payt

From English fight, from Middle English fighten, from Old English feohtan (“to fight, combat, strive”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, tease, shear”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to comb, shear”). Doublet of payts.

der

to fight; to conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.)


tipon

to live together; to live as a common-law couple


banhod

From Proto-Philippine *baŋ(ə)həʀ (“numb”).


bang-og

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋ(ə)qəʀ (cf. Ilocano bangar (“Sterculia foetida”), Indonesian bangar and Malay bangar (“putrid”)), from Proto-Austronesian *baŋ(ə)qəʀ.

inh+

foul smell of stale food or stagnant water


rekisitos

Borrowed from Spanish requisitos, from requisito. Doublet of rekisito.


seremonya

Borrowed from Spanish ceremonia, from Latin caerimōnia. Doublet of seremonyas.


sentenaryo

Borrowed from Spanish centenario, from Latin centenarius.


katarata

[kɐ.t̪ɐˈɾ̪a.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish catarata, from Latin cataracta.

(pathology) cataract (opacity of the lens in the eyes)


ming-

& future mo- (infinitive)
mu- (infinitive)

Probably from a portmanteau of mu- (itself from Proto-Philippine *-um-) and the original perfect infix -in-. Compare similar developments in Ilocano -imm-, and archaic Tagalog -ungm-.

Mingkaon ko.


huyang

to loosen something nailed or inserted into something


importansiya

ceb-noun

importánsiyá (Badlit spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)


importansya

importánsya (Badlit spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌ)


buluak

First attested in the 16th century in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo, where it was used to describe the fragility of porcelain.


almoranas

Borrowed from Spanish almorranas, plural of almorrana.


pahimudsa ang panahon

ceb-verb

pahimudsâ ang panahón (Badlit spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜋᜓᜇ᜔ᜐ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈᜑᜓᜈ᜔)


kulob pa ang kaldero

"The pot is still drying", literally "The pot is still turned over itself." This gives the sense of not being able to prepare any meal, hence not being able to live comfortably.


Sancianco

Likely of Hokkien origin. This transcription seems to be earlier as it follows Spanish orthographical standards.

a surname from Hokkien of Chinese origin, most notably borne by lawyer Gregorio Sancianco


gasol

gasoline; a flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol

liquefied petroleum gas
liquefied petroleum gas

(slang) a person who is stubby in stature


kulugpos

to cross the forearms as a sign of repose

do nothing in the face of a situation that calls for action


dughit

Dughita ang bunga, ayawg sak-a

Knock the fruits down with a pole, don't climb up after them

to poke at things high up to dislodge them


dugta

[ˈd̪uɡ.t̪ɐʔ]


dugta

[ˈd̪uɡ.t̪ɐʔ]

worn out to shreds, badly decomposed, completely decayed


Espanyol

Borrowed from Spanish español, from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin *Hispaniolus (“of Spain”), from Latin Hispānus, from Hispānia.


putyukan

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *patiukan (“kind of honeybee”) with metathesis. Compare Pangasinan potiokan, Kapampangan pukiutan / putiukan, Tagalog pukyutan, Asi pudyukan, Romblomanon putyūkan, Bikol Central putyokan, Western Bukidnon Manobo petiyukan, Tausug pussukan, Sangil patiukang, Sangir katiupang, Mongondow pasukan, and Central Dusun potiukan.


asosasyon

Borrowed from Spanish asociación, with change of -ciación to -sasyon in effort to pronounce two consecutive syllables with /sj/.


(text messaging) Alternative spelling of adto: to go


hashas

Hashasi ang bugas aron hamloyng kan-on.

Pound the rice a second time so it will be smooth to eat.

to pound rice a second time to husk the grains that had been missed the first time around

Naghashas ko niining sinulat para sa pagpamantala.

I am revising the article for publication.

(figurative) to go over something written and polish it


hamloy

Hamloy ang halwan.

Hamloy kaonon ang mimis.

Mimis rice goes down easily (than regular rice).

for a variety of something to be easier to eat or drink than the ordinary one


kayunda

Naguba akong makina kay bisag kinsa lay mokayunda niini.

My (sewing) machine broke because anybody and everybody was allowed to use it in any old way.

to misuse equipment by treating it too roughly

Dili ko makadiskanso kay gawas nga mokayunda sa labhanan, naa pa giyuy ulutawon nga kayundahon.

I cannot rest because I have to get the laundry done, and then there is the ironing to do.

to work energetically to get a lot of things done


hatay

Hátay ang láwas sa datsun.


hatay

Kadakò na ba nimo karon! Mihátay (nahátay) ka mag maáyo.

How big you are now. You have grown tall!


lulan

Ilúlan ang bátà sa bisiklita.


hamtong

middle-aged, between forty and sixty years of age


hamtong

Ang kaguol makahamtong (makapahamtong) sa panagway sa tawo.


imnanan

From inom + -anan, see etymology for imnon.


imnan

From inom + -an, see etymology for imnon. Compare Tagalog inuman.

to use for drinking (as of a glass, etc.)


ilimnan

From il- + inom + -an, see etymology for imnon.


paimnon

head

paimnon (past gipainom, imperative paimna)

From inom + pa- -on, see etymology for imnon. Compare Tagalog painumin.

to allow, tell someone to drink, take medicine


imnon

From inom + -on, underwent vowel elision (inomón > inmon) and then metathesis (inmon > imnon). Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inumən (“drink”) (cf. Bikol Central inomon, Tagalog inumin, Ilocano inumen, Malagasy inomina).


kakaonon

wanting to eat, feel very much like eating


kakan-onon

kaon + ka- -onon, see etymology for kan-on.


kalan-an

-al- + kaon + an, see etymology for kan-on

place to eat: an eating table, dining room, restaurant, etc.


lumos sa sabaw

Nalumos sa sabaw ang amahan niining bataa.

This child's father abandoned his family.

(usually humorous) for a father to abandon his family


ahensiya

Borrowed from Spanish agencia. Sense of "pawnshop", short for agencia de empeños.


ang dili kaantos dili masantos

ang dilî kaantos dilî masantos (canonical)

[ʔɐŋ d̪ɪˌl̪iʔ kɐˌan̪.t̪os̪ d̪ɪˌl̪iʔ mɐˈs̪an̪.t̪os̪]

Literally, “he who does not endure will not become a saint”.


ambulansiya

Borrowed from Spanish ambulancia (“ambulance”).


bawal

forbidden; prohibited; proscribed; taboo


bilatnanay

bilat (“vagina”) + -ng (adjectival suffix) + nanay (“mother”).


bilatnanay

Bilatnanay ka! kinabugoang way pulos nga mayor sa tibuok kalibutan!

You fuckstick! You're the dumbest most useless mayor in the planet.

Yawa, ma'y gani nakaikyas pa ko, hapit ko tikloa's mga bilatnanayng animal.

Shit, good thing I managed to escape, those shithead motherfuckers almost dropped me!


pamuno nasod

From pamuno (leader) and nasod (country)


ihag

(slang, back slang, Davao) cool; badass; tough


gamhanang bayani

From gamhanan (powerful) + bayani (hero).


buyang

From Jes B. Tirol's "Kapulongnan" (2010).


stalem

(slang, Iligan City) a call for a timeout (usually in a game of tag)


pitsaanan

Nangadto mi sa pitsaanan aron magpalabay og oras

The gang and I went to the pizza parlor to order some pizza and kill a little time


utangon sa hari

Literally, “to loan somebody from a king”.


batsilyer

Borrowed from Spanish bachiller, from French bachelier.


sinuglaw

→ English: sinuglaw

From sinugba (“cooked on a grill”) + kinilaw (“dish marinated in vinegar”).

a Filipino dish consisting of barbecue meat marinated in vinegar or calamondin juice along with vegetables and spices


labaw

From Sanskrit लाभ (lābha, “profit”). Compare Malay laba, Indonesian laba, Tagalog labaw.

act of jutting out higher than something; stick out farther from the margin or limit

act of being more, over in degree or number


sinultihan

Unsa ba ang sinultihan ninyo?


kagis

to scrape (slowly, just the surface of an object)


arsobispado

ceb-noun

arsobispado (Badlit spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜐᜓᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜇᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish arzobispado (“archbishopric”).


pamasahonan

an institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users


kobrador

Borrowed from Spanish cobrador. By surface analysis, kobra (“act of collecting debts”) + -dor.

surf

(gambling) bet collector (esp. in jueteng)


colasisi

Obsolete spelling of kulasisi (“Philippine hanging parrot”).


komentarista

Borrowed from Spanish comentarista. Alternatively analyzed as komentaryo + -ista.


kontador

kontador sa tubig

kontador sa kuryente


tsibay

Borrowed from Hokkien 膣屄 (chi-bai, “vagina”). Originally part of the derogatory expression, "wákang insik, tsíbay!" (“Expression used to tease or insult a Chinese person”).

bor+

(slang, derogatory, offensive) Expression used to tease or insult a Chinese person.


wakanga

From Philippine Hokkien 我空啊 (óa khàng--a!, “my heavens!; OMG!; wow!”, expletive). Compare with Mandarin 我的天 (wǒ de tiān, “my heavens!”) and Mandarin 天啊 (tiān a, “heavens!”).

cog

(colloquial, humorous, potentially offensive) Expression of surprise or anger mimicking Chinese people who are said to use it in anger or surprise.; ching chong


Insik wakang, kaon, kalibang

Insik wákang (canonical)
káon (canonical)
kalibang! (canonical)

From Insik (“Chinese”) + wakang (“ethnic slur expression used to tease Chinese”) + kaon (“to eat”) + kalibang (“to defecate”).
Literally, “Chinese (laborer), I work, eat, and shit!”. Also rhyming as a doggerel. Likely used during the late 1800s in the Late Spanish Colonial Era in the Philippines, when opium dens were rampant and many overseas Chinese migrants worked as low-wage laborers. Compare with Tagalog Intsik beho, tulo laway!

lit

(ethnic slur, slang, derogatory, offensive, dated) A doggerel used to tease or insult a Chinese person or Filipinos of Chinese descent.

Chinese (laborer), I work, pose like a pig, eat, and shit!

Insik wakang, baboy tikangkang, kaon, kalibang!


KSD

(slang, abbreviation) Initialism of kulang sa dukol: simpleton; dunce


bilat ina mo

(vulgar, offensive) used as an intensifier, similar to motherfucker!, or son of a bitch!

(vulgar, offensive) a contemptible person


anak sa buhat

ceb-noun

anák sa buhat (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜊᜓᜑᜆ᜔)


lubot sa baso

(idiomatic) something that is not the real thing, a fake


abot na sa dukot

Literally, “having reached the dukot”. The burned part of the rice at the bottom of the rice pot is called dukot.

scrape the bottom of the barrel
scrape the bottom of the barrel

(idiomatic) scrape the bottom of the barrel


dili hungot ang kalibotan

[d̪ɪˌl̪i hʊˌŋot̪ ʔɐŋ kɐ.l̪ɪˈbo.t̪ɐn̪]

Literally, “the world is not a coconut shell”.

lit

there are plenty of fish in the sea
there are plenty of fish in the sea

(idiomatic) there are plenty of fish in the sea


siyam pa sa kamot

Literally, “There are still nine when you count it on the fingers of the hand”.
From the notion that a newly conceived baby is not certain because much can happen in nine months.


nag-iring-iring

(idiomatic) flirting with each other, to hit it off romantically


nagdala og larot

(idiomatic) bringer of badluck, somebody who brings unwanted trouble


utok og kinumo

(idiomatic) having the ability to deliver fast and furious blows


bag-ong haon

Literally, “something that's just been taken off the stove”.

lit

(idiomatic) recently produced, brand new, hot off the press


makakutaw og utok

Literally, “something that can stir the brain”.


aloman og tiil

(idiomatic) an adventurer, an avid traveler


hangyo lubo

From the notion that as one is asking for corn he is at the same time picking at the grains.

(idiomatic) a request made in such a way it cannot be turned down


makamala og sapa

Literally, “something that can dry a whole creek”.


sinaw pa sa upaw

Literally, “shinier than a bald man's head”.


mingaw pa ang panagat

Literally, “the sea is still quiet”.
On low tides fishes are usually not active therefore fishermen have a fewer chance getting a huge catch.

(idiomatic) time of the day when an establishment has fewer costumers and is not as busy

(idiomatic) period where business sales and profits are low


way salig sa atop

Literally, “to not have any trust for the roof”.

(idiomatic) someone who wears a hat or any type of head covering indoors


lapas na sa kalendaryo

Literally, “someone whos age is past the numbers on the calendar”.


nmo

(text messaging) Alternative spelling of nimo: you, yours


kaagian og kabaw

(idiomatic) a wide gap between 2 objects or people


lrj

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of lahi ra jud


nsd

(text messaging) Alternative spelling of na sad.


dili makaon og iro

Literally, “cannot be eaten by a dog”. Implying that one’s behavior is so crass and obscene that even stray dogs or aspins, as they are called in the Philippines, find it revolting.

(idiomatic) appalling, revolting, inciting disgust


dili makaon og iro

(idiomatic) a despicable person, a piece of shit


dugay pay manguros

Literally, “making the Sign of the Cross would take far longer”.
Said when a task isnt difficult and would take a short amount of time.


knsa

(text messaging) Alternative spelling of kinsa: who


dko

(text messaging) Alternative form of dili ko or di ko: can't, won't, no way,


kwaon

(text messaging) Alternative form of kuhaon


atng

(text messaging) Alternative form of atong (“we; ours”)


gibati og kaanyag

(idiomatic) prima donna; entitled person


bantay pari

(idiomatic) to keep a close watch on somebody/something.


abot sa pikas bukid

Literally, “reaching the other mountain”.

(idiomatic) someone who talks loudly, laudmouth


nag-aso-aso ang lubot

Literally, “for smoke to come out from one's butt”.

(idiomatic) someone who can't take spicy stuff


nagpakahoykahoy

(idiomatic) to pay no mind, to willfully ignore someone or something


bahog baynte

From baho og baynte (literally “smelling like 20 pesos”).


agi sa bangag sa dagom

Literally, “to go through the ey of a needle”.

(idiomatic) experience hardships in achieving one's goal or dream


nabitik sa kaugalingong utot

hoisted by one's own petard
hoisted by one's own petard


nanginhas sa taob

Literally, “gathering seashells during the high tide”.

lit

(idiomatic) to swim upstream, to take a more complicated method even when an easier option is available


wati na lang ang wa kapirma

Literally, “only the earthworm hasn't signed one's death certificate”.

lit

have one foot in the grave
have one foot in the grave

(idiomatic) to have one foot in the grave


bilat ray puhonan

Literally, “to only have the vagina as investment”.

(idiomatic, vulgar) a prostitute, a whore


bilat ray puhonan

(idiomatic, vulgar) to act slutty, to have characteristics of a whore


bilat ray puhonan

(idiomatic, vulgar) to engage in prostitution, to work the streets


ubn

(text messaging) Alternative spelling of uban.


rsd

(text messaging) Alternative spelling of ra sad


bugnaw og simod

ceb-noun

bugnáw og simód (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜈᜏ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜐᜒᜋᜓᜇ᜔)

[bʊɡˌn̪aʊ̯ ʔoɡ s̪ɪˈmod̪]

(idiomatic, humorous, originally) widower

(idiomatic) someone who is too shy to confess their feelings to their crush


dghan

(text messaging) Abbreviation of daghan.


makabuhi og patay

Literally, “something that can bring back the dead”, sometimes said sarcastically meaning the listener doesn't believe the fabricated story at all.


mat-an pa sa pukot

Literally, “has more eyes than a fishing net has holes”.


nagkabilatbilat

have more work to do than one can manage


nibali ang tinai

Literally "for one's intestines to turn over"


pinasagdan sa kusina

Literally, “left alone in the kitchen”. It refers to the fact that someone who is left in the kitchen alone will raid the fridge and eat everything but the kitchen sink.


walay unohan

(idiomatic) used to describe a situation where someone cannot be please no matter what one does


lupig pay ungo

Literally, “even a ghost is outmatched”.

(idiomatic) someone who turns up unexpectedly


uwak gibalikas

Literally, “a crow that keeps coming back the more it is cursed”.

lit

(idiomatic) person who is such a nuisance that he keeps coming to a place he knows he is unwanted


hingaon og nangka

(idiomatic) someone who is too shy to approach a person whom he/she has feelings for


nakatunob og iti

Literally, “to have stepped on bird feces”.

(idiomatic) someone who does something he/she is not known for, or does not normally do


naghilak ang langit

(idiomatic, figurative) to rain cats and dogs


taoran og gripo

Literally, “to put a faucet or tap on somebone”.


motunob sa luwa

follow someone's footsteps
follow someone's footsteps

(idiomatic) to follow someone's footsteps


sinukliay og kumo

(idiomatic) to fight someone, to trade blows

(idiomatic, sports) to challenge someone in a boxing match


hayahay pa sa pulis

Literally, “to have it better than a cop”. It refers to the stereotype that cops are lazy and just eat doughnuts all day.

(idiomatic) to feel extremely privileged


nangita og sakit sa lawas

(idiomatic) to do something dangerous especially one that can cause serioua injuries


nalibang og sanggot

(idiomatic) someone who takes too long in the toilet


tai ray dili mahilot

Literally, “only the shit cannot be massaged”.

(idiomatic) to be extremely hurt, banged up


mura og halas nga nagluno

Literally, “like a snake shedding its skin”.

(idiomatic, simile) someone who leaves their dirty clothes everywhere around the house


murag namiya og tai

(simile, idiomatic) someone who leaves unexpectedly without sa word


makagisi og pitaka

MAKAGISI - Tear
Pitaka - Wallet
Therefore, this means literally as "wallet-tearing"


abot sa dalunggan ang ngisi

Literally, “for one's smile to reach their ears”.

(hyperhole, idiomatic) to be overjoyed, extremely happy


murag naghatod og dili

From the notion that when a person asks for a woman’s hand, if the parents refuse, they send the single word dílì to the door and the visit ends then and there.


dula og panit

(idiomatic) to masturbate, jack off, to fap


daghay baktin

(idiomatic) someone who has a lot of children


may tawo na ang payag

Literally, “the hut already has a person living in it”.

lit

(idiomatic) for a girl to have a sweetheart, someone who is already committed to a relationship


mingaw pa sa Tirana

(idiomatic) a very quiet and deserted place


mokuyog sa lupad

(idiomatic) to keep up with the latest fad


naglukdo og tai

Literally, “to carry shit on one's head”.


tin-aw pa sa sabaw sa butong

Literally, “clearer than coconut water”.

(idiomatic, simile) clear as day, clear as crystal


tambok og sulti

(idiomatic) somebody who overstates things or exaggaerates


namiya og tai

(idiomatic) someone who leaves unexpectedly without sa word


akurdiyon

[ʔɐ.kʊɾ̪ˈd̪jon̪]


kidya

Citrus × microcarpa
Citrus × microcarpa#Translingual

Citrofortunella mitis
Citrofortunella mitis

calamondin; calamansi (Citrus × microcarpa, ×Citrofortunella mitis)


hinigtan og lanot

rainy day savings
save something for a rainy day


tamnan og kawayan

Literally, “to plant bamboo trees on something”.


laway ray puhunan

Literally, “to only have one's saliva as investment”.

lit

(idiomatic) to only have words and promises with no capital in an agreement


batayan

bamboo birdtrap with a bait or bird decoy, which catches birds when it lands on the trigger mechanism which snaps a noose as the bird perches on it


payapaya

the flower urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus)

the rose flower urchin (PToxopneustes roseus)


batiya

Borrowed from Spanish batea, from Mozarabic *baṭíḥa, from Arabic.


pahoy

(figurative) person who is manipulated by others


iglesya

[ʔɪɡˈl̪is̪.jɐ]


balay lungsod

ceb-noun

baláy lungsód (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎᜌ᜔ ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

[bɐˌl̪aɪ̯ l̪ʊŋˈs̪od̪]


naglukdo og kalabasa

Literally, “carrying a squash on one's head”.


nla

(text messaging) Alternative spelling of nimo: they, theirs


tagalubot

(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) a Tagalog person


Nagalupad nga Spaghetti nga Mananap

Flying Spaghetti Monster
Flying Spaghetti Monster


batalan

roofless bamboo platform built at the rear of a nipa or cogon house (usually adjoining the kitchen for bathing, washing, etc.)


komportable

ceb-adj

komportáble (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)


dili madala og rosaryo

Literally, “praying the rosary won't cut it”.

lit

(idiomatic) an utterly hopeless situation


patas-anay og ihi

Literally, “competing on whos urine reaches farther”.

lit

dick-measuring contest
dick-measuring contest

(idiomatic) a dick-measuring contest, a pissing contest


taytok

(slang) to go crazy; to go off the rails


naa na sa akong pahak

been there, done that
been there, done that


saka ang itlog sa liog

Literally, “for one's testicles to go up to one's neck”.

lit

(idiomatic) to be shitting bricks; scared shitless


tai nisaka sa utok

Literally, “for the stool to go up to the brain”.

(idiomatic) to go crazy, to lose one's shit


saka ang itlog sa tutunlan

Literally, “for one's testicles to go up to one's throat”.


pilay palad sa pungkol

Literally, “how many palms does an armless person have”.


bisol

Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Xanthosoma sagittifolium

the arrowleaf elephant ear (Xanthosoma sagittifolium)


tagam

to deter; to refrain from repeating an act as a result of an unpleasant experience previously undergone


erpat

[ˈʔiɾ̪.pɐt̪]

Coordinate term: ermat


ermat

[ˈʔiɾ̪.mɐt̪]

From a backslang of English mother, from the 1970s.

Coordinate term: erpat


Kamputhaw

A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines


Lorega

Lorega San Miguel
Lorega San Miguel#English

A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. Official name: Lorega San Miguel


Casuntingan

A barangay of Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines


Kasambagan

Kasambagan (a barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines)


San Roque

A barangay of Talisay, Cebu, Philippines


ariyos

[ʔɐˈɾ̪i.os̪]

Borrowed from Spanish arillos, plural of arillo. Compare Tagalog arilyos, Hiligaynon aritos.

seal made of metal fastened to something with wire which locks it


tuberkulosis

Borrowed from English tuberculosis, from New Latin tuberculosis.


ikasuga ang ihi

Literally, “urine that could be used to light a lamp”.

lit

(idiomatic) for a woman to be very beautiful


kaliwatan

generation (single step in the succession of natural descent)


Bag-ong Tugon

[ˌbaɡ.ʔoŋ t̪ʊˈɡon̪]


Daang Tugon

[ˌd̪a.ʔɐŋ t̪ʊˈɡon̪]

(religion, chiefly Christianity) Old Testament


hugot sa bakos

ceb-verb

hugot sa bakós (Badlit spelling ᜑᜓᜄᜓᜆ᜔ ᜐ ᜊᜃᜓᜐ᜔)

Probably a calque of Spanish apretarse el cinturón.


baryable

Kanunayng mobaryable ang presyo sa gasolina.


bangkarota

[bɐŋ.kɐˈɾ̪o.t̪ɐ]


bangkarota

[bɐŋ.kɐˈɾ̪o.t̪ɐ]


batadbatad

(anatomy) space between the anus and the genitalia


administrasiyon

[ʔɐd̪.mɪ.n̪ɪs̪.t̪ɾ̪ɐˈs̪jon̪]

Ubay-ubayng administrasiyon na ang milabay, apan dakong problema gihapon ang korupsyon.

Many administrations have past, but corruption remains a major problem.

(government, politics) executive part of government

administration
executive part of government

administrasyong Duterte

(government, politics) country's government under a particular leader


akusar

[ʔɐ.kʊˈs̪aɾ̪]


batikan

From Tagalog batikan (“expert; well-versed”).


nabilin ang kalag

Literally, “for the one's soul to get left behind”.

lit

(idiomatic) to be extremely scared, out of one's skin


nibalik sulod ang tai

(idiomatic) to be extremely shocked and terrified


Bernes

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


kanunay

[kɐˈn̪u.n̪ɐɪ̯]


buotan ra og matulog

Literally, “one who is only nice when they sleep”.


singkohan

From singko + -han, literally, "somebody with five peso coins."


sa laing bahin

sa + lain + nga + bahin. Literally, “in the other part”.


sa kanunayng panabang

ceb-noun

sa kanunayng panabang (Badlit spelling ᜐ ᜃᜈᜓᜈᜌ᜔ᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈᜊᜅ᜔)

[s̪ɐ kɐˌn̪u.n̪ɐɪ̯m pɐˈn̪a.bɐŋ]

After "Inahan sa Kanunay nga Panabang", Cebuano for "Lady of Perpetual Help".


ulahi ra sa duyan

Literally, “to come to the hammock last”.


lawas ug katarongan

all one arms oneself in fighting for justice (as opposed to money, weapons)


taas pa ang kandila

(idiomatic) Said to someone who is still young and can still accomplish many things in life.


taas na ang lubi

Literally, “the coconut tree has already grown to its maximum height”.

lit

you can't teach an old dog new tricks
you can't teach an old dog new tricks


dela Cerna

[ˌd̪i.l̪ɐ ˈs̪iɾ̪.n̪ɐ]


gilawog sa tirong

[ɡɪˌl̪a.woɡ ʔoɡ t̪ɪˈɾ̪oŋ]

m-g

to be fed to a <i class="Latn mention" lang="ceb">tirong</i>

(idiomatic) to endanger someone especially on purpose


ningtiil

[n̪ɪŋˈt̪i.ʔɪl̪]


Dela Torre

Alternative letter-case form of dela Torre


pauli sa imong lawas

come to one's senses
come to one's senses

(imperative, idiomatic) to come to one's senses.


lubad

come out of the closet
come out of the closet


ngisi sa baki

ceb-adj

ngisi sa bakî (Badlit spelling ᜅᜒᜐᜒ ᜐ ᜊᜃᜒ)

[ˌŋi.s̪ɪ s̪ɐ bɐˈkiʔ]


sinaw ang pitaka

sináw ang pitaka (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜏ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜆᜃ)

[s̪ɪˌn̪aʊ̯ ʔɐm pɪˈt̪a.kɐ]


tiklo

→ Tagalog: tiklo (“caught; arrested”)

to catch something by enclosing the neck with a band or loop attached to the end of a pole

(slang) to catch someone committing a petty crime


del Rosario

From Spanish del Rosario, religious surname referring to the rosary.


Ampuan

a surname; not to be confused with Maranao surname


nakatulon og lansang

Literally, “to accidentally shallow some nails”.


nagpatid-patid og lata

(idiomatic) to have no direction in life


nabiyaan sa tren

(idiomatic) to fail to keep up, fail to innovate


giluto sa kaugalingong mantika

Literally, “cooked by own's own grease”.


giprito sa kaugalingong mantika

giluto sa kaugalingong mantika
giluto sa kaugalingong mantika#Cebuano

Alternative form of giluto sa kaugalingong mantika


awtorisar

[ʔɐʊ̯.t̪o.ɾ̪ɪˈs̪aɾ̪]


lukot sa banig

(idiomatic) for political protegees to vacate a position when their political party loses


bug-at og itlog

Literally, “to have such heavy testicles”.

(idiomatic) sluggish, to move or act really slow


namahid og kugmo

Literally, “to wipe one's boogers one someone else”.

lit

(idiomatic) to lay the blame on somebody else


seremonyas

Borrowed from Spanish ceremonias, plural of ceremonia. Doublet of seremonya.


Iningles

[ʔɪ.n̪ɪŋˈɡl̪is̪]


Mituo Ako

From its incipit "mituo ako", literally "I believe".


imbestigar

ceb-infl-table

imbestigar

imbestigar

imbestigar

imbestigar

imbestigar

mo- (affix)
imbestigar (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
imbestigar (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
imbestigar (root)
actor
-on (affix)
imbestigar (root)
-on (affix)
imbestiga (root)


perhuwisyo

make a nuisance of oneself
make a nuisance of oneself

Naperhuwisyo kog adto sa Carcar kay wala didto ang among tuyo.

My trip to Carcar went to nothing because the person I'm seeking wasn't there.

to be put to useless effort or inconvenience


napulo'g duha

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of napulog duha.


napulo'g siyam

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of napulog siyam.


napulo'g lima

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of napulog lima.


napulo'g walo

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of napulog walo.


napulo'g pito

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of napulog pito.


dili mahulogan og dagom

Literally, “Cannot be fallen on by a needle”.

lit

place where too many people are gathered


dakbalay

Blend of dako + balay, literally, "big house".


sijam

(Bohol, Southern Leyte) Pronunciation spelling of siyam.


gyud

Syncopic form of gayod, with change from /o/ to /u/.


palihog

Palihog ikuha akog tubig


ganansiya

ganánsiyá (canonical)
mo- (affix)
ganansiya (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
ganansiya (root)
actor
-on (affix)
ganansiya (root)

ceb-infl-table

ganansiya

ganansiya

ganansiya

to have an advantage over something or someone


Siaton

Siaton (a municipality of Negros Oriental, Philippines)


Yañez

Misamis Oriental
Misamis Oriental#English

a surname from Spanish, common in Misamis Oriental.


hapila

Derived from Sanskrit पिपील (pipīla, “ant”)


Luchavez

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Luchaves.


Arriesgado

From Spanish arriesgado (“daring”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Jabagat

From habagat, written in Spanish orthography.

a surname from Cebuano, mostly found in Misamis Oriental and Negros Occidental


Madanguit

[mɐ.d̪ɐŋˈɡit̪]

a surname from Cebuano, mostly found in Bohol


Cutamora

From Classical Malay kota muda (literally “young fortress”).


Sumalpong

a surname from Cebuano, originating in Siquijor, also common in Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, and Zamboanga del Sur


Castaños

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


Razonable

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

a surname from Spanish, concentrated in Davao del Sur, Cebu, and Davao del Norte


Myleene

a female given name from French, variant of Mylene


bringhinas

ceb-noun

bringhínas (Badlit spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜈᜐ᜔)

[bɾ̪ɪŋˈhi.n̪ɐs̪]

Borrowed from Spanish berenjenas, plural form of berenjena.


kinawboy

From kawboy + -in-, literally, "in the way of a cowboy"


ilaya

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daya, from Proto-Austronesian *daya (“upriver, toward the interior”). The i- prefix is possibly related to the Proto-Austronesian location marker *i (cf. ibabaw, ilalom, ihalas).

inh

a place away from the sea and further inland

upstream; part of a river far from the sea and passing through various areas of land

outskirts; a place away from town and into rural areas


habwa ang kinaon

(idiomatic) to vomit; puke one's guts out


swapang

Possibly Chinese, possibly Hokkien 山崩地裂 (soaⁿ-pang-tōe-li̍h, “uproarious; riotous; outrageous”, literally “the mountains collapse and the earth splits open”). Compare Tagalog suwapang (“greedy”).

ncog

Swápang insíka. Maáyu lang manghuwam, piru dílì magpahuwam nákù.

Opportunistic Chinese. He’s great at borrowing, but when it comes to lending, forget it.

oppressively opportunistic; taking advantage

Swápang nímu uy. Ikay nagswildu, akuy mubangka.

You are so inconsiderate. You just got your salary and I have to pay the bill.


bsin

(text messaging) Alternative spelling of basin: maybe


akng

(text messaging) Alternative form of akong (“my; mine”)


(text messaging) Alternative spelling of didto: there


kaau

(text messaging) Alternative spelling of kaayo: very


dulom

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *delem, cognate with Tagalog dilim (“darkness”), Bikol Central dulom (“new moon”). Related to dialectal duyom (“evening, night”).

dulom and gabii kay patay ang bulan

the night is dark because there's no moon

primerong/unang dulom

ikaduhang/ikatulong (and so on) dulom

second, third (and so on) day of the third quarter

(obsolete, astronomy) short form of dulom nga bulan (“third quarter”)


porsiyento

to get or give a percentage of winnings of a machine owner in gambling


kabayohon

to sit or ride on something like riding a horse


rebaha

Borrowed from Spanish rebaja (“sale, reduction”).


kulago

Bubo philippensis
Bubo philippensis#Translingual

Philippine eagle-owl (Bubo philippensis)


reorganisar

[ɾ̪e.ʔoɾ̪.ɡɐ.n̪ɪˈs̪aɾ̪]


pundasiyon

foundation (supporting material or structure)


Bag-ong Saad

Coordinate term: Daang Saad


Daang Saad

[ˌd̪a.ʔɐŋ ˈs̪a.ʔɐd̪]

Coordinate term: Bag-ong Saad


kuwadrilyon

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English quadrillion.


kuwintilyon

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English quintillion.


pungkoy

Coordinate term: pungkay


dungguanan

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of dunggoanan.


duwaan

(Metro Cebu, northern Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of dulaan


diyutay

[d̪jʊˈt̪aɪ̯]

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of diyotay.


udong

odong (thick flour noodles originating in Davao and the Visayas, based on udon but more closely resembles Okinawan soba)


Ricar

a diminutive of the male given name Ricarte

a nickname someone with the surname Ricarte

(uncommon) a diminutive of the male given names Ricardo or Richard


kobidonon

(pathology) at risk or susceptible to COVID-19


kobidonon

(pathology) a person at risk or susceptible to COVID-19


pungkopungko

ceb-noun

pungkópungkô (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

From older pungko-pungko, a reduplication of pungko (“to squat”), after the seating arrangement where customers dine in short stools and tables reminiscent of squatting.

street stall characterized by serving inexpensive fried street food often in makeshift stalls


pantawan

a raised area or platform attached to a doorway


pactol

Cebuano: paktol


limay asawa

A reference to the five fingers in turn a reference to masturbation.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lima, asawa.


kobol

(prison slang) a designated conjugal visit area

(offensive) a child supposedly conceived via conjugal visit


adunay

[ʔɐˈd̪u.n̪ɐɪ̯]

Adunay tubig sa balay.

Adunay bulawan sa ungib.

Adunay dagkong mga pating sa dagat.

particle used as an existential marker: to be; to have


bisan unsa

bisan unsa ang mahitabo


bisan unsa

bisan unsang matang


lutya

the arrowleaf elephant ear (Xanthosoma sagittifolium)


luyat

saggy; that sinks or droops from wear or its own weight

(humurous, may be offensive) old; having lived for most of the expected years


idukasya

a Swiss cheese plant (Anthurium crystallinum)


yawtya

From Spanish yautía, from Taíno or some other Arawakan language. Compare lutya.

arrowleaf elephant ear (Xanthosoma sagittifolium)


anturyom

(proscribed) a flamingo flower; any member of the genus Anthurium, especially Anthurium andraeanum


bengkeng

Exaggerated pronunciation of banking, bangking.


anturyum

a flamingo flower; any member of the genus Anthurium especially Anthurium andraeanum


Barbie top

a trans woman who takes the role of a top


barbie top

Alternative letter-case form of Barbie top


lungay

unable to stand or flex muscles, as if there are no bones


lungayngay

[l̪ʊ.ŋɐɪ̯ˈŋaɪ̯]

having one's head drooped to the back or the body bent backward


mawumag

Carlito syrichta
Carlito syrichta#Translingual

the Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta)


mangak

an owl, especially the Philippine eagle owl (Bubo philippinensis)


pungak

Philippine eagle owl (Bubo philippinensis)


lipaghong

to blush; to become red in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, shame, excitement, or embarrassment


lipaghong

blush; an act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused by shame, modesty, etc.


biyolet

From English violet, from Middle English violet, vyolet, vyolette, from Old French violette, from Latin viola (“violet”).


unsay problema

ceb-head

unsáy problema? (Badlit spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔ ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ)

[ʔʊn̪ˌs̪aɪ̯ pɾ̪obˈl̪i.mɐ]

Ngano naghilak ka? Unsay problema?


takrawista

From takraw + -ista, from sepak takraw, from English sepak takraw, from Malay sepak takraw.


magduduwa

(Metro Cebu, northern Cebu, Leyte) Alternative form of magdudula


tinagoang hiyas

ceb-noun

tinagoang hiyás (Badlit spelling ᜆᜒᜈᜄᜓᜀᜅ᜔ ᜑᜒᜌᜐ᜔)

[t̪ɪ.n̪ɐˌɡo.ʔɐŋ hɪˈas̪]


panit ug bukog

ceb-adj

panit ug bukog (Badlit spelling ᜉᜈᜒᜆ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜄ᜔)


ᜀᜇ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ ᜐ ᜋᜅ ᜃᜎᜄ᜔

ceb-proper noun

ᜀᜇ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ ᜐ ᜋᜅ ᜃᜎᜄ᜔ • (adlaw sa manga kalag)

Adlaw sa mga Kalag
Adlaw sa mga Kalag#Cebuano


ᜀᜇ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔

ceb-noun

ᜀᜇ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ • (adlaw)


sayasaya

a Philippine pied fantail (Rhipidura nigritorquis)


Cayanong

a surname, mostly found in western Leyte


ulo sa pawikan

ulo sa pawikan (Badlit spelling ᜂᜎᜓ ᜐ ᜉᜏᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ulo, sa, pawikan


tikangkang

to spread one's legs while lying or leaning on one's back; to fall into such a position

(of a woman) to put out; to consent to sex


tikangkang

act of spreading one's legs while lying or leaning on one's back


choco lanay

a sandwich of thin pastry wedges with a chocolate filling

a local variety of chocolate-filled donut


trayanggulo

trayángguló (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜌᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜎᜓ)

[t̪ɾ̪ɐˈjaŋ.ɡʊ.l̪o]

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English triangle, influenced by Spanish triángulo. Doublet of triyanggulo.


trayanggulo

[t̪ɾ̪ɐˈjaŋ.ɡʊ.l̪o]


pasaw

to feed domestic animals with food mixed with water

to spoil; to ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use


ᜃᜓᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ

ceb-noun

ᜃᜓᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ • (kumidyanti)


ᜉᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜃ᜔

ᜉᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜃ᜔ • (pughak)


ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔

ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ • (lungsud)


ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜐ᜔

ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ • (pudlus)


ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜐ᜔

ceb-verb

ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ • (pudlus)


Golosino

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


pudlos

pudlós (canonical)
mo- (affix)
pudlos (root)
actor

ceb-infl-table

pudlos

to run away fast, esp. while in a tantrum


pudlos

pudlós (canonical)
mag- (affix)
pudlos (root)
actor
i- (affix)
pudlos (root)

pudlos

pudlos


pudlos

pudlós (canonical)
mag- (affix)
pudlos (root)
actor
-on (affix)
pudlos (root)

pudlos

pudlos


ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔

ceb-proper noun

ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ • (santsis)


ᜀᜉ᜔ᜇᜓ

ceb-noun

ᜀᜉ᜔ᜇᜓ • (apdu)


ᜃᜆ᜔ᜋᜓᜈ᜔

ᜃᜆ᜔ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ • (katmun)


ᜃᜆ᜔ᜋᜓᜈ᜔

ceb-proper noun

ᜃᜆ᜔ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ • (katmun)


Dunggoan

[d̪ʊŋˈɡo.ʔɐn̪]


Daanglungsod

Daanglungsód (Badlit spelling ᜇᜀᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

[d̪ɐ.ɐŋ.l̪ʊŋˈs̪od̪]

Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte#English

A barangay of Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines


Daanlungsod

Daanlungsód (Badlit spelling ᜇᜀᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

[d̪ɐ.ɐn̪.l̪ʊŋˈs̪od̪]

A barangay of Placer, Masbate, Philippines

A barangay of Medellin, Cebu, Philippines


ᜀᜐ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ

ceb-noun

ᜀᜐ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ • (aspaltu)


ᜀᜐ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ

ceb-verb

ᜀᜐ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ • (aspaltu)


Alangilan

[ʔɐ.l̪ɐˈŋi.l̪ɐn̪]

A barangay of Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental, Philippines

A barangay of Sagay, Camiguin, Philippines


Inabanga

[ʔɪ.n̪ɐˈbaŋ.ɡɐ]

Inabanga (a municipality of Bohol, Philippines)


Guindulman

ceb-proper noun

Guindulmán (Badlit spelling ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜎ᜔ᜋᜈ᜔)


Libjo

Libjo (a municipality of the Dinagat Islands, Philippines)


Borongan

[boˈɾ̪oŋ.ɡɐn̪]

Borongan (a city, the provincial capital of Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines)


Guiuan

Guiuan (a municipality of Eastern Samar, Philippines)


kahubog

ka- + hubog. Compare Hiligaynon kahubug.


mauswagon

usa ka mauswagong lungsod


tulilik

to spin; to rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction


Delax

a male given name transferred from the surname


buang nga lubi

a coconut that when cut open contains only coconut water and no meat


gilakangan sa buwan

gilakangan sa bulan
gilakangan sa bulan#Cebuano


Lhuillier

Borrowed from French L’Huillier, from l’ + huilier, the root itself from huille + -ier.


gilakangan sa bulan

[ɡɪ.l̪ɐˌka.ŋɐn̪ s̪ɐ ˈbu.l̪ɐn̪]

a coconut that is half and half coconut water and coconut meat


balaoron

ceb-noun

balàoron or balàorón (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎᜂᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

balàoron (canonical)
balàorón (canonical)


barla

a lancetfish; any fish in the genus Alepisaurus


barilison

Thunnus albacares
Thunnus albacares#Translingual


pugawot

any of several fish species in the family Serranidae


tampihak

the temple; the slightly flatter region, on either side of the human head, behind of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear


puti-an

longnose trevally (Carangoides chrysophrys)


baleleng

yellowspotted trevally (Carangoides fulvoguttatus)

island trevally (Carangoides orthogrammus)


dalinuan

yellowstripe scad (Selaroides leptolepis)


salungsong

Waigieu seaperch (Psammoperca waigiensis)


babayeng pak-an

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see babaye, pak-an.


ugok

blackedge conger (Bathycongrus retrotinctus)


tangkop

(engineering) bracket (intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part)


taminsot

a sardinella; any fish of the genus Sardinella


tulisok

to reproach: to criticize or rebuke (someone)

to shame: to denounce as having done something shameful; to criticize with the intent or effect of causing a feeling of shame

to torment: to cause severe suffering to


tulisok

a reproach; a mild rebuke, or an implied criticism

shaming: the activity by which somebody is shamed


bug-at ang nawong

ceb-adj

bug-át ang nawong (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜈᜏᜓᜅ᜔)

[bʊɡˌʔat̪ ʔɐŋ ˈn̪a.woŋ]


hangop

to embrace; to clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug


ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ

ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ • (inggdandi)


matinumanon

matinumanon (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜈᜓᜋᜈᜓᜈ᜔)


Mga Buhat

Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles#English


bun-og

to dishonor; to violate a woman's chastity


bukad og ngabil

bukád og ngabil (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜇ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜅᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

(idiomatic) thick-lipped; having a thick lip


Leytehanon

ceb-noun

Leytehanon (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜌ᜔ᜆᜒᜑᜈᜓᜈ᜔)


-anon

hari (“king”) + -anon → harianon (“royal”)

tawo (“person”) + -anon → tawhanon (“human”)

having the characteristic of the noun root

Bohol + -anon → Bol-anon (“of Bohol; inhabitant of Bohol”)

bukid (“mountain”) + -anon → bukidnon (“from the mountains; mountain dweller”)

(with place nouns) from or of that place

forms adjectives from noun roots
from or of that place


esmagol

Borrowed from English smuggle. The flip-flops were named as such having being originally smuggled.


kentab

(obsolete, nonstandard) blue sea chub (Kyphosus cinerascens)


mameng

(obsolete, nonstandard) a wrasse; any member of the genus Anampes


kamansihon

black-blotched porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus)


balitos

Congaturi halfbeak (Hyporhamphus limbatus)

tropical halfbeak (Hyporhamphus affinis)


yamag nota

a pencil dick; a tiny penis; a needle dick

a man with a tiny penis; usually used as a disparaging form of address


uhaw ang camel

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see uhaw, camel.


yamag

Backward spelling of gamay. For the noun, short for yamag notch, yamag nota.


palo-palo

a batlet; a short bat for beating clothes when washing them; a washing paddle

arrowfin goby; any member of the genus Oxyurichthys


koliflower

From koli + flower (a play on cauliflower). From koli, from a reverse spelling of ilok.

the armpit: the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder


goltilocks

From golti + locks (a play on Goldilocks). From golti, from a reverse spelling of itlog.


kyampi

deep pugnose ponyfish (Secutor ruconius)


tabiros

the elongated slipmouth (Equulites elongatus)


daguldolan

splendid ponyfish (Leiognathus splendens)


dalupani

striped ponyfish (Leiognathus fasciatus)


Piñero

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

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, common in Negros Oriental


dela Fuente

ceb-proper noun

dela Fuente (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜎ ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

From Spanish de la Fuente. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


Samarnon

[s̪ɐ.mɐɾ̪ˈn̪on̪]

resident or inhabitant of Samar (either the island or the province)


Samarnon

[s̪ɐ.mɐɾ̪ˈn̪on̪]


Sagay

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English

Sagay (a city in Negros Occidental, Philippines)


ᜆᜓᜁᜄ᜔

ceb-noun

ᜆᜓᜁᜄ᜔ • (tuig)


ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ

ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ • (udtu)


ugaling

[ʔʊˈɡa.l̪ɪŋ]


kaugalingnan

kaugalingnán (Badlit spelling ᜃᜂᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔)

[kɐ.ʔʊ.ɡɐ.l̪ɪŋˈn̪an̪]


malipayong Bag-ong Tuig

ceb-head

malipayong Bag-óng Tuig (Badlit spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜉᜌᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜄ᜔ᜂᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜁᜄ᜔)


adlaw sa kaugalingnan

ceb-noun

adlaw sa kaugalingnán (Badlit spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜂᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔)

[ˌʔad̪.l̪ɐʊ̯ s̪ɐ kɐʊ̯.ɡɐ.l̪ɪŋˈn̪an̪]


ugma damlag

ceb-adv

ugmâ damlág (Badlit spelling ᜂᜄ᜔ᜋ ᜇᜋ᜔ᜎᜄ᜔)

[ʔʊɡˌmaʔ d̪ɐmˈl̪aɡ]


Adlaw sa Kagawasan

ceb-proper noun

Adlaw sa Kagawasán (Badlit spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜄᜏᜐᜈ᜔)

[ˌʔad̪.l̪ɐʊ̯ s̪ɐ kɐ.ɡɐ.wɐˈs̪an̪]

Independence Day (holiday in the Philippines, held at June 12)


ceb-head

malipayong Paskó ug malipayong Bag-óng Tuig! (Badlit spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜉᜌᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜐ᜔ᜃᜓ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜋᜎᜒᜉᜌᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜄ᜔ᜂᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜁᜄ᜔)

malipayong Pasko ug malipayong Bag-ong Tuig

/maliˌpajoŋ pasˌko ʔuɡ maliˌpajoŋ baɡˌʔoŋ ˈtuʔiɡ/

[mɐ.l̪ɪˌpa.jom pɐs̪ˌko ʔʊɡ mɐ.l̪ɪˌpa.jom bɐɡˌʔoŋ ˈt̪u.ʔɪɡ]

merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year


Adlaw sa Kaugalingnan

ceb-proper noun

Adlaw sa Kaugalingnán (Badlit spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜂᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔)

[ˌʔad̪.l̪ɐʊ̯ s̪ɐ kɐ.ʔʊ.ɡɐ.l̪ɪŋˈn̪an̪]


bahandianon

ceb-adj

bahadiánon (Badlit spelling ᜊᜑᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜀᜈᜓᜈ᜔)


baryohanon

country dweller; resident of rural areas


balhiboon og kamot

balhiboon og kamót (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜊᜓᜂᜈ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜃᜋᜓᜆ᜔)


basa ang tingog

basâ ang tingog (Badlit spelling ᜊᜐ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜅᜓᜄ᜔)

[bɐˌs̪aʔ ʔɐŋ ˈt̪i.ŋoɡ]


bugnaw og mantika

bugnáw og mantikà (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜈᜏ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ)

[bʊɡˌn̪aʊ̯ ʔoɡ mɐn̪ˈt̪i.kɐʔ]


bukhad og palad

bukhád og palad (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜑᜇ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)

Literally, “open-palmed”. Compare Tagalog bukas-palad.


maayong udto

ceb-head

maayong udtó! (Badlit spelling ᜋᜀᜌᜓᜅ᜔ ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ)


atake sa kasingkasing

ceb-noun

atake sa kasingkasing (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜃᜒ ᜐ ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

Partial calque of Spanish ataque al corazón.

partial calque

Namatay siya sa atake sa puso.


kara krus

[ˌka.ɾ̪ɐ ˈkɾ̪us̪]

heads or tails, usually as a form of illegal gambling


laras

to treat or do something to each member of a group equally


ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜂᜈ᜔

ceb-noun

ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜂᜈ᜔ • (sip-un)


ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜂᜈ᜔

ceb-verb

ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜂᜈ᜔ • (sip-un)


ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ

ceb-noun

ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ • (simintidyu)


sandayong

gutter, usually one made from bamboo and used to channel water from an elevated location


ᜊᜓᜃᜒᜇ᜔

ᜊᜓᜃᜒᜇ᜔ • (bukid)


saluwal

Borrowed from Malay seluar (“pants”), from Persian شلوار (šalvâr, “pants”). Compare Tagalog salawal, and Pangasinan sanual.


maluluy-on

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of maluloy-on.


laagiga

wanderlust; a strong impulse or longing to travel


Pagaspas

A barangay of Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines

a surname from Tagalog, prevalent in Misamis Oriental among residents of Tagalog origin


kiblat

to flash; to cause to shine briefly or intermittently


walay sambog

unadulterated; pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything


Bakilid

A barangay of Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines


Tabok

From tabok, a reference to the area across the Butuanon.


kayugot

resentment; anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation


kab-ot

to reach; to extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand)

to achieve; to obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win


interbensyon

From English intervention, from Middle French intervention, from Latin interventiō.

an intervention; an orchestrated attempt to convince somebody with an addiction or other psychological problem to seek professional help and/or change their behavior


tabok

to cross; to go from one side of (something) to the other


samsuy

raincoat with hood woven from palm fiber (covering the entire head and back, worn as a protection against rain)


palgan

to run into; to unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively)


Agdao

Agdao (a district of Davao City, Philippines)


Palang

a diminutive of the female given names Apple, Rafaela, or Paula


ligdong

gentle; tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition

of good morals; practicing ethical values; upright

proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual; formal


ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜂᜃ᜔

ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜂᜃ᜔ • (sid-uk)


ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜂᜃ᜔

ceb-verb

ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜂᜃ᜔ • (sid-uk)


saliay

to carry by slinging over one's shoulder


ugsok

to drive a stake, peg, etc. into the ground


dudho

to thrust; to push or drive with force; to shove


tadhan

accustomed; familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions

veteran; having had long experience, practice, or service


tadhan

a veteran; a person with long experience of a particular activity


tingsi

[ˈt̪iŋ.s̪ɪʔ]


hagik-ik

a chortle; a joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle


samagaw

(of an image) blurry; not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges


samagaw

to blur; to cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken


yutik

muddy; covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”)


yutik

to muddy; to cover or splash (someone or something) with mud


pamaga

(anatomy, immunology) the palatine tonsil


kaulaw

[kɐˈʔu.l̪ɐʊ̯]

[kɐˈʔu.wɐʊ̯]


ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜃᜌ᜔

ceb-noun

ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜃᜌ᜔ • (suntukay)


ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔

ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ • (suntuk)


sinumbagay

[s̪ɪ.n̪ʊm.bɐˈɡaɪ̯]


ᜃᜓᜊᜓᜆ᜔

ᜃᜓᜊᜓᜆ᜔ • (kubut)


mapahiyomon

ceb-adj

mapahiyomon (Badlit spelling ᜋᜉᜑᜒᜌᜓᜋᜓᜈ᜔)


simbasimba

Reduplication of simba (“to go to church”).


kubot

kubót (canonical)
mo- (affix)
kubot (root)
actor
-an (affix)
kubot (root)

ceb-infl-table

kubot

kubot

to hold; to grasp
to hold onto something

to hold; to grasp
to get hold of something

to wed someone at the deathbed by just having the couple hold hands together and blessing them


gidak-on

[ɡɪ.d̪ɐkˈʔon̪]


dakog anino

ceb-noun

dakóg anino (Badlit spelling ᜇᜃᜓᜄ᜔ ᜀᜈᜒᜈᜓ)


Lisondra

[l̪ɪˈs̪on̪.d̪ɾ̪ɐ]

From earlier Lizondra, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. The surname came to be written with S due to seseo and eventually displacing the former.


Sabellano

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos


Gorgonio

From earlier Gorgoño, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.


huwat

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of hulat


paklay

Borrowed from Hokkien 腹內／腹内 (pak-lāi / pak-lǎi, “offal”, literally “inside the stomach”). Compare Hiligaynon paklay.

bor+

a Filipino dish made from various pork, goat, or beef tripe or offal (internal organs), with sautéed spices, such as julienned ginger, chilis (siling mahaba), bamboo shoots (labong), carrots, bell pepper, tomatoes, garlic, onions, and black pepper, among other ingredients, especially in the cuisine of Central Visayas and Mindanao


lawting

[ˈl̪aʊ̯.t̪ɪŋ]


petsahan

to date; to note or fix the time (of an event); to give the date of


Lorega San Miguel

A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines


ugkay

From ukay, inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hukay (“to dig up something buried; to disinter”). Compare Ilocano ukay, Tagalog hukay, and Malay ungkai.

inh+

act of digging up; excavating; turning up; unearthing; uncovering

act of ransacking; rummaging; turning over


bawos

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of balos


ᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔

ceb-noun

ᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ • (gunting)


Lacion

(informal) Clipping of Consolacion: A municipality of Cebu, Philippines


Magburuhat

(religion) Creator (god who created the universe)


wala koy labot

ceb-head

walâ koy labot! (Badlit spelling ᜏᜎ ᜃᜓᜌ᜔ ᜎᜊᜓᜆ᜔)


dawugdog

Alternative form of dalugdog (“thunder”)


Mintal

Mintal (a district of Davao City, Philippines)


Calinan

Calinan (a district of Davao City, Philippines)


Talomo

Talomo (a district of Davao City, Philippines)


Buhangin

Buhangin (a district of Davao City, Philippines)


Paquibato

Paquibato (a district of Davao City, Philippines)


Marilog

Marilog (a district of Davao City, Philippines)


Kauswagan

Kauswagan (a municipality of Lanao del Norte, Philippines)

Kauswagan (a barangay of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines)


New Corella

ceb-proper noun

New Corella (Badlit spelling ᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ ᜃᜓᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

From English New Corella, after Corella in Bohol (from which the majority of its settlers came from), in turn named after the town in Navarre, Spain.

New Corella (a municipality of Davao del Norte, Philippines)


Centro

A barangay of Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines


talamdan

Syncopic form of talamoran, from tamoran + -al-, from tamod (“follow”) + -an.


ning-

Ningkaon ko.


naga-

head

naga- (contemplative maga-, mag-, imperative pag-)

maga- (contemplative)
mag- (contemplative)
pag- (imperative)

Nagatuo ako sa Diyos Amahan, Makagagahom sa tanan...

I believe in God, the Father Almighty...

(formal, literary) Alternative form of nag-


nag-

nag- (contemplative maga-, mag-, imperative pag-)

Compare mag-, the actor trigger prefix, and -in-, which marks the complete aspect of most verbal triggers.

Nagluto ko og utan

Nagluto ko og utan

inchoative aspect of mag-; signifies that the action has started, whether or not it has been completed or still in progress


ᜉᜒᜇᜓᜆ᜔

ceb-noun

ᜉᜒᜇᜓᜆ᜔ • (pirut)


ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜇ᜔

ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜇ᜔ • (bulud)


San Isidro

[ˌs̪an̪ ʔɪˈs̪id̪.ɾ̪o]


kapanganuran

[kɐ.pɐ.ŋɐˈn̪u.ɾ̪ɐn̪]


aritis

[ʔɐˈɾ̪i.t̪ɪs̪]

From Spanish aretes, plural of arete. Compare Tagalog aretes, Hiligaynon aritos, Ilocano aritos.


Salugsugan

a surname from Cebuano, most common in Southern Leyte and Misamis Oriental


Cabanalan

Borrowed from Tagalog kabanalan (“holiness”). Mostly found among ethnic Tagalog origin in Mindanao whose ancestors bearing the surname came mainly from Laguna during the late Spanish and American colonial periods and since postwar era.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly found among ethnic Tagalog origin who resided in Mindanao, common in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental


Guiting

Borrowed from Tagalog giting. Mostly found among ethnic Tagalog stock in Mindanao whose ancestors bearing the surname came mainly from Cavite, Laguna and Rizal during the late Spanish and early American colonial periods and postwar eras.

a surname from Tagalog, found among people of ethnic Tagalog descent mostly in Zamboanga Peninsula


Yacapin

Possibly from Tagalog yakap + -in, though common among Cebuano-speaking individuals possibly of Tagalog origin in Mindanao.

a surname from Tagalog, most common in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental


Malicse

Borrowed from Tagalog maliksi. Mostly found among ethnic Tagalog stock in Mindanao whose ancestors bearing the surname came mainly from Mindoro during the late Spanish and early American colonial periods and postwar eras. This spelling is more common in Mindanao than in southern Luzon where it is originated.

a surname from Tagalog, found among people of ethnic Tagalog descent mostly in Bohol, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental


ᜎᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜓ

ceb-verb

ᜎᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜓ • (lukdu)


kunkon

the globular sea urchin (Mespilia globulus)


paya-paya

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of payapaya.


dagom-dagom

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of dagomdagom.


uban-uban

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of ubanuban.


parangparang

the double-spined urchin (Echinothrix calamaris)


parang-parang

Deprecated, pre-2014 spelling of parangparang.


ubanuban

From older uban-uban, from a Reduplication of uban.

the West Indian sea egg (Tripneustes ventricosus)

the white urchin (Tripneustes depressus)


Bien Unido

Borrowed from Spanish Bien Unido, from bien + unido.


Buenavista

Borrowed from Spanish Buenavista, from buena (“beautiful”) + vista (“view”).


Catigbian

From katigbi (“Coix lacryma-jobi”) + -an.


anha

From the same root as dinha (“here”) and kana (“this”). Compare similar developments in anhi, ari, adto.

to go there (to a place near the listener)

Anhaon ko na karong hapon

to bring, put there; get from there (in a place near the listener)


magbinuntagay

[mɐɡ.bɪ.n̪ʊn̪ˈt̪a.ɡɐɪ̯]

From mag- + binuntagay, ultimately from buntag.

nagbinuntagay sila og inom


mabuntagan

mabuntagán (canonical)
nabuntagan (inchoative)

nabuntagan mi didto sa lawod


mobuntag

hapit na mobuntag kay nituktugaok na ang manok

it is almost morning because the cock has crowed


ginabii

[ɡɪ.n̪ɐˈbi.ʔɪ]


gabhianon

gabhianong balita

nocturnal; of the night; taking place at night


tungang gabii

ceb-noun

tungáng gabii (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜅᜅ᜔ ᜄᜊᜒᜁ)

[t̪ʊˌŋaŋ ɡɐˈbi.ɪ]

From tunga (“middle”) ang gabii (“night”)


mamukongay

Pagbantay sa mga mamukongay.

(derogatory) a fare dodger, stowaway, free rider; a person who is boarding a public transport (e.g. jeepney) without paying


mohilom

mihilom (inchoative)
nihilom (inchoative)


maghilom

ceb-verb

maghilóm (inchoative naghilom, imperative paghilom)

maghilóm (canonical)
naghilom (inchoative)
paghilom (imperative)


mamalayi

mamalayi (inchoative namalayi, imperative pamalayi, Badlit spelling ᜋᜋᜎᜌᜒ)

namalayi (inchoative)
pamalayi (imperative)


pamalayi

From pam- + balayi, see pamalaye for more.


pangagad

[pɐˈŋa.ɡɐd̪]

From pang- + agad, the same root as umagad (“son-in-law”)

(of a prospective groom) to stay in the woman's place prior to the marriage ceremony in order to serve her family


pamalay-an

pamalay-an (inchoative gipamalay-an, imperative pamalay-i, Badlit spelling ᜉᜋᜎᜌ᜔ᜀᜈ᜔)

gipamalay-an (inchoative)
pamalay-i (imperative)

[pɐ.mɐˈl̪aɪ̯.ʔɐn̪]

gipamay-an na siya

someone has already asked her hand in marriage


mamalaye

mamalaye (inchoative namalaye, imperative pamalaye, Badlit spelling ᜋᜋᜎᜌᜒ)

namalaye (inchoative)
pamalaye (imperative)

namaye na siya

he has already asked his partner's hand in marriage


pamalaye

Standardized spelling of pamalayi. Can be analyzed as pam- + balaye (“co-parent-in-law”), so called as the parents of both partners are conventionally present at this event.

to ask a woman's hand in marriage from her parents


binalayi

From balayi + -in-, ultimately from bayi (“female”)

Eye dialect spelling of binalaye (“daughter-in-law/sister-in-law”)


kina- -an

kinadak-an

kinapusuran

relative superlative
relative superlative#English

Forms relative superlative forms of adjectives


kinapusuran

ceb-noun

kinapúsuran (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜉᜓᜐᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

From kina- + pusod (“navel, center point”) + -an, with /d/ weakening into a flapped /ɾ/ intervocalically.

af

ang Sugbo kinapusurang lalawigan sa Kabisay-an
Cebu is the centermost province of the Visayan group of islands

superlative degree of pusod; centermost part of something


subangsubang

ceb-noun

subangsubang (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜊᜅ᜔)

Reduplication of subang (“for a celestial body to appear, rise”).

redup

(obsolete, astronomy) first quarter; waxing moon


dumadaktol

Alternative form of tumatakdol (“almost full moon”)


tumatakdol

(astronomy, of the moon) about to be full; almost full moon


dulom ang pangisip

ceb-verb

dulom ang pangisip (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜎᜓᜋ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜅᜒᜐᜒᜉ᜔)

Literally, "for the mind to be darkened, become gloomy."

(figurative) to be blinded by rage, sorrow, or some other emotion


subang ang bulan

ceb-noun

subang ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜅ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

[ˌs̪u.bɐŋ ʔɐŋ ˈbu.l̪ɐn̪]

Literally, "the moon rises." The sense of "first quarter" may have been derived from observation of the moon seemingly rising again after "sinking" and staying below the horizon during the new moon. See lunod ang bulan.

Coordinate term: (crescent phase) himatayon ang bulan

(obsolete, astronomy) first quarter; waxing crescent; between new moon and going into half-moon


buhi ang bulan

buhi ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, "the moon came back to life", after seemingly "dying" and disappearing during the new moon phase.

(dated, astronomy) first day of the first quarter; when sunlight is reflected off the moon once again after the new moon phase


udtong bulan

udtong bulan (Badlit spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Can both mean "overhead moon" or "noon moon." The moon at these phases is at its highest during twilight, and rising or setting at noon.

(especially) the first quarter half-moon, visible high up in the sky at sunset

udtong lunod ang bulan
udtong lunod ang bulan#Cebuano

short form of udtong lunod ang bulan (“third quarter half-moon”)

(literally) the moon at the zenith; at its highest position in the sky


lakad ang bulan

lakad ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜎᜃᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, "the moon goes beyond (the zenith)," so called because the moon at this phase goes farther away each day to the east of the zenith when darkness falls, and moving towards that position later in the evening.

(obsolete, astronomy) second quarter; waxing gibbous; lunar phase between half-moon and going into full moon


dulom nga bulan

dulom nga bulan (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜎᜓᜋ᜔ ᜅ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, “moonless (absent) moon”. The moon during this phase rises later and later in the evening, such that moonless nights become longer.

(obsolete, astronomy) third quarter; waning gibbous; lunar phase between full moon going into half-moon


udtohan

ang Polaris naa sa udtohan

(astronomy) zenith; area of the sky farthest from the horizon


himatayon ang bulan

himatayon ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜆᜌᜓᜈ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

himatayon nga bulan
himatayon nga bulan#Cebuano


katin ang bulan

katin ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜃᜆᜒᜈ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, “the moon is hanging (high up in the sky)”. So called as the moon in this phase is directly overhead at dawn when people awake.

lit

(obsolete, astronomy) waning half-moon; visible high in the sky at daybreak


lunod ang bulan

ceb-noun

lunod ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜎᜓᜈᜓᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, “the moon has sunk (below the horizon)”, as the moon cannot be seen in the sky throughout the day and night, as if staying below the horizon.


patay ang bulan

ceb-noun

patay ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

[ˌpa.t̪ɐɪ̯ ʔɐŋ ˈbu.l̪ɐn̪]

[ˌpa.t̪ɐɪ̯ ʔɐŋ ˈbu.wɐn̪]

Literally, “the moon is dead”, as the moon cannot be seen throughout the night and day.


himatayon nga bulan

himatayon nga bulan (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜆᜌᜓᜈ᜔ ᜅ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, “dying moon”, as the moon becomes less and less visible throughout night and day, and the light reflected from the moon becomes dimmer and thinner.

(dated, astronomy) waning moon; third and fourth quarter

(obsolete, astronomy) fourth quarter; waning crescent; lunar phase between waning half-moon going into new moon


udtong lunod ang bulan

udtong lunod ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜈᜓᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

Literally, “the moon sinks (sets) at noon”. The moon by this phase appears to "sink" as it sets at noon and remain out of sight until late at midnight when everyone is asleep. See udtong bulan and lunod ang bulan.


udtong lunod and bulan

ceb-noun

udtong lunod ang bulan (Badlit spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜈᜓᜇ᜔ ᜀᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

[ˌʔud̪.t̪oŋ ˌl̪u.n̪od̪ ˌʔan̪d̪ ˈbu.l̪ɐn̪]

This can be interpreted as "the moon is overhead, sinking" or "the moon sinks at noon." The moon at this phase is at its highest during sunrise, appearing to "sink" as it sets at noon and wouldn't appear again until late at midnight when everyone is asleep. See udtong bulan and lunod ang bulan.


maanaa

ceb-verb

maanaa (inchoative naanaa, Badlit spelling ᜋᜀᜈᜀ)

[mɐ.ʔɐˈn̪a.ʔɐ]

ang Ginoo maanaa kaninyo

(literary) to come to existence (near or on the speaker)


kanako

The first element, common to all oblique pronouns, is ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *ka (“personal oblique marker”), whence kang and archaic ka (“plural personal oblique marker”). Thus analyzable as kang + akò. Compare Ilocano kaniak, Kapampangan kaku.

m+

gihatag niya kanako

anaa kanako ang yawi

I have the key (literally, “the key is with me”)

nagtan-aw sila kanako

to me; for me; with me; at me (oblique first person singular)


Demafeliz

Hispanicized spelling of Tagalog Dimapilis.

a surname from Tagalog, most common among residents of Tagalog origin in Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental and Davao Region


igsuon

[ʔɪɡˈs̪u.ʔon̪]

Unclear. Perhaps from ig- + suon (“imitate, copy”). Compare the etymology of ig-agaw.


pag-umangkon sa panag-agawan

ceb-noun

pag-umangkon sa panag-agawan (Badlit spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜂᜋᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜉᜈᜄ᜔ᜀᜄᜏᜈ᜔)

[ˌpaɡ ʔʊˌmaŋ.kon̪ s̪ɐ ˌpa.n̪ɐɡ ʔɐˈɡa.wɐn̪]

Literally, “a niece or nephew by relation with a cousin”

lit

a child or descendant of a cousin of one's generation


panag-agawan

ceb-noun

panag-agawan (Badlit spelling ᜉᜈᜄ᜔ᜀᜄᜏᜈ᜔)

[ˌpa.n̪ɐɡ ʔɐˈɡa.wɐn̪]

(preceded by sa) related by virtue of being cousins with one's parents or ancestors

(preceded by sa) related by virtue of being descended from one's cousin of the same generation


padung

dialectal form of padulong (“on the way; towards”)


dulong

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dulung (“prow”). Cognate with Tagalog duong.

the front end of any vehicle; prow, bow of a boat


padulong

ceb-adv

padulóng or padulong (Badlit spelling ᜉᜇᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

padulóng (canonical)
padulong (canonical)

From pa- + dulong, literally “towards the front end of a vehicle, ahead”

prefix

padulong na mi sa Sugbo

padulong na ang ambulansiya

to be going to a place; be on the way to a place

padulong mi mosimba

(colloquial) going to do something; about to start doing, or achieve something


padulong

padulong sa Bisayas ang bagyo

iliko ang electric fan padulong niya


hinganib

(obsolete) a servant, slave, accompaniment to a much influential person

(obsolete) task assigned to each individual in a community


magbinuotan

ceb-verb

magbinuotan (inchoative nagbinuotan, imperative pagbinuotan, Badlit spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜒᜈᜓᜂᜆᜈ᜔)

nagbinuotan (inchoative)
pagbinuotan (imperative)


magbubuot

magCV- + buot, where "CV" stands for partial reduplication.

a person who has the say, who gets to decide on matters


mabuotbuoton

ceb-adj

mabuotbuoton (Badlit spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜂᜆ᜔ᜊᜓᜂᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

take it upon oneself
take it upon oneself

tending to take it upon oneself to do things


kahimut-anan

ceb-noun

kahimut-anan (Badlit spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜀᜈᜈ᜔)

himuot + ka- -anan, or kahimuot + -anan.

ang lain-laing kahimut-anan sa kinabuhi

something one takes pleasure of, or be amused of


himuot

Nahimuot siyang nagtan-aw sa iyang anak.

He took pleasure in observing his daughter.


buotbuot

Reduplication of buot (“have one's way”)

redup

Hari diay ka para magbuotbuot?

Are you royalty to have the guts to impose your will?

to impose one's will where one doesn't have the right or is not allowed to do so

Nganong nagbuotbuot kag palit ana?

Why did you take it on yourself to buy that?

to take it upon oneself; do without authority; do without following instructions

Wala ko nagbuotbuot.

(colloquial) to make things up; to invent, forge, devise falsely


murag

Murag naboang

Murag niadto na siya

Combining form of mura (“it seems; looks like”)


mao ra

From mao (“is the one”) and ra (“only, just”).

Mao ray (balay nga) walay atop.

It's the only one (house) that has no roof.

(literally) the only one (referring to something or someone being talked about)

Mao ra akong tuyo.

Mao ra kakapoy og maglakaw ta

It's just as tiring if we're going to walk.

(with a noun, + nga) the same (as the one being talked about)

(with a verb, + og) just as; it would be the same if...

Mao ra kadak-a (kadakoa) ang balay sa kahoy

(with an adjective affixed with ka- -a) as ... as; same as; equally

Mao rang balaya


mao gihapon

ceb-head

maó gihapon (Badlit spelling ᜋᜂ ᜄᜒᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

From mao (“is the one”) and gihapon (“still”).

Kamusta ka? ― Mao ra gihapon.

How are you? ― As usual/same as last time.

Mao gihapon ang sud-an.

It's still the same food (as the last meal).


mao nga

From mao (“is the one”) and nga (“that is”).

Ang maong (mao nga) tawo

Wala koy alamag sa maong aktibidad.

(formal, modifying a noun) the aforementioned, said

Sige ko og praktis, maong maayo ko.

I always practice, that's why I do well.


mao gayod

[mɐˌʔo ɡɐˈjod̪]

From mao (“is the one”) and gayod (“truly”).

Mao gayod 'na siyang lakiha nangawat.

That is him without a doubt, the man who stole.

Mao giyod nga niundang ko.

(literally, + nga) is the one, without a doubt; the very reason why

Mao giyod 'na siya og mahubog.

that's the way it goes
that's the way it goes


mao ra og

/maˌʔo ˌɾa ˈʔoɡ/

[mɐˌʔo ˌɾ̪a ˈʔoɡ]


mao-mao ra

Reduplication of mao in mao ra (“the same as”).

Ang unggoy mao-mao ra sa tawo og pangutok.

A monkey has mental abilities almost like that of man.

(+ sa or og) comparable to; the same as, but not quite


pagkatawo

(literally) humanhood, state of being human


katawhan

From tawo + ka- -an. Compare Tagalog katawan (“body”) and katauhan.


kaliwat

a relative; a member of one's extended family


ilihan

remote areas, sparsely populated, usually forested and inaccessible to vehicles


-nhon

Ultimately from -anon, through the variant -hanon used when the root word ends in a vowel. The /a/ in the latter elides and the /n/ and /h/ metathesize (switch places), forming -nhon.


ilayanhon

pertaining to the hinterland, boondocks, backwoods

pertaining to rural, sparsely populated areas


maniudto

ceb-verb

maniudto (inchoative naniudto, imperative paniudto, Badlit spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜂᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ)

naniudto (inchoative)
paniudto (imperative)

Active form of paniudto. By surface analysis, mani- + udto.


maga-

head

maga- (inchoative naga-, nag-, ga-, imperative pag-)

naga- (inchoative)
nag- (inchoative)
ga- (inchoative)
pag- (imperative)

(formal, literary) Alternative form of mag-


anak sa bunyag

ceb-noun

anák sa bunyag (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜄ᜔)

(idiomatic) godchild; godson, goddaughter


anak sa hulaw

anák sa hulaw (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜑᜓᜎᜏ᜔)

[ʔɐˌn̪ak s̪ɐ ˈhu.l̪ɐʊ̯]

Literally, “child of drought (dry and lean times)”.


Anak

From anak (“child”), with a shift in stress to the first syllable.

(Christianity) Jesus Christ; Son of God, Son of Man


anak ni Eba

ceb-noun

anák ni Eba (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜈᜒ ᜁᜊ)

[ʔɐˌn̪ak n̪ɪ ˈʔi.bɐ]


Anak sa Diyos

Anák sa Diyós (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)


anak sa anuos

anák sa anuos (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜀᜈᜓᜂᜐ᜔)

[ʔɐˌn̪ak s̪ɐ ʔɐˈn̪u.ʔos̪]

Literally, “child of soot”, alluding to the color of this substance.

(idiomatic) very dark-complexioned person


anak sa engkanto

anák sa engkanto (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜁᜅ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

Literally, “child of an engkanto (supernatural being)”, as it is believed that the condition results from an engkanto father and a human mother.


kaubanan

Can be analyzed as uban + ka- -an, or kauban (“companion”) + -an.

people belonging to the same large group


lamakan

ceb-noun

lamakan or lamakán (Badlit spelling ᜎᜋᜃᜈ᜔)


kalalaohan

swamps; portion of a river or bay where water is muddy


ayo ang buot

ceb-verb

ayo ang buot (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜂᜆ᜔)

[ˌʔa.d͡ʒo ʔɐm bʊˈʔot̪]

Moayo ang iyang buot og bisitahan siya ni Pedro.

(literally, “Her mood becomes better when she is visited by Pedro.”)

She gets in a good mood when Pedro visits her.


dugo sa dugo

ceb-noun

dugô sa dugô (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓ ᜐ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[d̪ʊˌɡoʔ s̪ɐ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]


daot ang buot

ceb-verb

daot ang buot (Badlit spelling ᜇᜂᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜂᜆ᜔)

Nagdaot ang akong buot kay kulang sa tulog.

(literally, “My mood is bad because of lack of sleep.”)

I'm in a bad mood because I didn't get enough sleep.


unod sa unod

ceb-noun

unód sa unód (Badlit spelling ᜂᜈᜓᜇ᜔ ᜐ ᜂᜈᜓᜇ᜔)

[ʔʊˌn̪od̪ s̪ɐ ʔʊˈn̪od̪]

Literally, “flesh of the flesh”. Compare Tagalog laman ng laman.


anak sa kasal

anák sa kasál (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜐᜎ᜔)

[ʔɐˌn̪ak s̪ɐ kɐˈs̪al̪]


anak sa sakramento

anák sa sakramento (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜐᜃ᜔ᜇᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

Literally, “a child of the sacrament”, pertaining to the Christian sacrament of marriage.


anak sa sala

anák sa salâ (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜐᜎ)

[ʔɐˌn̪ak s̪ɐ s̪ɐˈl̪aʔ]

(idiomatic) an illegitimate child; a child born out of wedlock


Anak sa Tawo

Anák sa Tawo (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜆᜏᜓ)

[ʔɐˌn̪ak s̪ɐ ˈt̪aʊ̯]


anak sa pagpakasala

anák sa pagpakasalâ (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜉᜃᜐᜎ)

[ʔɐˌn̪ak s̪ɐ pɐɡ.pɐ.kɐ.s̪ɐˈl̪aʔ]


bug-at ang buot

ceb-adj

bug-at ang buot (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜂᜆ᜔)

[ˌbuɡ.ʔɐt̪ ʔɐm bʊˈʔot̪]


dugo sa laki

dugô sa laki (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓ ᜐ ᜎᜃᜒ)

[d̪ʊˌɡoʔ s̪ɐ ˈl̪a.kɪ]


dugong puti

dugóng puti (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜆᜒ)

[d̪ʊˌɡom pʊˈt̪iʔ]

From dugo + -ng + puti, literally “white blood”.


bug-at ang dugo

ceb-adj

bug-at ang dugô (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[ˌbuɡ.ʔɐt̪ ʔɐŋ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]


init og dugo

init og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[ˌʔi.n̪ɪt̪ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]


hinay ang dugo

hinay ang dugô (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜌ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[ˌhi.n̪ɐɪ̯ ʔɐŋ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]

(idiomatic, of a person) slow, lacking in vigor or aggressiveness


patay og dugo

patáy og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[pɐˌt̪aɪ̯ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]


dugo ang balatian

dugô ang balatian (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

[d̪ʊˌɡoʔ ʔɐm bɐ.l̪ɐˈt̪i.ʔɐn̪]

(idiomatic) deeply touched by something sad


luya ang dugo

luya ang dugô (Badlit spelling ᜎᜓᜌ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[ˌl̪u.jɐ ʔɐŋ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]


dugo ang kasingkasing

dugô ang kasingkasing (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

[d̪ʊˌɡoʔ ʔɐŋ kɐ.s̪ɪŋˈka.s̪ɪŋ]


bug-at ang balatian

bug-at ang balatian (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

[ˌbuɡ.ʔɐt̪ ʔɐm bɐ.l̪ɐˈt̪i.ʔɐn̪]


sobra og dugo

sobra og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜇ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[ˌs̪ob.ɾ̪ɐ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]

(dated, idiomatic) having high blood pressure


kulang og dugo

kulang og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜅ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[ˌku.l̪ɐŋ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]

(dated, idiomatic) having low blood pressure


batan-on nga dugo

batan-on og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜊᜆᜈ᜔ᜂᜈ᜔ ᜅ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[bʊˌt̪an̪.ʔon̪ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]

(idiomatic) having youthful drive, aggressiveness


isog og dugo

isog og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜁᜐᜓᜄ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[ˌʔi.s̪oɡ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]

(idiomatic) for inherited traits to be dominant


tagluyoan

[t̪ɐɡ.l̪ʊˈju.ʔɐn̪]

Kay igsoon among isig ka inahan, og igsoon 'sab among mga amahan, maingon nga tagluyoan 'mi.

Since are mothers are sisters, and our fathers are brothers, we are said to be tagluyoan.

related to each other through both maternal and paternal lines


alip-ip

(anatomy) a person's back, from the shoulders as far as the waist

(anatomy) a person's waist; the part directly beneath the lower ribs


-n-on

From -anon with an epenthetic glottal stop. The /a/ in -anon elides, followed by metathesis of the /n/ and the glottal stop /ʔ/, forming -n-on.


linaki

masculine; done stereotypically like a male


mao nay laki

ceb-head

mao nay laki (Badlit spelling ᜋᜂ ᜈᜌ᜔ ᜎᜃᜒ)

Alternative form of mao nay lalaki (“attaboy!”)


mao nay lalaki

mao nay lalaki (Badlit spelling ᜋᜂ ᜈᜌ᜔ ᜎᜎᜃᜒ)


luyog luyo

luyóg luyó (Badlit spelling ᜎᜓᜌᜓᜄ᜔ ᜎᜓᜌᜓ)


puhon

Related to or perhaps from Malay pohon (“to ask, request”). Compare Tagalog puhon (“apology”).

Ugma puhon mogikan ko.

Puhon, og puyde pa, moadto ko.


layaw og dugo

ceb-adj

layáw og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜎᜌᜏ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[l̪ɐˌjaʊ̯ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]

(idiomatic, of a person) coward, lacking guts


lap-ot

From Proto-Philippine *lap(ə)qút (“thick, sticky, pasty”). Compare Aklanon eapot and Tagalog lapot.


lasaw og dugo

ceb-adj

lasáw og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜎᜐᜏ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

[l̪ɐˌs̪aʊ̯ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]


puti og lisik

putî og lisík (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜒ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜎᜒᜐᜒᜃ᜔)

[pʊˌt̪iʔ ʔoɡ l̪ɪˈs̪ik]

Literally, “having white balls (testicles)”.


puti og itlog

ceb-adj

putî og itlog (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜒ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜁᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

[pʊˌt̪iʔ ʔoɡ ˈʔit̪.l̪oɡ]


duha singko

From duha + singko. Literally "two fives."


Generalao

a surname, common in Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental and Caraga


Mausisa

[mɐʊ̯ˈs̪i.s̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Tagalog mausisa. Mostly found among ethnic Tagalog stock in Mindanao whose ancestors bearing the surname came mainly from Southern Tagalog during the late Spanish and early American colonial periods and postwar eras.

a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated among people of ethnic Tagalog descent in Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, Davao Region and Caraga


Gatpandan

From Tagalog Gatpandan, after Gat Pandan, a Tagalog leader who ruled what is now Silang, Cavite.

a surname from Tagalog, common among residents of Tagalog origin in Bukidnon