bulan

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

moon (largest natural satellite of planet Earth)

month (period into which a year is divided)


amat

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amat, although possible chance resemblance.


anak

From Proto-Philippine *anak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak, from Proto-Austronesian *aNak. Compare Tagalog anak.

child; offspring (a female or male child, a daughter or son)


aba

aba (canonical)
abà (canonical)
aba' (alternative)

From Greater Central Philippine *habaʔ (“long (object)”). Compare Ilocano akaba, Kapampangan kaba / aba, Tagalog haba, Bikol Central laba, Aklanon haba, Hiligaynon laba, and Tausug haba'.

length (distance along the longest dimension)


ako

From Proto-Philippine *akuʔ (“accept responsibility”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku (“I; claim as one's own; mine”), from Proto-Austronesian *aku.


surat

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


aka

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aka (“elder sibling”).


tuli

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


ama

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amá-q, from Proto-Austronesian *amax.


uran

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


bugas

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


alat

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalat. Compare Cebuano alat (“big and tall wide-mouth basket”), Hiligaynon alat, and Indonesian alat (“basket”).


pili

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

a tree from which an inflammable pitch is obtained for use in making crude candles to illuminate the house


kanta

any song (other than those considered traditionally Hanunoo like ambahan or urukay)


alak

Borrowed from Malay arak (“liquor”), from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “arak”).

bottled wine sold commercially (from contact with lowlanders)


manok

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


aga

stick or candle of a leaf-wrapped pitch, which serves as a numerable unit of trade and a light source


adal

Possibly from Malay ajar, from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “teacher; master”). Compare Tagalog aral and Bikol Central adal.


agad

wall or fence braces installed at regular intervals


amigos

Borrowed from Spanish amigos, plural of amigo.

one of the two orchids known by the Hanunoo


alimango

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-maŋu.

inh+

Portunus armatus
Wikispecies:Portunus armatus


akat

clucking of a hen, especially to announce a hatching of an egg


alam

Borrowed from Malay alam, from Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam).

Magkaalaman yi niko.


ahat

Ahaton nimo siya!


alunat

a small eel, possibly giant mottled eel (Anguilla mauritiana)


agit

From Proto-Austronesian *qaŋəSit. Compare Tagalog anghit.

chafing and soreness from the rubbing of a loincloth against the groin or a skirt on the legs


alap

a stick used in dancing held by a dancer, usually thin, made out of wood, and about 70 centimetres long


abala

bother; molestation (annoying intentionally)


alagad

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *alagad (“to wait”). Compare Cebuano alagad

Mag-alagad dapo!


alibangbang

hnn-noun

alibangbang (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜲᜪᜥ᜴ᜪᜥ᜴)

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


ambahan

chanted verse, characterized by the use of seven-foot lines; by conspicuous lack of loanwords (from Spanish, Tagalog, or Hiligaynon); by many archaic Hanunoo terms; and by being sung always without instrumental accompaniment


agwanta

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


amihan

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


dalan

From Proto-Philippine *dálan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

line, as of inscribed writing on the smooth outer surface of a section of a bamboo


aboy

kang aboy


abaga

From Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa (“shoulder”).


abang-abang

Oroxylum indicum
Oroxylum indicum#Translingual

midnight horror (Oroxylum indicum, a tree where its leaves are used as a plaster in treating boils and other swollen body parts)


abuloy

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


amang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amá-ŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *amax.


lumot

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

moss (plants of the division Bryophyta), especially that found on trees


abtik

a quick movement of feet or hands; a flourish (dramatic gesture)


adgaw

Compare Cebuano adgaw and Hiligaynon adgaw.

Premna odorata
Wikispecies:Premna odorata

fragrant premna (Premna odorata, a tree with white blossoms)


padang

From Proto-Philippine *padaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *padaŋ (“uncultivated field, open grassland”).

inh

a short, small-leaved cogon grass, Imperata sp.


alipin

Borrowed from Tagalog alipin, from a descendant of Proto-Northern Luzon *alipən, from Proto-Philippine *qadipən (“slave”). Doublet of uripon.


aldaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qaljaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləjaw. Compare Kapampangan aldaw, Tagalog araw, Bikol Central aldaw, and Cebuano adlaw.


langgam

From Proto-Philippine *lamʀam (“vermin”).


tawo

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


babayi

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


agaas

a species of tree, possibly of family Sapotaceae


agiw

From Proto-Philippine *agiw. Compare Tagalog agiw (“soot”).

soot that collects on the rafters of a house


agong

Compare Tagalog agong, Tausug agung, and Maranao agong.

gong made out of bronze for dancing, usually played in a set of two


akbay

Compare Bikol Central akbay, and Tagalog akbay.

act or manner of putting one's arm over another's shoulder


alangaang

[ʔa.lɐˈŋa.ʔɐŋ]

a monotone, velarized, nasalized cry used by adults in order to scare passer-bys, especially children


dagom

From Proto-Philippine *daʀum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum. Doublet of dayom.


abagat

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


apon

From Proto-Philippine *hapun (“to roost”). Compare Tagalog hapon.


agipo

a part of felled timber that was not consumed by an initial caingin fire


amak

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amak.

inh+

a woven mat, usually made from the leaves of buri palm and used for sleeping


agaw

From Proto-Austronesian *qaʀaw (“snatch, take away by force, rob”). Compare Tagalog agaw.


yamo

Duwa pulo kay ka yamo.


alad

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qalad.


tayom

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀum. Doublet of tagom.


ibog

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ibəʀ (“saliva in the mouth; drool; desire; crave; lust for”). Compare Tagalog ibig.


uwaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quhaw (“thirst”).


albahaka

Borrowed from Spanish albahaca, from Old Spanish albafaca, from Arabic الْحَبَق (al-ḥabaq, “basil”).

Ocimum basilicum
Ocimum basilicum#Translingual


tagom

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀum. Doublet of tayom.

Indigofera tinctoria
Indigofera tinctoria#Translingual


alamang

From Proto-Northern Philippine *ajamaŋ (“tiny shrimp”).

small, edible shrimp, possibly Atyopsis moluccensis


kutkot

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutkut (“dig”).

(folklore) a Hanunoo ritual, believed to bring the dead back to life, involving exhuming the dead, every two years, and dressing up the corpse


agdan

From Proto-Philippine *haʀdan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haʀəzan.

a single inclined thing of entering a pile dwelling, usually made out of bamboo or a log


balyan

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balian (“shaman”).


anwang

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanuaŋ, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuaŋ.

Bubalus mindorensis
Wikispecies:Bubalus mindorensis


agpang

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ag(ə)páŋ. Cognate with Tagalog agpang.

a doubled strip of rattan that is tightly around a strip of a buri palm leaf which is split for basketweaving


alangan

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *alaŋ-án. By surface analysis, *alang + -an.


akot

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hakut (“transport piecemeal; transport through repeated trips”), from Proto-Austronesian *SakuC (“transport piecemeal; transport through repeated trips”). Compare Tagalog hakot, Mansaka akot, and Maranao akot.

inh

packing, carrying, or slinging on one's back


buwal

From Proto-Philippine *buál (“uproot a tree”).


buwal

large chunks of recently dug up earth; clods of turned-up soil


aluhipan

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalu-hipan, from Proto-Austronesian *qalu-Sipan.


akos

loose coils of red-dyed halved rattan strips worn like a girdle about the hips by women primarily for decorative purposes


kamaoo

From Proto-Central Philippine *kamaʔuʔu (“back of the hand”). Compare Tagalog kamao. See also paoo.

back of the hand (as opposed to the palm)


salangkipot

hnn-noun

salangkipot (Hanunoo spelling ᜰᜮᜥ᜴ᜣᜲᜩᜳᜦ᜴)

salankipot (alternative)
salankiput (alternative)


panghininga

From pang- + hininga (“picking of one's teeth”), ultimately from tinga.


istuda

Borrowed from Spanish hechura, from Latin factūra.


alpas

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləpas. Compare Kapampangan alpas, and Tagalog alpas.

setting free; giving freedom; letting go


alip-ip

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-pəqip.


dayom

From Proto-Philippine *daʀum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum. Doublet of dagom.


bur-awon

From Proto-Central Philippine *hamurʔawən (“Vitex parviflora”). Compare Tagalog mulawin.

Vitex parviflora
Wikispecies:Vitex parviflora


tagin-op

From Proto-Philippine *taʀa-qinəp. Compare Tagalog panaginip.


bisog

From Proto-Philippine *bisəʀ (“hard; firm”).


tiriskubir

hnn-noun

tiriskubir (Hanunoo spelling ᜦᜲᜮᜲᜰ᜴ᜣᜳᜪᜲᜮ᜴)


lipuryo

From metathesis of Spanish repollo. Compare Tagalog repolyo.


darangin

Possibly from dangin (“invisible contact with a supernatural power”). Compare Tagalog dalangin.


uprisina

Borrowed from Spanish oficina, from Latin officīna (“workshop”).

office (room(s) or building used for non-manual work)


ibog sabihon

ibog sabihon (Hanunoo spelling ᜡᜪᜳᜤ᜴ ᜰᜪᜲᜱᜳᜨ᜴)

Literally, “wants to be said”. Compare Tagalog ibig sabihin.

Hintay ti ibog sabihon tunda?

(literally, “What does that want to say?”)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ibig, sabihin.


sarawar

sarawár (canonical)
salawal (alternative)
sarawal (alternative)


paoo

From Proto-Philippine *baququ (“tortoise, land turtle”). Compare Kapampangan pau, Bikol Central baoo, Cebuano bao, Maranao bao'o, and Tausug bauu.


balyanan

From balyan + -an. Compare Tagalog babaylan and Malay belian.


karaduwa

From Proto-Philippine *ka-du-duha (“soul, spirit of a living person”). Compare Tagalog kaluluwa.


abitsuwilas

hnn-noun

abitsuwilas (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪᜲᜦ᜴ᜰᜳᜯᜲᜮᜰ᜴)

Borrowed from Spanish habichuelas, plural of habichuela.


abuwat

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abuat (“long (of objects)”).


adlit

lancet (especially one fashioned from a sharp splinter of a bagakay bamboo)

a person who supervises a blood pact ceremony drawing blood from both parties with a bamboo lancet


ag-upat

[ʔɐɡˈʔu.pɐt]


aghom

caingin; land that is made by using slash-and-burn


aginhay

rumbling; noises (such as those made by wind)


agip

removal of the outer covering or rind of a sugar cane


agipan

hnn-verb

agipan (complete inagipan, progressive pag-agipan, contemplative agipan, Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤᜲᜩᜨ᜴)

inagipan (completive)
pag-agipan (progressive)
agipan (contemplative)


agihis

a species of clam found commonly on coastal sandbars


agiron bantod

hnn-noun

agiron bantód (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤᜲᜮᜳᜨ᜴ ᜪᜨ᜴ᜦᜳᜧ᜴)

From agiron (“type of grass”) + bantod (“mountain”).


agiron lawod

hnn-noun

agiron lawod (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤᜲᜮᜳᜨ᜴ ᜮᜯᜳᜧ᜴)

From agiron (“type of grass”) + lawod (“lowlands; coastal region”).


aglupit

a raised, underweight slat as a type of deadfall trap for monkeys


agoo

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)aʀuhu. Compare Tagalog aguho.

Casuarina equisetifolia
Casuarina equisetifolia#Translingual


agubak

a type of rattan where the vine is 2 centimeters in diameter and leaves are used as wrapping for pitch candle


agubawa

Crinum asiaticum
Wikispecies:Crinum asiaticum


ahaw

offering to ancestral spirits, especially in the form of new rice


akop

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aŋkup.


akut-akot

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hakut hakut (“kind of mason bee or wasp”). Compare Ilocano akut-akut and Bikol Central hakot-hakot.


al-al

extreme withering, more particularly the resultant drooping, of plants caused by excessive heat


alibag

hurling or throwing of objects with stems, handles, or staffs


ako'

Alternative spelling of ako (“betterment; improvement; promise”)


alibubog

a species of a black bee with white stripes


alibon

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qalibun. Compare Agutaynen kalibon.

inh+

Blumea balsamifera
Wikispecies:Blumea balsamifera


alibutbot

hnn-noun

alibutbot (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜲᜪᜳᜦ᜴ᜪᜳᜦ᜴)

Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
Wikispecies:Tabernaemontana pandacaqui

windmill bush (Tabernaemontana pandacaqui)


aligbangon

aligbangon (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜲᜤ᜴ᜪᜥᜳᜨ᜴)

getting up fast; jumping to one's feet from sound sleep or from sleeping posture


aligbangon

a species of shrub from the Commelinaceae family


alimunot

Triumfetta rhomboidea
Wikispecies:Triumfetta rhomboidea


alintawo

From Proto-Austronesian *CaCaw (“pupil of the eye”). Compare Tagalog balintataw and Bikol Central alintataw.

inh

pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)


alinyabo

alinyabò (canonical)
alinyabo' (alternative)


alingatngat

hnn-noun

alingatngát (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜲᜥᜦ᜴ᜥᜦ᜴)

Dendrocnide meyeniana (nettle-like plant)


aliputong

a piece of burning firewood; firewood actually on the fire


aliwliw

thinking something out, specifically, the agreement of parents on the marriage of their children


alsada

Borrowed from Spanish alzado (“lifted, raised up”).


alukati

alukatì (canonical)
alukati' (alternative)


alukhok

a gnatlike fly, which its bites cause a stinging pain


alutatip

a beetle-like, wingless, brown insect, found on the ground, believed to be poisonous


ama ulong

amà ulóng (canonical)
ama' ulong (alternative)

[ˌʔɐ.mɐʔ ʔuˈloŋ]


ama nagbakulod

hnn-noun

amà nagbakulod (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜫ ᜨᜤ᜴ᜪᜣᜳᜮᜳᜧ᜴)

amà nagbakulod (canonical)
ama' nagbakulod (alternative)


ama' nagbakulod

ama' nagbakulod (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜫ ᜨᜤ᜴ᜪᜣᜳᜮᜳᜧ᜴)


ama nagtanggapa

amà nagtanggapá (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜫ ᜨᜤ᜴ᜦᜥ᜴ᜤᜩ)

amà nagtanggapá (canonical)
ama' nagtanggapa (alternative)

[ˌʔɐ.mɐʔ nɐɡ.tɐŋ.ɡaˈpa]


ama' nagtanggapa

ama' nagtanggapá (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜫ ᜨᜤ᜴ᜦᜥ᜴ᜤᜩ)


amamakol

Compare Cebuano amamakol and Hiligaynon amamakol.

a type of edible mushroom found on the ground


agaas buladlad

agaas buladlad (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤᜠᜰ᜴ ᜪᜳᜮᜧ᜴ᜮᜧ᜴)


agaas tagabas

agaas tagabas (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤᜠᜰ᜴ ᜦᜤᜪᜰ᜴)


amamangan

[ʔɐ.mɐˈmɐ.ŋɐn]

a large spider with black and white spots, and is said to be poisonous


ambabakyang

ambabakyang (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜫ᜴ᜪᜪᜣ᜴ᜬᜥ᜴)

a small, common snake of dull yellow, one metre in length, and reportedly poisonous


ambabalod

Compare Cebuano ambabalod and Waray-Waray himbabalod.


amindang

[ʔɐˈmɪn.dɐŋ]


amiraw

Mag-amiraw kay buya liyong.


amitlugon

amitlugon (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜫᜲᜦ᜴ᜮᜳᜤᜳᜨ᜴)


amlong

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *amuluŋ.

a generic term for varieties of a useful climbing fern, probably Epipremnum pinnatum