Vega

From Spanish Vega, from vega, from Old Spanish vayca, from Old Basque *bai-ko (“river plain, water meadow”).


ari

From the same root as diri (“here”) and kari (“this”). Compare similar developments in anhi, anha, adto.

Paaria si Jun-jun diri karon dayon.

to come; to go here (to a place near the speaker)


isla

Borrowed from Spanish isla, from Late Latin *isula, from Latin īnsula.


napkin

From English napkin, from Middle English napkyn.


mora

Chrysopogon zizanioides
Chrysopogon zizanioides#Translingual


daman

parasomnia (especially sleeptalking and sleepwalking)


doktor

ceb-noun

doktór (feminine doktora, Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

Borrowed from Spanish doctor, from Latin doctor (“teacher”), from doceō (“I teach”).
The verb sense is a semantic loan from English doctor

doctor
a person who has attained a doctorate


doktor

doktór (canonical)
-on (affix)
doktor (root)

ceb-infl-table

doktor


bahar

to worsen or to have a diminishing effect on performance


bahar

characteristic of a decline in performance


retarded

From English retarded, from retard, from Middle English, from Anglo-Norman or Latin, from Old French retarder, from Latin retardāre (“to retard”), from re- + tardus (“slow”).

retarded; having mental retardation; mentally deficient


Cordova

From Spanish Córdova, variant of Córdoba. The municipality is named by Spanish Governor-General Rafael Echagüe y Bermingham; ultimate origin is uncertain, but most likely named after the city in Spain.

Cordova (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines, on an island connected with Mactan)


halwa

Metathesis of hawla, from Spanish jaula.


mago

From Spanish mago, from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos).

the Magi; the wise men that met and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar, but in fact unknown in number)


mago

Carlito syrichta
Carlito syrichta#Translingual


Julian

From English Julian. Also from Spanish Julián.

a male given name from English or Spanish


ang

From Proto-Central Philippine *aŋ. Cognate with Tagalog ang, Bikol Central an, Hiligaynon ang, Waray-Waray an, Kapampangan ing, Tausug in. Compare archaic ing, now used in the form 'y.

Midagan ang lalaki.

Gikaon sa iring ang isda.

direct marker for all nouns other than personal proper nouns


salvage

summary execution, extrajudicial killing


lata

very soft (due to rot, ripeness or cooking)


mabolo

Compare Tagalog mabulo and Ilocano mabolo.


testing

From English testing, present participle of test, from Middle English test, teste, borrowed from Old French test, teste (“an earthen vessel, especially a pot in which metals were tried”), from Latin testum (“the lid of an earthen vessel, an earthen vessel, an earthen pot”), from *terstus, past participle of the root *tersa (“dry land”).


kubo

Borrowed from Spanish cubo. False cognate of Tagalog kubo, which is semantically and phonetically influenced by the Spanish, but is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kubu (and cognate with Indonesian and Malay kubu).


satin

From English satin, from Old French satin, from Italian setino, probably via unattested Late Latin sētīnus (“silken [cloth]”), from Latin sētā.


gugma

Possibly related to Tagalog gayuma (“love potion”).


hilak

Alternate from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iakhttps://www.trussel2.com/ACD/acd-s_i1.htm#26412.


Sinugboanon

ceb-proper noun

Sinugboanon (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜓᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜀᜈᜓᜈ᜔)


malipayon

malipayong Pasko ug malipayong Bag-ong Tuig


Sugbo

Folk traditions erroneously append the meaning of "scorched earth" after the scorched earth tactics of the legendary Sri Lumay, inspired by sugba. However, it is most likely derived from sugbo, which originally meant "to stay in shallow waters", as per the Vocabulario de la Lengua Bisaya.


kamatuoran

[kɐ.mɐ.t̪ʊˈʔo.ɾ̪ɐn̪]


kalipay

bathwater prepared by soaking leaves of this plant in water, supposed to bring happiness to a child who is bathed in it

drink made by boiling the leaves of this plant, served to a couple before the wedding supposedly to promote a happy marriage


Kabisay-an

[kɐ.bɪˈs̪aɪ̯.ʔɐn̪]

[kɐ.bɪ.s̪ɐɪ̯ˈʔan̪]

From Bisaya + ka- -an. Compare Tagalog Kabisayaan.

Mao kini ang Kabisay-an.


buotan

(by extension) docile; friendly (of animals)


katultol

to know a place; to know where a certain place is


katultol

knows a place; knows where a certain place is


okra

Borrowed from English okra, probably from Igbo ọkụrụ.

Abelmoschus esculentus
Abelmoschus esculentus#Translingual


kabaw

From earlier kalabaw, with dropping of /l/ when surrounded by identical vowels in Boholano and Leyte dialects, borrowed from Waray-Waray karabaw, from Malay kerbau, from Proto-Malayic *kAr(ə)baw, ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ ~ *krpiiw ~ *krpuʔ ~ *(kr)puh (“buffalo”). Compare Bikol Central karabaw, Hiligaynon karabaw, Tagalog kalabaw, Tausug kabaw, Waray-Waray karabaw, Khmer ក្របី (krɑɑbəy), Halang kơpùa, Indonesian kerbau, Javanese ꦏꦼꦧꦺꦴ (kebo), Thai กระบือ (grà-bʉʉ).

der

(colloquial) neckerchief slide of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines


kaayo

nindot kaayo

babaye kaayo

very; to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly


maayo

maayo kaayo


maayo

Gilimpiyohan og maayo.

(+ og) done well; to a great or intense degree


kahibalo

Kahibalo ko sa imong sekreto.

Kahibalo ka magbinisaya?


Binisaya

Bisaya + -in-. The colloquial sense is an ellipsis of "panambal nga Binisaya"


Sugboanon

a person born and native to the island of Cebu, Philippines

(rare) a resident of or a person from Cebu City


uma

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma.

inh+

farm; a piece of land where crops or animals are raised


tras

Barbodes tras; a cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in the Philippines


bandera

From Spanish bandera, from banda + -era.

a type of kite that is shaped like a flag


tuod

Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation

Used to call back to a previous point, either in disbelief or emphasis


tuod

to direct; to point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way

to apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force

to continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action

to shove; to push, especially roughly or with force


laag

to leave one's abode to go to public places


kasa

From Spanish casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage”).


Bisaya

Unknown. Possibly related to Sanskrit विषय (viṣaya, “kingdom; dominion; region; territory; domain; realm”), according to Potet (2016). Compare Sabah Bisaya Bisaya, Brunei Bisaya Bisaya, Tatana Bisaya, Khmer វិស័យ (visay), Thai วิสัย (wí-sǎi), Pali visaya. Other theories include:
* From Malay Sri Vijaya (“Sri Vijaya”), from Sanskrit श्री विजय (śrī vijayá). During the 1950s to the 1960s, various authors have claimed that Bisaya is derived from Sri Vijaya, claiming the early settlers of Panay were either from Sri Vijaya or subjects of Sri Vijaya. However, linguist Eugene Verstraelen refutes these claims by pointing out that Vijaya would have been "Bidaya" or "Biraya". Compare Malay bisai.
* From Sanskrit वैश्य (vaíśya) which would have been what Indian traders and/or pirates might have described the settlers of Panay.

der

Filipino ang mga Bisaya.


ander

From English under, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic *under (whence also German unter, Dutch onder, Danish and Norwegian under), from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *n̥dʰér (“under”) and *n̥tér (“inside”).


Eduardo

a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Proto-Germanic]


lilo

a large and violent whirlpool; a maelstrom


buot

Compare Bikol Central buot, Tagalog bait (“kindness”). See similarities with the semantics of Tagalog loob.

(dated, in fixed phrases) mind, thoughts

(obsolete) worth; thing worthy of being loved


buot

buot kong makahibalo kung asa nagpuyo si Ms. Dela Cruz

I would like to know where Ms. Dela Cruz lives.

(formal, bare root) would like to; want to

(usually mag- form) to have one's way; for one to decide how something is to be

Short for buotbuot (“to impose one's will”).

Magbuot diay ka?

Coordinate term: agad

Ikaw la'y pagbuot kung pila.

Ang balaod nagbuot nga...

Nagbúot ang bata og kundat kay wa didto iyang Mama.

The child was playing vigorously because his Mama wsn't there.

(stress on first syllable) to do something freely without restraint, to their heart's content


buot

Compare puot (“airless”), huot (“tight”) , alimuot.

to confine in a narrow place such that no air can get in or out


buot

airless; without ventilation or fresh air

concentrated (of smoke or heat, and not fresh air)


buot

the Philippine pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus concinnus)


tako

a cue; the stick used to ptopel the ball in snooker, billards, etc.


babaylan

From an initial reduplication of baylan, from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balian (“shaman”). Compare Malay belian. Possibly related to babaye.

(historical) in pre-colonial Cebu; a woman, sometimes an effeminate man, who functioned as a village priestess or medium


Garcia

[ɡɐɾ̪ˈs̪i.jɐ]

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


Ariel

From English Ariel. Also from Spanish Ariel. Both from Biblical Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל (ari'él, a compound of אֲרִי (arí, “lion”) + אֵל (él, “God”), literally “lion of God”).
The female given name is from Ariel, the titular character of the 1989 Disney animated film The Little Mermaid.

der

a male given name from English [in turn from Hebrew]

(astronomy) Ariel; one of the moons of Uranus

(biblical) Ariel (a name for the city of Jerusalem, the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of modern Israel, and the claimed capital city of modern Palestine)


Evans

From English Evans, from Welsh. As a given name, from a confusion of Evan.

a surname from English [in turn from Welsh]

a male given name from English [in turn from Welsh]


abrigo

[ʔɐbˈɾ̪i.ɡo]

Borrowed from Spanish abrigo (“overcoat”).


abrigo

[ʔɐbˈɾ̪i.ɡo]


salon

(obsolete) a ballroom; a large room used for dancing and banquets


bugas

Antonio Pigafetta
Magellan's circumnavigation

From Proto-Bisayan *bəgas, from Proto-Philippine *bəʀas (cf. Kapampangan abias, Maranao begas, Tagalog bigas), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas (cf. Malay beras), from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


Stanford

From English Stanford, from Old English stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”).

a male given name from English [in turn from surnames< Old English]


pegasus

From English pegasus, from Pegasus, from Latin Pēgasus, from Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos).


pegasus

Bellerophon
Michael (archangel)
Red Horse Beer

Horse from Red Horse Beer, wings from Gold Eagle Beer and St. Michael the Archangel standing in for Bellerophon or Perseus.

a cocktail using Red Horse Beer and Gold Eagle Beer and Ginebra San Miguel


ebay

(of a woman or a ladyboy) feminine; girly


jai alai

From English jai alai, from Spanish, from Basque jai (“festival”) + alai (“merry”).

an illegal lottery based on the scores of jai alai games


bangs

From English bangs, plural of bang, from Middle English *bangen, from Old English *bangian, *bangan or Old Norse banga (“to pound, hammer”); both from Proto-Germanic *bang- (“to beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰen- (“to beat, hit, injure”).

der

bang; a fringe of hair cut across the forehead


honda

genericized trademark
genericized trademark

(genericized trademark, regional, chiefly Southern Leyte) motorcycle


hiya

(martial arts) A kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack.


aduna

[ʔɐˈd̪u.n̪ɐ]

Dialectal ad-on points to an original *adaʔún, wherein the middle vowel was elided regularly before a stressed syllable; the first element could be compared with Ilocano adda (“to have”), Malay ada (“to be, have”) and their cognate Cebuano word wala (“there is not”); suffixed with -on. The final "-a" is a common feature among the existential verbs adia, ania, anaa, atua.

adunay bulawan sa ungib

aduna ang dagkong mga pating sa dagat

adunay sakyanan si Maria


osa

From usa, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa, compare Dupaningan Agta ogsa and Malay rusa.


otro

From Spanish otro, otra vez, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros.


administrador

ceb-noun

administradór (Badlit spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

[ʔɐd̪.mɪ.n̪ɪs̪.t̪ɾ̪ɐˈd̪oɾ̪]


modus

Borrowed from English modus operandi, from Latin modus operandī.


dorado

any of several fishes
mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus)

Coryphaena hippurus
Coryphaena hippurus#Translingual

any of several fishes
greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)

blackbanded trevally (Seriolina nigrofasciata)

any of the four recognized species of the genus Scomberoides

needle-scaled queenfish (Scomberoides tol)

doublespotted queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)

talang queenfish (Scomberoides commersonnianus)


dorado

plated; covered with plating, especially gold


tipo

Artocarpus blancoi; a tree in the family Moraceae and endemic to the Philippines


alat

Borrowed from Tagalog alat (“slang: police officer”).


alat

Borrowed from Tagalog alat (“saltiness”).


alat

big and tall wide-mouth basket with loose mesh weave


Dina

a female given name from English [in turn from Hebrew]

(biblical) Dinah; a daughter of Jacob and Leah


Dinah

From English Dinah, from Hebrew דִּינָה (dīna, “judged, vindicated”).


paso

Borrowed from Spanish paso, from Latin passus.

(bingo) an instance where a player fails to declare a bingo


paso

to march or participate in a ceremonial procession or recession especially an academic procession or wedding procession

to pass in middle aisle or in front of an audience during a performance or presentation

(bingo) to fail to declare or call a bingo


paso

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

inh

a burn; a physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals


paso

to injure (a person or animal) with heat or caustic chemicals


Emma

a female given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]


nara

Pterocarpus indicus
Pterocarpus indicus#Translingual

(rare, proscribed) the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)


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.

roofing (material used on the outside of a roof)


atop

to put a roof; to cover or furnish with a roof


hito

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hituq.


Brandon

From English Brandon, from Middle English Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from Old English brōmdūn, from brōm (“broom shrub”) + dūn (“hill, dune”). Also via Irish Breandáin.


sentido

sense (only in the phrase) sentido komun


marino

From Spanish marino, from Latin marīnus, from mare (“sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri.


Tiffany

From English Tiffany, from Old French Tifinie, Tiphanie, from Medieval Latin Theophania (“Epiphany”), corresponding to theo- + -phany, from Ancient Greek θεό- (theó-, “god”) (combining form of θεός (theós, “god”)) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine, appear”).


Jonah

From English Jonah, from Hebrew יוֹנָה (yonáh, “dove”).


trato

to be in a romantic relationship; to be lovers

to date (take someone on a series of dates)


peregrino

From Spanish peregrino, from Latin peregrīnus, from peregrē (“abroad”) + -īnus.


lana

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laña.

wave that looks like a thin film of oil on the surface

(folklore) oil that supposedly grants the ungo the abilities of flight, shapeshifting, etc.


bolsa

From Spanish bolsa, from Late Latin bursa, from the Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide, wine-skin”). A corrected form of bulsa, with the letter o retained.

der

a pocket; a small bag inside a garment for carrying small items

(obsolete) a sack; a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee


bolsa

to take and keep (especially money) that which is not one's own


basted

From English busted, from bust (“to break”).

having one's romantic advances rebuffed; spurned


basted

to have one's romantic advances rejected


pisti

pisting interneta!

(vulgar, offensive) Used when describing something in a derogatory way


pisti

(vulgar, offensive) Used as an expression similar to shit! or fuck!


pantalon

Etymology tree
Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḯmon)bor.
Spanish Pantaleónder.
Italian Pantaloneder.
French pantalonbor.
Spanish pantalónbor.
Cebuano pantalonBorrowed from Spanish pantalón.


pana

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


pana

(eye-dialect) bring someone or something


mala

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maja, compare Bikol Central mara, Yogad maga and Tetum maran.


garas

a scratch; a disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching


garas

to scratch; to mark a surface with a sharp object


hari

(coin toss) heads; the side of a coin that bears the picture of the head of state or similar

(card games) a playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit


busa

consequently; hence; as a result; therefore, for this reason; ergo


taga

(preceding a place) from or denoting residency in or around a place, district, area, or region

(preceding a proper noun) denoting a resident or inhabitant of (the place denoted by the proper noun)


maja

a pudding, usually made using cornstarch and coconut milk


kuha

kuhà (canonical)
mo- (affix)
kuha (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
kuha (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
kuha (root)
actor
-on (affix)
kuha (root)
object
locative
-an (affix)
kuha (root)

ceb-infl-table

kuha

kuha

kuha

kuha

kuha

From Proto-Central Philippine *kúha(ʔ) (“to get; to take”). Compare Bikol Central kua, Tagalog kuha, Kapampangan kua, Maranao kowa, and Tausug kawaꞌ. According to Zorc (2021), it might be from Proto-Austronesian *kuSa (“work”) with semantic reassignment. Compare Kavalan kuway (“to work in the field”) and Isnag kuwa (“to work”).

Nakuha ang akong kasuko pagpangayo niya'g pasaylo

Walay doktor nga mokuha sa imong gisabak

No doctor will perform an abortion for you

Nakuhaan siya human madakdak

She had an abortion after she slipped and fell

to get; to take
(affixed ma- -an) to have a miscarriage

Magkuha kog tubig para nimo


kari

Alternative form of kiri (“this near me/us”)


kanto

Borrowed from Spanish canto, from Latin cantus (“metal rim of a wheel”), of Celtic origin.

a corner; specifically the exterior corner


paras

a grapevine; the plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow


kapa

(slang, Butuan City) to perform a technique or procedure


kusi

Loriculus philippensis
Loriculus philippensis#Translingual

the Philippine hanging parrot (Loriculus philippensis)


Roland

From English Roland, from Old French, from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiland (literally “fame-land”). Also as an anglicisation of Rolando.

der

a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]

the titular character of The Song of Roland


Wilhelmina

From English Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelmina.

a female given name from the Germanic languages


pili

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq (cf. Malay pilih and Tagalog pili).


Gemma

From English Gemma, from Italian, from Latin gemma (“jewel”). Also from Spanish Gemma.

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


halad

an offering; that which has been offered; a sacrifice

a dedication; a note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection


halad

to offer; to present something to God as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice

to dedicate; to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; to consecrate

to devote; to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter


okupado

concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's attention elsewhere; preoccupied


kanta

(slang) to fellate; to perform oral sex (on a man)


kitab

to gabble; to talk fast, idly, foolishly, or without meaning


Chester

From English Chester, from Old English ceaster, a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”).


sula

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sulah.


Rigel

From English Rigel, a corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name اَلرِّجْل اَلْجَبَّار (ar-rijl al-jabbār, “the foot of the great one”).

(astronomy) Rigel; a blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion


utan

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan, from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN.


Pangasinan

[pɐŋ.ɡɐ.s̪ɪˈn̪an̪]

From Spanish Pangasinán, from Pangasinan Pangasinan, from asin (“salt”) + pang- -an (circumfix denoting "place for").

af

Pangasinan (a province of the Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Lingayen; largest city: San Carlos)


Nathan

From English Nathan, from Hebrew נָתָן (natán, “gave”). Also short for English Jonathan.

a male given name from English [in turn from Hebrew]


kiri

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-di. The initial "k(a/i)-" is a common feature among demonstratives: kini (“this”), kana (“that”), and kadto (“that”). Related to diri (“here”), adia (“here be”), ngari (“hither”), and ari (“to come”), in a similar pattern with other Cebuano demonstrative pronouns. Compare Tagalog iri.

this (closer to the speaker than the listener)


suki

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

bor

a favored customer, a regular who receives preferential treatment


landa

to dry coconut meat for the production of copra


biga

lust; a feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal


Asuncion

a municipality of Davao Del Norte, Philippines


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


San Jose

a barangay in Compostela, Compostela Valley, Philippines

A municipality, the capital of the Dinagat Islands, Caraga, Philippines

A municipality of Nueva Ecija, Philippines


San Jose

From English San Jose, from Spanish San José.


abi

to misconstrue; to interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand


hubo

Compare Hiligaynon hubu and Tagalog hubo


hubo

to unclothe; to strip of clothes or covering; to make naked


alak

Borrowed from Malay arak, from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq) (cf. Bikol Central arak, Chamorro arak and Ilocano arak).


tawa

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawa, from Proto-Austronesian *Cawa.


puno

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *pənuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəNuq. Akin to Malay penuh.


puno

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *puqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun with metathesis. Akin to Malay pohon.


Santiago

Santiago (a municipality of Surigao del Sur, Philippines)

Santiago (a bay in the coast of the island of Pacijan, in the Camotes Islands, Cebu, Philippines)


bili

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bili. Compare Tagalog bili.


kapal

the yellow-tailed sergeant major (Abudefduf notatus)


anislag

Flueggea flexuosa (syn. Securinega flexuosa), a tree endemic to the Philippines


almasiga

the almaciga or Philippine agathis (Agathis philippinensis)


aguho

Casuarina equisetifolia
Casuarina equisetifolia#Translingual

Australian pine tree (Casuarina equisetifolia)


boso

to peep; to look, especially while trying not to be seen or noticed


libo

From Proto-Philippine *ʀibu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀibu. Compare Indonesian ribu, Malay ribu.


pulo

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *pujuq. Compare Malay pulau.


oras

Borrowed from Spanish horas, plural of hora, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “time, season, year”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“year, season”).

der

an hour; a time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day


oras

to measure or record the time, duration, or rate of

to choose when something begins or how long it lasts


itlog

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəluʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiCəluʀ.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Sense "testicle", displaced buto.


itlog

itlóg (canonical)
mang- (affix)
itlog (root)
actor
ma- (affix)
itlog (root)
actor
-an (affix)
itlog (root)

ceb-infl-table

itlog

itlog

itlog

to add an egg when cooking or to prepared food


punda

Borrowed from Spanish funda (“wrapping”).


duha

From Proto-Philippine *duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa. Cognates with Tagalog dalawa, Hiligaynon duha, Aklanon daywa, Ilocano dua. Related to Indonesian dua, Malay dua, Fijian rua, Hawaiian lua, Malagasy roa, Niuean ua, South Marquesan 'ua.


duha

"Asa imo ani?" — "Akoa na ang duha."

"Which of these are yours?" — "Both are mine."


adik

From English addict, from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”).

an addict; a person who is addicted, especially a drug addict


guna

a type of bolo knife, shorter and smaller than a sundang and with a blunt point, primarily used for weeding, digging and loosening the soil around plants


guna

to weed, dig or loosen the soil using a guna


asal

roasting; the act by which something is roasted


mangga

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


tasik

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik (“sea”).


ulo

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *quluh.


kuko

From Proto-Philippine *kukuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


lakat

to go for a walk, especially to mosey or walk leisurely

to leave one's abode to go to public places


timog

From Proto-Philippine *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ and Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.


kilat

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


atua

From the same root as kadto, kato (“that”). Compare similar formations in adia, ania, anaa, and aduna.

atua na siya puyo sa Amerika

there exists (far from both the speaker and listener)


tangis

ceb-infl-table

tangis

tangis

tangis

tangis

mo- (affix)
tangis (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
tangis (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
tangis (root)
actor
-an (affix)
tangis (root)

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


kulo

Artocarpus altilis
Artocarpus altilis#Translingual


papan

Anas luzonica
Anas luzonica#Translingual


papan

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan.


baboy

From Proto-Philippine *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


buaya

From Malay buaya, from Proto-Malayic *buhaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.

(sports slang, especially basketball) ball hog


inom

head

inom (past niinom, miinom, future moinom, imperative inom)

niinom (past)
miinom (past)
moinom (future)
inom (imperative)


halom

Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthus caudatus#Translingual

the love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus)


langit

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

inh+

Adunay Diyos sa langit.


pinggan

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


layag

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


layag

to set sail; to depart on a voyage by boat

to miss a period; to have an irregular menstruation


manok

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522..
Sense 2 is an allusion to betting on a gamecock in a cockfight.


siko

From Proto-Austronesian *sikux. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


puto

From Tamil புட்டு (puṭṭu, “a Tamil dish”).

a rice cake cooked by boiling or steaming rice

a similar dish that uses egg whites and flour


langaw

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


langaw

for a fly to hover over or land on something

for something to be plagued or swarmed by flies


bago

the Spanish joint fir, paddy oats (Gnetum gnemon)


pusa

(of young animals) to emerge from an egg

(of eggs) to break open when a young animal emerges from it

to crush; to be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force


tubig

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


matay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay (“die; dead; sick; tired (of)”), from Proto-Austronesian *ma-aCay (“die; dead; eclipse of sun or moon”), from Proto-Austronesian *aCay (“death”). Compare Malay mati.


matay

(humorous) oh really (an expression of surprise)


puti

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq.
The interjection is a reference to the color of semen.

having light skin, not necessarily white


puti

(sarcastic) used as a reply to questions asking about a result or outcome


kuto

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

parasite, especially mites, lice, ticks and fleas


managing

[mɐˈn̪a.ɡɪŋ]

Prioniturus discurus
Prioniturus discurus#Translingual

the blue-crowned racket-tail (Prioniturus discurus)


Pedro

From Spanish Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).


dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522..
Sense 3, semantic loan from English tongue.


bato

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Compare Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu and Maori whatu.
The sense of "kidney" is a semantic loan from Tagalog bato.

piece in chess, checkers, sungka or similar games


bato

(by extension) to hurl an object at someone or something


bato

bato-bato

anchor; sinker; stone used in artificial jewelry

pamato

anchor; sinker; anchorman in a relay; best bet; spending money


Agatha

Borrowed from English Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha


Agatha

a princess; a young girl or woman considered vain, spoiled or selfish; a prima donna

an unfriendly or disparaging way of addressing such woman or girl


baro

a cylindrical container with a capacity of about 5 to 6 gallons


Eva

From Spanish Eva, from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwah).


buli

(by extension) any member of the genus Corypha, collectively called buri palm

fiber extracted from the leaves of this plant


lisa

a dislocation; the act of dislocating, or putting out of joint


kolor

Borrowed from Spanish color, from Latin colorēm, singular accusative of color, from Old Latin colos (“covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal”).


dali

to hurry up, to be in a hurry; to fasten


tempura

Possibly from Spanish tempura (“breaded or battered like (Japanese) tempura”), from Japanese 天麩羅(てんぷら) (tenpura), from Portuguese, from Latin.

bor

(colloquial) kikiam (deep fried elongated beancurd roll over meat (usually ground pork) and vegetables, served as a streetfood snack)


liha

From Spanish lija, from liho, from Latin lixa.


liha

to polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper


basura

[bɐˈs̪u.ɾ̪ɐ]

garbage; useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind


tari

a metal spur attached to a gamecock's legs; a gaff; a cockspur

a cockfight; especially one employing the use of gaffs


tari

of a gamecock, to be hit or wounded by a cockspur


mahimahi

From English mahi-mahi, mahimahi, from Hawaiian.


tahi

tahî (canonical)
-on (affix)
tahi (root)
mo- (affix)
tahi (root)
actor

ceb-infl-table

tahi

tahi

tahionon

pieces of cloth to be sewn to create something


Kennedy

From English Kennedy, from Irish Ó Ceannéidigh.

a male given name from English [in turn from Irish]


noh

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of no


sige

Borrowed from Spanish sigue, from seguir.


Allan

From English Allan, Alan, probably of Old Breton or Irish origin.

a male given name from English [in turn from the Celtic languages]


ina

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


Justine

From English Justine, from French Justine, from Latin Iustina.

a male given name from French [in turn from Latin], of chiefly Philippine usage, variant of Justin


himo

Naghimo sila og mga parol

Nahimong bato ang gikuptan ni Midas

The thing which Midas touched turned into stone

Himoa na imong mga buluhaton

Himoon takang kapitan


Serge

a diminutive of the male given name Sergio


Doris

Doris (an ancient region in Asia Minor, modern Turkey, inhabited by the ancient Dorians)

Doris (an ancient mountainous region in Greece, the traditional homeland of the Dorians)


Vladimir

From English Vladimir, from Russian Влади́мир (Vladímir).

a male given name from English [in turn from Russian]


mura

Univerbation of mao ra (“just the same”).

Mura siya'g gikapoy.

Ang kinabuhi murag bulak

Moadto ka? – Mura.
Will you go? – It looks like I will.

Nagbuotbuot siya murag kinsa.

He took it upon himself as though he were someone.

(uncommon) Short for mao ra (“that's all; the same”).


mam

Borrowed from English ma'am, contraction of madam.


lapa

(arithmetic, division) quotient; the result of division

pagbahin-bahin (division); dividend: bahinanan


suko

Grabeha sukoa niya pagkadungog sa balita.


Miranda

a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]


Miranda

From MIRANDA v. ARIZONA, 384 U.S. 436 (1966).


alegre

[ʔɐˈl̪iɡ.ɾ̪e]

“ Maayo, buotan nga bata. Dinhi magmalipayon ikaw labaw didto sa kabukiran kay alegre dinhi, " mibuyo si Asong.

"All right, boy. Here you'll be happier in the mountains because it's happy here", Asong sighed.


alegre

[ʔɐˈl̪iɡ.ɾ̪e]


asno

donkey; ass (any of the subspecies of the horse-like animal Equus asinus, often domesticated and used a beast of burden)


sona

From English zone, from Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”).

der

a zone; a given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.


magasin

From English magazine, borrowed from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, store”), from Italian magazzino (“storehouse”), ultimately from Arabic مَخَازِن pl (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), noun of place from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”).

a periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at fold

a chamber in a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm

a reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus


saka

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *saka. Compare Aklanon saka'.


anto

an elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius)


bogo

Garuga floribunda; a large deciduous tree often cultivated as a shade tree


Aragon

[ʔɐ.ɾ̪ɐˈɡon̪]

From Spanish Aragón, toponymic surname for someone from the region or kingdom of Aragon. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Aragón


dail

(obsolete, astronomy) full moon; the phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun


Vicky

From English Vicky, diminutive of Victoria, from Latin Victōria, from victōria (“victory”).


bintan

haunted, frequented by a ghost or ghosts


Mildred

From English Mildred, from the name of an 8th-century English saint, from Old English Mildþryþ, from mild (“mild"”) + þryþ (“strength”).

a female given name from English [in turn from Old English]


Orlando

From English Orlando, from Italian Orlando.

Orlando (a city, the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States, see Orlando, Florida)


toma

Borrowed from Spanish tomar (“to drink; to take”). Doublet of tomar.


toma

tomà (canonical)
mo- (affix)
toma (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
toma (root)
actor
-on (affix)
toma (root)

ceb-infl-table

toma

toma

toma


relo

Borrowed from Spanish reloj (“clock”), from Old Catalan relotge (1362) (Modern Catalan rellotge), from the older orollotge, from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion).


sita

to accost; to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request


Daphne

From English Daphne, from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”).

der

(Greek mythology) a dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus


nati

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nati, from Proto-Austronesian [Term?]. Compare Waray-Waray nati, Maranao nati.


tita

Borrowed from Spanish tita, diminutive of tía (“aunt”), from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

an affectionate or honorific term for a woman of an older generation than oneself


wala

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

indicates the nonexistence or absence of something; there is none, no one, nothing

to have no possession of; to not have something

(with verb in the inchoative) did not; without doing

(by extension, of a relationship) broken up


wala

mawala unta ang kalisdanan sa kinabuhi

I wish all the hardships of life would disappear

nawala iyang pitaka


wala

(uncommon, only in certain contexts) zero, null


wala

Coordinate term: tuo


lolo

From a shortened form of Spanish abuelo by folk etymology.

An affectionate or honorific term for an elderly man


Cyrus

[ˈs̪aɪ̯.ɾ̪ʊs̪]

From English Cyrus, from Latin Cyrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš).

a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Old Persian]


tira

From Spanish tirar (“shoot, throw”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear away, rip or snatch off, pull violently, tug”), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- (“to tear, tear apart”).


Via Crucis

Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross

the Way of the Cross; a series of pictures/statues depicting the Stations of the Cross, as laid out around a church, along a road etc.

a procession held during the Holy Week where participants trace the Way of the Cross


kati

to prime; to prepare a mechanism for its main work

to keep an amount; often coins; in a wallet, cash register, etc., sometimes superstitiously serving as a charm for money or a talisman for money troubles

(of a childless couple) to adopt a child in order to promote child bearing, often superstitiously to persuade a higher power to confer a biological child


busog

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


busog

to fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy


Rodrigo

[ɾ̪oˈd̪ɾ̪i.ɡo]

a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Roderick


rebelde

ceb-infl-table

rebelde


Felix

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


sawa

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

the reticulated python (Malayapython reticulatus)


Suba

A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines


Aileen

a female given name from English [in turn from Irish]


hiring

hearing; a proceeding at which discussions are heard


naa

naa diay ka'y sakyanan?

(colloquial) Clipping of anaa (“there is; have; be in”)


Antoinette

From English Antoinette, from French Antoinette.

a female given name from English [in turn from French]


anis

Pimpinella anisum
Pimpinella anisum#Translingual

anise or aniseed plant (Pimpinella anisum)

Illicium verum
Illicium verum#Translingual


Beethoven

a male given name from English [in turn from Dutch]

the German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven


Negros

From Spanish Negros, from negro, negros, after the indigenous Negrito population of the island.


Luzon

From Spanish Luzón, from Classical Tagalog Lusong (“old name for the Pasig river delta by Manila”), from Tagalog lusong.

der

Luzon (the largest island in the Philippines)


Yvonne

From English Yvonne, from French feminine form of Yvon, variant of Yves, from a Germanic root for "yew".


Lourdes

From Spanish Lourdes, from Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, from French Lourdes, from Medieval Latin Lorus.


Samar

From Spanish Sámar, from Waray-Waray samad (“wound”).

Samar (an island in Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)

Samar (a province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital: Catbalogan; largest city: Calbayog)


estandard

From English standard, from Middle English, from the Old French estandart (“gathering place, battle flag”), from Old Frankish *standhard (literally “stand firm, stand hard”), equivalent to stand + -ard. Alternative etymology derives the second element from Old Frankish *ord (“point, spot, place”).

a standard; a principle or example or measure used for comparison


estandard

standard; falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.


Palawan

Ultimately from Central Palawano Palawan. Compare Spanish Paragua, Malay perawan.

Palawan (a province of Mimaropa, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Puerto Princesa)

Palawan (an island in Luzon, Philippines)


Gina

From English Gina. Also short for Regina and Georgina.


lila

From Spanish lila, borrowed from French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), from Persian نیلک (nilak), from نیل (nil, “dark blue”), ultimately from Sanskrit नीला (nīlā, “dark blue”).

lilac; a large shrub of the genus Syringa

a pale purple colour/color, the colour of some lilac flowers


kaka

a spider; any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey

tar; a solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke


baga

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀah.


baga

to broil small dried fish by placing them in a plate full of embers and shaking them


baga

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *baʀaq.


baga

Sense "misbehaving in an unusual way", from ellipsis of baga og buang.
Sense "brazen", from ellipsis of baga og nawong.
Sense "rich", from ellipsis of baga og bulsa.

(figuratively) misbehaving in an unusual way (usu. by peeping at someone while they are bathing)


banban

a halfbeak; any member of the family Hemiramphidae

Donax canniformis, a plant, the lone recognized species of the genus Donax


Sevilla

Sevilla (a municipality of Bohol, Philippines)


gamay

ceb-adj

gamáy (plural gagmay, Badlit spelling ᜄᜋᜌ᜔)


Ernesto

From Spanish Ernesto, from German Ernst.


songer

(humorous) a person (a nonsinger) with a surprisingly good singing voice


negra

(offensive, vulgar) female equivalent of negro


hedonismo

From Spanish hedonismo, English hedonism.

(ethics) the belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life

a general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure


klepto

From English kleptomaniac, from Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “I steal”) (from Proto-Hellenic *klépťō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *klep-) + -maniac.

der

one who steals compulsively; a kleptomaniac


intrigo

From Spanish entrego, from entregar, from Latin integrāre with metathesis, present active infinitive of integrō, with a semi-learned influence (cf. medieval Spanish entrego).


Denver

Denver (the capital and largest city of Colorado, United States)


Aklan

Aklan (a province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital: Kalibo)

Aklan River (a river in Aklan, Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)


atol

an expression of anger, surprise, excitement, etc.


Jasper

From English Jasper, a name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganzabara-.

a male given name from English [in turn from Old Persian]


notado

noted; famous; well known because of one's reputation; celebrated


Alicante

From Spanish Alicante, from Arabic اَلقَنْت (al-qant) or لَقَنْت (laqant), from Latin Lucentum, or Leukante (Local Latin), ultimately from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, bright”).


libas

Spondias mombin
Spondias mombin#Translingual


Yves

a male given name from French [in turn from the Germanic languages]


dela

From Spanish dela, contraction of ‘de la.’

(obsolete) of the, from the (only in names with Spanish origins or in phrases with Spanish construction)

particle found in Spanish-derived surnames when originally spelled with de la, such as dela Cruz or dela Peña (from earlier de la Cruz and de la Peña)


kayo

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(Metro Cebu) Pronunciation spelling of kalayo.


barangay

[bɐ.ɾ̪ɐŋˈɡaɪ̯]

From older balangay, from 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


adobo

fried meat that has been marinated in soy sauce, garlic and vinegar or calamondin juice

a dish in which meat or liver is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and onions


alarma

[ʔɐˈl̪aɾ̪.mɐ]

any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger

mechanical device for awaking people or rousing their attention

instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging


alarma

[ʔɐˈl̪aɾ̪.mɐ]

to give (someone) notice of approaching danger

to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert

to surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear


animas

an expression of anger, disgust, dismay, etc.


apura

to hurry; to hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on


aras

Borrowed from Spanish arras, from Latin arrha.


armas

From Spanish armas, plural of arma, from Old Spanish arma, from Late Latin arma (“weapon”), from Latin arma (“defensive arms”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”).


botas

Borrowed from Spanish bota, botas, from Late Latin buttis, probably via Greek (compare Ancient Greek πυτίνη (putínē, “flask”)), ultimately from the imitative Proto-Indo-European *bʰeHw- (“to swell, puff”).


balas

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *badas (“grit, coarse sand, gravel”).


bata

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


bata

bata-bata

bodyguard; right-hand man; protegé; younger

binata

acting like a child; to act like a child

to spend someone's early years in; to spend childhood years in


bata

to divide into equal parts or bundles to be sold


embutido

a type of luncheon meat, made with ground pork, evaporated milk, raisins, cheese, hotdogs and hard-boiled eggs, usually wrapped in foil and cooked by steaming


espeso

Borrowed from Spanish espeso, from Latin spissus, from Proto-Indo-European *spidtos.


yemas

Borrowed from Spanish yemas, plural of yema, from Latin gemma.

a sweet custard candy ball made with egg yolks and condensed milk


lapida

Borrowed from Spanish lápida, from Latin lapis (“stone”).


pasas

Borrowed from Spanish pasas, plural of pasa, from Latin ūva passa (literally “stretched grape”).

der

(colloquial, humorous) a large raised mole


pasmo

spasmodic hands and cold sweaty palms caused by strenuous use of the hands in manual labor; often believed to be caused by handwashing, without resting both hands first, after extended use of hands

chills or muscle spasms caused by washing up or showering, without resting or waiting one's sweat to dry up first, after exercise or sports

acid reflux caused by skipping a meal; a folk illness caused by eating ice cold food before a main meal; a collection of symptoms including headache on one side of the head, cold soles, numbness, sweaty palms, acid reflux and stomachache


lideres

From lider + -es. The singular form lider, from English leader, is often erroneously attributed to Spanish.


sakna

to broach; to begin discussion about something


mamaba

the distance measured from one's chin to the tip of an outstretched arm


manando

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana; a species of moth orchid endemic to the Philippines


maniobra

Borrowed from Spanish maniobra, calqued from French manœuvre.

maneuver (US); manoeuvre (Australia, Canada, UK)


maniobra

ceb-infl-table

maniobra

maniobra

maniobra

maniobra

maniobra

mo- (affix)
maniobra (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
maniobra (root)
actor
maka- (affix)
maniobra (root)
actor
-on (affix)
maniobra (root)
i- (affix)
maniobra (root)

to maneuver (US); to manoeuvre (Australia, Canada, UK)


mino

(folklore) a magic spell cast, by a supernatural being, to confuse, disorient or make people lose their way


retirado

Equivalent to retire + -ado. Spanish retirado is a false friend.

(of people) retired; having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age


pepino

Borrowed from Spanish pepino, diminutive of Latin pepo, peponis, from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn).

Cucumis sativus
Cucumis sativus#Translingual

a vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus

the edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh; cucumber


rimas

an evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean

the large round fruit of this tree; breadfruit


rimas

a scoop or cup used to remove water that has filled up a boat or canoe


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”).

inh+

oyster; any member of the family Ostreidae


templado

tempered (having the elements mixed in satisfying proportion)


titulo

title
prefix or suffix appended onto a name

title
name of a book or other literary work


suba

From Proto-Bisayan *subaq. Akin to Aklanon suba and Hiligaynon suba.


termino

Borrowed from Spanish término, from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end, in Medieval Latin also a time, period, word, covenant, etc.”).
The sense "set time limit" is a semantic loan from English term.

der

term (word or phrase, especially one from a special used area of knowledge)


Hilda

a female given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]


alho

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


segunda

to agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two; to second


NSM

Nagalupad nga Spaghetti nga Mananap#Cebuano

Initialism of Nagalupad nga Spaghetti nga Mananap (“Flying Spaghetti Monster”).


planter

a frameup; a false incrimination of an innocent person


pista

From Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin festa < Latin festa, plural of festum.

feast or banquet associated with such festival


Raquel

(biblical); Rachel; younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob


alimango

Scylla serrata
Scylla serrata#Translingual


Edison

a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname]

Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman


puwa

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) Alternative form of pula


Santa Fe

Santa Fe (a municipality of Cebu, Philippines)


Marjorie

a female given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]


ando

An elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius)


Dion

From English Dion, borrowed from Ancient Greek Δίων (Díōn). Also from English Dione, from Latin Dionē (“mother of Venus”), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “mother of Aphrodite”). The male and female names are often confused. Also a clipping of Dionisio.


kokis

From English cookies, plural of cookie, borrowed from Dutch koekje (possibly through dialectal variation koekie), diminutive of koek (“cake”), from Proto-Germanic *kōkô.

a cookie; a sweet baked good which (usually) has chocolate chips, fruit, nuts etc. baked into it


presa

From Spanish fresa, from French fraise, from earlier fraige, from Latin frāga, plural of frāgum.


no

indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism

indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity


buwan

(dialectal, Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of bulan

ring or circle where the can is placed or made to stand in bato lata


buwan

in bato lata, in an event of a standing, to use the buwan as an attack line


hapon

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

inh+

Coordinate term: palis — obsolete

afternoon; especially mid to late afternoon and early evening


gabi

Colocasia esculenta
Colocasia esculenta#Translingual

any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.

the leaves of this plant used as vegetable


koop

Shortening of kooperatiba. Compare English co-op.

a co-op; any shop owned by a cooperative

a cooperative; a type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants


Rowena

From English Rowena, from Old Saxon, possibly from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwunjō.

a female given name from the Germanic languages


pintos

a corn cake sold wrapped in cornhusk from Bogo, Cebu


karton

Borrowed from Spanish cartón, from French carton.


karton

From English cartoon, from French carton, from Italian cartone, augmentative of carta, from Latin carta.

a cartoon (an animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous)


Jayne

a female given name from English [in turn from Hebrew]


Libby

a diminutive of the female given names Liberacion or Liberata


luta

Lutâ sa ligíd sa dálan.

imprints made by the pressure or weight of something


braso

the upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm


bukid

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *bukij (cf. Bikol Central bukid, Indonesian bukit, Malay bukit, Tagalog bukid).

Naa siya sa bukid.


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

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

a close friend or a member of such group


buhok

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


kapital

From English capital, from Middle English capital, borrowed from Latin capitālis (“of the head”) (in sense “head of cattle”), from caput (“head”).
Related to tsapter and kapitulo.

(business, finance, insurance) a capital; money and wealth


kapital

to set aside as capital; to use as capital


dagat

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


dagat

(by extension) to feel any kind of motion sickness


salabay

[s̪ɐˈl̪a.bɐɪ̯]

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


riprap

a riprap rocks or other materials used to shore up an embankment, deter or prevent erosion, guide shipping, or serve as a temporary mooring


Javier

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

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


nila

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni ida, from Proto-Austronesian *ida (“they, them”).

ang kuwarto nila


nila

Gilimpiyohan nila ang kuwarto.

Ergative preposed third-person plural pronoun: they


ulos

to lend; to allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned


rampa

From English ramp, from models walking the runway in fashion shows.


rampa

to leave one's abode to go to public places

(euphemistic) to cruise; to actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area


Nash

From English Nash, from Old English æsc.

a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname, in turn from Old English]


suya

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


taming

Taming ang nakaluwas niya.


milo

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus#Translingual

Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)


saksi

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


Kristo

Borrowed from Spanish Cristo, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māshīaχ, “anointer”).


buwa

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bujeq.
Sense "coconut apple", after its similarity to bubble foam.

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) Alternative form of bula


bokal

(phonetics) a sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable

(orthography) a letter representing the sound of vowel


mao

From ma- + oo (“yes”), literally “can be said as true; affirmative”. Compare Tausug amu.

prefix

Coordinate term: dili

Siya maoy niadto, dili ako.

Ang iyang gisulti maoy nakapalagot nako.

strongly affirms a statement said of the subject; is the one; is what

pag-adto niya mao sa'y pag-adto nako

(+ verb with pag- or i-) is the time when (what is mentioned) happens

mao pa'y pag-adto niya

(+ pa) has just; happening very recently


kuan

Compare Tagalog kuwan, Bikol Central kuwan, Kapampangan kayi.

Si kuan kay nagkuan sa kuan sa kuan.

That someone is doing it to that thing in that place.

(relative) the (thing, person, action, or event) being indicated (at a distance from the speaker, or previously mentioned, or at another time)


kuan

Oy, kuan...
Hey, umm...

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


ingrato

[ʔɪŋˈɡɾ̪a.t̪o]


ingrato

[ʔɪŋˈɡɾ̪a.t̪o]


ingrato

ingrato

[ʔɪŋˈɡɾ̪a.t̪o]


Camille

From English Camille, from French Camille.

a female given name from English [in turn from French]


Sergio

From Spanish Sergio, from Latin Sergius.


kang

From Proto-Austronesian *ka (“personal oblique marker”).

inh

Para kang Tatay kining kamisina.

Used to mark oblique cases of personal nouns


tagna

[ˈt̪aɡ.n̪ɐʔ]

Borrowed from Sanskrit लग्न (lagna, “horoscope”).


bao

From Proto-Philippine *baququ. Compare Hiligaynon bao, Maranao bao'o and Tausug bauu

(vehicles, automotive, slang) Volkswagen Beetle


paho

a tree of species Mangifera altissima, in the family Anacardiaceae, found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and the Solomon Islands

a stringy variety of mango fruit resembling the fruit of Mangifera altissima


kutas

to exhaust; to tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy


daol

the dried spathe of a coconut inflorescence


tuon

→ English: tuhon


saboti

second-person plural imperative of sabot


saksak

(electronics, electrical appliance) to plug in; connect


bakbak

to hammer; to strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.


bakbak

swaddling; clothing that restrict movement of babies


parapente

Borrowed from Spanish parapente, from French parapente. Displaced by paraglayder.


banga

incompetent or untalented in a specific area


ignorante

ignorante


San Carlos

A barangay of Valencia, Bukidnon, Philippines

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English


Jeanette

a female given name from Hebrew [in turn from English]


korni

(colloquial) unfunny; silly (said of a joke)


San Juan

a barangay in Tuburan, Cebu, Philippines


traktor

From English tractor, from Latin tractus.

(aviation) a plane with tractor configuration


batalyon

Borrowed from Spanish batallón (“battalion”).


bulay

Lablab purpureus
Lablab purpureus#Translingual


Lucille

a female given name from English Lucille [in turn from French Lucille, in turn from Latin Lucilla]


balanse

mawad-an sa balanse


balanse

(accounting) to make debits and credits correspond

to balance
to make debits and credits correspond

for a vehicle to sway or rock back and forth


kategoriya

(mathematics) category (group of objects)


konduktor

head

konduktor (konduktór feminine, konduktora)

Borrowed from Spanish conductor (“driver”), from Latin conductor.

(transport) conductor (person who collects fares in public transportation)

(music) conductor (person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble)

(physics) conductor (something which can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound)


rekord

From English record, from Middle English recorden (“to repeat, to report”), borrowed from Old French recorder (“to get by heart”), from Latin recordārī, present active infinitive of recordor (“remember, call to mind”), from re- (“back, again”) + cor (“heart; mind”).


rekord

From English record, from Middle English, borrowed from Old French record, from recorder.

an item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium

any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference

the most extreme known value of some achievement, particularly in competitive events


lunga

Sesamum indicum
Sesamum indicum#Translingual


Melvin

a male given name from English [in turn from Old French, in turn from Latin]


Simeon

From English Simeon, from Old Testament Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (“hearkening, listening”). Also from Spanish Simeon.

a male given name from English or Spanish


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.


seguro

to make sure; to verify; to recheck; to use extra care or caution


miting

a meeting; a gathering of people for a purpose


maestra

[mɐˈis̪.t̪ɾ̪ɐ]


maestra

[mɐˈis̪.t̪ɾ̪ɐ]

to be a teacher; to become a teacher; to study to become a teacher


Glenda

From English Glenda, from Welsh, from glân (“holy, fair”) and da (“good”).

a female given name from English [in turn from Welsh]


basi

From Proto-Philippine *basi (“sugarcane wine”) (cf. Bikol Central basi, Ilocano basi).


miga

an address to a female friend; a friendly placeholder name for a person one does not know


Lynette

From English Lynette, from Welsh Eluned.


lala

Several etymologies have been proposed:
* From Sanskrit लाला (lālā, “saliva”).
* From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq (“to sting, of a wound or spices in food”).


lala

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja (“to plait, weave by hand, of baskets or mats”).

to weave (leaves, straw, or plastic as to make hats or a mat)


katala

Cacatua haematuropygia
Cacatua haematuropygia#Translingual

the red-vented cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia); a species of cockatoo that is endemic to the Philippines

a monkey wrench; a wrench with an adjustable jaw


montani

Harrisonia perforata; a climbing shrub in the citrus family


larga

From Spanish larga, from largar, from largo, from Latin largus.


larga

(of a transportation) to depart; to go; to leave

to be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another

to pass from here to there; to move or transmit; to go from one place to another


tukat

the wattled broadbill (Sarcophanops steerii)


panit

the skin; the outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human

leather, especially leather from cowhide

a fruit peel; the skin that has been peeled off from a fruit

the bark; the exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree


panit

to remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human


pahat

a quota; a prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal

a share; a portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone


palata

Barbodes palata; a cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in the Philippines

Risiocnemis seidenschwarzi; a damselfly endemic to Cebu


tulon

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *telen, compare Malay telan.


suot

to force one's way through a crowd; to elbow

(of a cut of pork) containing a greater amount of lean meat over the fatty part


lamat

(folklore) magic spell cast by a supernatural being, to confuse, disorient or make people lose their way


lamat

(folklore) to disorient; to become lost due to a spell


tulo

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.


tulo

to leak (for water or other liquids to drip from a small hole or crack)

for drops to fall elsewhere (e.g., from the faucet)


tulo

leaky (full of leaks and cracks that allows water to drip from it)


gramatika

[ɡɾ̪ɐˈma.t̪ɪ.kɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish gramática, from Latin grammatica, from Ancient Greek γραμματική (grammatikḗ).


menudo

Borrowed from Spanish menudo, from Latin minūtus (“small, little”). Doublet of minuto and menu.

to sell the smaller contents of an item separately


apupa

Borrowed from Spanish a popa (“abaft, towards the back”). See pupa (“stern”).

bor

Ang Sugbo apupa sa bagyo

in the path of something that comes from a general direction (rain, wind, scent, etc.); windward


Lorna

a female given name from Scottish Gaelic


Maxine

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


Millicent

From English Millicent, from the Old French Melisende, from Old High German Amalasuntha, Amalaswintha, from the Proto-Germanic roots *amala-, *am- (“to urge; drive; press”) + *swinþaz (“strong”).

a female given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]


kajo

(Bohol, Southern Leyte) Eye dialect spelling of kayo (“fire”).


puki

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

the female genitalia; the vulva or vagina


amigas

Borrowed from Spanish hormigas, plural of hormiga.


kulot

(historical) the act of closing or suturing an ear piercing


sulat

Borrowed from Malay surat, from Arabic سُورَة (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).

der

a letter, a correspondence; a written message


padrino

(obsolete) sponsor at a wedding, baptism, confirmation, etc.


makaroni

From English macaroni, from Italian maccaroni, obsolete variant of maccheroni (“macaroni”), plural of maccherone, possibly from maccare (“bruise, batter, crush”), which is of unknown origin, or from late Ancient Greek μακαρία (makaría, “food made from barley”).

macaroni; a type of pasta in the form of short tubes


alis

a wake; the path left behind a ship on the surface of the water


Cedric

From English Cedric. Partly from Cedric Errol of Little Lord Fauntleroy.

a male given name from English [in turn from Welsh]


Nelson

From English Nelson, from Middle English.

Nelson (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)


Vic

From English Vic, a diminutive of Victor.


kak

From English cock, from Middle English cok, from Old English coc, cocc (“cock, male bird”), from Proto-Germanic *kukkaz (“cock”), probably of onomatopoeic origin.

(colloquial) to reach inside one's pants to adjust the penis especially during an unwanted erection


pikas

to cut or take a portion; to divide into portions


Lennon

From English Lennon, from Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”). Oftentimes, after John Lennon.

descendant of Lover (<i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">Leannán</i>)

a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname, in turn from Irish]


Catarina

[kɐ.t̪ɐˈɾ̪i.n̪ɐ]


sulo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq, compare Malay suluh.


ungo

(folklore) witchlike or vampirelike creature or monster


ungo

to be the prey or victim to this creature

to become; to cause to become or to turn into an ungo


ing

Compare with Kapampangan ing, Tausug in.

(archaic) indefinite direct marker for nouns other than personal names.


pinyon

Combretum indicum
Combretum indicum#Translingual

the Chinese honeysuckle (Combretum indicum)


Ebenezer

From English Ebenezer, from Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר (éven ha`ézer, “stone of help”).

der

אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר

a male given name from English [in turn from Hebrew]


aping

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pigafetta

fleshy sides of a mango when sliced off and separated from the seed


Elisabet

(biblical) the mother of John the Baptist


periko

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


hebi

From English heavy, from Middle English hevy, heviȝ, from Old English hefiġ, hefeġ, hæfiġ (“heavy; important, grave, severe, serious; oppressive, grievous; slow, dull”), from Proto-West Germanic *habīg (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to take, grasp, hold”).


pasaporte

From Spanish pasaporte. Prior to the Philippine passport, the Spaniards issued safe-conducts called chapas.


musi

the birdbeak burrfish (Cyclichthys orbicularis)


pulos

all; every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions


pulos

a function; a purpose for which something may be employed


Tomas

Borrowed from Spanish Tomás, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא (te'oma, “twin”).


pusta

From Spanish apostar, derived from Latin apposĭtum, from apponĕre.


iring

(often humorous) cat meat (see usage notes)


iring

expression used as a reply expressing disapproval or disbelief to something heard


init

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


init

Init kaayo ang adlaw diri sa Sugbo.


balon

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

money, food, or other provisions taken to school, work, or on a journey


balon

to bring or carry money, food or other provisions

to learn a lesson or heed an advice before or during a journey


lukot

the egg string of the wedge sea hare (Dolabella auricularia) used as food

Tetragonula biroi; a species of stingless bee


tubos

to accomplish or finish a task for someone


korona

Borrowed from Spanish corona, from Latin corōna.


kolektor

Borrowed from English collector, from Anglo-Norman collectour, from Late Latin collector, from Latin colligō (“to gather together”), from com- (“together”) + legō (“to choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to pick out, select”).

der

a person who or a thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection

a person who is employed to collect payments


Toril

Toril (a district of Davao City, Philippines)


sumat

to take after a bad trait or characteristic


korner

From English corner, from Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere, from Old French corne (“corner, angle”, literally “a horn, projecting point”), from Vulgar Latin *corna (“horn”), from Latin cornua, plural of cornū (“projecting point, end, horn”).


korner

to corner; to drive (someone) into a corner or other confined space

to trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment


ragbi

From English rugby, from Rugby, a brand of rubber cement by Bostik.

(obsolete) rubber cement, contact cement


taho

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

cog

a Philippine snack food made from sweetened flavoured tofu with sago pearls


Leif

Ultimately from Old Norse Leifr (“relic", "inheritor”).

a male given name from the Germanic languages


tiket

tiket


kaupat

From ka- (“short for maka-”) + upat (“four”).

Kaupat na nabuntis ang among iring.

Our cat was already four times pregnant.

shortened form of makaupat:
(cardinal adverbial) four times


sako

Borrowed from Spanish saco, from Old Spanish saco, from Latin saccus (“large bag”), from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “bag of coarse cloth”), from Semitic, possibly Phoenician. Compare Spanish saco. Displaced bulsa.


Ingrid

From English Ingrid, from Swedish, Norwegian and Danish Ingrid, from Old Norse Ingiríðr.

a female given name from the Germanic languages


babat

From English bath, from Middle English [Term?], from Old English bæþ (“bath”), from Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”).


gama

Gam-on ko ning kawayan og mga lingkuranan

to create, manufacture, make into something


abot

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qábut. Compare Aklanon abot, Bikol Central abot, Casiguran Dumagat Agta abut, Ilocano ma-abut, Mansaka abot, Kapampangan abut, and Tagalog abot.


abot

to reach a certain amount or quantity of something


abot

pagpilo-pilo (multiplication); multiplier: pil-anan

(arithmetic) the product; a quantity obtained by multiplication of two or more numbers

multiplicative operation
multiplicative operation

(mathematics) any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers,

any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers,
 like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product


karisma

From English charisma, from Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρῐσμᾰ (khárisma, “grace, favour, gift”), from χᾰρῐ́ζομαι (kharízomai, “I show favor”), from χᾰ́ρῐς (kháris, “grace”), from χαίρω (khaírō, “I am happy”).


salpo

Sipunculus nudus; a species of peanut worm


sabota

second-person singular imperative of sabot


gunner

→ English: gunner

From shot (“a measure of alcohol”); the doer of a shot is a shooter, a gunner is a shooter.

the person designated to pour drinks in a drinking session


basurero

ceb-noun

basurero (feminine basurera, Badlit spelling ᜊᜐᜓᜇᜒᜇᜓ)

[bɐ.s̪ʊˈɾ̪i.ɾ̪o]


serenata

From English serenata, borrowed from Italian serenata.


Pia

From Latin Pia, feminine form of the papal name Pius, from pius (“pious”).


komo

Borrowed from Spanish como, from Old Spanish commo, from Vulgar Latin *quomo, from Classical Latin quōmodo (“how”).


lola

an affectionate or honorific term for an elderly woman


Aquiles

From Spanish Aquiles, from Latin Achilles, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).

a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Ancient Greek]


karakter

Borrowed from Spanish carácter, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”), from χαράσσω (kharássō, “I engrave”).

der

character (trait marking a person or group)

(authorship) character (being in a story)


lomo

tenderloin; the tenderest part of a loin of meat


tribo

Borrowed from Spanish tribu, from Latin tribus.

a socially, ethnically, or politically cohesive group of people

(anthropology) a society larger than a band but smaller than a state

(taxonomy) a hierarchal rank between family and genus

a subculture; a portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features


duka

inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy


duka

to induce sleep; to make someone drowsy or lethargic


prosti

Final clipping of English prostitute, from Latin prōstitutus.


mamaw

Cognate with Tagalog mamaw (“monster; talented; intelligent”) and Hiligaynon mamaw (“Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.”).

cog

Ayawg kanáug sa sílung kay náay mámaw.

Don’t go out because there is a bogeyman.


Isko

a diminutive of the male given names Francisco or Francis


isda

From Proto-Philippine *sədaq. Compare Maranao seda' and Tausug ista'.

Isugba ba kining isda?


banglo

(humorous) to masturbate in the bathroom in the pretext of defecation or showering. (see usage notes)


hangos

From Proto-Philippine *haŋəs (“to breath heavily with difficulty”). Cognate with Ilocano anges.


papeles

From Spanish papeles plural of papel, from Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

birth certificate
birth certificate#English

(uncountable) documents; official documents (identification, visa, birth certificate, passport)


soneto

Borrowed from Spanish soneto, from Italian sonetto


espiritu

the collective souls of man or another entity

a supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel

a proof; a measure of the alcohol content of liquor


iba

Averrhoa bilimbi
Averrhoa bilimbi#Translingual

the cucumber tree (Averrhoa bilimbi); a fruit-bearing tree of the genus Averrhoa of the family Oxalidaceae


kini

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-ni. The initial "k(a/i)-" is a common feature among demonstratives: kiri (“this”), kana (“that”), and kadto (“that”). Related to dinhi (“here”), kanhi (“in former times”), nganhi (“hither”), and anhi (“to come”), in a similar pattern with other Cebuano demonstrative pronouns. Compare Hiligaynon ini, Malay ini.

this (near where the speaker and the listener are)


kini

Echeneis naucrates
Echeneis naucrates#Translingual

the live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)


dugo

ceb-infl-table

dugo

dugo

dugo

dugo

dugo

mag- (affix)
dugo (root)
actor
ma- -an (affix)
dugo (root)
maka- (affix)
dugo (root)
actor
mo- (affix)
dugo (root)
actor
-on (affix)
dugo (root)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq (“juice; sap”). Compare duga (“juice”), dugos (“honey”). As for the derived idiomatic phrases, compare those of buot and Tagalog loob.

inh

Misurok akong dugo.

(euphemistic) Short for dugo sa laki, dugong puti (“semen”).


barang

form of black magic that afflicts a person with bugs inside his/her body

magical practice, similar to voodoo, that uses a poppet to inflict harm


barang

to practice barang or any form of witchcraft


Thea

a female given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]


brandi

From English brandy, shortened form of brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn (“burnt wine”).


aleluya

Borrowed from Spanish aleluya, from Latin aleluia, from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hal'luyáh).


kitkit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kitkit or *gitgit (compare Malay gigit).

to gnaw; to bite something persistently, especially something tough


kudeta

Borrowed from English coup d'état, from French coup d’État (literally “stroke (or blow) of state”).


kudeta

to overthrow or to attempt to overthrow a government by coup d'état


bayang

From the first word of the Philippine national anthem.


ilong

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, *ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *mujiŋ. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


bahay

the brown sailor spider (Neoscona nautica)


kabayo

wooden stool with a toothed blade attached at front for grating coconut meat


adia

From the same root as kiri, kari (“this”). Compare similar formations in ania, anaa, atua, and aduna.

adiay sensilyo

there exists (near the speaker); here is

nalipay siya kay, dia, nadato na man pud siya

he was happy because, here he was, he managed to become rich in return

(literary, in narration) now, at this juncture


Tibor

a diminutive of the male given name Tiburcio


toyi

(humorous, euphemistic) coitus; sexual intercourse


toyi

(humorous, euphemistic) to fuck; to have sex


biberon

From Spanish biberón, from French biberon.


tosino

From Spanish tocino (“bacon”), from Medieval Latin tuccinum lardum (literally “bacon lard”), from Latin tuccētum (“pork conserved in brine”), from tucca (“liquid lard”), a word said to be of Celtic origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-, related to Latin turgeō. The ending was influenced by the end of cecina.

der

a type of cured meat; usually pork tenderloin in a mixture of annatto, salt, pepper, rhum or pineapple juice, enzyme powder, curing salt and previously saltpeter


itikan

a duck farm; where ducks are kept and fed

a place where ducks are (commonly) found


kutsara

Borrowed from Spanish cuchara (“spoon”).


Armenya

Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)


kamo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamu.


callboy

Unadapted borrowing from English callboy.

ubor

(humorous) a man who works as a call center agent (see usage notes)


agas

flow; movement of a real or figurative fluid


agas

From Malay agas, from Proto-Malayic *agas.

a sandfly; any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis


leksikon

From English lexicon, from Medieval Latin or New Latin lexicon, from Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexikón, “a lexicon”), neuter of λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).

der

(linguistics) a dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes


Perez

a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Pérez


halas

From Proto-Central Philippine *hálas (“snake”), related to ihalas (“wild animal”). Compare Tagalog ahas.

'Tuay halas sa kahoy.

a snake; a legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue


palta

From Spanish faltar, from falta + -ar, or from Vulgar Latin *fallitāre, formed from a root *fallitus, from Latin fallō.


Jerilyn

From English.
Also a blend of Jerry + Lyn, Jerome + Lyn, or a similar construct.


gunting

[ˈɡun̪.t̪ɪŋ]

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

(rock paper scissors) a hand with the index and middle fingers open (a handshape resembling scissors), that beats paper and loses to rock


tirador

[t̪ɪ.ɾ̪ɐˈd̪oɾ̪]

shooter (someone who shoots something, especially with a gun)


tirador

[t̪ɪ.ɾ̪ɐˈd̪oɾ̪]

to shoot something or someone with a slingshot or sling


white lady

Unadapted borrowing from English white lady.


Aurelia

From Spanish Aurelia, from Latin Aurēlia.

a female given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Aurelia


iban

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ibah (“other”).

(arithmetic) the difference; the quantity obtained after subtracting numbers

a deduction; the amount or quantity taken away


Clotilde

From Spanish Clotilde, from Proto-Germanic *Hlūdahildiz, from *hlūdaz (“famous”) + *hildiz (“battle”).


balaye

Standardized spelling of balayi. Itself apparantly originating from bayi (“female”). Compare Tagalog balae and Tausug bāi.

Coordinate term: ugangan

co-parent-in-law; a parent of one's child-in-law


sasing

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *caciŋ (kind of worm). Cognate with Tausug sassing and Malay cacing.

inh+

(zoology) any member of the phylum Sipunculidae, the peanut worms


hangin

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


hangin

to blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise


dekada

Borrowed from Spanish década, from Latin decās, from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás).


pait

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


pait

Barbodes amarus; a cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in the Philippines


uy

expression of acknowledgment of someone, whose name one cannot be remembered right away


bords

(slang) a term of endearment between men


amapola

Hibiscus mutabilis
Hibiscus mutabilis#Translingual

the Dixie rosemallow (Hibiscus mutabilis)


Santa Lucia

A barangay of Asturias, Cebu, Philippines


tulis

Back-formation from tulisan, from Tagalog tulisan.

to stick up; to rob at gunpoint or knifepoint


lapot

Alternative form of lap-ot (“thick liquid”)


lupit

the white-patch tuskfish (Choerodon oligacanthus)


sepak takraw

From English sepak takraw, from Malay sepak takraw.


kimpi

the medical condition genu valgum; knock knee


kimpi

(of the legs) having the knees abnormally close together, and the ankles spread apart

(of a person or animal) suffering from genu valgum (or tibia valga)


salamat

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


haluan

Channa striata
Channa striata#Translingual


-ng

bag-o + nga tuig = bag-ong tuig

patay + nga ilaga = patayng ilaga

burikat + ng = buring

Juana (feminine form of Juan) + ng = Juaning

little Johanna / dear Johanna (feminine form of Little John)

Timothy + ng = Timong

Appended to a name or noun to create a diminutive or affectionate term or name


santan

any plant of genus Ixora, sole genus in tribe Ixoreae, family Rubiaceae


bitin

a snake; a legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue


tirada

[t̪ɪˈɾ̪a.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish tirada. Compare Tagalog tirada.

Unsay tirada nimo


abaka

Cebu hemp (Musa textilis); a species of banana tree native to the Philippines


awto

Final clipping of English automobile, from French automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + French mobile (“moving”) (from Latin mobilis (“movable”)).


pangan

the three-spot cardinalfish (Pristicon trimaculatus)


minero

Borrowed from Spanish minero. Analyzed as mina + -ero.


minero

ceb-infl-table

minero


mayana

the ornamental plant coleus (Coleus scutellarioides)


saad

to pledge (make a solemn promise to do something)


asola

a mosquitofern; any member of the genus Azollal


iya

Ergative preposed third-person pronoun: hers; his; its


anga

the blue stream goby (Sicyopterus lagocephalus)


kampus

a campus; the grounds or property of a school, college or university


Wendell

a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]


Mateo

From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū).

der

מַתִּתְיָהוּ

Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū)


Francisca

From Spanish Francisca, from Latin Francisca.


tanom

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


Gregorio

a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Ancient Greek]


Basilio

From Spanish Basilio, from Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios).


moralista

From moralist + -a. From English moralist.


asete

From Spanish aceite, from Old Spanish azeyte, from Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic زَيْت (zayt).


hulat

hulát (canonical)
mag- (affix)
hulat (root)
actor
-on (affix)
hulat (root)

ceb-infl-table

hulat

hulat


hansa

Ultimately from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsá, “swan, goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰansós, genitive of *ǵʰáns (“goose”). Compare gansa.


ekstra

From English extra, from extraordinary, from Latin extrāōrdinārius, from extrā ōrdinem (“outside the order”).


El Cid

From Spanish El Cid, from el + Cid, from dialectal Arabic سِيد (sīd, “lord, master”).

El Cid; Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a prince of Valencia

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


Claudio

From Spanish Claudio, from Latin Claudius.


maskara

Borrowed from Spanish máscara, from Italian maschera, possibly ultimately from Arabic مَسْخَرَة (masḵara, “buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous”), from سَخِرَة (saḵira, “to ridicule, to laugh at”).

der

cut of meat and skin from the face of a pig


kaskas

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(dialectal, Metro Cebu) Pronunciation spelling of kalaskas.


asul

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


bantog

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bantug.


malinaw

[mɐˈl̪i.n̪ɐʊ̯]


lapi

(of a coconut seed or fruit) to sprout leaves


sorgum

From English sorghum, from New Latin genus name Sorghum, from Italian sorgo, from Vulgar Latin *syricum (“Syrian”), from Sȳricus.


Goten

Named after the character Son Goten of Dragon Ball. The anime was very popular in the Philippines in the 90s and early 2000s.

List of Dragon Ball characters#Son Goten


Lita

From the Spanish diminutive suffix -ita. Compare -ito.

a diminutive of the female given names Carlita, Estrellita, or Perlita


PSK

Initialism of "Pahulay sa Kalinaw" (literally "rest in peace").

pahulay sa kalinaw
pahulay sa kalinaw#Cebuano


karo

From Spanish carro (“cart”), from Latin carrus, from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥s-o-, from *k̑ers- (“to run”). Also short for karosa.

carriage used to carry images of saints during a procession


sardinas

Borrowed from Spanish sardinas, plural form of sardina.


Rolando

From Spanish Rolando, from Old French Roland, from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiland.


blitskrig

From English blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg.


kakap

(historical) a canoe-shaped boat often used in piracy and raids


karamel

Borrowed from English caramel, borrowed from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”), or alternatively from Medieval Latin cannamellis, which is either a compound of canna + mellis or possibly a borrowing from Arabic. Doublet of karmelitos.

a smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky

a (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection

a yellow-brown color, like that of caramel


libat

By rhyming with low batt, short for low battery.

(slang, of a device) having little or no power


libat

(slang, of a device) to have little or no power


termos

Borrowed from English thermos, a genericized trademark from the company, Thermos LLC.


intriga

Borrowed from Spanish intriga (“intrigue”), from French intrigue, from Italian intricare, from Latin intrīcō (“I entangle, perplex, embarrass”).


balay

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

balayan

home base in hide-and-seek or baseball; network of bamboo strips for climbing plants

pamalay

housing project; something used only at home; roof frame of a house

tigbalayon

framework of a house; framework of one's thoughts

home base (in sports or children's games)


multo

(rare) a ghost; the disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death; an apparition; a specter


siya

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

inh+

(personal) used to refer to a singular person or animal at a distance from the speaker regardless of its gender

(demonstrative) used when avoiding to mention a person by name

(demonstrative) used to demonstrate different objects

this, that
used to demonstrate different objects


derbi

(rare) a sporting contest open to the general public


regadera

[ɾ̪e.ɡɐˈd̪i.ɾ̪ɐ]


sigo

coincidental; happening or existing at the same time


Haumea

From English Haumea, from Hawaiian (archaic) hau (“ruler”) + mea (“reddish brown”), "red ruler".

(Hawaiian mythology) the goddess of fertility and childbirth

a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, roughly one-third the mass of Pluto


gumamela

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis#Translingual

Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

any flower or plant belonging to the genus Hibiscus


Pampanga

From Spanish Pampanga, from Kapampangan pampang (“river bank”) + -a.

Pampanga (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital: San Fernando; largest city: Angeles City)


gaba

(archaic) a concept of a non-human and non-divine, imminent retribution

(by extension) divine retribution; nemesis


agalon

Analyzed as agad + -on, literally “one who is to be awaited, followed”. Related to alagad (“servant”), umagad (“son-in-law”), pangagad.

suffix

(dated) a person who oversees and directs the work of others; a boss; a supervisor; a manager

(dated) a person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person; an employer

(dated) a person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo; a landlord; a landlady

(dated) a regular customer, as of a certain store or restaurant; a patron


adelpa

Borrowed from Spanish adelfa, from Arabic دِفْلَى (diflā, “oleander”), from Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).

Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander#Translingual

Nerium oleander; the only species in the genus Nerium; an evergreen shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae


agila

[ˈʔa.ɡɪ.l̪ɐ]


alugbati

the leaves and leaf stalks of this plant used as a vegetable


alimpulos

a whirlwind; a tornado; a dust devil; a waterspout


tundan

Musa acuminata
Musa acuminata#Translingual

a triploid hybrid banana cultivar from the Philippines (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana)


alkitran

From Spanish alquitrán, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْقَطْرَان, from Arabic اَلْقِطْرَان (al-qiṭrān, “tar”).

der

اَلْقَطْرَان

اَلْقِطْرَان


amog

From Malay اموق (amuk). Displaced by amok.


anyil

Borrowed from Spanish añil (“indigo”), from Andalusian Arabic النيل (an-nīl), from Arabic نِيل (nīl), from Persian نیل (nil, “indigo”), from Middle Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit नीला (nīlā, “dark blue”).


anyil

to blue; to add ultramarine, indigo or Prussian blue into laundry wash to prevent yellowing


agwanta

From Spanish aguanta, from infinitive aguantar, from Italian agguantare, from guanto, which is from Frankish *want.


alibangbang

[ʔɐ.l̪ɪ.bɐŋˈbaŋ]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋbaŋ (compare with Ilocano kulibangbang, Coastal Kadazan kohibambang plus Brunei Malay kulimambang and kalimambang) from Proto-Austronesian *baŋbaŋ (compare with Amis adipangpang).

inh+

orchid tree, and their leaves whose sap is used as a souring agent

orchid tree (Bauhinia purpurea, syn. Phanera purpurea)

yellow bell orchid tree (Bauhinia tomentosa); Saint Thomas tree

Malabar orchid tree (Piliostigma malabaricum); Malabar bauhinia

the pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus)


anting-anting

[ʔɐn̪ˌt̪iŋ.ʔɐn̪ˈt̪iŋ]

Borrowed from Malay anting-anting (“dangling earrings; pendulum”).

bor+

a talisman; a magical object worn for protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or to confer the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or powers; an amulet


arisgado

[ʔɐ.ɾ̪ɪs̪ˈɡa.d̪o]


apdo

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qapejux.


alagad

ceb-infl-table

alagad

alagad

alagad

alagad

mo- (affix)
alagad (root)
actor
mag- (affix)
alagad (root)
actor
-on (affix)
alagad (root)
-an (affix)
alagad (root)

[ʔɐˈl̪a.ɡɐd̪]

-elision

l; to rely; to await; only in the senses and


atsara

a dish of pickled shredded green papaya, carrots and bell peppers with ginger and sometimes pepper flakes added for flavor


pagara

to draw or garner attention in an excessive and inappropriate manner; to show off


kanibal

From English cannibal, borrowed from Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba, the Taíno form recorded by Christopher Columbus for the Caribs, who were greatly feared. From an Arawakan language, probably Taíno.


atake

(medicine) attack (sudden onset of disease)


atake

to begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste


balaod

law (body of rules established in a community by its authorities)


bag-ohan

to be involved in an activity or situation that you have not experienced before


bagon

Borrowed from Spanish vagón, from French wagon.

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


bangkaw

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.


atay

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.


atay

Undetermined. Compare Hiligaynon alatay / aratay.


atay

(of poultry) to have or to suffer from fowl cholera


balanak

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

inh+

a mullet (of any member of the family Mugilidae)


balanak

the squaretail mullet (Ellochelon vaigiensis)


batan-on

youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person


bataon

characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish


batakan

slicing board, esp. one used in circumcision


adis

From English addict, from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”).


balising

to relocate; to move something from one place to another

(games) to move something away from obstructions


balising

the sorcerer's bush (Volkameria inermis)


babaye

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi, from Proto-Austronesian *ba-bahi. Cognate with Tagalog babae, Kapampangan babai, Ilocano babai, Mansaka bobay, Maranao bebay, Paiwan vavayan, and Yogad bebay.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

female human, especially an adult; a woman, girl, lady


bagyo

From Proto-Austronesian *baʀiuS (“typhoon”).


banig

a mattress, carpet or mat; especially a mat made of woven palm fronds


batasan

custom (frequent repetition of the same behavior)


batobato

the blue sea chub (Kyphosus cinerascens)


balatong

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balatuŋ.

Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis#Translingual

yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)


basag

characteristic of the sound of a blown speaker


batiis

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batiəs (cf. bitiis).


bapor

From Spanish barco de vapor (“steamer, steamship”). From Spanish vapor, from Latin vapor.

der

any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat


bilanggoan

[bɪ.l̪ɐŋˈɡo.ʔɐn̪]


bawod

(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of balod (“wave”)


baybayon

seashore; the coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean


bag-o

From Proto-Bisayan *bagqu, from Proto-Central Philippine *baqgu, from Proto-Philippine *baqʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)baqəʀuh.

new
current or later, as opposed to former

in original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used

of recent origin; having taken place recently

inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task

(of plant material) still green and not dried


bendita

to bless someone or something with holy water

to consecrate, to make something consecrated by prayer or by sprinkling of holy water


bantay

[bɐn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯]