proto-Austronesian *tapeS.


tindera

Borrowed from Spanish tendera or from tinda + -era.


tindero

Borrowed from Spanish tendero or from tinda + -ero.


tsinelas

Borrowed from Spanish chinelas, plural of chinela.


luhod

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *luhúd (“act of kneeling”).


kawayan

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.


sakay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakay.


masahe

Borrowed from Spanish masaje, from French massage.


presko

bcl-adj

présko (plural preresko, intensified preskohon, plural intensified prereskohon, Basahan spelling ᜉ᜔ᜍᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ)

présko (canonical)
preresko (plural)
intensified prereskohon (plural)


dayo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dáyu. Compare Cebuano dayo and Tagalog dayo.


limpiyado

limpiyádo (intensified limpiyadohon, Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜌᜇᜓ)


pus-on

(Partido, Sorsogon) Alternative form of pùson


kapilya

Borrowed from Spanish capilla (“chapel”).


kampana

bcl-noun

kampána or kampanà (Basahan spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ)

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish campana.


lugod

Madigdi na lugod ako sa aga ta mayo akong gigibohon sa harong.

I might as well come here tomorrow since I don't have anything to do at home.

used to express reluctant assent due primarily to uncontrollable circumstances: might as well

Dai man lugod mag-uran.

used to express hope or wish in something unknown: hopefully; I wish that


kurtina

Borrowed from Spanish cortina (“curtain”).


pitsel

pitcher (jug vessel, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle)


paminta

Black pepper; the dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.


bako

Bako man iyan an sinabi ko.

Bako daa siya.


tigbak

bcl-adj

tigbák (plural tirigbak, Basahan spelling ᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜊᜃ᜔)


tapay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapay.


bakunawa

a dragon or sea serpent that rises from the ocean to swallow the moon causing an eclipse


libak

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *libak (“to attack from a hidden spot”).


tsismis

Borrowed from Spanish chismes, plural of chisme.


tambal

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tambal (“to treat with medicine”).


suso

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. Compare Indonesian susu, Tagalog suso, Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.


sulsol

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *selsel (“regret, remorse for something done”).


anghit

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qaŋəhiC or Proto-Austronesian *qaŋəSit.


pakpak

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pakpak.


masiri

bcl-adj

masirî (intensified masirion, Basahan spelling ᜋᜐᜒᜍᜒ)


lampin

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lampin.


tsokolate

chocolate (confection/candy, bar, syrup, powder, etc.)


eksplikar

bcl-verb

eksplikár (Basahan spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜎᜒᜃᜍ᜔)


kombida

kombidá (plural korombida, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ)

Borrowed from Spanish convida, from convidar.


kubal

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kubal (“callus”).


kalentura

Igwa akong kalentura./May kalentura ako.


krayola

Genericized trademark of English Crayola. Compare Spanish crayola.


delikado

bcl-adj

delikádo (intensified delikadohon, Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜃᜇᜓ)


bakya

Borrowed from Hokkien 木屐 (ba̍k-kiah, “wooden clogs”).


sukli

(Naga) change; money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item


kawatan

An paborito kong kawatan.


kawatan

Yaon sa kawatan an aki mi.


huyop

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həyup.

inh+

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) blow (producing an air current)


pungot

bcl-adj

pùngot (plural purungot, intensified pungoton, plural intensified purungoton, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜅᜓᜆ᜔)

pùngot (canonical)
purungot (plural)
intensified purungoton (plural)


higot

higót (intensified higoton, Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜓᜆ᜔)


sibot

manner of hurrying someone, rushing someone


limpyado

limpyádo (intensified limpyadohon, Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜌᜇᜓ)


lupad-lupad

bcl-noun

lupád-lupád (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜉᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜉᜇ᜔)


lupad

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ləpad. Compare Cebuano lupad and Tagalog lipad.


pukot

From Proto-Central Philippine *pukət, from Proto-Philippine *pukət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pukət.


tabang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ.


tabang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taq(e)baŋ. Compare Cebuano tab-ang and Tagalog tabáng.

insipidity / insipidness, blandness, tastelessness


bulod

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulud.


namok

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.


kompleto

bcl-adj

kompléto (plural korompleto, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜎᜒᜆᜓ)

kompléto (canonical)
korompleto (plural)


hawak

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

inh+

corpse, cadaver (usually intact after death)

(botany, uncommon) stalk of a plant; trunk of a tree


rabanos

Borrowed from Spanish rábanos, plural of rábano.


upo

From Hokkien 烏匏／乌匏 (o͘-pû, “dark gourd”).

Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual

Lagenaria siceraria; a vine grown for its fruit

the young fruit of this plant used as a vegetable; the bottle gourd; the elongated variety of calabash


tangad

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋad. Compare Ilocano tangad.

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) act of looking up


tungod

Sa tungod man sana kan eskuwelahan ta.


akbay

(Naga) act or manner of placing one's arm over another's shoulder


kusinero

bcl-noun

kusinero (feminine kusinera, Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜐᜒᜈᜒᜍᜓ)


kutsarita

Borrowed from Spanish cucharita (“teaspoon”).


dagom

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *daʀum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum.


dagom

Compare Cebuano dag-om and Tagalog dagim.


bilot

inarticulate (for children learning how to talk)


bilot

stammer (for children learning how to talk)


kasilyas

Borrowed from Spanish casillas, plural of casilla (“a booth”).


guwapa

bcl-adj

guwápa (masculine guwapo, Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜉ)


hatod

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hatəD, from Proto-Austronesian *SatəD.
Cognate with Tagalog hatid.


ngipon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Austronesian *nipən.


tanod

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tánud (“guard, sentinel; to stand guard”).


putol

bcl-adj

putól (plural purutol, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜎ᜔)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *putul (“to break off, cut off”), from Proto-Austronesian *putun₂.


hikaw

Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤／耳钩 (hǐ-kau, “earring”). Compare Tagalog hikaw.


pisngi

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *pis(e)ŋí (“cheeks”).


pusod

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəj.


utong

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *utuŋ (“extremity; tip”).


panday

Borrowed from Malay pandai, from Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅 (paṃḍia), from Sanskrit पाण्ड्यः (pāṇḍyaḥ, “learned; wise”).


wisik

Compare Pangasinan walsik and Tagalog talsik.


palit

Borrowed from Tagalog palit, from Proto-Philippine *palit.


pakwan

Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus#Translingual


gulay

Possibly from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay; or from Tamil குலை (kulai, “bunch; cluster; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked”).


diyan

(location) there (away from the speaker, but close to the listener)


ipo

bcl-adj

ípo (plural iripo, Basahan spelling ᜁᜉᜓ)


masakit

masákit (intensified masakiton, Basahan spelling ᜋᜐᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

Masakit an exam, maski nakapasar man ako.

The exam was difficult, although I passed.


ikos

Igwa kaming ataman na ikos.


bados

badós (plural barados, Basahan spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜐ᜔)


kengke

bcl-noun

kéngke or kengké (Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)


sebolyas

Borrowed from Spanish cebollas, plural of Spanish cebolla. Doublet of seboyas.


kamelyo

Borrowed from Spanish camello (“camel”).


mabangog

bcl-adj

mabàngog (intensified mabangogon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜊᜅᜓᜄ᜔)


katoy

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.


lakop

bcl-verb

lakóp (plural ralakop, Basahan spelling ᜎᜃᜓᜉ᜔)


kitkilat

bcl-noun

kítkilat or kitkilát (Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜃᜒᜎᜆ᜔)

kítkilat (canonical)
kitkilát (canonical)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilat, from Proto-Austronesian *likaC.


bunay

Muya kong magbakal ki bunay.


sugok

Gusto kong magbakal nin sugok.


surod

From Chinese [Term?]. Compare Tagalog suyod and Dupaningan Agta surod.

fine-toothed comb for removing lice and nits


labunos

bcl-adj

labúnos (intensified labunoson, Basahan spelling ᜎᜊᜓᜈᜓᜐ᜔)


kinunot

(cooking) dish consisting of shark meat with coconut milk, and Moringa leaves boiled with a small amount of water


kiray

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiray.

inh+

Mahimpis an saiyang mga kiray.


agom

Agom na lalaki

Agom na babayi


tugmad

to dive to test the depth of any bodies of water