ordinaryo

tl-adj

ordinaryo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜂᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜈᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


libot

From Proto-Philippine *libut (“go around”).

trips to different places (as of tourists)


libot

frequented or visited often (of a place)


sakayan

Maaari lamang na sumakay at bumaba sa EDSA Carousel sa mga lugar ng tamang sakayan at babaan.

You can only board and disembark on the EDSA Carousel at the correct areas for loading and unloading.

place for loading passengers or cargo (such as stops for public transport vehicles)

time or schedule for passengers to ride (a vehicle)

simultaneous riding of passengers (into a vehicle)


sakayan

tl-verb

sakayán (complete sinakayan, progressive sinasakayan, contemplative sasakayan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃᜌᜈ᜔)

sakayán (canonical)
sinakayan (completive)
sinasakayan (progressive)
sasakayan (contemplative)
ᜐᜃᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
sakay (root)
sakayan (infinitive)
sinakayan (completive root)
sinasakayan (progressive root)
inasakayan (dialectal progressive root)
sasakayan (contemplative objective)
asakayan (contemplative dialectal objective)
sakayi (dialectal imperative objective)

sakayan


sakay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakay. Compare Kapampangan sake.

inh+

ride; riding (of a vehicle, animal, etc.)

(printing) mounting of type composition on a printing machine

(printing) number of type compositions needed (to complete printing of a publication on the machine)

(by extension, colloquial, euphemistic) act of mounting someone to have sexual intercourse

(figurative, colloquial) conforming with others; going with the flow; playing along


kandila

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish candela, the ⟨e⟩ changed to ⟨i⟩ because of the /e/-/i/ allophony. Ultimately, from Latin candēla. Doublet of kendeng.


naog

[ˈn̪aː.ʔoɡ̚]

(obsolete) act of descending or going down (no longer used on its own except in derived terms)


apyo

Borrowed from Spanish apio (“celery”), from Latin apium.


kikik

From Chinese, according to Panganiban (1972).


dukesa

[d̪ʊˈxɛː.sɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish duquesa (“duchess”).


depensa

Borrowed from Spanish defensa (“defense”).


lumpo

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lumpuq. Compare Kapampangan lumpu, Cebuano lumpo and Malay lumpuh.


uwi

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ulíq (“return, restore”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq (“return home; return something; restore, repair; repeat; motion to and fro”). Compare Pangasinan oli, Kapampangan uli, Bikol Central uli, Calamian Tagbanwa ulik, Cebuano uli, Tboli ulek, Tausug uwi',Coastal Kadazan uhi and Javanese ꦲꦸꦭꦶꦃ (ulih). Doublet of uli.

inh

act of returning home (one's hometown, province, country, etc.)

anything brought home by someone (especially from a trip)


labakara

Borrowed from Spanish lavacara (“washbasin”).


masahe

Borrowed from Spanish masaje, from French massage. Doublet of masads.


hilot

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hílut.
Compare Bikol Central hilot and Cebuano hilot.

a traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage


mayor de edad

tl-noun

mayór de edád (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜁᜇᜇ᜔)

mayór de edád (canonical)
ᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜁᜇᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


humanda

tl-verb

humandâ (complete humanda, progressive humahanda, contemplative hahanda, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜇ)

humandâ (canonical)
humanda (completive)
humahanda (progressive)
hahanda (contemplative)
ᜑᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜇ (Baybayin)
handa (root)
humanda (infinitive root trigger-actor)
humanda (completive root trigger-actor)
humahanda (progressive trigger-actor)
nahanda (dialectal progressive trigger-actor)
hahanda (contemplative trigger-actor)
mahanda (contemplative dialectal trigger-actor)
kahahanda (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakahanda (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
handain (infinitive root trigger-object)
hinanda (completive root trigger-object)
hinahanda (progressive trigger-object)
inahanda (dialectal progressive trigger-object)
hahandain (contemplative trigger-object)
ahandain (contemplative dialectal trigger-object)
handaan (directional infinitive root)
hinandaan (completive directional root)
hinahandaan (directional progressive)
inahandaan (dialectal directional progressive)
hahandaan (contemplative directional)
ahandaan (contemplative dialectal directional)
paghandaan (infinitive root trigger-locative)
pinaghandaan (completive root trigger-locative)
pinapaghandaan (progressive trigger-locative)
pinaghahandaan (progressive trigger-locative)
papaghandaan (contemplative trigger-locative)
paghahandaan (contemplative trigger-locative)
ihanda (benefactive infinitive root)
inihanda (benefactive completive root)
inihahanda (benefactive progressive)
ihahanda (benefactive contemplative)
ipanghanda (infinitive root trigger-instrument)
ipinanghanda (completive root trigger-instrument)
ipinapanghanda (progressive trigger-instrument)
ipapanghanda (contemplative trigger-instrument)
ikahanda (infinitive root trigger-causative)
ikinahanda (completive root trigger-causative)
ikinahahanda (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakahanda (progressive trigger-causative)
ikahahanda (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakahanda (contemplative trigger-causative)
ihanda (emphatic infinitive rare root trigger-causative)
inihanda (completive emphatic rare root trigger-causative)
inihahanda (emphatic progressive rare trigger-causative)
ihahanda (contemplative emphatic rare trigger-causative)
ihanda (infinitive root trigger-measurement)
inihanda (completive root trigger-measurement)
inihahanda (progressive trigger-measurement)
ihahanda (contemplative trigger-measurement)
magpahanda (infinitive trigger-actor)
nagpahanda (completive trigger-actor)
nagpapahanda (progressive trigger-actor)
magpapahanda (contemplative trigger-actor)
kapahahanda (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapapahanda (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapagpapahanda (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakapahanda (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
pahandain (actor-secondary infinitive)
pinahanda (actor-secondary completive)
pinahahanda (actor-secondary progressive)
pinapahanda (actor-secondary progressive)
pahahandain (actor-secondary contemplative)
papahandain (actor-secondary contemplative)
ipahanda (infinitive trigger-object)
ipinahanda (completive trigger-object)
ipinahahanda (progressive trigger-object)
ipinapahanda (progressive trigger-object)
ipahahanda (contemplative trigger-object)
ipapahanda (contemplative trigger-object)
pahandaan (directional infinitive)
pinahandaan (completive directional)
pinapahandaan (directional progressive)
pinahahandaan (directional progressive)
papahandaan (contemplative directional)
pahahandaan (contemplative directional)
ipagpahanda (benefactive infinitive)
ipinagpahanda (benefactive completive)
ipinagpapahanda (benefactive formal progressive)
ipinapagpahanda (benefactive progressive)
ipagpapahanda (benefactive contemplative formal)
ipapagpahanda (benefactive contemplative)
ikapagpahanda (infinitive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpahanda (completive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpapahanda (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakapagpahanda (progressive trigger-causative)
ikapagpapahanda (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakapagpahanda (contemplative trigger-causative)
pagpahandaan (infinitive trigger-locative)
pinagpahandaan (completive trigger-locative)
pinagpapahahandaan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
pinapagpahandaan (progressive trigger-locative)
pagpapahahandaan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
papagpahandaan (contemplative trigger-locative)
papaghandaan (infinitive trigger-locative)
pinapaghandaan (completive trigger-locative)
pinapapaghandaan (progressive trigger-locative)
papapaghandaan (contemplative trigger-locative)
makahanda (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakahanda (completive trigger-actor)
nakahahanda (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakahanda (progressive trigger-actor)
makahahanda (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakahanda (contemplative trigger-actor)
mapahanda (infinitive trigger-actor)
napahanda (completive trigger-actor)
napahahanda (formal progressive trigger-actor)
napapahanda (progressive trigger-actor)
mapahahanda (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
mapapahanda (contemplative trigger-actor)
mahanda (infinitive trigger-object)
nahanda (completive trigger-object)
nahahanda (progressive trigger-object)
mahahanda (contemplative trigger-object)
mahandaan (directional infinitive)
nahandaan (completive directional)
nahahandaan (directional progressive)
mahahandaan (contemplative directional)
maihanda (benefactive infinitive)
naihanda (benefactive completive)
naihahanda (benefactive progressive)
maihahanda (benefactive contemplative)
maikahanda (infinitive trigger-causative)
naikahanda (completive trigger-causative)
naikahahanda (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naikakahanda (progressive trigger-causative)
naiikahanda (progressive trigger-causative)
naikahahanda (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
naikakahanda (contemplative trigger-causative)
naiikahanda (contemplative trigger-causative)
maihanda (infinitive trigger-causative)
naihanda (completive trigger-causative)
naihahanda (progressive trigger-causative)
maihahanda (contemplative trigger-causative)
mapaghandaan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napaghandaan (completive trigger-locative)
napaghahandaan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
napapaghandaan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapaghahandaan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
mapapaghandaan (contemplative trigger-locative)
makapagpahanda (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakapagpahanda (completive trigger-actor)
nakapagpapahanda (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakapagpahanda (progressive trigger-actor)
makapagpapahanda (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakapagpahanda (contemplative trigger-actor)
mapahanda (actor-secondary infinitive)
napahanda (actor-secondary completive)
napahahanda (actor-secondary formal progressive)
napapahanda (actor-secondary progressive)
mapahahanda (actor-secondary contemplative formal)
mapapahanda (actor-secondary contemplative)
maipahanda (infinitive trigger-object)
naipahanda (completive trigger-object)
naipahahanda (formal progressive trigger-object)
naipapahanda (progressive trigger-object)
naiipahanda (progressive trigger-object)
maipahahanda (contemplative formal trigger-object)
maipapahanda (contemplative trigger-object)
maiipahanda (contemplative trigger-object)
mapahandaan (directional infinitive)
napahandaan (completive directional)
napahahandaan (directional formal progressive)
napapahandaan (directional progressive)
mapahahandaan (contemplative directional formal)
mapapahandaan (contemplative directional)
maipagpahanda (benefactive infinitive)
naipagpahanda (benefactive completive)
naipagpapahanda (benefactive formal progressive)
naipapagpahanda (benefactive progressive)
naiipagpahanda (benefactive progressive)
maipagpapahanda (benefactive contemplative formal)
maipapagpahanda (benefactive contemplative)
maiipagpahanda (benefactive contemplative)
maikapagpahanda (infinitive trigger-causative)
naikapagpahanda (completive trigger-causative)
naikapagpapahanda (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naikakapagpahanda (progressive trigger-causative)
naiikapagpahanda (progressive trigger-causative)
maikapagpapahanda (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
maikakapagpahanda (contemplative trigger-causative)
maiikapagpahanda (contemplative trigger-causative)
mapagpahandaan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napagpahandaan (completive trigger-locative)
napagpapahahandaan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
napapagpahandaan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapagpapahahandaan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
mapapagpahandaan (contemplative trigger-locative)
mapapaghandaan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napapaghandaan (completive trigger-locative)
napapapaghandaan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapapapaghandaan (contemplative trigger-locative)
makihanda (direct infinitive)
nakihanda (completive direct)
nakikihanda (direct progressive)
makikihanda (contemplative direct)
makipagpahanda (indirect infinitive)
nakipagpahanda (completive indirect)
nakikipagpahanda (indirect progressive)
makikipagpahanda (contemplative indirect)


prestihiyoso

tl-adj

prestihiyoso (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓᜐᜓ)

ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)


preno

Borrowed from Spanish freno, from Latin frēnum.

Apakan mo ang preno ng kotse.

Masdan mong maigi, mahal kong kaibigan, sapagkat walang preno ang iyong pulang sasakyan.

Observe carefully, my dear friend, because your red car has no brakes.


kalumpang

kalumpáng (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalumpaŋ. Compare Malay kelumpang.

calumpang; wild almond tree (Sterculia foetida)


malisyoso

malisyoso (feminine malisyosa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜓ)

malisyosa (feminine)
ᜋᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)

having a tendency to associate something with sex


relihiyoso

relihiyoso (feminine relihiyosa, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓᜐᜓ)

relihiyosa (feminine)
ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)


pikniker

píknikér (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜃ᜔ᜈᜒᜃᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


papet

puppet (movable model of a person or animal)

puppet (person or country controlled by another); blind follower


balkonahe

Borrowed from Spanish balconaje (“row of balconies”).


bagamundo

Borrowed from Spanish vagamundo, rare form of vagabundo with influence of mundo (“world”), from Late Latin vagabundus. Doublet of mundo.


duong

tl-noun

duóng or duong (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜂᜅ᜔)

duóng (canonical)
duong (canonical)
ᜇᜓᜂᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

From earlier duwong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duluŋ (“prow of a canoe”) with elision of /l/. Compare Ilocano dulong, Agutaynen dolong, Aklanon dueong, Cebuano dulong, Maranao lolong, Tboli dulung, and Tausug dūng. See also Malay jolong.


duong

steering a vessel into port; dropping anchor


dayo

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


boksingero

tl-noun

boksingero (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜅᜒᜇᜓ)

ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜅᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


limpiyo

Borrowed from Spanish limpio, from Latin limpidus.

cleaned out; having lost all in a venture or gamble


kulata

kulata or kulatà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜆ)

kulata (canonical)
kulatà (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜎᜆ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish culata, from Italian culatta.

blow or strike with the butt (of a rifle or firearm)


artsidiyosesis

artsidiyosesis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜀᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐɾ.t͡ʃɪ.d͡ʒoˈsɛː.sɪs]

Borrowed from Spanish archidiócesis, variant of arquidiócesis, from Latin archidioecesis.


angkla

Borrowed from Spanish ancla, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura). Doublet of angkora.


aalug-alog

tl-adj

aalúg-alóg (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔ᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

aalúg-alóg (canonical)
ᜀᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔ᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐ.ʔɐˌluɡ ʔɐˈloɡ̚]


abdikasyon

tl-noun

abdikasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜃᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

abdikasyón (canonical)
ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜃᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish abdicación (“abdication”), from Latin abdicātiōnem.


abalang-abala

tl-adj

abaláng-abalá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜎᜅ᜔ᜀᜊᜎ)

abaláng-abalá (canonical)
ᜀᜊᜎᜅ᜔ᜀᜊᜎ (Baybayin)


aborsiyon

tl-noun

abórsiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

abórsiyón (canonical)
ᜀᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from English abortion, from Latin abortiōnem (“miscarriage, abortion”).


abestrus

tl-noun

abestrús (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

abestrús (canonical)
ᜀᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish avestruz (“ostrich”).

bor+

1962, Pakikipagsulatan ni Rizal sa kanyang mga kasambahay, 1876-1896'

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Sa mga tindahan ay may mga katad ng leon, tigre, pantera, leopardo, mga itlog at bagwis ng abestrus at may ilang batang lalaking ang ginagawa'y magpaypay sa mga manlalakbay.

Nakasuot siya ng shift at may mahabang kuwintas na perlas na nakapulupot sa liig niya. May hawak siyang abanikong gawa sa mga pakpak ng abestrus.

2006, Tony Perez, Maligayang pagdating sa sitio Catacutan: mga kuwentong kasisindakan. Aklat I

She was wearing a shift and has a long pearl necklace coiled on her neck. She was holding a fan made of ostrich wings.


patalastas

patalastás (canonical)
ᜉᜆᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

From pa- (“causative nominal prefix”) + talastas (“understand, learn about”).

prefix

(by extension) commercial (advertisement in a common media format)

Narinig mo ba ang patalastas tungkol sa bagyo kanina?

Did you hear the advisory about the typhoon a while ago?

announcement; notice; advisory; warning; notification


abok

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


kaliko

Borrowed from Spanish calicó, from French calicot, from English calico, ultimately from Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ). Doublet of kalikot.

der

Malayalam കോഴിക്കോട് (kōḻikkōṭŭ)


Santo

tl-noun

Santo (feminine Santa, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

title used with the name of the male saints Tomas, Tome, Domingo, and Toribio: Saint; St.


Santo

Alternative letter-case form of santo when referring to an important figure, item, or event which had a masculine gender in Spanish: Holy


libang

engrossment; absorption (in one's actions)


prinsipe

prínsipé (canonical)
ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish príncipe, from Latin prīncipem.


prinsesa

[pɾɪn̪ˈsɛː.sɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish princesa, from French princesse.


bakahan

ranch (land for raising cattle and other livestock)


palso

Borrowed from Spanish falso, from Latin falsus.


kampanaryo

kampanaryo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜈᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)


kudkod

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuDkuD (“to scrape; rasp; grate”).

inh

act of grating (such as of coconut meat)

act of scraping or shaving (such as of ice)

condition of being grated, scraped, or shaved


kapilya

Borrowed from Spanish capilla (“chapel”), from Late Latin cappella.


sundang

Compare Bikol Central, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Maguindanao, and Waray-Waray sundang, and Dupaningan Agta and Maranao sondang.


kampana

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish campana.


mohon

Borrowed from Spanish mojón. Doublet of muson, an early borrowing from Early Modern Spanish.


SWP

Nagkaroon man ng digmaang pandaigdig kung saan nasakop ng Hapon ang Pilipinas, nagpatuloy pa rin ang SWP.

1992, Mga gramatikang Tagalog/Pilipino, 1893-1977

Even during the world war where Japan occupied the Philippines, the SWP continued.

Diumano, nagpapalaganap ang SWP ng mga salitang matanda pa sa humukay ng ilog at di na gamitin bukod sa magbubuo pa ng mga salitang di nauunawaan ninuman.

2005, Wikang Filipino: Kasaysayan at Pag-unlad' 2005 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 133

Nevertheless, the SWP propagated words older than those who dug up the rivers and not much used, aside from coining words that no one understands.

Surian ng Wikang Pambansa
w:Surian ng Wikang Pambansa

Initialism of Surian ng Wikang Pambansa.


kurtina

[kʊɾˈt̪iː.n̪ɐ]


pilosopo

pilósopó (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜎᜓᜐᜓᜉᜓ (Baybayin)


pilosopo

(colloquial, by extension) someone taking things too literally; pedant


sunggab

snatching; seizing suddenly (from someone)

(figurative) sudden grabbing; sudden acceptance (of an offer, opportunity, etc.)


duldol

shoving; thrusting (of a thing on someone or something)

forced shoving of food (to someone's mouth)


uga

ugâ (canonical)
ugà (canonical)
ᜂᜄ (Baybayin)

shaking or swaying movement of something (due to being loosely set or being shaken or rocked by something)

act of causing something to shake or move unsteadily


dalikdik

dalikdík (canonical)
ᜇᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


Pisis

Borrowed from Spanish Piscis, from Latin piscis (“fish”).


prito

Borrowed from Spanish frito, from Latin frictus, perfect passive participle of frigō.


eskabetse

tl-noun

eskabetse (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛs.kɐˈbɛː.t͡ʃɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish escabeche. Compare English sikbaj.

escabeche (poached or fried fish marinated in vinegar)


paminta

Borrowed from Spanish pimienta (“pepper”) with an instance of front vowel lowering on the first vowel, from Latin pigmentum (“color, pigment”). The sense “closeted” is also a play on pa- + English men, literally “trying to be like men, pretending to be men”, in reference to gay men acting like straight men to hide their attraction to the same sex.

af

(figurative, gay slang, derogatory) closeted


gisado

Borrowed from Spanish guisado (“stew; stewed”), or from gisa + -ado.


pitsel

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


bako

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba(ŋ)kuq (“curve, bump, bend”). Compare Cebuano bako.

inh

uneven spots on a road (such as potholes, lumps, cobblestones, etc.)

(figurative) unexpected failure; unexpected disappointment


alegasyon

tl-noun

alegasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜄᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

alegasyón (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜒᜄᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐ.lɛ.ɣɐˈʃon̪]


akusasyon

akusasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜐᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

akusasyón (canonical)
ᜀᜃᜓᜐᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish acusación, from Latin accusatio. By surface analysis, akusa + -syon.


yano

Borrowed from Spanish llano (“plain”). Doublet of liyano.


kristo

Batikan kasing kristo sa sabungan kaya mahusay magdugtung-dugtong ng mga salita si Tata Peles.

He's an experienced bet collector in the cockpit so he knows how to join together the words of Grandpa Peles.

(gambling) bet collector in cockfighting; agent for bettors in cockfighting


sabong

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sabuŋ (“pit two opponents against each other; cockfight”). Compare Malay sabung.


tapay

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapay (“rice wine, yeast, fermented rice”). Compare Ilocano tapey (“rice wine”), Kapampangan tape, Bikol Central tapay, Maranao tapay (“yeast”), Malay tapai (“yeast, leavened cake”), and Javanese ꦠꦥꦺ (tapé, “sweet fermented rice dish”).


libak

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


tsismoso

tl-adj

tsismoso (feminine tsismosa, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓᜐᜓ)

tsismosa (feminine)
ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)


tsismis

tl-noun

tsismis or tsismís (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜐ᜔)

tsismis (canonical)
tsismís (canonical)
ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish chismes, plural of chisme.


tsismosa

female equivalent of tsismoso: female gossiper; female newsmonger


dampa

hut; hovel; cabin; shanty (poor and small)


Islandiya

Islándiyá (canonical)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ (Baybayin)

Hindi pa nalalaunan, ang pamahalaan ng Islandiya ay tumangging ipagpatuloy ang pagkakaroon sa kanila ng mga himpilang militar ng Estados Unidos.

1946, Manuel Roxas, Talumpati ng kanyang kamahalan Manuel Roxas, pangulo ng Pilipinas, sa harap ng mga abugadong Pilipino noong ika-12:30 N. T. nang ika-12 ng Oktubre, 1946

Ang mga bansang naunang lumagda sa kasunduang ito ay ang Estados Unidos, Kanada, Inglatera, Pransiya, Olanda, Belhika, Norwega, Luksemburgo, Italya, Dinamarka, Islandiya at Portugal.

1949, Sa kapakanaan ng kapayapaan at kaunlarang pandaigdig


tambal

paired together (such as of two dancers)

playing together as partners (as in tennis, badminton, etc.)


tambal

something attached to the surface of another to reinforce it

act of pairing with someone (as in dancing, etc.)

act of playing with another (as a partner in sport)

act of joining together (as in a business partnership)


Geronimo

Gerónimó (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜇᜓᜈᜒᜋᜓ (Baybayin)


pwera

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of puwera.


susmaryosep

tl-head

susmaryosep or súsmaryósep (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜋᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜒᜉ᜔)

susmaryosep (canonical)
súsmaryósep (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜋᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜒᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)

From a univerbation of Spanish Jesús, María y Josep (“Jesus, Mary, and Joseph”).

bor

Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Jesus, Mary and Joseph

used as an exclamation of vexation, surprise, disappointment, or fear: Jesus, Mary and Joseph


bakasyonista

tl-noun

bakasyonista (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

ᜊᜃᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)

vacationer; holiday-maker (someone who is on vacation)


minatay

[mɪ.n̪ɐˈt̪aɪ̯]

From matay + -in-. Compare Cebuano minatay.

May minatay na tao sa bayan?

Ipahukay mo na ang minatay.


minatay

[mɪ.n̪ɐˈt̪aɪ̯]


bakasyon

bakasyón (canonical)
ᜊᜃᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish vacación, from Latin vacātiō.


birtud

[bɪɾˈt̪ud̪̚]

magical or spiritual powers container in an amulet, talisman or fetish


anghit

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qaŋəhiC or *qaŋəSit. Compare Malay hangit.

repulsive odor of goats and similar animals


almanake

Borrowed from Spanish almanaque, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ, “almanac, calendar”), from Arabic الْمُنَاخ (al-munāḵ, “climate”).


kapasidad

kapasidád (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜐᜒᜇᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish capacidad, from Latin capācitās.


brip

Borrowed from English briefs, plural of brief, from Middle English breef, breve, bref, from Old French brief, bref, from Latin brevis (“short”). Doublet of brebe.


suso

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu (compare with Malay susu), from Proto-Austronesian *susu. See Fijian sucu, Tongan huhu and Hawaiian ū.

suckling from the breast; nursing; breastfeeding

any of the four projections at the bottom corners (of a sack, basket, etc.)


suso

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susuq. Compare Ilocano soso, Cebuano suso, Waray-Waray suso, Old Javanese susuh, and Balinese susuh.

snail (especially river snails with a cornucopia-like shell)


suso

Possibly from Chinese [Term?]. Compare Hokkien 唆使 (so-sú, “incitation; instigation”).

cog

setting on fire (especially of fireworks)


suspek

suspect (especially in committing a crime)


sulsol

From Proto-Philippine *sulsul (“burn; ignite”). Compare Aklanon suesue and Maranao sosol.

inh

instigation; incitement; act or urging on someone

something said to incite or instigate someone

act of pointing or poking something at close range (as at someone's face)

act of thrushing something into (as in planting cuttings into the soil)

act of putting out candlelight or torchlight by prodding the glowing end against something hard or solid


propeta

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”). Doublet of pulupeta.


kaserola

Borrowed from Spanish cacerola. Compare English casserole.

saucepan (a deep cooking vessel with a handle)


babasagin

tl-adj

babasagín or bábasagín (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜐᜄᜒᜈ᜔)

babasagín (canonical)
bábasagín (canonical)
ᜊᜊᜐᜄᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From basag + -in, with initial reduplication of basag.


babasagin

fragile object (of solid and brittle objects)


babasagin

tl-head

babasagin or bábaságin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜐᜄᜒᜈ᜔)

babasagin (canonical)
bábaságin (canonical)
ᜊᜊᜐᜄᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


kuwintas

kuwintás (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Either of the following:
* From Proto-Philippine *kulintas (“necklace”) with elision of /l/. Compare Pangasinan kulintas / kolindas, Sambali kolintah, Abenlen Ayta kolinta, Asi kulintas, Agutaynen kolintat, Bikol Central kulintas, Aklanon kulentas, and Cebuano kulintas, and Hiligaynon kolintas. Possibly coincidental and conflated with Spanish cuentas.
* Early borrowing from Spanish cuentas (“beads”), plural of cuenta (“bead (small spherical object)”). However, expected word would be *kuntas if borrowed early but possibly an exception. Compare Ilocano kuentas, Bikol Central kuwentas, Cebuano kuwintas, and Waray-Waray kwentas.


ikalima

From ika- + lima (“five”). Compare Cebuano ikalima.


pakpak

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pakpak (“to clap, flap the wings; sound of clapping or flapping”).


babad

(figurative) bad habit of a person (especially of a gambler, etc.)


babad

thoroughly soaked; saturated (in liquid)


bading

J: Pa'no kaya kung malaman ng tatay mong bading ka?

1988, Lagda Pub. Incorporated, National Mid-week, Volume 3, Issues 9-12

What would happen if your dad finds out you're gay?

effeminate man; womanish man; homosexual male; hermaphrodite


dayaper

[ˌd̪aː.jɐˈpɛɾ]

Borrowed from English diaper, from Old French dyapre, diaspre, from medieval Latin diaspra, diasprum from Byzantine Greek δίασπρος (díaspros, adj), from δια- (dia-, “across”) + ἄσπρος (áspros, “white”).


alikate

tl-noun

alikate or alikatè (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜃᜆᜒ)

alikate (canonical)
alikatè (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜒᜃᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐ.lɪˈxaː.t̪ɛʔ]

Borrowed from Spanish alicate, from Arabic لَقَّاط (laqqāṭ). Possible doublet of kalakati.

pliers (especially for cracking areca nut)


abyador

Borrowed from Spanish aviador (“aviator”), from French aviateur.


dabog

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dabuk (“pound; beat”).

inh

stamping of feet to indicate annoyance, vexation, or irritation


dadaanin

tl-noun

dadaanín or dadaanin (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜇᜀᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

dadaanín (canonical)
dadaanin (canonical)
ᜇᜇᜀᜈᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɐ.d̪ɐ.ʔɐˈn̪in̪]

[d̪ɐ.d̪ɐˈʔaː.n̪ɪn̪]

From daan + -in, from an initial reduplication of daan.


lampin

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lampin. Compare Bikol Central lampin and Cebuano lampin.


tadtad

[t̪ɐd̪ˈt̪ad̪̚]

Possibly onomatopoeic. Compare Cebuano tadtad, Kapampangan tadtad, Pangasinan tartar, and Ibaloi ta-ad (“small knife”), and tudtod.

minced; choppedup into small bits (of meat, etc.)

fully or thickly covered (with pockmarks, holes, etc.)


tadtad

[t̪ɐd̪ˈt̪ad̪̚]

mincing; chopping up into small bits (of meat, etc.)

condition of being fully or thickly covered (with pockmarks, holes, etc.)


tambling

act of tumbling (especially for a gymnastic manuever such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings)


dabaw

ford; fording or wading place (across a river, pond, stream, narrow lake, etc.)


posporo

Borrowed from Spanish fósforo (“matchstick”).


balitok

tl-noun

balitók or balitok (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

balitók (canonical)
balitok (canonical)
ᜊᜎᜒᜆᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


klasmeyt

klasmeyt (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜎᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔)

ᜃ᜔ᜎᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


hanting

(colloquial) looking for a potential date


akting

acting (temporarily assuming the duties or authority)


rebisyon

rebisyón (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ɾɛ.bɪˈʃon̪]


abay na lalaki

abay na lalaki (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜌ᜔ ᜈ ᜎᜎᜃᜒ)


dipterya

[d̪ɪpˈt̪ɛɾ.jɐ]


abuluyan

ábuluyán (canonical)
ᜀᜊᜓᜎᜓᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

mutual aid; mutual help by giving contribution


abuluyan

tl-verb

abuluyan (complete inabuluyan, progressive inaabuluyan, contemplative aabuluyan, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜎᜓᜌᜈ᜔)

inabuluyan (completive)
inaabuluyan (progressive)
aabuluyan (contemplative)
ᜀᜊᜓᜎᜓᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
abuloy (root)
abuluyan (infinitive)
inabuluyan (completive root)
inaabuluyan (progressive root)
inaabuluyan (dialectal progressive root)
aabuluyan (contemplative objective)
aabuluyan (contemplative dialectal objective)
abuluyi (dialectal imperative objective)

tl-infl-in-an

abuluyan

abuluyan


superbisor

tl-noun

superbisór (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

superbisór (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜐᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


abyasyon

abyasyón (canonical)
ᜀᜊ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish aviación (“aviation”), from French aviation.


awditor

awditór (canonical)
ᜀᜏ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔaʊ̯.d̪ɪˈt̪oɾ]

Borrowed from Spanish auditor, from Latin audītor, audītōrem.

auditor (one who audits bookkeeping accounts)

student enrolled as observer or listener in class (not entitled to credits for graduation)


adopsyon

tl-noun

adopsyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜉ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

adopsyón (canonical)
ᜀᜇᜓᜉ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of adopsiyon.


adyenda

[ʔɐˈd͡ʒɛn̪.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from English agenda, from Latin agenda (“things that ought to be done”), plural of agendum.


adwana

[ʔɐd̪ˈwaː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish aduana (“customs”), from Andalusian Arabic الديوان (ad-dīwān, “the administrative office”), from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān, “administrative office”), from Persian دیوان (dêvân), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub).


abutin

tl-verb

abutin (complete inabot, progressive inaabot, contemplative aabutin, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

inabot (completive)
inaabot (progressive)
aabutin (contemplative)
ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
-in (affix)
ᜒᜈ᜔ (affix)
abot (root)
ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ (root)
abutin (infinitive)
ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔ (infinitive)
inabot (completive root)
ᜁᜈᜊᜓᜆ᜔ (completive root)
inaabot (progressive root)
ᜁᜈᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ (progressive root)
inaabot (dialectal progressive root)
aabutin (contemplative objective)
ᜀᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔ (contemplative objective)
aabutin (contemplative dialectal objective)
abutin (imperative objective)
ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔ (imperative objective)
abot (dialectal imperative objective)
ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ (imperative objective)
abuta (dialectal imperative objective)
ᜀᜊᜓᜆ (imperative objective)

abutin

abutin
 ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔

inabot
 ᜁᜈᜊᜓᜆ᜔

inaabot
ᜁᜈᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔
inaabot¹
ᜁᜈᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔

aabutin
ᜀᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔
aabutin¹
 ᜀᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔

abutin
 ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔
abot¹
ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔
abuta¹
ᜀᜊᜓᜆ

[ʔɐˈbuː.t̪ɪn̪]

to equal; to be even with; to catch up with (as of scores)


abutin

abutín (complete inabot, progressive inaabot, contemplative aabutin, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

abutín (canonical)
inabot (completive)
inaabot (progressive)
aabutin (contemplative)
ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
-in (affix)
ᜒᜈ᜔ (affix)
abot (root)
ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ (root)
abutin (infinitive)
ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔ (infinitive)
inabot (completive root)
ᜁᜈᜊᜓᜆ᜔ (completive root)
inaabot (progressive root)
ᜁᜈᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ (progressive root)
inaabot (dialectal progressive root)
aabutin (contemplative objective)
ᜀᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔ (contemplative objective)
aabutin (contemplative dialectal objective)
abutin (imperative objective)
ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔ (imperative objective)
abot (dialectal imperative objective)
ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔ (imperative objective)
abuta (dialectal imperative objective)
ᜀᜊᜓᜆ (imperative objective)

abutin

abutin
 ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔

inabot
 ᜁᜈᜊᜓᜆ᜔

inaabot
ᜁᜈᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔
inaabot¹
ᜁᜈᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔

aabutin
ᜀᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔
aabutin¹
 ᜀᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔

abutin
 ᜀᜊᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔
abot¹
ᜀᜊᜓᜆ᜔
abuta¹
ᜀᜊᜓᜆ

[ʔɐˈbuː.t̪ɪn̪]

Kaya nating abutin ang ating mga pangarap.

(literally, “Our dreams can be reached for.”)


abusuhin

abusuhin (complete inabuso, progressive inaabuso, contemplative aabusuhin, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜐᜓᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

inabuso (completive)
inaabuso (progressive)
aabusuhin (contemplative)
ᜀᜊᜓᜐᜓᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
abuso (root)
mag-abuso (infinitive root trigger-actor)
nag-abuso (completive root trigger-actor)
nag-aabuso (progressive trigger-actor)
nagaabuso (dialectal progressive trigger-actor)
mag-aabuso (contemplative trigger-actor)
magaabuso (contemplative dialectal trigger-actor)
gaabuso (contemplative dialectal trigger-actor)
kaaabuso (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapag-aabuso (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakaabuso (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakapag-abuso (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapapag-abuso (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
abusuhin (infinitive root trigger-object)
inabuso (completive root trigger-object)
inaabuso (progressive trigger-object)
inaabuso (dialectal progressive trigger-object)
aabusuhin (contemplative trigger-object)
aabusuhin (contemplative dialectal trigger-object)
pag-abusuhan (infinitive root trigger-locative)
pinag-abusuhan (completive root trigger-locative)
pinapag-abusuhan (progressive trigger-locative)
pinag-aabusuhan (progressive trigger-locative)
papag-abusuhan (contemplative trigger-locative)
pag-aabusuhan (contemplative trigger-locative)
ipag-abuso (benefactive infinitive root)
ipinag-abuso (benefactive completive root)
ipinapag-abuso (benefactive progressive)
ipapag-abuso (benefactive contemplative)
ipang-abuso (infinitive root trigger-instrument)
ipinang-abuso (completive root trigger-instrument)
ipinapang-abuso (progressive trigger-instrument)
ipapang-abuso (contemplative trigger-instrument)
ikapag-abuso (infinitive root trigger-causative)
ikinapag-abuso (completive root trigger-causative)
ikinapag-aabuso (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakapag-abuso (progressive trigger-causative)
ikapag-aabuso (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakapag-abuso (contemplative trigger-causative)
pag-abusuhan (infinitive root trigger-referential)
pinag-abusuhan (completive root trigger-referential)
pinapag-abusuhan (progressive trigger-referential)
pinag-aabusuhan (progressive trigger-referential)
papag-abusuhan (contemplative trigger-referential)
pag-aabusuhan (contemplative trigger-referential)
magpaabuso (infinitive trigger-actor)
nagpaabuso (completive trigger-actor)
nagpapaabuso (progressive trigger-actor)
magpapaabuso (contemplative trigger-actor)
kapaaabuso (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapapaabuso (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapagpapaabuso (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakapaabuso (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
papag-abusuhin (actor-secondary infinitive)
pinapag-abuso (actor-secondary completive)
pinapapag-abuso (actor-secondary progressive)
papapag-abusuhin (actor-secondary contemplative)
ipaabuso (infinitive trigger-object)
ipinaabuso (completive trigger-object)
ipinaaabuso (progressive trigger-object)
ipinapaabuso (progressive trigger-object)
ipaaabuso (contemplative trigger-object)
ipapaabuso (contemplative trigger-object)
ipagpaabuso (benefactive infinitive)
ipinagpaabuso (benefactive completive)
ipinagpapaabuso (benefactive formal progressive)
ipinapagpaabuso (benefactive progressive)
ipagpapaabuso (benefactive contemplative formal)
ipapagpaabuso (benefactive contemplative)
ikapagpaabuso (infinitive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpaabuso (completive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpapaabuso (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakapagpaabuso (progressive trigger-causative)
ikapagpapaabuso (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakapagpaabuso (contemplative trigger-causative)
pagpaabusuhan (infinitive trigger-locative)
pinagpaabusuhan (completive trigger-locative)
pinagpapaaabusuhan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
pinapagpaabusuhan (progressive trigger-locative)
pagpapaaabusuhan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
papagpaabusuhan (contemplative trigger-locative)
papag-abusuhan (infinitive trigger-locative)
pinapag-abusuhan (completive trigger-locative)
pinapapag-abusuhan (progressive trigger-locative)
papapag-abusuhan (contemplative trigger-locative)
papag-abusuhan (infinitive trigger-referential)
pinapag-abusuhan (completive trigger-referential)
pinapapag-abusuhan (progressive trigger-referential)
papapag-abusuhan (contemplative trigger-referential)
makapag-abuso (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakapag-abuso (completive trigger-actor)
nakapag-aabuso (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakapag-abuso (progressive trigger-actor)
makapag-aabuso (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakapag-abuso (contemplative trigger-actor)
maabuso (infinitive trigger-object)
naabuso (completive trigger-object)
naaabuso (progressive trigger-object)
maaabuso (contemplative trigger-object)
maipag-abuso (benefactive infinitive)
naipag-abuso (benefactive completive)
naipag-aabuso (benefactive formal progressive)
naipapag-abuso (benefactive progressive)
naiipag-abuso (benefactive progressive)
maipag-aabuso (benefactive contemplative formal)
maipapag-abuso (benefactive contemplative)
maiipag-abuso (benefactive contemplative)
maikapag-abuso (infinitive trigger-causative)
naikapag-abuso (completive trigger-causative)
naikapag-aabuso (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naikapapag-abuso (progressive trigger-causative)
naiikapag-abuso (progressive trigger-causative)
maikapag-aabuso (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
maikapapag-abuso (contemplative trigger-causative)
maiikapag-abuso (contemplative trigger-causative)
maipag-abuso (infinitive trigger-causative)
naipag-abuso (completive trigger-causative)
naipag-aabuso (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naipapag-abuso (progressive trigger-causative)
naiipag-abuso (progressive trigger-causative)
maipag-aabuso (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
maipapag-abuso (contemplative trigger-causative)
maiipag-abuso (contemplative trigger-causative)
mapag-abusoan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napag-abusoan (completive trigger-locative)
napag-aabusoan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
napapag-abusoan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapag-aabusoan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
mapapag-abusoan (contemplative trigger-locative)
makapagpaabuso (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakapagpaabuso (completive trigger-actor)
nakapagpapaabuso (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakapagpaabuso (progressive trigger-actor)
makapagpapaabuso (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakapagpaabuso (contemplative trigger-actor)
mapapag-abuso (actor-secondary infinitive)
napapag-abuso (actor-secondary completive)
napapapag-abuso (actor-secondary progressive)
mapapapag-abuso (actor-secondary contemplative)
maipaabuso (infinitive trigger-object)
naipaabuso (completive trigger-object)
naipaaabuso (formal progressive trigger-object)
naipapaabuso (progressive trigger-object)
naiipaabuso (progressive trigger-object)
maipaaabuso (contemplative formal trigger-object)
maipapaabuso (contemplative trigger-object)
maiipaabuso (contemplative trigger-object)
maipagpaabuso (benefactive infinitive)
naipagpaabuso (benefactive completive)
naipagpapaabuso (benefactive formal progressive)
naipapagpaabuso (benefactive progressive)
naiipagpaabuso (benefactive progressive)
maipagpapaabuso (benefactive contemplative formal)
maipapagpaabuso (benefactive contemplative)
maiipagpaabuso (benefactive contemplative)
maikapagpaabuso (infinitive trigger-causative)
naikapagpaabuso (completive trigger-causative)
naikapagpapaabuso (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naikakapagpaabuso (progressive trigger-causative)
naiikapagpaabuso (progressive trigger-causative)
maikapagpapaabuso (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
maikakapagpaabuso (contemplative trigger-causative)
maiikapagpaabuso (contemplative trigger-causative)
mapagpaabusuhan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napagpaabusuhan (completive trigger-locative)
napagpapaaabusuhan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
napapagpaabusuhan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapagpapaaabusuhan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
mapapagpaabusuhan (contemplative trigger-locative)
mapapag-abusuhan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napapag-abusuhan (completive trigger-locative)
napapapag-abusuhan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapapapag-abusuhan (contemplative trigger-locative)
mapapag-abusuhan (infinitive trigger-referential)
napapag-abusuhan (completive trigger-referential)
napapapag-abusuhan (progressive trigger-referential)
mapapapag-abusuhan (contemplative trigger-referential)
makipag-abuso (direct infinitive)
nakipag-abuso (completive direct)
nakikipag-abuso (direct progressive)
makikipag-abuso (contemplative direct)
makiabuso (direct infinitive)
nakiabuso (completive direct)
nakikiabuso (direct progressive)
makikiabuso (contemplative direct)
makipagpaabuso (indirect infinitive)
nakipagpaabuso (completive indirect)
nakikipagpaabuso (indirect progressive)
makikipagpaabuso (contemplative indirect)


detektib

ᜇᜒᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɛˈt̪ɛk.t̪ɪb̚]


Celestial

tl-proper noun

Celestiál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜎ᜔)

Celestiál (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Celestial, from celestial.


adisyunal

tl-adj

adisyunál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔)

adisyunál (canonical)
ᜀᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐ.d̪ɪ.ʃʊˈn̪al]


agatat

[ʔɐ.ɣɐˈt̪at̪̚]


agihap

[ʔɐˈɣiː.hɐp̚]

sarna-like eruptions at the corners of the mouth


agaas

tl-noun

agaás or agaas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜀᜐ᜔)

agaás (canonical)
agaas (canonical)
ᜀᜄᜀᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˈɣaː.ʔɐs]


agapay

[ʔɐˈɣaː.paɪ̯]


agapay

[ʔɐˈɣaː.paɪ̯]

act of escorting; act of guiding someone

support; reinforcement (attached to a post, etc.)

parallel position (of objects or people)


gorilya

Either from the following:
* Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English gorilla, and influenced by the pronunciation of Philippine Spanish ⟨ll⟩ (/ʎ/), as per lleísmo.
* Borrowed from archaic Spanish gorilla or gorrilla.


padyama

Borrowed from English pajamas, ultimately from Persian پایجامه / پاجامه (pâyjâma / pâjâma, “leg garment”).

der

پایجامه / پاجامه


aguhilya

Borrowed from Spanish agujilla (literally “small needle”).


agwaras

[ʔɐɡ.wɐˈɾas]

Borrowed from Spanish aguarrás (“turpentine”).


aguha

Borrowed from Spanish aguja (“needle”), from Late Latin acūcula.


aguhon

[ʔɐ.ɣʊˈhon̪]

Borrowed from Spanish agujón (“large needle”).


agahas

tl-noun

agahás or agahas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜑᜐ᜔)

agahás (canonical)
agahas (canonical)
ᜀᜄᜑᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˈɣaː.hɐs]

sound slightly stronger than a soft breeze


agresibo

Borrowed from Spanish agresivo (“aggressive”).

bor+

bold and active; full of enterprise and initiative


kadete

[kɐˈd̪ɛː.t̪ɛ]


kurikong

kurikóng (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜇᜒᜃᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


manikurista

tl-noun

manikurista (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜃᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

ᜋᜈᜒᜃᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)

manicurist; pedicurist (a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails and toenails)


imbes

Borrowed from Spanish en vez de (“instead of, in place of, rather than”).

bor+

Imbes na paluin, kausapin mo ang anak mo.

Instead of spanking, talk to your child.


tsokolate

Borrowed from Spanish chocolate, from a Classical Nahuatl word, possibly from chocolātl.

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


tsokolate

tsokolate:

kulay tsokolate

lasang tsokolate


telebisyon

tl-noun

telebisyón (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

telebisyón (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish televisión, from French télévision.


emperatris

emperatrís (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

emperatrís (canonical)
ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


palanggana

[pɐ.lɐŋˈɡaː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish palangana (“bowl, vat”).


katre

Borrowed from Spanish catre, from Portuguese catre, from Tamil கட்டில் (kaṭṭil).

Nakita ni Tan Sua na walang katre sa loob ng bahay.

2007, Ren Bai, Lagalag sa Nanyang: (Nanyang Piaoliuji), UP Press, page 77

Tan Sua found out that there is no bed inside the house.

bed (on a framework support for sleeping)


alperes

alperés (canonical)
ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐl.pɛˈɾɛs]

Borrowed from Spanish alférez, from Andalusian Arabic الفَارِس (alfáris), from Classical Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris).

(historical, military) second lieutenant; ensign


obertaym

óbertáym (canonical)
ᜂᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔoː.bɛɾˈt̪aɪ̯m]


ebanghelyo

tl-noun

ebanghelyo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜁᜊᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Alternative letter-case form of Ebanghelyo


ebakwasyon

ebakwasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜃ᜔ᜏᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

ebakwasyón (canonical)
ᜁᜊᜃ᜔ᜏᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


agwahe

[ʔɐɡˈwaː.hɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish aguaje (“waterhole”).


agwardyente

tl-noun

agwardyente (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜇ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜇ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐɡ.wɐɾˈd͡ʒɛn̪.t̪ɛ]

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of agwardiyente.


akademya

Borrowed from Spanish academia (“academy”), from Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía).


alanganin

[ʔɐ.lɐˈŋaː.n̪ɪn̪]

(dialectal, Quezon, by extension) between its young and mature stage (of a coconut)

(dialectal, Quezon, by extension) pubescent


kadena

[kɐˈd̪ɛː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish cadena, from Latin catēna.


ahunin

tl-verb

ahunin (complete inahon, progressive inaahon, contemplative aahunin, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑᜓᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

inahon (completive)
inaahon (progressive)
aahunin (contemplative)
ᜀᜑᜓᜈᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
ahon (root)
umahon (infinitive root trigger-actor)
umahon (completive root trigger-actor)
umaahon (progressive trigger-actor)
naahon (dialectal progressive trigger-actor)
aahon (contemplative trigger-actor)
maahon (contemplative dialectal trigger-actor)
kaaahon (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakaahon (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
ahunin (infinitive root trigger-object)
inahon (completive root trigger-object)
inaahon (progressive trigger-object)
inaahon (dialectal progressive trigger-object)
aahunin (contemplative trigger-object)
aahunin (contemplative dialectal trigger-object)
pag-ahunan (infinitive root trigger-locative)
pinag-ahunan (completive root trigger-locative)
pinapag-ahunan (progressive trigger-locative)
pinag-aahunan (progressive trigger-locative)
papag-ahunan (contemplative trigger-locative)
pag-aahunan (contemplative trigger-locative)
iahon (benefactive infinitive root)
iniahon (benefactive completive root)
iniaahon (benefactive progressive)
iaahon (benefactive contemplative)
ipang-ahon (infinitive root trigger-instrument)
ipinang-ahon (completive root trigger-instrument)
ipinapang-ahon (progressive trigger-instrument)
ipapang-ahon (contemplative trigger-instrument)
ikaahon (infinitive root trigger-causative)
ikinaahon (completive root trigger-causative)
ikinaaahon (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakaahon (progressive trigger-causative)
ikaaahon (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakaahon (contemplative trigger-causative)
iahon (emphatic infinitive rare root trigger-causative)
iniahon (completive emphatic rare root trigger-causative)
iniaahon (emphatic progressive rare trigger-causative)
iaahon (contemplative emphatic rare trigger-causative)
iahon (infinitive root trigger-measurement)
iniahon (completive root trigger-measurement)
iniaahon (progressive trigger-measurement)
iaahon (contemplative trigger-measurement)
magpaahon (infinitive trigger-actor)
nagpaahon (completive trigger-actor)
nagpapaahon (progressive trigger-actor)
magpapaahon (contemplative trigger-actor)
kapaaahon (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapapaahon (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapagpapaahon (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakapaahon (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
paahunin (actor-secondary infinitive)
pinaahon (actor-secondary completive)
pinaaahon (actor-secondary progressive)
pinapaahon (actor-secondary progressive)
paaahunin (actor-secondary contemplative)
papaahunin (actor-secondary contemplative)
ipaahon (infinitive trigger-object)
ipinaahon (completive trigger-object)
ipinaaahon (progressive trigger-object)
ipinapaahon (progressive trigger-object)
ipaaahon (contemplative trigger-object)
ipapaahon (contemplative trigger-object)
ipagpaahon (benefactive infinitive)
ipinagpaahon (benefactive completive)
ipinagpapaahon (benefactive formal progressive)
ipinapagpaahon (benefactive progressive)
ipagpapaahon (benefactive contemplative formal)
ipapagpaahon (benefactive contemplative)
ikapagpaahon (infinitive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpaahon (completive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpapaahon (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakapagpaahon (progressive trigger-causative)
ikapagpapaahon (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakapagpaahon (contemplative trigger-causative)
pagpaahunan (infinitive trigger-locative)
pinagpaahunan (completive trigger-locative)
pinagpapaaahunan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
pinapagpaahunan (progressive trigger-locative)
pagpapaaahunan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
papagpaahunan (contemplative trigger-locative)
papag-ahunan (infinitive trigger-locative)
pinapag-ahunan (completive trigger-locative)
pinapapag-ahunan (progressive trigger-locative)
papapag-ahunan (contemplative trigger-locative)
makaahon (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakaahon (completive trigger-actor)
nakaaahon (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakaahon (progressive trigger-actor)
makaaahon (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakaahon (contemplative trigger-actor)
mapaahon (infinitive trigger-actor)
napaahon (completive trigger-actor)
napaaahon (formal progressive trigger-actor)
napapaahon (progressive trigger-actor)
mapaaahon (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
mapapaahon (contemplative trigger-actor)
maahon (infinitive trigger-object)
naahon (completive trigger-object)
naaahon (progressive trigger-object)
maaahon (contemplative trigger-object)
maiahon (benefactive infinitive)
naiahon (benefactive completive)
naiaahon (benefactive progressive)
maiaahon (benefactive contemplative)
maikaahon (infinitive trigger-causative)
naikaahon (completive trigger-causative)
naikaaahon (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naikakaahon (progressive trigger-causative)
naiikaahon (progressive trigger-causative)
naikaaahon (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
naikakaahon (contemplative trigger-causative)
naiikaahon (contemplative trigger-causative)
maiahon (infinitive trigger-causative)
naiahon (completive trigger-causative)
naiaahon (progressive trigger-causative)
maiaahon (contemplative trigger-causative)
mapag-ahonan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napag-ahonan (completive trigger-locative)
napag-aahonan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
napapag-ahonan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapag-aahonan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
mapapag-ahonan (contemplative trigger-locative)
makapagpaahon (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakapagpaahon (completive trigger-actor)
nakapagpapaahon (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakapagpaahon (progressive trigger-actor)
makapagpapaahon (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakapagpaahon (contemplative trigger-actor)
mapaahon (actor-secondary infinitive)
napaahon (actor-secondary completive)
napaaahon (actor-secondary formal progressive)
napapaahon (actor-secondary progressive)
mapaaahon (actor-secondary contemplative formal)
mapapaahon (actor-secondary contemplative)
maipaahon (infinitive trigger-object)
naipaahon (completive trigger-object)
naipaaahon (formal progressive trigger-object)
naipapaahon (progressive trigger-object)
naiipaahon (progressive trigger-object)
maipaaahon (contemplative formal trigger-object)
maipapaahon (contemplative trigger-object)
maiipaahon (contemplative trigger-object)
maipagpaahon (benefactive infinitive)
naipagpaahon (benefactive completive)
naipagpapaahon (benefactive formal progressive)
naipapagpaahon (benefactive progressive)
naiipagpaahon (benefactive progressive)
maipagpapaahon (benefactive contemplative formal)
maipapagpaahon (benefactive contemplative)
maiipagpaahon (benefactive contemplative)
maikapagpaahon (infinitive trigger-causative)
naikapagpaahon (completive trigger-causative)
naikapagpapaahon (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naikakapagpaahon (progressive trigger-causative)
naiikapagpaahon (progressive trigger-causative)
maikapagpapaahon (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
maikakapagpaahon (contemplative trigger-causative)
maiikapagpaahon (contemplative trigger-causative)
mapagpaahunan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napagpaahunan (completive trigger-locative)
napagpapaaahunan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
napapagpaahunan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapagpapaaahunan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
mapapagpaahunan (contemplative trigger-locative)
mapapag-ahunan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napapag-ahunan (completive trigger-locative)
napapapag-ahunan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapapapag-ahunan (contemplative trigger-locative)
makiahon (direct infinitive)
nakiahon (completive direct)
nakikiahon (direct progressive)
makikiahon (contemplative direct)
makipagpaahon (indirect infinitive)
nakipagpaahon (completive indirect)
nakikipagpaahon (indirect progressive)
makikipagpaahon (contemplative indirect)

[ʔɐˈhuː.n̪ɪn̪]

to remove food after cooking (from a stove, fire, etc.)

to climb; to ascend (a high place or slope)


sekswal

sekswál (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜏᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of seksuwal.


orig

Clipping of English original. Doublet of orihinal.


krayola

Genericized trademark of English Crayola. Compare Spanish crayola.


delikado

Borrowed from Spanish delicado, from Latin delicātus.


rekisito

Borrowed from Spanish requisito, from Latin requīsitus, perfect passive participle of requīrō. Doublet of rekisitos.


Suwisa

Borrowed from Spanish Suiza (“Switzerland”).

bor+

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Suwisa

Borrowed from Spanish suiza (“female Swiss”).

female equivalent of Suwiso: female Swiss (person)


banyos

Borrowed from Spanish baños, plural form of baño. Doublet of banyo and baynos.


gigil

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gigil. Compare Ilocano gerger, Kapampangan galgal, Malay gegar / gigil.

Hindi ko mapigil ang gigil ko sa kanya.

I can't suppress this overwhelming emotion I have against him.

suppressed, overwhelming pleasure, thrill, or sometimes also anger, manifested by the gritting of teeth, tight gripping of hands, and/or trembling of the body


gigil

Gasgas na gasgas na ang balita mong iyon. Gigil na gigil — sabik na sabik, gustong malaman kaagad kung ano ang magiging wakas, o galit na galit. Kanina pa gigil na gigil si Perlie kay Paul. Hilot nang hilot — ginagawa ang lahat nang ...

1999, Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin, Talinghagang Bukambibig, Inilathala

Gigil na gigil ako — at tuwang-tuwa sa sarili na gigil na gigil ako. Katunayan iyon na bahagi ako ng aking kapanahunan, at tigib ng marangal na malasakit sa kalagayan ng sangkatauhan. Kaya, umakyat ako sa hagdanan, at saglit na tumayo ...

2007, Retrato ng artista bilang Filipino: isang elehiya na may tatlong tagpo, Ateneo University Press, page 9

Gigil na gigil na akong malaman kung ano nga. Nakatakip ang mga palad niya na parang piring sa aking mata habang ako ay naghihintay ng segundong alisin niya na iyon para makita ko na ang surpresa. Pero masaya ako. Kinikilig ako.

2014, Taga Imus, Sa Butas 2012: Tagalog Gay Story, Taga Imus M2M Books - TGIMS Publishing Services, page 51

Gigil na gigil si Aling Rosa sa pagsasalita at lumilitaw ang mga ugat sa leeg. “Bayaan mo na... talagang ganyan ang bunso!" “Bunso!” Hinagod ni Aling Rosa ang buhok na nakalag sa pagkakapusod at padarag na ibinuhol uli iyon, at sinundan ...

year unknown, Sambotani Iv' 2007 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 1865

gritting one's teeth, gripping one's hands tightly, and/or trembling one's body due to suppressed, overwhelming pleasure, thrill, or sometimes also anger


mansyon

mansyón (canonical)
ᜋᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of mansiyon.


tikbalang

(folklore, mythology) tikbalang (humanoid creature in Philippine folklore having a head and hooves of a horse)


eskwelahan

tl-noun

eskwélahán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜎᜑᜈ᜔)

eskwélahán (canonical)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜎᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of eskuwelahan.


bisperas

bísperás (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish vísperas, plural of víspera (“eve; vesper”), from Old Spanish viésperas, from Latin vespera.

eve; night before an important event (such as Christmas, New Year, or a feast day)


Angeles

Ángelés (canonical)
ᜀᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Ángeles. The city is short for Spanish El Pueblo de los Ángeles (literally, “Town of Angels”).

Angeles (the largest city in Pampanga, Philippines)


unibersidad

unibersidád (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

unibersidád (canonical)
ᜂᜈᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔʊ.n̪ɪ.bɛɾ.sɪˈd̪ad̪̚]

Borrowed from Spanish universidad, from Old Spanish universidat, from Medieval Latin universitātem. Compare Indonesian universitas, Malay universiti.


bihon

Borrowed from Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún, “rice vermicelli”) (cf. Indonesian bihun, Singaporean English bee hoon).

bor+

rice vermicelli; bihon (thin, white rice noodles)


miswa

Borrowed from Hokkien 麵線／面线 (mī-soàⁿ, “misua”). Compare Cebuano miswa, English misua / mee sua, Malay misoa, Indonesian misoa.

misua; a very thin variety of salted Chinese noodles made from wheat flour


eskwela

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of eskuwela.


kolehiyo

koléhiyó (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish colegio, from Latin collegium. The sense “college” is a semantic loan from English college.


elementarya

tl-adj

elementarya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔ᜌ)

ᜁᜎᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English elementary, influenced by Spanish -aria, from Latin elementārius (“elementary”).


elementarya

ᜁᜎᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)


hukuman

tl-verb

hukumán (complete hinukuman, progressive hinuhukuman, contemplative huhukuman, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃᜓᜋᜈ᜔)

hukumán (canonical)
hinukuman (completive)
hinuhukuman (progressive)
huhukuman (contemplative)
ᜑᜓᜃᜓᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
hukom (root)
hukuman (infinitive)
hinukuman (completive root)
hinuhukuman (progressive root)
inahukuman (dialectal progressive root)
huhukuman (contemplative objective)
ahukuman (contemplative dialectal objective)
hukumi (dialectal imperative objective)

hukuman

to pass judgement (especially on a sinner)


Fujimori

ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜋᜓᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

[fʊ.d͡ʒɪˈmoː.ɾɪ]

[pʊ.d͡ʒɪˈmoː.ɾɪ]

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 藤森 (Fujimori).


hopya

Borrowed from Spanish hopia, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly 好餅／好饼 (hó piáⁿ, literally “good pastry”) according to Chan-Yap(1980) and Manuel (1948), possibly an old genericized trademark by a particular Chinese deli company. See also Early Manila Hokkien 香餅／香饼 (hioⁿ-piáⁿ, “fragrant pastry”), Hokkien 癖 (phiah, “craving”), Hokkien 好癖 (hó-phiah, “good temper”), Tagalog lumpiya.

noncog

...HOPYA, BIKO, LUMPIYA, MIKI, MAMI, BITSU, SIYANSI, TIYANI, atbp. Isa pang katangian ng wikang Tagalog ay ang PALAMUHATAN (Etimologia) ng maraming salita.

1937, Guillermo Estrella Tolentino, Ang wika at baybaying Tagalog


petsay

→ English: pechay

[ˈpɛː.t͡ʃaɪ̯]

Borrowed from Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”, literally “white vegetable”), as per Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948).

bor+

Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy)


taghoy

(Marinduque) whistling (with one's mouth)


punsoy

Borrowed from English feng shui, from Mandarin 風水／风水 (fēngshuǐ, literally “wind and water”). See also Cantonese 風水／风水 (fung¹ seoi²).


pakyaw

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 縛繳／缚缴 (pa̍k-kiáu, literally “to submit by bundles”) according to Chan-Yap (1980) or 跋繳／跋缴 (poa̍h-kiáu, literally “to gamble; to bet money”).


dagitab

[d̪ɐˈɣiː.t̪ɐb̚]


bakya

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


otap

[ˈʔoː.t̪ɐp̚]

an oblong-shaped flaky biscuit with white sugar sprinkled on top


teleserye

tl-noun

teleserye (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ)

ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish teleserie, or alternatively a blend of telebisyon + serye.

telenovela, especially from the Philippines; Philippine television drama


Ibarra

Borrowed from Spanish, of Basque origin.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], notably borne by the protagonist in two of Jose Rizal's novels


tagaktak

continuous dripping; continuous downpour in drops (of sweat, tears, rain, etc.)


budbod

sprinkling on food (of salt, pepper, flour, etc.)

particles sprinkled on food (of salt, pepper, flour, etc.)

distribution of small quantities to many people


habag

disconsolate feeling (of one who has been maltreated, outraged, etc.)


pilit

From Proto-Philippine *pílit (“to insist; to force, compel someone to do something”).


sukli

Possibly borrowed from Chinese according to Panganiban (1973), such as Hokkien per Manuel (1948) & Potet (2016). According to Manuel (1948), perhaps Hokkien 找錢／找钱 (chǎu-chîⁿ, “to give change”). Compare Ibatan sopli, Ilocano supli, Bikol Central sukli, Cebuano sukli, Hiligaynon sukli, and Maranao sokli.

ncog

change (balance of money returned after a purchase)

change (small denominations given in exchange for a larger denomination)


sakob

cover; covering (back-to-back or face-to-face)

inclusion of something with a big cover or covering


biktima

Borrowed from Spanish víctima, from Latin victima.


bangkal

Compare Cebuano bangkal and Hiligaynon bangkal.


kawatan

Borrowed from Cebuano kawatan (“thief”).


kawatan

tl-verb

kawatan (complete kinawatan, progressive kinakawatan, contemplative kakawatan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜆᜈ᜔)

kinawatan (completive)
kinakawatan (progressive)
kakawatan (contemplative)
ᜃᜏᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
kawat (root)
kawatan (infinitive)
kinawatan (completive root)
kinakawatan (progressive root)
inakawatan (dialectal progressive root)
kakawatan (contemplative objective)
akawatan (contemplative dialectal objective)
kawati (dialectal imperative objective)

kawatan


holdaper

(loosely) kidnapper; robber; carjacker; highwayman


tulay

From Proto-Philippine *tulay (cf. Bikol Central tulay, Cebuano tulay, Hiligaynon tulay, Waray-Waray tulay).


tulisan

→ Bikol Central: tulisan

→ Cebuano: tulisan

→ Ilocano: tulisan

→ Spanish: tulisán

Philippine_revolts_against_Spain#Agrarian Revolt of 1745

From tulis (“sharpness”) + -an.
For the sense “robber; brigand; bandit; outlaw”, the word can be interpreted literally as “bladeholder; person with a pointed weapon”. The usage of the sense was said to have started appearing after the Agrarian Revolt of 1745 in Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, and in Bulacan where indigenous landowners rose in arms over the land grabbing of Spanish friars or Catholic religious orders, with native landowners demanding that Spanish priests return their lands on the basis of ancestral domain. Doublet of tulisanes.

m-g

Nag dadaan doong nagtatawid bayan ay pulupulutong, at kung minsa'y kaban at sa pang̃ing̃ilag sa sila'y maharang sa gubat ng̃ mg̃a nag galang tulisan.

1898, Joaquin Mañibo, Mga dakilang Kababalaghan likha ng̃ Martir sa Kalvario


tulisan

tl-verb

tulisan (complete tinulisan, progressive tinutulisan, contemplative tutulisan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜐᜈ᜔)

tinulisan (completive)
tinutulisan (progressive)
tutulisan (contemplative)
ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜐᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
tulis (root)
tulisan (infinitive)
tinulisan (completive root)
tinutulisan (progressive root)
inatulisan (dialectal progressive root)
tutulisan (contemplative objective)
atulisan (contemplative dialectal objective)
tulisi (dialectal imperative objective)

tl-infl-in-an

tulisan

tulisan

to make pointed; to make the point sharp


tulisan

Amblygaster clupeoides
w:Amblygaster clupeoides

bleeker smoothbelly sardinella (Amblygaster clupeoides, a type of small fish similar to tamban)


probinsyano

tl-noun

probinsyano (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜈᜓ)

ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜈᜓ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of probinsiyano.


kalunos-lunos

tl-adj

kalunos-lunos or kalunós-lunós (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜈᜓᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜈᜓᜐ᜔)

kalunos-lunos (canonical)
kalunós-lunós (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜓᜈᜓᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜈᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


ulap

Compare Kapampangan ulap (“fog”) and Ilocano ulep.

(figurative) something that darkens, obscures, or makes gloomy


niyog

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ. Compare Chamorro niyok, Hawaiian niu, Malay nyiur, Mansaka iyog, and Palauan lius.

Cocos nucifera
Cocos nucifera#Translingual


trapiko

Borrowed from Spanish tráfico, from Italian traffico. Doublet of trapik.

traffic (pedestrians or vehicles on roads)


baklad

→ Cebuano: baklad

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


trapik

Borrowed from English traffic, from Middle French trafique, traffique (“traffic”), from Italian traffico (“traffic”). Doublet of trapiko.


angkas

Possibly from the following:
* Borrowed from Spanish ancas, plural of anca (“haunch”), with a stress shift due to having a closed penultimate syllable.
* Inherited from Proto-Philippine *aŋkás.
Compare Aklanon angkas and Tausug angkas.

riding together on the same vehicle or horseback (mostly vehicles where one needs to straddle)


angkas

ride together on the same vehicle or horseback (mostly vehicles where one needs to straddle)


lugit

[ˈluː.ɣɪt̪̚]

extension of deadline for payment (of one's debts, bills, etc.)

additional length added as allowance for shrinkage

handicap given to a player in games (as in racing, boxing, etc.)


aktibidad

tl-noun

aktibidád (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜊᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

aktibidád (canonical)
ᜀᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜊᜒᜇᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish actividad (“activity”). Doublet of aktibidades.


sundalo

(colloquial, figurative) one's male child


praksis

Borrowed from English praxis, from Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”).


prangko

franc (former currency of France and other countries)


prangko

tl-adj

prangko (feminine prangka, Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

frank; honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; straightforward; not reserved or disguised


anaman

any of the big beams of the upper frame of a house or building


ligid

[ˈliː.ɣɪd̪̚]


ligid

[ˈliː.ɣɪd̪̚]


ligid

[ˈliː.ɣɪd̪̚]

condition of being surrounded or encircled (of enemies, etc.)


patid

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *patəd (“chop, hack off”). Compare Kapampangan patad, Maranao pated, Bikol Central patod, and Ilocano puted.

inh

ended; stopped from something continuous


patid

act of cutting, parting, or breaking off something


asador

[ʔɐ.sɐˈd̪oɾ]


bakwit

defective in pronunciation (in one's speech)


sinigang

[sɪ.n̪ɪˈɣaŋ]

From sigang + -in-. See also Malay singgang (“fish stewed in sour ingredients”).


barong Tagalog

tl-noun

barong Tagalog or baróng Tagalog (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

barong Tagalog (canonical)
baróng Tagalog (canonical)
ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔ ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)


Zambales

Borrowed from Spanish Zambales, from the plural of zambal + -es, referring to the Sambal people, from Sambali Sambal.

Zambales (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines)


bahala na

From ellipsis of bahala ka na (“you are with burden already”) where ka (“you”) is omitted, then conflated with Bathala (“the precolonial Supreme deity of the Tagalog people”), which an expression was preconceived, Bathala na (literally “(leave it to) God already”). In this case, bahala was preserved, but the notion remained that it was short for bahala na ang Diyos (“God will take care of it; leave it to God”, literally “burden already of God”).

ellipsis

expresses fatalistic resignation, optimistic acceptance, or plain indifference in an uncertain or difficult circumstance: come what may


pukot

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


tabang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taq(ə)baŋ. Compare Bikol Central tabang and Cebuano tab-ang.


kutsaron

kutsarón (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜇᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kʊ.t͡ʃɐˈɾon̪]

Borrowed from Spanish cucharón (“ladle”).


luwag

looseness of fit (of clothes, apparel, tie, etc.)

laxity (of enforcement of laws, policies, etc.)


magha

Borrowed from Sanskrit मेघ (megha, “cloud”). Compare Malay mega, Javanese ꦩꦺꦒ (méga), Old Javanese megha.


platito

Borrowed from Spanish platito. By surface analysis, plato + -ito.


ipon

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qi(m)pun (“heap, collection; to gather, heap up”). Compare Aklanon impon and Malay himpun.

inh

collected matter; accumulation (of objects)

gathering; collecting (of things into one place)


ipon

gathered; collected (of things into one place)


agay-ay

[ʔɐ.ɣaɪ̯ˈʔaɪ̯]


namok

(now dialectal, Marinduque) Alternative form of lamok: mosquito


lawak

great extent; extensive (of power or authority)

area; field (of investigation, research, endeavor, etc.)


paraiso

Melia azedarach
Melia azedarach#Translingual


destabilisasyon

tl-noun

destabilisasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

destabilisasyón (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English destabilization, and influenced by Spanish -ción.


depinisyon

tl-noun

depinisyón (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜉᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

depinisyón (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜉᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


listahan

Ang sumusunod ay listahan ng mga maka-Kanang grupong vigilante sa buong kapuluan.

1987, National Mid-week, Volume 2, Issues 15-28, Lagda Pub. Incorporated, page 18

The following is a list of the right-wing vigilante group in the whole archipelago.

Heto ang listahan ng mga dapat mong bilhin ngayong araw.

2014, Jiedson R. Domigpe, Nenita Pambid Domingo, Elementary Tagalog: Tara, Mag-Tagalog Tayo! Come On, Let's Speak Tagalog! (MP3 Audio CD Included), page 151

Here is the list of the things you must buy today.


listahan

listahán (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
lista (root)
listahan (infinitive)
nilistahan (completive root)
nililistahan (progressive root)
inalistahan (dialectal progressive root)
lilistahan (contemplative objective)
alistahan (contemplative dialectal objective)
listahi (dialectal imperative objective)

listahan


kompleto

ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜎᜒᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


hawak

act of holding on to something (to support oneself)

possession; ownership (of power, responsibility, etc.)

act of taking a woman as one's common-law wife


taklobo

Tridacna gigas
Tridacna gigas#Translingual


bukayo

bukayo (Filipino dessert made from sweetened coconut strips)


tl-head

ang pagsasabi ng tapát ay pagsasama ng maluwát (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜐᜊᜒ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜉᜆ᜔ ᜀᜌ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜐᜋ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜆ᜔)

/ʔaŋ paɡsaˌsabi naŋ taˌpat ʔaj paɡsaˌsama naŋ maluˈat/

[ʔɐm pɐɡ.sɐˌsaː.bɪ n̪ɐn̪ t̪ɐˌpat̪ ʔaɪ̯ pɐɡ.sɐˌsaː.mɐ n̪ɐŋ mɐˈlwat̪̚]

Literally, “to speak the truth is staying together long for good”.

lit

ang pagsasabi ng tapat ay pagsasama ng maluwat

frankness in speech makes for a more lasting friendship


biskotso

ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish bizcocho, from Old Spanish biscocho, from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus (literally “twice baked”). Doublet of biskuwit.

der

bread toasted to brittleness or crispiness


polboron

polborón (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜇᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish polvorón (“A type of shortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts”), from pólvora, from Latin pulvis, pulveris.

bor+

a cake, usually round or oval in shape, made by compacting a mixture of toasted flour, skimmed milk, margarine and sugar, usually wrapped in colored cellophane or washi paper

a round biscuit or bread similar to its Spanish predecessor


puto maya

puto maya (a rice cake pastry made by boiling glutinous rice in coconut milk with sugar and grated coconut, as an easier alternative to puto, which is cooked steamed)


maluwat

tl-adj

maluwát (plural maluluwat, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜆ᜔)

maluwát (canonical)
maluluwat (plural)
ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

Maluwat pa bago mamatay ang mangkukulam.

Panalo ang pula ayon sa tagahatol. Hiyawan ang mga manonood— maluwat na sigawang narinig sa buong bayan!

The red won according to the judge. Crowd cheers— long delayed cheers that was heard the whole town!


maluwat

Maluwat na kaming nabitay kung wala lang kaming kapatid na babae.

We could have been hanged for good if not for having a sister.

Tanggapin natin nang maluwat ang pagpapasya ng ina.

Let us accept for good what mother has decided.


maluwat

tl-verb

maluwát (complete naluwat, progressive naluluwat, contemplative maluluwat, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜆ᜔)

maluwát (canonical)
naluwat (completive)
naluluwat (progressive)
maluluwat (contemplative)
ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

Datapuwa't kung sabihin ng aliping yaon sa kaniyang puso, Maluluwatan ang pagdating ng aking panginoon; at magpasimulang bugbugin ang mga aliping lalake at ang mga aliping babae, at kumain at uminom, at maglasing;

and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants


abswelto

tl-adj

abswelto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜀᜊ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of absuwelto.


abswelto

ᜀᜊ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


labanos

Borrowed from Spanish rábanos, plural of rábano (“radish”), from Latin raphanus, from Ancient Greek ῥάφανος (rháphanos).


mustasa

Borrowed from Spanish mostaza, from Latin mustāceus, from mustum (“must”), because the condiment was originally prepared with must.


ampaw

Uncertain. Possibly either:
* From Chinese, possibly Hokkien. Compare Spanish hampáo, English ampao, Cebuano ampaw, Ilocano ampaw, Bikol Central ampaw, Aklanon ampaw, Maranao ampaw.
* From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampaw (“empty husk (of rice, etc.)”).

inh

sweetened or syruped snack made from puffed rice, or peanut, or popcorn

(construction) honeycomb air pockets forming in concrete (when applied incorrectly)

(colloquial, slang) weak person; frail person


ampaw

(figurative, colloquial, slang) weak; infirm; frail; feeble

(construction) having honeycomb air pockets in concrete (when applied incorrectly)


ampaw

Borrowed from Hokkien 紅包／红包 (âng-pau), with sound shift from /n/ to /m/ preceding labial consonants.

Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year#English

red envelope; hongbao (red envelope used for money given as gift in Chinese New Year)


tanglad

Cymbopogon citratus
Cymbopogon citratus#Translingual


kabog

loud, heavy sound, as that caused by a heavy, falling object

(western Marinduque) bat (flying mammal)


Musulman

Musulmán (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish musulmán, from French musulman, from Ottoman Turkish مسلمان (Müslüman, “Muslim”), from Classical Persian مسلمان (musalmān), from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “Muslim”), possibly via its plural مُسْلِمُون (muslimūn). Doublet of Muslim.


malisa

Borrowed from Sanskrit मरीच (marīca, “black pepper”). Compare Malay merica.


upo

Borrowed from Hokkien 葫匏 (ô͘-pû, “calabash”).

Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual

opo squash; calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)


upo

act or time of assuming the function of an office (of someone newly elected)


singkamas

singkamás (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜋᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jícamas, plural of jícama (“jicama”), from Classical Nahuatl xīcama, apocopic form of xīcamatl.

Pachyrhizus erosus
Wikispecies:Pachyrhizus erosus


tutok

act of pointing a gun closely at someone

(by extension) act of paying attention or focusing (on someone or something)


purok

district; locality; neighborhood; area; region


baryo

Borrowed from Spanish barrio, from Andalusian Arabic بَرِّيّ (barriyy, “exterior”), from Classical Arabic بَرِّيّ (barriyy, “wild”).

der

barrio; village; suburban district of a municipality; borough


ubos

From Proto-Central Philippine *ubus, from Proto-Philippine *qubus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubus. Compare Ilocano obos, Itawit ufut, Kankanaey umus, Casiguran Dumagat Agta obus, Bikol Central ubos, Cebuano ubus, Maranao obos, Tausug ubus, Old Javanese huwus, Makasar obus, and Chamorro upos.

Ubos na ang pera ko.


sityo

district; portion of a village or barrio


tungod

about; concerning; regarding (usually with sa or kay)


balangay

→ Spanish: barangay

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baraŋay. Compare Malay berangai (“pirate boat or proa”). Doublet of barangay.

(historical, nautical) a type of wooden watercraft Austronesian people used when they migrated to the Philippines with 12 to 16 rowers

community of people; group of families; village

local branch; lodge (of groups such as the Freemasonry)


balangay

[bɐ.lɐˈŋaɪ̯]

Compare Malay berangai (“apparently dead; in a state of suspended animation”).

cog

(pathology) sudden death due to cerebral hemorrhage or cardiac arrest


gasera

From gas + -era, possibly influenced by Spanish gasera (“gas tanker vessel”).


rubyo

tl-adj

rubyo (feminine rubya, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜊ᜔ᜌᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish rubio (“blond”), from Latin rubeus.


andaderas

[ʔɐn̪.d̪ɐˈd̪ɛː.ɾɐs]

Borrowed from Spanish andaderas, plural of andadera.


alangaang

[ʔɐ.lɐˈŋaː.ʔɐŋ]


alahero

tl-noun

alahero (feminine alahera, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜑᜒᜇᜓ)

[ʔɐ.lɐˈhɛː.ɾo]

Borrowed from Spanish alhajero (“jewelry box”), the shift in meaning due to Spanish -ero being reinterpreted as the doer suffix. By surface analysis, alahas + -ero.


alambrera

[ʔɐ.lɐmˈbɾɛː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish alambrera (“wiring”).


luwat

Ang luwat ng takbuha'y inabot ng tanghaling-tapat.

The extent of the run reached high noon.


akbay

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


sabongero

tl-noun

sabongero (feminine sabongera, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜓᜅᜒᜇᜓ)


suplado

tl-adj

suplado (feminine suplada, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜉ᜔ᜎᜇᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish soplado (“blown; inflated”).

bor+

conceited; snobbish; puffed up (in manners)


kusinera

[kʊ.sɪˈn̪ɛː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish cocinera (“female cook”).

female equivalent of kusinero: female cook


kusinero

tl-noun

kusinero (feminine kusinera, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐᜒᜈᜒᜇᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish cocinero (“cook”).


reklamador

reklamadór (feminine reklamadora, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜋᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

reklamadór (canonical)
reklamadora (feminine)
ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜋᜇᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish reclamador, possibly Philippine Spanish.

complainer; whiner (one who frequently complains)


reklamador

fond of complaining; given to complaints


kalaunan

Kalaunan, ang bulkan ay naging tahimik.

After a long time, the volcano became quiet.


binaysok

binaysók (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜈᜌ᜔ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


palakol

Possibly from Sanskrit परशु (paraśu, “axe”), according to Potet (2016).


kiyo

From Chinese, according to Panganiban (1973). Compare Hokkien 叫雞／叫鸡 (kiò-koe, “to visit a prostitute”, literally “to call a chicken”). See also kuwekong.


panahon

From pan- + *tahon, with the root from Malay tahun, or presumably an older form of taon. By surface analysis, pan- + taon. Compare Ilocano panawen and Pangasinan panaon.

a point in time; a duration of time, while

Panahong Bakal

panahon ng ani

panahon ng Pasko

panghinaharap na panahon


panahon

cultivation of palm or coconut trees in other's land


panahon

Possibly related to Malay penaung (“patron; guardian; protector”), from naung.

cog

act of staying in someone else's home to protect them


bilo-bilo

biló-biló (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜊᜒᜎᜓ (Baybayin)

Reduplication of possibly either:
* bilo (“act of shaping kneaded flour or rice flour into ball-shaped lumps”)
* Hokkien 米糯 (bí-lō, “glutinous rice”) according to Chan-Yap (1980)

glutinous rice balls (eaten with ginatan)


bilo-bilo

Reduplication of possibly either bilo (“cylindrical roll”) or Spanish velo (“veil”).


kasilyas

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


bilot

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-lut (“to twist around”).


bilot

bilót (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
Tagalog (Southern dialectal)


atribido

tl-adj

atribido (feminine atribida, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜊᜒᜇᜓ)

atribida (feminine)
ᜀᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜊᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


atribida

[ʔɐ.t̪ɾɪˈbiː.d̪ɐ]


kutsarita

[kʊ.t͡ʃɐˈɾiː.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish cucharita (“teaspoon”).

bor+

Alternanthera ficoidea
Wikispecies:Alternanthera ficoidea

parrot leaf (Alternanthera ficoidea, a kind of decorative plant with small reddish-green leaves and usually planted in rows)


senyorita

tl-noun

senyorita (masculine senyorito, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜇᜒᜆ)

senyorito (masculine)
ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜇᜒᜆ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish señorita, diminutive of señora.

(derogatory) lazy, young woman doing no work (may also be disobedient to elders and maltreats servants)

(archaic) young mistress; daughter of the master or mistress of a household


senyorito

senyorito (feminine senyorita, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

senyorita (feminine)
ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜇᜒᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish señorito, diminutive of señor, from Old Spanish sennor, from Latin senior, seniōrem (“elder”), comparative form of senex (“old”).

(derogatory) lazy, young man doing no work (may also be disobedient to elders and maltreats servants)

(archaic) young master; son of the master or mistress of a household


beterano

experienced (in a certain activity or position)


nars

Borrowed from English nurse, from Old French norrice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, from Latin nūtrīx (“wet nurse”), from nūtriō (“to suckle”).


kuwaderno

Borrowed from Spanish cuaderno (“notebook”).


akawntant

tl-noun

akawntant (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜏ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔)

ᜀᜃᜏ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˈxaʊ̯n̪.t̪ɐn̪t̪]


Chiyoko

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese ちよこ (Chiyoko).


Shizuko

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese しずこ (Shizuko).


sugod

rushing forward; advancing quickly; sudden dash (in an attack, etc.)

sudden departure or leaving (to a certain place, especially due to something urgent)


sugod

impulsive; acting upon impulse without thinking


guwapa

tl-adj

guwapa (masculine guwapo, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜉ)

Borrowed from Spanish guapa (“beautiful”).


buyo

→ Spanish: buyo


buyo

condition of being absorbed or engrossed (in what one is doing)


buyo

engrossed; absorbed (in what one is doing)


ayaw

ayaw (canonical)
ayáw (canonical)
ᜀᜌᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Proto-Central-Philippine *ayáw (“do not”). Cognate with Cebuano ayaw (“do not”). Compare also Javanese ꦲꦪ꧀ꦮ (aywa, “do not”) and Old Javanese haywa (“do not”).


ayaw

From Proto-Central-Philippine *áyaw (“to leave, redistribute”), from Proto-Philippine *ayáw (“depart; separate from”). Cognates with Mansaka ayaw (“to leave”) and Cebuano ayaw (“to cry (as a child) when left behind”).


ayaw

act of leaving something (either on purpose or accidentally)


exag

excessively sentimental; oversentimental; overemotional

having a tendency to overact or overreact


mestiso

tl-adj

mestiso (feminine mestisa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜐᜓ)

mestizo; mixed-blood; half-blooded; mixed-race; mixed heritage


mestiso

(by extension) handsome fair-skinned male, usually of mixed Filipino and white heritage


dalaginding

tl-noun

dalagindíng (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

dalagindíng (canonical)
ᜇᜎᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɐ.lɐ.ɣɪn̪ˈd̪iŋ]

From dalaginday + -ing (diminutive suffix).

(euphemistic, offensive, humorous) effeminate young man


mestisa

tl-adj

mestisa (masculine mestiso, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ)

mestiza; mixed-blood female; half blood girl; mixed-race woman; mixed heritage lady


mestisa

a female Filipino beauty standard, typically described as a beautiful young woman with physical traits non-native or foreign to the Philippines, especially those of Spanish heritage


burol

From Proto-Philippine *bulú(dj) (“mountain”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulur (compare Timugon and Tagal Murut bulur, Central Dusun nulu, and Eastern Bontoc filig).


tsinita

[t͡ʃɪˈn̪iː.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish chinita, or analytically from Tsina + -ita.

female equivalent of tsinito: young Chinese girl

female equivalent of tsinito: young girl with Chinese features (especially with slanted or narrow eyes)


tsinita

[t͡ʃɪˈn̪iː.t̪ɐ]


industriya

tl-noun

indústriyá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

indústriyá (canonical)
ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ (Baybayin)

industry (a group of businesses of the same type)

industry (businesses that produce goods as opposed to services)


tsinito

tsinito (feminine tsinita, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish chinito, or analytically from Tsino + -ito.

young boy with Chinese features (especially with slanted or narrow eyes)


tsinito

with Chinese features (of a person, especially with slanted or narrow eyes)


Tita

Tita (masculine Tito, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆ)

Tita Maria

(familiar) honorific used before the name of an aunt: Aunt; Auntie


buwang

overturning; capsizing (such as of boats or cauldrons)


talaw

Said to be borrowed from Hokkien 大要 (tāi-iàu, “essential meaning”), according to Manuel (1948).

bor+

first stroke of axe on wood (to test the strength or determine the point of cut)


paletada

Borrowed from Spanish paletada (“trowelful; shovelful”).


diwa

Borrowed from Malay jiwa, from Sanskrit जीव (jīvá). Doublet of bibo.


diwa

Diwa darating siya ngayon?

Diwa'y pinawawalan mo na akong halaga.

It appears as if you do not put importance on me.

Diwa nga'y gayon ang nangyari.


kaputol

a slice of a whole; a cut of a whole; a piece of a whole; a part of a whole; fragment

a link; a connection of any communication

a person one divides or splits a whole with


hakot

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hakut, from Proto-Austronesian *SakuC. Compare Paiwan sakuc, Mansaka akot, and Malay angkut.

delivery; loading and transferring of goods


hakot

transported, delivered, or carried (to the destination)


tenyente

ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɛˈɲɛn̪.t̪ɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish teniente, from Latin tenentem. Doublet of tininte.


balingkinitan

tl-adj

balingkinitan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜈᜒᜆᜈ᜔)

ᜊᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜈᜒᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

slender; lean; long and thin (of one's body)


kabatuganan

tl-noun

kabatuganan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜆᜓᜄᜈᜈ᜔)


balisawsaw

balisawsáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜐᜏ᜔ᜐᜏ᜔)

balisawsáw (canonical)
ᜊᜎᜒᜐᜏ᜔ᜐᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)


balinghat

balinghát (canonical)
ᜊᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜑᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

blown inside-out (as an umbrella by the wind)


kaedad

[kɐ.ʔɛˈd̪ad̪̚]


kaedad

[kɐ.ʔɛˈd̪ad̪̚]


balinguyngoy

balinguyngóy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜅᜓᜌ᜔ᜅᜓᜌ᜔)

balinguyngóy (canonical)
ᜊᜎᜒᜅᜓᜌ᜔ᜅᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[bɐ.lɪ.ŋʊɪ̯ˈŋoɪ̯]


katig

[ˈkaː.t̪ɪɡ̚]

(figurative) support; endorsement; patronage

(figurative) vote in favor of or supporting (a motion, proposal, suggestion, etc.)

(figurative) siding; taking sides with another (in a dispute)


batutay

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 肉 (bah, “meat; pork”) + 肚 (tó͘, “tripe; stomach; belly”) + 大 (tāi, “big; large”), according to Manuel (1948). Compare hototay, goto, tito, and katay.


balisuso

Compare with Bikol Central balisuso and Cebuano balisuso.


balisuso

funnel-shaped container made of leaf or paper


kipangkipang

kipangkipang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜉᜅ᜔)

ᜃᜒᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜉᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

(obsolete) first preparatory steps in a long range or important task


kirimpot

kirimpót (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜇᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Chinese, according to Panganiban (1973). Compare kiri.


balintong

balintóng (canonical)
ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

Compare Cebuano balintong and Maranao balintong.


baliskad

baliskád (canonical)
ᜊᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

standing on end; turned straight up (as of hair, fibers, etc.)

turned or curled up partially (of edges or corners of a flat object)


tanod

→ Spanish: tanor

From Proto-Philippine *tánud (“guard, sentinel; to stand guard”). Compare Bikol Central tanod and Cebuano tanod.

inh

guard; sentinel; watcher; watchman; warden

(strictly) tanod (lowest level of law enforcement officer in the barangay level in the Philippines)


bumalintong

tl-verb

bumalintóng (complete bumalintong, progressive bumabalintong, contemplative babalintong, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

bumalintóng (canonical)
bumalintong (completive)
bumabalintong (progressive)
babalintong (contemplative)
ᜊᜓᜋᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
-um- (affix)
ᜓᜋ᜔ (affix)
balintong (root)
ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ (root)
actor (focus)
kababalintong (completive formal past past-recent)
ᜃᜊᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ (completive formal past past-recent)
bumalintong (formal imperative)
ᜊᜓᜋᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ (formal imperative)
balintong (dialectal formal imperative)
ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ (formal imperative)
kakabalintong (completive informal past past-recent)
ᜃᜃᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ (completive informal past past-recent)
bumalintong (imperative informal)
ᜊᜓᜋᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ (imperative informal)
balintong (dialectal imperative informal)
ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ (imperative informal)

tl-infl-table

bumalintong

bumalintong
 ᜊᜓᜋᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔

bumalintong
 ᜊᜓᜋᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔
bungmalintong¹
ᜊᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔

bumabalintong
ᜊᜓᜋᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔
bungmabalintong¹
 ᜊᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔
nabalintong²
ᜈ ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔

babalintong
 ᜊᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔
mabalintong²
ᜋ ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔

bumalintong
 ᜊᜓᜋᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔
balintong²
ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔

balintong
ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔

¹Now archaic in Modern Tagalog.
²Dialectal use only.


putol

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *putul (“to break off, cut off”), from Proto-Austronesian *putun (“to break off, cut off, as a limb”).

der

At binigyan nila siya ng isang putol na isdang inihaw.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Nonoy... halika!" malakas na tawag ni Pepe. Lumapit si Nonoy kay Pepe. Nakita niyang hawak-hawak nito ang isang putol ng kawayan. "Bakit?" "Tingnan mo ang putol na ito ng kawayan... kay tuwid!" sabi ni Pepe.

Sa ngayon, tama na muna . ang tatlo. Mula sa buto, sa putol na sanga o tangkay at sa lamang-ugat. Napag-aralan na rin ninyo ito, pero magsasanay tayo ng pagpaparami mula sa mga sangang putol o mga tangkay. Tuwirang pagtatanim ito.

year unknown, Angat Kabuhayan 4' 2008 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc.

2013, The Bible in Tagalog, Biblya: _ (1905), BookRix, page 367

...aling babae na maysangpung putol na pilak, na kung mawalan siya ng isang putol, ay hindi bagamang papaningas ng isang ilawan, at wawalisan ang bahay, at hahanaping masikap hanggang sa ito'y masumpungan niya?...

Ang baboy at atay ay magkatulad din ang putol. Magkasamang ilagay sa kaldero ang baboy at manok: Itabi ang atay. Timplahan ng asin, suka, kaunting tubig, dinikdik na bawang at pamintang durog.

year unknown, Filipino Pagbasa Sa Ating Panahon 5' 2001 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc.

Namatay lahat ng ilaw dahil sa (pag)putol ng koryente.

All the lights went off because of the power interruption.

—“Sssttt!!” ... ang putol ni Kápitang Memò; “Ang rebólber na iyán ay akíng kilalá, kilalá ko! Alam ko na ang may arì diyan ay hindi ikáw. Bakit at ng̃ayo’y nasasa iyó? Bakit ayaw mong ibigay sa may arì? Ha? Bakit ka nakikialám sa arì ng̃ may arì? Ha? Bakit at kabatang-batà mo pa ay lubhâ kang mapanghimások?

1909, Ismael A. Amado, Bulalakaw ng Pag-asa

—Magandáng adhika!—ang putol ni Teta— / —Datapwa't pang̃arap!—ang saglít ni Atang walang paniwala— / iyá'y mangyayari kung dito'y mawala / ang pag-aagawán, inggita't pagpula.

1911, Patricio Mariano, Ang mga Anak Dalita


putol

Iyan ang dahilan kung bakit ang imahen ni San Clemente sa bahay ng pintor na si Vicente Reyes na San Clementeng putol ay hindi tunay na putol. Mukha lang siyang putol dahil nakaharap siya sa pulpito at nangangaral bilang prinsipe ng ...

2001, Retorikang Pangkolehiyo, Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 261

Buhat sa putol na sanga – Napag-aaralan kung aling sanga ang madaling tumubo. Itanim ang isang magulang at isang murang sanga.

year unknown, Higit Na Kaunlaran, Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 207

Putol ang trabaho namin ngayon dahil may paparating na bagyo.

Our work was suspended because a typhoon will arrive soon.

(medicine) crooked or twisted (as an arm)


putol

an armless person; a legless or limbless animal


Tatsuko

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese たつこ (Tatsuko).


Hatsuko

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese はつこ (Hatsuko).


kisame

Clipping of Spanish zaquizamí. The first syllable may have been misinterpreted as the preposition sa (“in; on; at”).


bayn

Contraction of bakin with elision of /k/.

Bayn ga ngay-on pa naulan?

Why is it that today [of all days] it rains?


kaldereta

[kɐl.d̪ɛˈɾɛː.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish caldereta, from caldero + -eta.


kulalaying

kulalayíng (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜎᜎᜌᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

(astronomy) blemishes on the face of the moon


esena

[ʔɛˈsɛː.n̪ɐ]


anonas

[ʔɐˈn̪oː.n̪ɐs]

Borrowed from Spanish anonas, plural of anona, from Taíno annona.

Annona reticulata
Annona reticulata#Translingual

bullock's heart; custard apple (Annona reticulata)


pang-abay

[pɐŋˈʔaː.baɪ̯]

From pang- + abay. Coined by grammarian Lope K. Santos in 1940 in the Balarila ng Wikang Pambansa (Grammar of the National Language).


panghalip

panghalíp (canonical)
ᜉᜅ᜔ᜑᜎᜒᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)

From pang- + halip. Coined by grammarian Lope K. Santos in 1940 in the Balarila ng Wikang Pambansa.


pangatnig

pangatníg (canonical)
ᜉᜅᜆ᜔ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[pɐ.ŋɐt̪ˈn̪iɡ̚]


agaran

[ˌʔaːˈɣaː.ɾɐn̪]


agaran

[ˌʔaːˈɣaː.ɾɐn̪]


pagkain

[pɐɡˈkaː.ʔɪn̪]

From pag- + kain. Compare Cebuano pagkaon.


hatinggabi

hátinggabí (canonical)
ᜑᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜊᜒ (Baybayin)

[ˌhaː.t̪ɪŋ.ɡɐˈbɛ]


puwit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puət. Compare Maranao powit.

Sa puwit ko, nagkakape.

(figurative) bottom part of any container


sahig

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saləʀ. Compare Aklanon saeog, Bikol Central salog, Cebuano salog, Hiligaynon salug, Nias salo, Toraja-Sa'dan sali, and Waray-Waray salog.


langil

(obsolete) tree whose bark is used as a substitute for gugo as a local shampoo


pagkasilag

tl-noun

pagkasilag (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜐᜒᜎᜄ᜔)


hikaw

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


balakubak

For quotations using this term, see Citations:balakubak.


tiyani

[ˈt͡ʃaː.n̪ɪʔ]

[ˈt͡ʃaː.n̪ɛʔ]

Borrowed from Hokkien 摘夾／摘夹 (tiah-ní / tiah-ngeeh, “pincers; nippers”). Compare Ilocano tiani. The slang sense refers to how careful and little a stingy person gets money from the wallet.

tweezers; pincers (for plucking hair or handling little objects)


paruparo

tl-noun

parúparó or paruparó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜓᜉᜇᜓ)

parúparó (canonical)
paruparó (canonical)
ᜉᜇᜓᜉᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

[pɐˌɾuː.pɐˈɾo]

From a reduplication of paparo, which some theorize as a contraction of Spanish papalote, from Classical Nahuatl papalotl (“butterfly”). Compare aliparo.


sikmura

tl-noun

sikmurà or sikmura (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜋᜓᜇ)

sikmurà (canonical)
sikmura (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜋᜓᜇ (Baybayin)

(figurative) act of bearing or stomaching something


daliri

[d̪ɐˈliː.ɾɪʔ]

Borrowed from Malay jeriji. Compare Kapampangan taliri, Balinese ᬚ᭄ᬭᬶᬚᬶ (jriji), and Javanese ꦢꦿꦶꦗꦶ (driji).


toyo

Borrowed from Hokkien 豆油 (tāu-iû, “soy sauce”, literally “bean oil”). Compare Bikol Central tawyo and Malay tauyu.

bor+

(slang) neediness and emotional immaturity (in a romantic relationship, especially of a woman)


gusali

[ɡʊˈsaː.lɪʔ]

Compare Old Javanese gusali (“blacksmith”). Possibly related to Sanskrit कौशल्य (kauśalya, “a kind of pavilion; prosperity; skill; wellness”), and Pali kosalla (“wellness”). See also Sanskrit गोशाला (gośālā, “cow-stall”).


dibdib

[d̪ɪbˈd̪ɛb̚]

From Proto-Austronesian *dəbdəb. Compare Northern Catanduanes Bicolano dubdob, Brooke's Point Palawano debdeb, Maranao rareb, Maguindanao ladeb / laleb, and Pazeh zebezep.


katawan

From a syncopic form of katawuhan, from tawo + ka- -han. Compare Kapampangan katauan. Doublet of katauhan.


melokoton

tl-noun

melokotón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜎᜓᜃᜓᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

melokotón (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜎᜓᜃᜓᜆᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish melocotón (“peach”), from Latin mālum cotōnĭum (“quince”), with influence from Spanish melón.


kulangot

→ Casiguran Dumagat Agta: kulangot

From Proto-Philippine *kulaŋut. Compare Maranao kalongat.


manugang

[mɐˈn̪uː.ɣɐŋ]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ma-nuʀaŋ (“affinal relative”). By surface analysis, man- + *tugang. Compare Ilocano manugang, Botolan Sambal manoyang, Kapampangan manuyang, Cuyunon manugang, and Western Bukidnon Manobo enugang.


tahanan

tl-verb

tahanán (complete tinahanan, progressive tinatahanan, contemplative tatahanan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜈᜈ᜔)

tahanán (canonical)
tinahanan (completive)
tinatahanan (progressive)
tatahanan (contemplative)
ᜆᜑᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
tahan (root)
tahanan (infinitive)
tinahanan (completive root)
tinatahanan (progressive root)
inatahanan (dialectal progressive root)
tatahanan (contemplative objective)
atahanan (contemplative dialectal objective)
tahani (dialectal imperative objective)

tahanan

to become filled or covered with water (as of a low place)


pisngi

From Proto-Philippine *pis(ə)ŋí (“cheeks”).


tiyan

From Proto-Philippine *tian (compare Ilocano tian, Kapampangan atian, Tausug tiyan, and West Albay Bikol tuyan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian (compare Malay tian (“uterus”) and Maori tia), from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN (compare Amis tiyad). Compare also Hokkien 腸／肠 (tn̂g, “intestines”).


utong

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


pusod

→? Spanish: posó

bun (tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head)


dupil

(figurative) reinforcement; support; brace


tungkulin

tl-noun

tungkulin (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)