sandali

[sɐn̪.d̪ɐˈlɛʔ]

From san- + dali (“shortness of duration”).

Sandali lang!

16 Sandali na lamang, at aco,i, hindi na ninyo maquiquita : at muling sandali, at aco,i, inyong maquiquita. 17 Sinabi nga ng ilang caniyang manga alagad sa isa,t , isa: & Ano itong sa atin ay sinasabi: Sandali na lamang, at aco,i, hindi na ninyo ...

1907, Ang Bagong Tipan sa Macatuid Baga: i, el Nuevo Testamento nang ating Panginoon at Tagapagligtas na si Jesu-Cristo

1994, Gloria Villaraza Guzman, Mga gintong sandali, →ISBN:

1996, R. M. Custodio, Isang nakaw na sandali, →ISBN:

2000, Ofelia Concepcion, Huwag Sanang Matapos Ang Mga Sandali, →ISBN:

Dahil sa mga pangyayaring ito, sa sandali ng iyong pagtataka, nagtatanong ka...bakit? Iniisip mo, “Akala ko marunong ang Diyos, maawain at kasukdulan ng lahat ng dangal at kabanalan?” Totoo kayang kagustuhan din niya ang bagsik ng ...

year unknown, Komunikasyon at Linggwistika, Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 55

Maging buhay ka sa lahat ng sandali ng iyong buhay. Bawat sandali ay biyaya ng Maylalang. Isabuhay mo bawat sandali sa mabuti at makabuluhang paraan, upang sa oras ng iyong kamatayan ay hindi ka matiyempuhang sumisigaw at ...

year unknown, Kapwa: Pagamamahalan at Pananagutan, Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 66

"Sandali na lamang at darating na ang inyong ama. Sandali na lamang at darating siyang may dalang pagkain." Sapagkat bago umalis sa bahay si Mang Tonyo ay nangakong mag-uuwi ng makakain nilang mag-anak. Siya'y magsasadya sa ...

year unknown, Kawil Iv' 2002 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 265

Pagkaráan ng̃ ilang sandalî, ang sasakyáng hinahábol ay sumapit sa isáng tuláy na lumà. Sa isáng dulo ng̃ tuláy na iyon ay may isáng malakíng bútas na, sapagka’t di pa natatagalan ay di alám ni Juancho, ni ng̃ kutserong si Kikò, ni ng̃ kanilang kabáyo.

1909, Ismael A. Amado, Bulalakaw ng Pag-asa, page 140

Ilang sandali siyang tumayo roon, walang tinag at hindi malaman ang gagawin. Parang hinihiwa ng isang matalim na kutsilyo ang tiyan niya. Natutuliro siya at nahihilo. “Kras”. Nalaglag ang gasera mula sa nanginginig niyang mga daliri, ...

year unknown, Bigkis Iv, Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 283


sandali

[sɐn̪.d̪ɐˈlɛʔ]

Para n͠g halamang lumaguí sa tubig, / daho,i, malalantá munting dî madilig, / iquinalolo-óy ang sandaling init, / gayón din ang púsong sa toua,i, mani-ig.

1838, Francisco Balagtas, Florante at Laura

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

2014, Camilla, Kahit sandali, →ISBN:

brief; momentary; for a moment; for a very short time


sandali

[sɐn̪.d̪ɐˈlɛʔ]

Sandaling tumiguil itóng nananangis, / binig-yáng panahón lúha,i, tumaguistís


buni

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqəni (compare Bikol Central bun-i, Cebuano bun-i, and Masbatenyo bun-i).


garote

[ɡɐˈɾoː.t̪ɛ]

garrote (iron collar to execute people by strangulation)


Anastacia

[ʔɐ.n̪ɐsˈt̪aː.ʃɐ]


kasino

Borrowed from English casino, from Italian casino, diminutive form of casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage, hut”).


atleta

[ʔɐt̪ˈl̪ɛː.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish atleta (“athlete”), from Latin āthlēta, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs).


nood

Compare Bikol Central nuod (“to learn”).

act of watching or viewing something; watch; view


matris

Borrowed from Spanish matriz, from Latin mātrīx, from māter (“mother”).


banyo

Borrowed from Spanish baño, from Old Spanish banno, from Vulgar Latin baneum, from Latin balneum (“bath”), variant form of balineum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον (balaneîon). Doublet of banyos and baynos.

bathroom; shower room / area; bath; bathtub

lavatory; toilet; WC; comfort room; restroom


pisi

(figurative) patience; calmness to bear, especially an insult


temperatura

tl-noun

temperatura (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜆᜓᜇ)

ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜆᜓᜇ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɛm.pɛ.ɾɐˈt̪uː.ɾɐ]


gara

Borrowed from Malay gahara (“of royal-birth”). Compare Hindi घराना (gharānā, “family; household; lineage”).


museo

Borrowed from Spanish museo, from Latin museum, from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon, “seat of the Muses”).


interprete

tl-noun

intérpreté (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜒ)

intérpreté (canonical)
ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪn̪ˌt̪ɛɾ.pɾɛˈt̪ɛ]


bulto

pack, piece of luggage or anything carried


estero

[ʔɛsˈt̪ɛː.ɾo]

Borrowed from Spanish estero (“river delta”).


sigaro

Borrowed from Spanish cigarro (“cigar”).


monumento

tl-noun

monumento (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜋᜓᜈᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


watusi

Borrowed from English watusi, from Swahili watusi, from wa- (plural marker) + Rwanda-Rundi Tūtsi.


sandalo

Borrowed from Spanish sándalo, from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον (sándalon), ultimately from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, “sandalwood”). Doublet of sandana.


etiketa

[ʔɛ.t̪ɪˈxɛː.t̪ɐ]

Nakakairita ang etiketang ito!


karton

Borrowed from Spanish cartón, from French carton.


artista

[ʔɐɾˈt̪is.t̪ɐ]

(loosely) famous musician or singer; celebrity


albularyo

tl-noun

albularyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

→ English: albularyo

Early borrowing of Spanish herbolario (“herbal doctor; herbalist”).


alkohol

alkohól (canonical)
ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜓᜑᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish alcohol (“alcohol”), but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/ due to English influence (compare hedonismo, Hispanismo, Hinduismo, homiliya, nihilismo, rehabilitasyon), from Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥū́l), from Arabic اَلْكُحْل (al-kuḥl, “kohl”).

der

(colloquial) rubbing alcohol; isopropyl alcohol


payola

Borrowed from English payola, in the sense of bribe.


gobernador

tl-noun

gobernadór (feminine gobernadora, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

gobernadór (canonical)
gobernadora (feminine)
ᜄᜓᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜇᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


ensalada

Borrowed from Spanish ensalada. Doublet of salara.


tonta

(vulgar, offensive) female equivalent of tonto: female fool; female idiot


organo

[ˌʔoɾ.ɡɐˈn̪o]

(music) organ (a musical instrument made of multiple pipes)

(anatomy, biology) organ (a larger part of an organism)


organismo

organismo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜄᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

ᜂᜇ᜔ᜄᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)


supremo

supremo (feminine suprema, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜋᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish supremo, from Latin suprēmus.


damdamin

tl-verb

damdamín (complete dinamdam, progressive dinaramdam, contemplative daramdamin, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋ᜔ᜇᜋᜒᜈ᜔)

damdamín (canonical)
dinamdam (completive)
dinaramdam (progressive)
daramdamin (contemplative)
ᜇᜋ᜔ᜇᜋᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

to be taken personally; to be held as a grudge


dagdag

[d̪ɐɡˈd̪aɡ̚]

Compare Bikol Central dagdag and Kapampangan dagdag.

Dagdag pa niya, kung 12-anyos lang siya ay kanya nang sinampal si Frankie dahil sa hindi pagrespeto kay Corona, na tinuturing nitong ‘great man’.

2020, “Ferdie Topacio, bumwelta kay Frankie Pangilinan kaugnay sa notes nito kay dating CJ Corona”, in KAMI


dagdag

[d̪ɐɡˈd̪aɡ̚]


bituin

tl-noun

bituín or bituin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔)

bituín (canonical)
bituin (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[bɪˈt̪uː.ʔɪn̪]

From Proto-Philippine *bituqən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən. Compare Kapampangan batuin, Bikol Central bituon, Cebuano bituon, Tausug bituun, and Malay bintang. Possibly related to etymology 2.

Magpunyagi, nang masapit ang mga bituin.

(chiefly acting, figurative) star; celebrity


bituin

tl-verb

bituin (complete binito, progressive binibito, contemplative bibituin, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔)

binito (completive)
binibito (progressive)
bibituin (contemplative)
ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[bɪˈt̪uː.ʔɪn̪]

Bituin mo yari.


buhok

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, metathesis from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS. Cognate with Bikol Central buhok, Hiligaynon buhok, Cebuano buhok, Waray-Waray buhok, Kapampangan buak, Pangasinan buek, Ivatan vuk, Ilocano buuk, Maranao bok, and Maguindanao buk.


braso

Borrowed from Spanish brazo, from Old Spanish braço, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).


dahil

From a metathesis of Malay dalih (“reason; excuse”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dalih (“be the reason for an action”).


bulaklak

bulaklák (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Southern Luzon axis *bulaklak, from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bujak (“flower”). Compare Pangasinan bulaklak, Kapampangan bulaklak, Sambali bolak, Bikol Central burak, Hanunoo bulaklak, Asi buyak, Aklanon bueak, Cebuano bulak, Hiligaynon bulak, Surigaonon buyak, Butuanon buwak, Maguindanao ulak, and Tboli bulok.

(euphemistic, vulgar, slang) vagina; vulva


barkada

Borrowed from Spanish barcada (“boatload”) with semantic shift.

bor+

group of people going together on a trip


bukid

From Proto-Austronesian *bukij (“mountain”). Compare Pangasinan bokig, Cebuano bukid, Malay bukit, and Javanese ꦮꦸꦏꦶꦂ (wukir).

(agriculture) farm; field under cultivation


bulak

effervescence; bubbling of liquid beginning to boil

bubbles formed on the surface of boiling water


sori

Borrowed from English sorry, from Middle English sory, from Old English sāriġ.

expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow: sorry


dagat

→ Alangan: dagat

[ˈd̪aː.ɣɐt̪̚]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀat (“littoral sea”). Cognate with Ilocano darat (“sand”), Cebuano dagat, Kapampangan dayat, Pangasinan dayat, Tausug dagat, Malay darat (“dry land”), and Tetum raat (“seashore”). Doublet of dalatan and dayatan.


dapat

Compare Hiligaynon dapat and Malay dapat.

Bakit ka naglalaro? Dapat nag-aaral ka ngayon.

Why are you playing? You should be studying now.

Hindi ako dapat pumunta.

Dapat pumunta ako.

Dapat sinabi mo 'yung totoo.


dapat

that which is right; that which is proper


bulag

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaʀ. Compare Ilocano bulag, Kapampangan bulag, Cebuano bulhog, and Malay bular.

(figurative) lacking understanding; lacking insight


bulag

(colloquial, mildly offensive) person who fails to see


salabay

(obsolete) crossing of one's arms while drinking


daya

→ Agutaynen: daya

→ Bikol Central: daya

→ Hiligaynon: daya

→ Hanunoo: daya

Borrowed from Malay daya (“trick”), from either Proto-Malayic *daya or Sanskrit द्वय (dvaya, “duplicity”).


sukiyaki

Borrowed from Japanese 鋤焼(すきや)き (sukiyaki).


Wuhan

Borrowed from English Wuhan from Mandarin 武漢／武汉 (Wǔhàn).

Wuhan (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China)


iha

tl-noun

iha (masculine iho, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜑ)

Borrowed from Spanish hija (“daughter”), from Old Spanish fija, from Latin filia.

(endearing) term of endearment for a girl by an older person


kurso

Borrowed from Spanish curso, from Latin cursus.


kurso

Borrowed from Spanish cursó, derivative of cursar (“do something frequently”).


tapeta

[t̪ɐˈpɛː.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from English taffeta, from Late Middle English, from Old French taffetas, from Medieval Latin taffata, from Classical Persian تافته (tāfta). Doublet of tapetan.


antilope

antílopé or antilope (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜓᜉᜒ)

antílopé (canonical)
antilope (canonical)
ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜓᜉᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish antílope (“antelope”).


kalat

spread (of disease, information, news, etc.)

act of distributing or scattering things


Javier

Borrowed from Spanish Javier, from Basque Xabier, possibly from etxe (“house”) + berri (“new”).

a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Xavier


laho

Borrowed from Sanskrit राहु (rāhu, “Rāhu”). Compare Kapampangan lau and Indonesian rahu.

(astronomy) eclipse (of the moon or sun)

disappearance of one's emotion or feeling (of pain, tiredness, etc.)

Coordinate term: limlim

(folklore, obsolete) eclipse monster that devours the moon


nila

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

ang kuwarto nila


nila

Nilinis nila ang kwarto.


nila

Borrowed from Sanskrit नील (nī́la). Doublet of lila.


nila

Indigofera tinctoria
Indigofera tinctoria#Translingual


rampa

Borrowed from Spanish rampa, from French rampe.

(especially fashion, colloquial) runway walk (like a runway model)


anang

said by; according to (used before names of organizations or non-human entities)

in accordance with; in a way consistent with


mang

(colloquial) term of address for an elderly man


akropolis

tl-noun

akrópolís (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

akrópolís (canonical)
ᜀᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish acrópolis, from Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis), from ἄκρον (ákron, “summit”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).


-han

tl-verb

-han (verb-forming suffix, noun-forming suffix, adverb-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜈ᜔)


-ito

tl-noun

-ito (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, feminine -ita, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜆᜓ)

used to form diminutives of nouns (in specific words)


akne

Borrowed from Spanish acné, from French acné, from Ancient Greek *ἀκνή (*aknḗ), perhaps a corruption of ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, top”). Possible doublet of akme.


-ita

-ita (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜆ)

female equivalent of -ito: used to form diminutives of feminine nouns and female names (in specific words)


Valdez

Borrowed from Spanish Valdez, spelling variant of Valdés, Asturian place name. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Valdés, most of which has been respelled to Valdez.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Asturian], equivalent to Spanish Valdez, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Aurora and Bataan


Wu

Borrowed from Mandarin 吳／吴 (Wú) and 伍 (Wǔ). Doublet of Go, Ngo, Goh, Cinco, and Ng.


suya

Possibly from Hokkien 衰啊 (soe--a!, “how unlucky!”). Compare Bikol Central suya and Cebuano suya.

surfeit; condition of being fed to satiety or excess


tuyo

→ Bikol Central: tuyo

→ Ibaloi: tuyo

→ Ilocano: tuyo

→ Sambali: tuyo


akrobata

[ʔɐˌkɾoː.bɐˈt̪a]

Borrowed from Spanish acróbata, from Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs). Doublet of akrobat.


talento

Borrowed from Spanish talento, from Latin talentum (“a Grecian weight; a talent of money”), from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “balance; a particular weight, especially of gold; sum of money; a talent”).


karbono

Borrowed from Spanish carbono, from French carbone.


-ado

tl-adj

-ado (adjective-forming suffix, adverb-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ◌ᜇᜓ)

kabesa (“to memorize”) + -ado → kabesado (“memorized, knows the drill”)

siguro (“to secure, to make sure”) + -ado → sigurado (“certain, definitely, for sure”)

bara (“for something to be clogged”) + -ado → barado (“clogged (e.g. sink, toilet, etc.)”)

taranta (“to panic, to be overwhelmed, to get flustered”) + -ado → tarantado (“crazy, insane, manic, asshole”)

amin (“to admit to something, to tell the truth, to confess”) + -ado → aminado (“admitted towards something, not denying a statement”)


alin

tl-pron

alín (plural alin-alin, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

alín (canonical)
alin-alin (plural)
ᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


itala

tl-verb

italâ (complete itinala, progressive itinatala, contemplative itatala, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆᜎ)

italâ (canonical)
itinala (completive)
itinatala (progressive)
itatala (contemplative)
ᜁᜆᜎ (Baybayin)
tala (root)
itala (infinitive)
itinala (completive root)
itinatala (progressive root)
inatala (dialectal progressive root)
itatala (contemplative objective)
atala (contemplative dialectal objective)
itala (imperative objective)
talaan (dialectal imperative objective)

tl-infl-i

itala

itala

[ʔɪ.t̪ɐˈlaʔ]


Kristo

Borrowed from Spanish Cristo, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós), proper noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, “the anointed one”), a calque of Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) and Biblical Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʾ). See also Mesiyas and English Messiah.


saksi

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

(religion, colloquial) member of Jehovah's Witnesses


lipas

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləpas (“to set free, let loose, liberated; passed by, come to an end”). Compare Ilocano leppas, Maranao lepas, and Malay lepas. Doublet of alpas and lapas.

inh+

loss of a property or characteristic due to elapsed time (such as potency, popularity, validity, taste, fashionableness, etc.)


lipas

having a property or characteristic lost due to elapsed time

impotent; ineffective (of drugs, chemicals, etc.)


tuma

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumah, from Proto-Austronesian *CuməS. Compare Kavalan tumes, Cebuano tuma, Tetum katuma, tuma.

tiny insect found on dirty clothes and fabrics (like a louse)


bolero

tl-noun

bolero (feminine bolera, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜇᜓ)

Isa kang magaling na bolero, Lolo. Ang ganda mong magsinungaling! Magandang pakinggan ang iyong mga pantasya. Sige, magsinungaling ka pa. Ayos din 'yon. Wala namang maraming magagandang bagay na mapapak- inggan sa ...

"Dad, ang serious, isa ospital dinadala." Natawa 'ko. Napikon nang ... hindi ka naging presidente?" Gano'n liga si Jason: masayahin, bolero, mapanukso, pero kaibig-ibig na bata. Mahirap kang magalit sa kanya dahil mabilis siya sa yakap at ...

1988, Lualhati Bautista, Dekada '70: ang orihinal at kimpletong edisyon

Kailangarg mag- update kayo ng nangyayari sa buhay ng isa't isa. ... Kapag mahilig kang makipagkuwentuhan, tsikador o tsikadora ang tawag sa iyo. Puwedeng ... Pinaa.Tsinika. Dito rin lilitaw ang kahulugan ng pagiging bolero ng isang ...

2005, Galileo S. Zafra, Romulo P. Baquiran, Sawikaan 2004: mga salita ng taon

Nakapaloob sa baranggay ang isa pang malaking istasyon ng radyo at telebisyon, mga talyer, mga imprenta, otel, motel, laboratoryo ng pelikula, pakulutan, ... Puwes, pinangakuan sila ng mga bolero ng lupa. ... Kung kandidato kang taga-iskuwater, huwag kang aastang pulubi; umasta kang siga at may pinag-aralan.


bami

bami (canonical)
bamì (canonical)
ᜊᜋᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Hokkien 肉麵／肉面 (bah-mī). Compare Cebuano bam-i, Javanese ꦧꦏ꧀ꦩꦶ (bakmi), Dutch bami. See also Hokkien 牛肉麵／牛肉面 (gû-bah-mī, “beef noodles”). Possible doublet of mami.

noncog

flour noodles cooked with small pieces of meat or with prawns


singsing

singsíng (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Chinese as per Blust (2010-), possibly Hokkien 手指 (chhiú-chí / chhiú-chái / chhiú-cháiⁿ). Cognates with Bikol Central singsing, Cebuano singsing, Ilocano singsing, Kapampangan singsing, Maranao sising, Malay cincin, Indonesian cincin, Khmer ចិញ្ចៀន (ceñciən), etc.


horoskop

hóroskóp (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)


todas

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

(slang) with everything used up or consumed

(slang) without any exception; including all


todas

(slang) condition of being used up or consumed

(gambling, slang) appearance of a desired card in order to win


buwa

buwâ (canonical)
buwà (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜏ (Baybayin)


kayan

awning made of matting or nipa and used on boats


abrakadabra

tl-noun

ábrakadábra or abrakadabra (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜃᜇᜊ᜔ᜇ)

ábrakadábra (canonical)
abrakadabra (canonical)
ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜃᜇᜊ᜔ᜇ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔaː.bɾɐ.xɐˈd̪aː.bɾɐ]

[ʔɐ.bɾɐ.xɐˈd̪aː.bɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish abracadabra, from Late Latin abracadabra. See also Ancient Greek ἀβράξας (abráxas).

mumbo jumbo; nonsense (meaningless words)


bokal

third-ranking member of the provincial board


ingrato

tl-adj

ingrato (feminine ingrata, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜆᜓ)

[ʔɪŋˈɡɾaː.t̪o]

Borrowed from Spanish ingrato, from Latin ingrātus.

Dahil sa tinatawag na pagtulong ng mga Amerkano'y nilalait tay't iniinsulto ng kanilang mga pinuno mga senadores nila't mga kinatawan — na tayo daw ay tanga, hindi marunong, at ingrato pa.


ingrato

[ʔɪŋˈɡɾaː.t̪o]


yao

Possible back-formation from yaon when contracted with 'y or 't.

(euphemistic) dying; passing away; demise


Sergio

Borrowed from Spanish Sergio, from Latin Sergius.


dao

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqu (“a tree: Dracontomelum edule”). Compare Cebuano dao, Kapampangan dau, and Indonesian dahu.

inh

Dracontomelon dao
Wikispecies:Dracontomelon dao


kang

(mahjong) kong (a set of four identical tiles)


unos

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qunus (“move along”). Compare Ibatan onos, Bikol Central unos, Cebuano unos, Waray-Waray unos, and Maranao onos.

squall; very strong wind with strong rain; gale; hurricane


unos

unós (canonical)
unos (canonical)
ᜂᜈᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


sao

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sauq. Compare Kapampangan sau, Tausug sāw, and Malay sauh. Doublet of sawo.

mooring cable or chains; cable for mooring ships to the pier when at anchor


bao

coconut shell stripped of its husk and meat

(games, obsolete) a game of various chances, done with a coconut shell, and a cane placed crosswise on the ground


bao

From elision of /l/ from earlier balo. See more at balo.

Alternative form of balo (“widow; widower”)


sipa

Borrowed from Malay sepak, from Old Javanese sepak. Compare Bikol Central sipa, Cebuano sipa, Waray-Waray sipa, Maranao sipa', and Javanese ꦱꦺꦥꦏ꧀ (sépak).

(sports) sipa (Filipino traditional native sport)

(colloquial) kicking out (such as a worker from employment)


sipa

abstinence and prayer for a dead relative (in one or various novenas ending in tibaw)


laga

From Southern Proto-Philippine *laqgaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)gaq. Compare Hiligaynon laga, Cebuano laga, and Bikol Central gaga.

cooking or boiling in water (of meat, eggs, corn, etc.)


ungi

tilted; unbalanced (of a badly made chair, table, etc.)


BSP

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
w:Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Initialism of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (“Central Bank of the Philippines”).


tubal

(obsolete) putting cotton in oil to be dyed after


Gales

tl-noun

Galés (feminine Galesa, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

Galés (canonical)
Galesa (feminine)
ᜄᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


purga

(medicine) purgative; cathartic; laxative


klima

Borrowed from Spanish clima (“climate”), from Late Latin clīma (“climate”), from Ancient Greek κλῐ́μᾰ (klíma, “region, zone”).


tuon

act of pressing lightly the point or end of something against the surface of another

light pressure of a point or end of something against the surface of another

condition of being pressed lightly on something

act of conspiring with each other or with one another

(figurative) act of focusing one's attention on something


idolo

idol (graven image of anything worshipped)


idealismo

tl-noun

idealismo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒᜌᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

ᜁᜇᜒᜌᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)


bakbak

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bakbak (“peel off, of skin; remove the bark of a tree”). Compare Hokkien 剝／剥 (pak, “to peel”).

inh

part of an object where the covering was forcibly detached

(colloquial) attack; assault (against someone)


bakbak

detached; decorticated; peeled off; scraped off


Nabucodonosor

tl-proper noun

Nabucodonosór (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜊᜓᜃᜓᜇᜓᜈᜓᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

Nabucodonosór (canonical)
ᜈᜊᜓᜃᜓᜇᜓᜈᜓᜐᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


saksak

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

inh

stabbing; thrust; (with a knife or any pointed instrument)

piercing; sticking (of a sharp instrument)


saksak

Locustella caudata
Wikispecies:Locustella caudata

Bradypterus caudatus
Wikispecies:Bradypterus caudatus

long-tailed bush-warbler (Locustella caudata, syn. Bradypterus caudatus)


banga

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋa (“palm sp.”).


banga

From Proto-Philippine *baŋaq (“earthen water jar”).

native earthen jar with a narrow mouth for holding water


ignorante

tl-adj

ignorante (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄ᜔ᜈᜓᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜁᜄ᜔ᜈᜓᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪɡ.n̪oˈɾan̪.t̪ɛ]


Soledad

María de la Soledad
es:Nuestra Señora de la Soledad

Borrowed from Spanish, a reference to the Our Lady of Solitude (Nuestra Señora de la Soledad), an epithet for María de la Soledad.

a female given name from Spanish, used along with Maria, often shortened to Marisol


Ismael

[ʔɪs.mɐˈʔɛl]

Borrowed from Spanish Ismael, ultimately from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él/yišmāʿēl).

a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Ishmael


Selma

Borrowed from English, from various similar-sounding female given names.


San Juan

San Juán (canonical)
ᜐᜈ᜔ ᜑᜓᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

several locations in the Philippines named after St. John the Baptist or St. John the Evangelist:

San Juan (an independent city, part of Metro Manila, Philippines)

San Juan (a municipality in eastern Batangas, Philippines)

San Juan (a municipality of La Union, Philippines)

San Juan (a municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines)

San Juan (a municipality of Abra, Philippines)

San Juan (the capital city of Puerto Rico)

a Christian surname from Spanish, taken from the saint


korni

(colloquial) clichéd; trite; contrived (of a joke, etc.)

(colloquial) old-fashioned (in manners or taste)


kompas

Borrowed from Spanish compás, from Medieval Latin compassus (“circle, circuit”). The alternate pronunciation with a penultimate stress is from borrowed from English compass.

der

(music) conductor's beat in music with a baton or one's hand


kompas

tl-noun

kompás or kompas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜐ᜔)

kompás (canonical)
kompas (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

magnetic compass; compass (magnetic direction finder)

callipers; divider; beam compass; compass (device used to draw circular curves)


Cora

a diminutive of the female given name Corazon


Dolores

Borrowed from Spanish Dolores, from dolores (“sorrow”), shortened from [Maria] de los Dolores, epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Sorrows".

Dolores (a municipality of Quezon, Philippines)

Dolores (a municipality of Abra, Philippines)


tikin

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təkən. Compare Ilocano tekken, Kapampangan atkan, Cebuano tukon, Maranao teken, Tausug tukun, Malay tekan, and Old Javanese tĕkĕn.

bamboo pole or the like used to propel punts or flat-bottomed boats (especially in shallow streams)

long pole, usually provided with a hook at one end for picking fruit, etc.


halhal

(offensive) windbag; braggart; boaster; someone who talks too much

(offensive) foolish person; senseless person

(offensive) someone fond of laughing without cause (usually said of women)


halhal

(offensive) prone to silly laughing without cause (usually said of women)


batalyon

batalyón (canonical)
ᜊᜆᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish batallón (“battalion”).


buga

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

inh+

forced ejection from the interior of something (such as in volcanoes, chimneys, etc.)

bellowing snort; hissing snort (such as with steam or air being forced out)

game where a playing piece, either a marble or a bayag-kambing seed, is blown out hard from a player's mouth to hit other pieces

medical treatment by quack doctors where something chewed is mixed with saliva and spat upon an ailing part of the patient's body

practice of blowing smoke on the face of gamecocks (to make them brave and their eyes clear)


trombon

trombón (canonical)
ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish trombón (“trombone”).


impertinente

tl-adj

impertinente (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪm.pɛɾ.t̪ɪˈn̪ɛn̪.t̪ɛ]


Evangeline

tl-proper noun

Evángelíne (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

Evángelíne (canonical)
ᜁᜊᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from English, a given name invented by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.


Osaka

Borrowed from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

ja-r

Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)

Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan)


basketbol

tl-noun

básketból (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔)

básketból (canonical)
ᜊᜐ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

(sports) basketball (game and ball used)


bulay

stripping of palm leaves (for making mats, bags, baskets, etc.)


Tito

Tito (feminine Tita, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆᜓ)

Tito Juan

(familiar) honorific used before the name of an uncle: Uncle


Timoteo

a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Timothy


atomo

Borrowed from Spanish átomo (“atom”), from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”).


semantika

semántiká (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish semántica, ultimately from Ancient Greek σημᾰντῐκή (sēmantikḗ).


altruismo

tl-noun

altruismo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

ᜀᜎ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish altruismo, from French altruisme.


daigdig

[d̪ɐ.ʔɪɡˈd̪iɡ̚]

From Greater Central Philippine *daləgdəg (“thunder”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *dəʀdəʀ (“thunder”). Cognate with Aklanon daeugdog, Asi rayugrog, Cebuano dalugdog, Maranao dalendeg, Maguindanao dalendeg, and Tausug dawgdug. The current meaning comes from the ancient belief that thunder can be heard throughout the world, hence the term sandaigdigan, now shortened as daigdig, to refer to the entire world as a single area that the sound of thunder can reach.

(figurative) sphere (of any human activity)


kandidatura

kandidatura (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜆᜓᜇ)

[kɐn̪.d̪ɪ.d̪ɐˈt̪uː.ɾɐ]


kabinet

[ˌkaː.bɪˈn̪ɛt̪̚]

Borrowed from English cabinet. Doublet of gabinete.


prak

Borrowed from Spanish frac, from French frac, from English frock.


klinika

Borrowed from Spanish clínica, from Latin clīnicē, from Ancient Greek κλῑνῐκή (klīnikḗ). Doublet of klinik.


konduktor

konduktór (feminine konduktora, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

konduktór (canonical)
konduktora (feminine)
ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish conductor, from Latin conductor. Sense of “person who collects fares in Public transportation”, semantic loan from English conductor.

(music) conductor; bandmaster; orchestra or band leader

(transport) conductor; fare collector in public transportation

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


karta

Borrowed from Spanish carta, from Latin charta (“paper”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus”). Doublet of kalatas, tsart, and kard.


kapitan

tl-noun

kapitán (feminine kapitana, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔)

kapitán (canonical)
kapitana (feminine)
ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish capitán, from Late Latin capitāneus.

Ta[m]a : "Ang una ay mali kung ang kaisipang gustong ilantad ay isa ang kapitan sa bawa't barangay.”

Correct: "The first one is incorrect if the idea to be expressed is there is one captain in every barangay."

Nagtawag ng pangalan si Misis. Katabi niya ang kapitan ng baryo bilang tagapatunay sa katauhan ng mga natawag. “Simeon Alcaraz, Corazon Santos, Pelagia Cruz. Teka, teka ikaw ba 'tong Corazon Santos?"

1994, Batingaw: aklat sa Filipino, wika at panitikan, antas sekundarya, Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 155

Madam called names. Beside him is the barrio chief as the one who will prove the identity of those called. "Simeon Alcaraz, Corazon Santos, Pelagia Cruz. Oh, are you that Corazon Santos?"

village chief; head of a barangay or barrio


kapitan

tl-verb

kapitan (complete kinapitan, progressive kinakapitan, contemplative kakapitan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔)

kinapitan (completive)
kinakapitan (progressive)
kakapitan (contemplative)
ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

to be affected by (an illness, disease, etc.)

to depend on (as for support or patronage)


kapitan

anything used to hold on (such as a railing, banister, etc.)


kupon

Borrowed from Spanish cupón, from French coupon.


konsul

tl-noun

konsul or konsúl (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜎ᜔)

konsul (canonical)
konsúl (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish cónsul or English consul, from Latin cōnsul.

consul (official who protects the interests of citizens)


etika

[ˌʔɛː.t̪ɪˈxa]

Borrowed from Spanish ética, from Late Latin ēthica, from Ancient Greek ἠθική (ēthikḗ), from ἠθικός (ēthikós, “of or for morals, moral, expressing character”), from ἦθος (êthos, “character, moral nature”).


lirika

Borrowed from Spanish lírica, feminine of lírico, from Latin lyricus, from Ancient Greek λυρικός (lurikós). Sense meaning "words to a song" is a semantic loan from English lyrics. Correct Spanish term would be letras de canciones. Doublet of liriks.


lider

Borrowed from Spanish líder, from English leader.

Nagkalat na ang mg̃a lider na daladalawá ó sampû-sampû ang pagmumukhâ. Ang polítika ay lamáng tiyán, hindî polítikang pangtubós sa bayan ang pinaiiral ng̃ayón.

1917, Juan Rivera Lázaro, Ang patay na nabuhay: kasaysayang Tagalog


isig

From Southern Proto-Philippine *isəg (“brave”). Compare Cebuano isog.


ateismo

ateísmo (canonical)
ᜀᜆᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)


seguro

Borrowed from Spanish seguro, from Latin sēcūrus. Doublet of siguro.


permiso

Hinarang kami ng mga militar. Walang permiso, walang rali-rali. Walang nego, walang katu-katuwiran, basta walang lahat, wala. Mayroon lamang isang ultimatum. Magdispers sa loob ng kinse minutos. Nag-usap ang mga nasa 1 i m nego ...

'Nirekord ko ang buong usapan nang may permiso siya, siyempre. Nakamamangha ang ilan sa mga sinabi niya at ibibigay ko sa iyo ang narekord ko na ito. 'Talaga?' Sabi ko. 'Napakabait mo naman!' 'Trabaho ito, Max. Purong trabaho, iyon ...

2015, Marshall E Gass, Maririlag na mga Hagod ng Brotsa, Xlibris Corporation

Mga Bagong Reporma Sinimulan na ng gobyernong Saudi ang pagpapatibay ng mga repormang humaharap sa labor ... ang mga migrant worker ng exemption sa pagkuha ng permiso ng amo para sa exit visa kung hindi sila nasahuran ng ...

year unknown, Pang-aabuso sa mga Dayuhang Asyanong Domestic Workers sa Saudi Arabia, Human Rights Watch, page 37


minimalismo

minimalismo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈᜒᜋᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

ᜋᜒᜈᜒᜋᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)


entri

[ˈʔɛn̪.t̪ɾɪ]


miting

Borrowed from Spanish mitin, from English meeting. The second sense is directly borrowed from English meeting.


molekula

Borrowed from Spanish molécula, from New Latin molecula, diminutive of Latin moles (“mass”).


Adela

[ʔɐˈd̪ɛː.lɐ]


responsable

tl-adj

responsable (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ (Baybayin)


maestra

[mɐˈɛs.t̪ɾɐ]

[mɐˈʔɛs.t̪ɾɐ]

(dated) female equivalent of maestro: female teacher


ene

Borrowed from Spanish ene, the Spanish name of the letter N/n.

(historical) the name of the Latin-script letter N/n, in the Abecedario


residente

tl-noun

residente (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[ɾɛ.sɪˈd̪ɛn̪.t̪ɛ]


residente

ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[ɾɛ.sɪˈd̪ɛn̪.t̪ɛ]


isoli

tl-verb

isolì (complete isinoli, progressive isinosoli, contemplative isosoli, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜓᜎᜒ)

isolì (canonical)
isinoli (completive)
isinosoli (progressive)
isosoli (contemplative)
ᜁᜐᜓᜎᜒ (Baybayin)
soli (root)
isoli (infinitive)
isinoli (completive root)
isinosoli (progressive root)
inasoli (dialectal progressive root)
isosoli (contemplative objective)
asoli (contemplative dialectal objective)
isoli (imperative objective)
soolian (dialectal imperative objective)

isoli

[ʔɪˈsoː.lɪʔ]


amistad

Borrowed from Spanish amistad, from Old Spanish amiztad, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem.


tso

Clipping of karantso or backslang tsokaran.


Apolo

ᜀᜉᜓᜎᜓ (Baybayin)
mythology (Greek)
mythology (Roman)


gambi

mention or reference to something during a discussion to support a given point


adarga

[ʔɐˈd̪aɾ.ɡɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish adarga, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic دَرَقَة (daraqa, “shield”).


Lola

tl-noun

Lola (masculine Lolo, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎ)

Lola Basyang

honorific used before the name of a grandmother: Grandma; Grandmama; Granny


muli

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


muli

tl-verb

mulî (complete nuli, progressive nunuli, contemplative uuli, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜒ)

mulî (canonical)
nuli (completive)
nunuli (progressive)
uuli (contemplative)
ᜋᜓᜎᜒ (Baybayin)

(obsolete) Apheretic form of umuli (infinitive)


lala

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq (“to sting, of a wound or spices in food”). Doublet of lara.

inh

state of becoming or growing serious or aggravated


lala

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


lala

flaying of the skin due to a fall or burn


lala

name of the Baybayin letter ᜎ, corresponding to "la"


perito

Borrowed from Spanish perito, from Latin perītus.


kaktus

Borrowed from English cactus, from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”). Doublet of kakto.


ingrata

[ʔɪŋˈɡɾaː.t̪ɐ]


ingrata

[ʔɪŋˈɡɾaː.t̪ɐ]


larga

larga (canonical)
largá (canonical)
ᜎᜇ᜔ᜄ (Baybayin)


larga

loosening; prolongation (as of a kite string in the air)


rotonda

Borrowed from Spanish rotonda, from Italian rotonda.

(architecture) rotunda (a round building, usually small, often with a dome)

(architecture) rotunda (large and high circular hall or room in a building, especially one with an arched roof)


suprema

[sʊpˈɾɛː.mɐ]


suprema

[sʊpˈɾɛː.mɐ]

female equivalent of supremo: highest female ruler or officer


asilo

tl-noun

asilo or ásiló (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜎᜓ)

asilo (canonical)
ásiló (canonical)
ᜀᜐᜒᜎᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish asilo, from Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).


humano

Borrowed from Spanish humano, but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, most likely due to English influence (compare alkohol, Hispanismo, Hinduismo, homiliya, nihilismo, rehabilitasyon), or possibly due to a desire to differentiate from similar words, namely umano (compare historya).

Ang tanging pag-aaksaya na bumabalisa sa mga Americano ay hindi material kundi ang mga kayamanang humano.


margarina

[mɐɾ.ɡɐˈɾiː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish margarina, from French margarine (“margarine”), from acide margarique (“margaric acid”), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”). Doublet of margarin.


panit

shaved portion (crown) of the head; tonsure

skin abrasion; skinned or excoriated part of the body


katan

Borrowed from Malay khatan (“circumcision”), from Arabic خَتْن (ḵatn, “circumcision”).


hain

setting up of meals (on the dining table)


sukat

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sukat. Compare Aklanon sukat, Kapampangan sukad, Malay sukat, and Tetum sukat.

act of trying the size of clothing, footwear, etc.


sukat

expressing wonder, surprise, or disapproval: imagine!


sukat

sukat ang katagang sabi sa mabuting umiintindi


Kain

Borrowed from Spanish Caín, from Latin Cain, from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”). See also Ancient Greek Κάϊν (Káïn).


madrasa

Borrowed from Arabic مَدْرَسَة (madrasa, “school”).


pilat

From Proto-Philippine *pilat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pilat. Compare Coastal Kadazan pihat.


suot

From Proto-Philippine *suq(ə)lút. Compare Botolan Sambal holot, Kapampangan sulud, Bikol Central sulot, Cebuano sul-ot, and Maranao solot. Doublet of sulot.

entry into somewhere extremely tight or narrow (such as a hole, small opening, thick forest, etc.)

insertion into a hole (as into the eye of a needle)

wearing of clothes, footwear, eyeglasses, etc.


tila

time or period of the momentary stopping of rain


karit

[ˈkaː.ɾɪt̪̚]

Compare Romblomanon kārit and Cebuano karit.

extraction of juice from nipa palm for making wine or vinegar by first cutting the top of the palm with a sickle


lamat

slight crack or fissure (in glassware, chinaware, wood, plastic, etc.)


tulot

Possibly borrowed from Malay turut (“following suit”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuʀut (“to follow instructions, follow an example; carry along, give in, allow something to happen”). Compare Kapampangan tulut (“to allow; to concede”), Bikol Central tugot (“to allow; to permit”), Cebuano tugot (“to approve; to yield”), and Hiligaynon tugut (“permission”).


sarat

snub; short and turned up at the tip (of one's nose)


olat

[ˈʔoː.lɐt̪̚]


olat

[ˈʔoː.lɐt̪̚]


olat

[ˈʔoː.lɐt̪̚]


anot

close-cropped; close-cut (as of hair or grass)


terno

set of things used together (due to similar design or color making a suitable pair)


raketa

[ɾɐˈxɛː.t̪ɐ]

(sports) racket (in tennis, badminton, etc.)


tulo

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuduq (“to leak; drip”) (cf. Iban tudoh, Ilocano tudo (“rain”), Ivatan toro, Kapampangan tulu (“drop; spill; flow; to pour”)), from Proto-Austronesian *tuduq (“to leak; drip”) (cf. Paiwan tjusuq, Thao tusuq). See also Tetum turu.


Olanda

Borrowed from Spanish Holanda (“Holland”), ultimately from Old Dutch holt lant (“wood land”).

bor+

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

Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)

Holland (a traditional region in the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)


globo

Borrowed from Spanish globo, from Latin globus. Doublet of lobo.

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


muni

Possibly from Sanskrit मुनि (muni, “sage, ascetic”), from मन् (man, “think”). Compare Spanish muñir.


gramatika

gramátiká (canonical)
ᜄ᜔ᜇᜋᜆᜒᜃ (Baybayin)

[ɡɾɐˌmaː.t̪ɪˈxa]

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

1957, Institute of National Language (Philippines), Paper
Sa ganang iba, ang gramatika ay kailangang pagpakasanayan sapagka't ang kaalaman nito ay magagamit sa lalong mataas na pag-aaral at gayon din sa paghubog sa isip. Ang mga ito ang sumasampalataya sa mental discipline.

Maging sa pag-e-encode ng mga pangungusap at talata sa wikang Ingles, may kapasidad ang kompyuter na iwasto ang gramatika . Maaari ring maghanap ng katumbas na salita sa thesaurus sa kompyuter.

2001, Retorikang Pangkolehiyo, Rex Bookstore, Inc.


sotana

Borrowed from Spanish sotana, from Italian sottana.


Josef

(more native-sounding) -osep (English influence)

a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph


menudo

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

menudo (dish of cubes of pork and liver cooked with potato cubes and with tomatoes and spices)

selling goods directly to consumers per piece


kanan

Borrowed from Malay kanan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan, from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN. Compare Yami wanan, Ivatan wanan, Ibatan kawanan, Ilocano kanawan, Tuwali Ifugao wawwan, Kapampangan uanan, Tagbanwa iwanan, Maranao kawanan, and Maguindanao kawanan.


kanan

tl-verb

kanan (complete kinanan, progressive kinakanan, contemplative kakanan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

kinanan (completive)
kinakanan (progressive)
kakanan (contemplative)
ᜃᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Syncopic form of kainan, from kain + -an.


maiksi

tl-adj

maiksî (plural maiiksi, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜃ᜔ᜐᜒ)

maiksî (canonical)
maiiksi (plural)
ᜋᜁᜃ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)


tapat

ang pagsasabi ng tapat ay pagsasama ng maluwat

direct; straight (as a route to a certain place)

Ang pag-ibig ko sa iyo ay tapat.

Siya ay tapat kong kaibigan.

Tapat ako sa aking trabaho.

Tapat kitang paglilingkuran.

upfront; frank; candid; straightforward; open


tapat

Ang puno sa tapat ng bahay ay isang daang taon na.

The tree in front of the house is a hundred years old.

act of going through the direct route (to a certain place)

act of admitting or confessing (of one's guilt or crime)

Tapat na ho.


tumula

tl-verb

tumulâ (complete tumula, progressive tumutula, contemplative tutula, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋᜓᜎ)

tumulâ (canonical)
tumula (completive)
tumutula (progressive)
tutula (contemplative)
ᜆᜓᜋᜓᜎ (Baybayin)
-um- (affix)
ᜓᜋ᜔ (affix)
tula (root)
ᜆᜓᜎ (root)
actor (focus)
katutula (completive formal past past-recent)
ᜃᜆᜓᜆᜓᜎ (completive formal past past-recent)
tumula (formal imperative)
ᜆᜓᜋᜓᜎ (formal imperative)
tula (dialectal formal imperative)
ᜆᜓᜎ (formal imperative)
kakatula (completive informal past past-recent)
ᜃᜃᜆᜓᜎ (completive informal past past-recent)
tumula (imperative informal)
ᜆᜓᜋᜓᜎ (imperative informal)
tula (dialectal imperative informal)
ᜆᜓᜎ (imperative informal)

tl-infl-table

tumula

tumutula
ᜆᜓᜋᜓᜆᜓᜎ
tungmutula¹
 ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜆᜓᜎ
natula²
ᜈ ᜆᜓᜎ

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


damo

Compare Kedah Malay damoh (“filthy”). Sense 4, semantic loan from English weed.

Malakas pa rin daw gumamit ng damo at ang balita, natuto na ring mag shabu. Pinamanahan daw ng ama ng dala wang ektaryang lupa ngunit ibinenta niya ito. Palaboy laboy na lang daw siya ngayon.

(Batangas) scattered garbage of peelings, shavings, etc.


turo

From Proto-Philippine *tulduq (doublet of Proto-Philippine *tuduq), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuq, from Proto-Austronesian *tuzuq. Compare Kapampangan tuldu, Cebuano tudlo, and Malay tuju.


kusin

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish cojín (“cushion”).

bor+

cushion made of velvet or silk which native ladies would sit on


Elena

[ʔɛˈlɛː.n̪ɐ]


kalma

Borrowed from Spanish calma, from Late Latin cauma, ultimately from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma).


kalma

Borrowed from Kapampangan kalma, ultimately from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman). Doublet of karma.


klerk

Borrowed from English clerk, from Middle English clerc, from Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós). Doublet of klerigo.


inmoralidad

tl-noun

inmoralidád (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜋᜓᜇᜎᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

inmoralidád (canonical)
ᜁᜈ᜔ᜋᜓᜇᜎᜒᜇᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


sags

From clipping of saging (“banana”) + -s. Bananas can be opened if one can peel it. “peel it” is homophonic with Tagalog pilit (“forced”).


tili

state of permanency; unchanged condition


tili

state of being unable to move in shock or amazement


lapaan

lápáan or lapaán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉᜀᜈ᜔)

lápáan (canonical)
lapaán (canonical)
ᜎᜉᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

slaughterhouse; place for butchering; abattoir


kelan

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


saan

tl-pron

saán (plural saan-saan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜀᜈ᜔)

saán (canonical)
saan-saan (plural)
ᜐᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Compare Bikol Central sain. See also sa, -an.

Saan mo siya nakita?

equational sentence
w:equational sentence

(interrogative) where (not used in equational sentences)


Nadia

[ˈn̪aː.d͡ʒɐ]

Borrowed from English Nadia, from Russian На́дя (Nádja).


liho

omission of a word in writing (usually inadvertently)


puki

puki (canonical)
pukì (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜃᜒ (Baybayin)


dupa

Borrowed from Malay dupa, from Sanskrit धूप (dhūpa).


suri

Borrowed from Malay sudi, from Classical Malay sudi, from Sanskrit शुद्धि (śuddhi, “pure”). Compare Kapampangan suri.

shirring; making of shirrs (in cloth or garments)


pinse

Borrowed from Hokkien 硼砂 (phêng-se, “borax”).

borax; sodium borate (used in traditional medicine)


tingi

Borrowed from Hokkien 中意 (tèng-ì, “to suit one's desire”) as per Manuel (1948).

bor+

retail selling; sale of goods at retail price


aspin

Blend of aso + Pinoy, newly coined by the Philippine Animal Welfare Society as an alternative to askal.

Tanging tahol na lamang ng ilang mga aspin ang naiwang nag-iingay sa paligid. Mangilan-ilan na lang ang mga taong makikitang naglalakad.

2016, Angelportea, In Loving Memory of Maria Elena Garchitorena

Si Kokie na siguro ang pinakasuwerteng aspin sa buong mundo.

2021, Celin Dion, The Days Before Eighteen

askal (a variety of mongrel dog breed in the Philippines)


salit

alternate placement, making, or doing of things (or at intervals)

things placed, made, or done in such intervals


sakon

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish chacón, possibly of onomatopoeic origin from the sound of the tokay gecko. Compare Hiligaynon sakon.


palot

odor wet with perspiration or urine; odor of evaporating urine (usually stale)


tinga

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiŋah (“food particles caught between the teeth”) (cf. Ivatan tinya, Ilocano ingat, Kapampangan tinga, Cebuano tinga, and Tausug tinga), from Proto-Austronesian *CiŋaS (cf. Amis tingas, Bunun cingas, and Sakizaya tingas).

inh

bits of food or foreign matter lodged between the teeth

(by extension) charge of bullet in a gun (ready for the firing pin)


tipan

act of arranging an appointment (with someone)

date promised for the settlement of an obligation (such as debt)


tipan

tl-verb

tipán (complete tinipan, progressive tinitipan, contemplative titipan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜉᜈ᜔)

tipán (canonical)
tinipan (completive)
tinitipan (progressive)
titipan (contemplative)
ᜆᜒᜉᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
p (root)
tipan (infinitive)
tinipan (completive root)
tinitipan (progressive root)
inatipan (dialectal progressive root)
titipan (contemplative objective)
atipan (contemplative dialectal objective)
tipi (dialectal imperative objective)

tipan

to give confidential information; to give a tip-off (about something)


kulot

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulut (“curly-haired”). Compare Ilocano kulot, Pangasinan kulut, Kapampangan kulut, and Cebuano kulot.

"Kulot" ang tawag sa kanya dahil sa kanyang kulot na buhok.

They call him "Curly" because of his curly hair.

(music, colloquial) melismatic (in singing)


kulot

kulot ng boses

(music, colloquial) melisma; vocal run (in singing)


samat

samat (canonical)
samát (canonical)
ᜐᜋᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

leaf of betel pepper (used in wrapping buyo)


samat

woven or sewn palm leaves used as a platter


kuta

Borrowed from Classical Malay kota, from Sanskrit कोट (koṭa, “fort; castle”) or Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa, “fort; castle”) or Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam, “city”). Compare Malay kota, Indonesian kota, Javanese ꦏꦸꦛ (kutha).


kuta

Early borrowing from Spanish cota, from Old French cote, from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”).


takin

bark (especially of a puppy or a warning bark of an older dog)


kipot

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

inh+

smallness (as of the size of shoes, hats, etc.)


kipot

somewhat narrow or small (of width, a hole, etc.)


sulat

Borrowed from Malay surat, from Arabic سُورَة (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”). In Classical Arabic, the ة character is not silent and read as /t/. Compare Ilocano surat, Pangasinan sulat, Kapampangan sulat, Asi suyat, Bikol Central surat, Aklanon sueat, Cebuano suwat, Maranao sorat, and Javanese ꦱꦸꦫꦠ꧀ (surat).

der

May sulat po kayo!

ang sulat sa mga Romano


salin

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salin.

translation (from one language to another)

endorsement from one office to another (of a document, circular, communication, etc.)

turning over of an office or position to the successor


kupit

From Proto-Philippine *kupit (“pilfering, filching, stealing small amounts”).


padrastro

tl-noun

padrastro (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

ᜉᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


madrastra

Coordinate term: padrastro


paina

any of the two principal sidings of the rungs of a ladder or of the steps of a staircase


padrino

English: padrino system

Borrowed from Spanish padrino, from Early Medieval Latin patrīnus (“godfather”).

der

Karapat-dapat sa ganyang uri ng binata ang pinakamaganda at pinakamabait na binibini. Sakaling kukulangin ang mga padrino'y, nagpiprisinta na ako." Pinagpawisan si Kapitan Tiago, hindi makasagot. ' "Wala pa siguro kayong kasunduan ...

year unknown, Noli Me Tangere Ni Jose Rizal 1999 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc. →ISBN, page 196

... sa inyo na ako'y hindi nakukuha sa mga palipaliwanag, kahi't na ang mga paliwanag na iya'y totoong nakapagpapa- baba at nakasisirang puri sa nagbibigay, gaya sa halimbawa ng ginawa ninyo sa mga padrino ni Mr. Llody Rehisthone.

1917, Gerardo Chanco Reyes, Mahigit sa ginto: kasaysayan ng isang babaing malaya

Bukás ang pintuan at magpapakilalang naroroon na si Escosura at sampu ng mga padrino niya. Matiwasay si Ricardong nasok ng patuluyan sa pintuan at taglay sa mukha ang di matingkalang katapangan. Sumisikat na ang araw. Ang ganap ...

1918, Rosendo Ignacio, Pusong magdaraya, o, Sumpain ang maga lalaki: halaw sa isang marikit na kasaysayang kastila

Sa Talongaring na Seseg (Ang Bentahe ng Masipag, 1920) binigyan niya ng importansiya ang sariling sikap sa pagpapabuti ng kabuhayan ng tao sa halip na paghihintay ng tulong ng mga padrino; inilahad niya ang magkakasalungat na ...

1996, Sarswelang Pangasinan, Ateneo University Press, page 17

Salamat na lamang at naroroon ako. Itinanong sa akin kung bakit maraming taong nag-aanasan sa silong ng Tribunal. Tinugon ko kapagkaraka na ang mga iyo'y nahuling nagsusugal ng Monte, at ang iba'y mga padrino nila na namamanhik ...

1998, Emilio Aguinaldo, Mga Gunita ng Himagsikan, National Centennial Commission

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

Total, magagamit ang mga padrino sá pulitika sá ikapananatili nila sá magagandang puwesto. "Binago ko ang paniwalang iyon," sabi ni Monching.

Ang pagkakataon upang magkaroon ng lupa ay dapat ibigay sa lahat ng mamamayan nang walang pagpapahalaga sa pulitika, partido, o mga padrino.

The right to own land should be provided to all citizens without the influence of politics, parties and their backers.

Malakas ang silaw ng koneksiyon sa lipunang pinaghaharian ng mga padrino. Gusto ng ibang mapabilang ang pangalan sa listahan nina Ninoy Aquino at Ferdinand Marcos, o nina Teofisto Guingona at Ernesto Maceda.

Pipilayan natin ang operasyon ng mga drug lords at ng kanilang mga padrino sa mga pasilyo ng kapangyarihan.

2003, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, State-of-the-nation address: third regular session of the 12th Congress

We will paralyze the operation of the drug lords and their backers in the seats of power.

backer, patron or sponsor of someone or something, especially of a corrupt politician


makaroni

Borrowed from English macaroni, from Italian maccaroni, obsolete variant of maccheroni (“macaroni”), plural of maccherone.


nanometro

tl-noun

nanometro or nanómetró (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜈᜓᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

nanometro (canonical)
nanómetró (canonical)
ᜈᜈᜓᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

[n̪ɐˌn̪oː.mɛˈt̪ɾo]


dosis

Borrowed from Spanish dosis, from Late Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις (dósis, “a portion prescribed”, literally “a giving”), from Proto-Hellenic *dótis, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tis.


senador

tl-noun

senadór (feminine senadora, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

senadór (canonical)
senadora (feminine)
ᜐᜒᜈᜇᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish senador (“senator”).


mami

Borrowed from Hokkien, either:
* 肉麵／肉面 (mah-mī, “meat and noodles soup”, literally “meat and noodles”), according to Chan-Yap (1980). Compare Cebuano bam-i, Indonesian bakmi, Javanese ꦧꦏ꧀ꦩꦶ (bakmi), Dutch bami. See also Hokkien 牛肉麵／牛肉面 (gû-mah-mī, “beef noodles”).
* 馬麵／马面 (má mī, literally “Ma’s noodles”), noodles peddled by Ma Mon Luk (馬文祿 ／ 马文禄, Cantonese Yale: Máh Màhn-luhk; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má Bûn Lo̍k) in his restaurant since the 1920s in Binondo, Manila.
Manuel (1948) also records an entry, providing the definitions and pronunciation of Hokkien 肉麵／肉面 (mah-mī, “meat and noodles soup”, literally “meat and noodles”), but misidentifies it as Cantonese.

ncog

cellophane noodles
cellophane noodles#English

mami (a soup dish of wheat noodles or cellophane noodles mixed with various meat and vegetables)

Cantonese Yale
Ma Mon Luk
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
tl:mami


kapat

Possibly from variant kaapat, from ka- + apat.


alis

From Proto-Philippine *qalis (“to change place or activity”).


alam

alám (canonical)
alam (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Malay alam, from Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam, “world, universe”), from Aramaic עָלְמָא / ܥܳܠܡܳܐ (ʿāləmā) or Hebrew עוֹלָם (ʿōlām), possibly from Akkadian 𒂖𒆷𒈬𒌋𒀀 (/ellamu, illamu/). Compare Bikol Central aram.

der

Aramaic עָלְמָא

Malaking lubha ang alam ng loob mo.

The kindness of your heart is too great.


alam

Aramaic עָלְמָא


alam

notification or request asking permission to proceed


elise

[ˌʔɛː.lɪˈsɛ]

[ˌʔɛː.lɪˈsi]

Borrowed from Spanish hélice (“helix; propeller”), from Latin helīx, from Ancient Greek ἕλῑξ (hélīx, “spiral”). Compare English helix.


elisi

[ˌʔɛː.lɪˈsi]


responsabilidad

tl-noun

responsabilidád (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜊᜒᜎᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

responsabilidád (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜊᜒᜎᜒᜇᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

responsibility (thing a person is responsible for)


instituto

instituto (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜆᜓᜆᜓ)

ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜆᜓᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


almirante

almirante (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish almirante, from Old Spanish amirate. Doublet of emir and admiral.


sile

Possibly a colloquial variant of sili due to /e/-/i/ allophony, or from Mexican Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.


erado

[ʔɛˈɾaː.d̪o]


Nelson

Borrowed from English Nelson, a given name transferred from the patronymic surname (usually after Lord Nelson).

a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname], popular at about the 1970s and 1980s

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


renda

Borrowed from Spanish rienda, from Early Medieval Latin retina. Doublet of retina.


siha

interior section or quarter (of an orange, mandarin, etc.)

area marked off by lines on the palm of the hand


termometro

térmométro or termómetró (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

térmométro (canonical)
termómetró (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɛɾˌmoː.mɛˈt̪ɾo]

Borrowed from Spanish termómetro, from termo- + -metro, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “warm, hot”) and Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).


silid-aklatan

tl-noun

silíd-aklatan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜇ᜔ᜀᜃ᜔ᜎᜆᜈ᜔)

silíd-aklatan (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜇ᜔ᜀᜃ᜔ᜎᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Tahimik sa silid-aklatan kaya masarap matulog dito.

It's quiet in the library so it's nice to sleep here.


piing

dented (of metal, tin cans, parts of automobiles, etc.)


deista

(religion) deist (a person who believes in deism)


munti

term of endearment
term of endearment#English

(endearing) a term of endearment for a child or younger sibling: shorty

(obsolete) act of shrinking something big


oks

From English OK + -s (“suffix for slang”).


sulo

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq. Compare Bikol Central sulo, Cebuano sulo, Waray-Waray sulo, Tausug sū', Malay suluh, Minangkabau suluah, and Sundanese ᮞᮥᮜᮥᮂ (suluh, “fuel”).

inh+

lighted torch; light to be carried about or stuck in a holder


sulo

act of dazzling someone with a strong light

condition of being dazzled by a strong light


Jesucristo

tl-proper noun

Jesucristo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜑᜒᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


telegrama

[t̪ɛ.lɛɡˈɾaː.mɐ]


GMA

ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ ᜁᜋ᜔ ᜁᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌd͡ʒi ʔɛm ˈʔeɪ̯]

Initialism of Global Media Arts Network, a broadcasting company in the Philippines

Global Media Arts Network

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
w:Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

(Philippine politics) Initialism of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines

Greater Manila Area
w:Greater Manila Area

(obsolete) Initialism of Greater Manila Area Network, the old form of Global Media Arts Network


lokal

Borrowed from Spanish local. Doublet of lugar.

local (pertaining to a certain locality)


lokal

local (a branch of an organization, especially a religious one)


asento

Borrowed from Spanish acento, ultimately from Latin accentus.

(linguistics) accent (higher-pitched or stronger articulation)

(orthography) accent (mark to indicate accent)

(sociolinguistics) accent (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.)


haling

Ikaw ang dapat kong tanungin ug gan- yan, Fanny, sapagka't sa pakiramdam ko ba'y haling na haling ka kay Edward, kung kaya't wala kang malamang gawin. — Ayoko nga, pinsan, ng ganyang biro. Ang mabuti'y magbaugon ka at magbihis ...

obsessed with; passionately fond of; mad about


haling

extreme fondness; obsession (over something)


riles

Clipping from Spanish carriles, plural of carril. Doublet of karil.

rail (metal bar that makes the track of a railroad)


hingin

tl-verb

hingín (complete hiningi, progressive hinihingi, contemplative hihingin, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

hingín (canonical)
hiningi (completive)
hinihingi (progressive)
hihingin (contemplative)
ᜑᜒᜅᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
hingi (root)
humingi (infinitive root trigger-actor)
humingi (completive root trigger-actor)
humihingi (progressive trigger-actor)
nahingi (dialectal progressive trigger-actor)
hihingi (contemplative trigger-actor)
mahingi (contemplative dialectal trigger-actor)
kahihingi (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakahingi (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
hingin (infinitive root trigger-object)
hiningi (completive root trigger-object)
hinihingi (progressive trigger-object)
inahingi (dialectal progressive trigger-object)
hihingin (contemplative trigger-object)
ahingin (contemplative dialectal trigger-object)
paghingan (infinitive root trigger-locative)
pinaghingan (completive root trigger-locative)
pinapaghingan (progressive trigger-locative)
pinaghihingan (progressive trigger-locative)
papaghingan (contemplative trigger-locative)
paghihingan (contemplative trigger-locative)
ihingi (benefactive infinitive root)
inihingi (benefactive completive root)
inihihingi (benefactive progressive)
ihihingi (benefactive contemplative)
ipanghingi (infinitive root trigger-instrument)
ipinanghingi (completive root trigger-instrument)
ipinapanghingi (progressive trigger-instrument)
ipapanghingi (contemplative trigger-instrument)
ikahingi (infinitive root trigger-causative)
ikinahingi (completive root trigger-causative)
ikinahihingi (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakahingi (progressive trigger-causative)
ikahihingi (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakahingi (contemplative trigger-causative)
ihingi (emphatic infinitive rare root trigger-causative)
inihingi (completive emphatic rare root trigger-causative)
inihihingi (emphatic progressive rare trigger-causative)
ihihingi (contemplative emphatic rare trigger-causative)
ihingi (infinitive root trigger-measurement)
inihingi (completive root trigger-measurement)
inihihingi (progressive trigger-measurement)
ihihingi (contemplative trigger-measurement)
magpahingi (infinitive trigger-actor)
nagpahingi (completive trigger-actor)
nagpapahingi (progressive trigger-actor)
magpapahingi (contemplative trigger-actor)
kapahihingi (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapapahingi (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapagpapahingi (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakapahingi (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
pahingin (actor-secondary infinitive)
pinahingi (actor-secondary completive)
pinahihingi (actor-secondary progressive)
pinapahingi (actor-secondary progressive)
pahihingin (actor-secondary contemplative)
papahingin (actor-secondary contemplative)
ipahingi (infinitive trigger-object)
ipinahingi (completive trigger-object)
ipinahihingi (progressive trigger-object)
ipinapahingi (progressive trigger-object)
ipahihingi (contemplative trigger-object)
ipapahingi (contemplative trigger-object)
ipagpahingi (benefactive infinitive)
ipinagpahingi (benefactive completive)
ipinagpapahingi (benefactive formal progressive)
ipinapagpahingi (benefactive progressive)
ipagpapahingi (benefactive contemplative formal)
ipapagpahingi (benefactive contemplative)
ikapagpahingi (infinitive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpahingi (completive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpapahingi (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakapagpahingi (progressive trigger-causative)
ikapagpapahingi (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakapagpahingi (contemplative trigger-causative)
pagpahingan (infinitive trigger-locative)
pinagpahingan (completive trigger-locative)
pinagpapahihingan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
pinapagpahingan (progressive trigger-locative)
pagpapahihingan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
papagpahingan (contemplative trigger-locative)
papaghingan (infinitive trigger-locative)
pinapaghingan (completive trigger-locative)
pinapapaghingan (progressive trigger-locative)
papapaghingan (contemplative trigger-locative)
makahingi (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakahingi (completive trigger-actor)
nakahihingi (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakahingi (progressive trigger-actor)
makahihingi (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakahingi (contemplative trigger-actor)
mapahingi (infinitive trigger-actor)
napahingi (completive trigger-actor)
napahihingi (formal progressive trigger-actor)
napapahingi (progressive trigger-actor)
mapahihingi (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
mapapahingi (contemplative trigger-actor)
mahingi (infinitive trigger-object)
nahingi (completive trigger-object)
nahihingi (progressive trigger-object)
mahihingi (contemplative trigger-object)
maihingi (benefactive infinitive)
naihingi (benefactive completive)
naihihingi (benefactive progressive)
maihihingi (benefactive contemplative)
maikahingi (infinitive trigger-causative)
naikahingi (completive trigger-causative)
naikahihingi (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naikakahingi (progressive trigger-causative)
naiikahingi (progressive trigger-causative)
naikahihingi (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
naikakahingi (contemplative trigger-causative)
naiikahingi (contemplative trigger-causative)
maihingi (infinitive trigger-causative)
naihingi (completive trigger-causative)
naihihingi (progressive trigger-causative)
maihihingi (contemplative trigger-causative)
mapaghingian (infinitive trigger-locative)
napaghingian (completive trigger-locative)
napaghihingian (formal progressive trigger-locative)
napapaghingian (progressive trigger-locative)
mapaghihingian (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
mapapaghingian (contemplative trigger-locative)
makapagpahingi (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakapagpahingi (completive trigger-actor)
nakapagpapahingi (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakapagpahingi (progressive trigger-actor)
makapagpapahingi (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakapagpahingi (contemplative trigger-actor)
mapahingi (actor-secondary infinitive)
napahingi (actor-secondary completive)
napahihingi (actor-secondary formal progressive)
napapahingi (actor-secondary progressive)
mapahihingi (actor-secondary contemplative formal)
mapapahingi (actor-secondary contemplative)
maipahingi (infinitive trigger-object)
naipahingi (completive trigger-object)
naipahihingi (formal progressive trigger-object)
naipapahingi (progressive trigger-object)
naiipahingi (progressive trigger-object)
maipahihingi (contemplative formal trigger-object)
maipapahingi (contemplative trigger-object)
maiipahingi (contemplative trigger-object)
maipagpahingi (benefactive infinitive)
naipagpahingi (benefactive completive)
naipagpapahingi (benefactive formal progressive)
naipapagpahingi (benefactive progressive)
naiipagpahingi (benefactive progressive)
maipagpapahingi (benefactive contemplative formal)
maipapagpahingi (benefactive contemplative)
maiipagpahingi (benefactive contemplative)
maikapagpahingi (infinitive trigger-causative)
naikapagpahingi (completive trigger-causative)
naikapagpapahingi (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naikakapagpahingi (progressive trigger-causative)
naiikapagpahingi (progressive trigger-causative)
maikapagpapahingi (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
maikakapagpahingi (contemplative trigger-causative)
maiikapagpahingi (contemplative trigger-causative)
mapagpahingan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napagpahingan (completive trigger-locative)
napagpapahihingan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
napapagpahingan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapagpapahihingan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
mapapagpahingan (contemplative trigger-locative)
mapapaghingan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napapaghingan (completive trigger-locative)
napapapaghingan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapapapaghingan (contemplative trigger-locative)
makihingi (direct infinitive)
nakihingi (completive direct)
nakikihingi (direct progressive)
makikihingi (contemplative direct)
makipagpahingi (indirect infinitive)
nakipagpahingi (completive indirect)
nakikipagpahingi (indirect progressive)
makikipagpahingi (contemplative indirect)

Syncopic form of hingiin, from hingi + -in.


anos

burnt; overcooked (said of food, esp. rice)


bunton

dumping; heaping (of something in one place)

(colloquial) undetermined number or amount


interesado

tl-adj

interesado (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜐᜇᜓ)

ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜒᜐᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


triduo

[ˌt̪ɾiː.d̪ʊˈʔo]


pasada

act of driving a rented vehicle, especially a jeepney, taxi, rickshaw

act of doing something quickly so to have it done immediately


Eliseo

Borrowed from Spanish Eliseo, from Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע (Elisha').


nordeste

ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish nordeste (“northeast”).


nordeste

ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)


sanse

Borrowed from Hokkien 三姊 (saⁿ-chí / saⁿ-ché, “third eldest sister”) according to Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948).

Coordinate term: sangko

term of address for the third eldest sister

(Bulacan) term of address for the third eldest female cousin


antas

degree of progress; level of development


Filipina

tl-noun

Filipina (masculine Filipino, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈ)

Borrowed from Spanish filipina, feminine form of filipino.

(proscribed) alternative form of Pilipina, female equivalent of Filipino: female Filipino; Filipina (person)

(historical) female equivalent of Filipino: female Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent


pasaporte

Borrowed from Spanish pasaporte (“passport”), from French passeport.


Singapura

[sɪ.ŋɐˈpuː.ɾɐ]

...lalung-lalo na kung kanilang maaalala ang malagim na kinasapitan nina Delia Maga at Flor Contemplacion sa bansang Singapura maliban pa rin sa kahindik-hindik na pagkamatay naman ni Maricris Sioson sa bansang Hapon.

1996, Carlos J. Etivac, Ang bukang-liwayway sa aking inang bayan!

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)


testamento

tl-noun

testamento (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


epilogo

Borrowed from Spanish epílogo, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos).


maski

From an ellipsis of Spanish por más que (“however much; even though”, literally “for more than”). Compare Macanese masqui, Portuguese por mais que, Malay & Indonesian meski.


Doktor

tl-noun

Doktór (feminine Doktora, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

Doktór (canonical)
Doktora (feminine)
ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Doktor Juan Dela Cruz

Doktor Dela Cruz

(medicine, sciences) honorific used before the name of a male doctor: Doctor


Polonya

Borrowed from Spanish Polonia (“Poland”), from Medieval Latin Polonia.


mangimi

tl-verb

mangimí (complete nangimi, progressive nangingimi, contemplative mangingimi, verbal noun pangingimi, 3rd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅᜒᜋᜒ)

mangimí (canonical)
nangimi (completive)
nangingimi (progressive)
mangingimi (contemplative)
pangingimi (noun-from-verb)
ᜋᜅᜒᜋᜒ (Baybayin)

to hesitate in doing something in front of someone being feared of


abla

abla (canonical)
ablá (canonical)
ᜀᜊ᜔ᜎ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish habla (“speech”), from Old Spanish fabla, from Latin fābula. Doublet of habla and pabula.


misil

Borrowed from English missile, from Latin missile (“thrown weapon, projectile”).

der

kailangan namin,” at ang mga file na iyon gaganapin ang susi sa napagtatanto kung ano na. ... Karaniwan, ang ilang mga walang pili Joe, libot sa pamamagitan ng bahay pagnanakaw kubyertos, ay may mga plano sa ballistic misayl submarino o ...

2012, Robert Skyler, Kaputol Mundo - Ay Madaling Gawin


absoluto

Borrowed from Spanish absoluto, from Latin absolūtus. Doublet of absuwelto.


ornitologo

tl-noun

ornitólogó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜈᜒᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄᜓ)

ornitólogó (canonical)
ᜂᜇ᜔ᜈᜒᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄᜓ (Baybayin)


tubero

[t̪ʊˈbɛː.ɾo]

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish tubero (“plumber”), or analytically from tubo + -ero.


daga

Compare Cebuano ilaga and Kapampangan dagis.


partida

[pɐɾˈt̪iː.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish partida (“departure”), feminine of partido.

bor+

partida bautismo
partida bautismo#Tagalog


partida

[pɐɾˈt̪iː.d̪ɐ]

Mataas ang grado ko sa test! Partida, wala pang aral yan!

My grade in the test was high! It was done despite not studying for it!

Marami na siyang natapos. Kakasimula lang niya partida.

She did a lot of things already. In fairness, she just started.

(colloquial) emphasizing something was done positively despite a disadvantage; mind you, in fairness, note that ...


naik

[ˈn̪aː.ʔɪk̚]


pulos

Early borrowing from Spanish puros, plural of puro. Compare Cebuano pulos. Doublet of puro.

pulos na ginto


pulos

excess; leftovers of some craft (like of gold or snippets of fabric)


pigi

From Proto-Greater Central Philippine *pigʔiʔ (“buttocks”). Compare Waray-Waray pig-i and Tausug pigi'.


kamara

Borrowed from Spanish cámara, from Latin camera. Doublet of kamera.

room used for deliberation by a legislature

(government, politics) legislative body; house


silat

slit or open crack between the strips of bamboo flooring, walling, etc.


Sultan

tl-noun

Sultán (feminine Sultana, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)

Sultán (canonical)
Sultana (feminine)
ᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Sultan Kudarat

honorific used before the name of a male islamic monarch: King


halata

Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्थय (arthaya, “to perceive”), according to Potet (2016).


toge

Borrowed from Hokkien 豆芽 (tāu-gê, “bean sprout”). Compare Indonesian taoge.


Tomas

a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Thomas


literatura

[lɪ.t̪ɛ.ɾɐˈt̪uː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish literatura, from Latin litterātūra.


arina

[ʔɐˈɾiː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish harina (“flour”), from Old Spanish farina, from Latin farīna (“flour”), from far (“emmer”).


tawing

anything hanging or swinging loosely; pendant


kilos

behavior; manner or way of acting; conduct


punas

act or manner of wiping off dirt with or as with a rag; cleaning something by wiping


granate

[ɡɾɐˈn̪aː.t̪ɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish granate, from Occitan granat, from Medieval Latin grānātus. Doublet of granada.


granate

[ɡɾɐˈn̪aː.t̪ɛ]

granate:


oliba

Borrowed from Spanish oliva, from Latin olīva, from Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva) or from Pre-Classical Ancient Greek *ἐλαίϝα (*elaíwa). Doublet of olibo.

oliba:


aptitud

aptitúd (canonical)
ᜀᜉ᜔ᜆᜒᜆᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐp.t̪ɪˈt̪ud̪̚]

Borrowed from Spanish aptitud, from Medieval Latin aptitūdinem.


karambola

Borrowed from Spanish carambola, from Portuguese carambola, from Malay karambal, from Marathi करंबळ (karambaḷ), ultimately from Sanskrit कर्मार (karmā́ra), कर्मरङ्ग (karmaranga).

Averrhoa carambola
Averrhoa carambola#Translingual


ilegalidad

tl-noun

ilegalidád (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜄᜎᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

ilegalidád (canonical)
ᜁᜎᜒᜄᜎᜒᜇᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪ.lɛ.ɣɐ.lɪˈd̪ad̪̚]


latitud

Borrowed from Spanish latitud, from Latin lātitūdō.


politeismo

politeismo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜆᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜆᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)


panenteismo

panenteismo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

ᜉᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)


akustika

akústiká (canonical)
ᜀᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ (Baybayin)


init

[ˈʔiː.n̪ɪt̪̚]

From Proto-Philippine *qinit (“heat of the sun; hot”) (cf. Bikol Central init, Cebuano init, Cuyunon init, Hiligaynon init, Mansaka init (“sweat”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qinit (cf. Totoli init (“sweat”), Pamona ini (“sweat”), Wolio ini (“sweat”)).

inh

Natuyo sa init ng apoy ang mga basa kong kamay.

My wet hands got dry from the heat of the fire.


ukit

[ˈʔuː.xɪt̪̚]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ukir. Compare Kapampangan dukit and Malay ukir.

carving; engraving; carved or engraved work

groove or hollow cut on a surface with a tool

act of cutting a groove or hollow on a surface


ukit

[ˈʔuː.xɪt̪̚]


turon

Borrowed from Spanish turrón (“almond nougat confection”).

bor+

turon (Philippine snack made of a fried and caramelized spring roll wrapped with thinly sliced bananas)

nougat confection mixed with cashews or other nuts wrapped in rice paper


Molina

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

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Molina


terasa

[t̪ɛˈɾaː.sɐ]


mudra

Alteration of Spanish madre or English mother. See also madre.


salot

pest; vermin (destructive insects or small animal)

iron guard on perforators, auger tips, etc.


aneks

Borrowed from English annex, from French annexe, from Latin annexus.


aneks

Borrowed from English annex, from Middle English annexen, anexen, from Old French annexer (“to join”), from Medieval Latin annexāre. Doublet of aneksa.


retorika

[ɾɛˌt̪oː.ɾɪˈxa]


baraka

(colloquial, figurative) manly woman; macho woman


kriket

Borrowed from English cricket. For the sports definition, possibly through Spanish críquet (“cricket”).


Lindsay

ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


akronim

ákroním (canonical)
ᜀᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)


-ismo

tl-noun

-ismo (noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish -ismo, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).


antena

[ʔɐn̪ˈt̪ɛː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish antena, from Latin antenna.

(anatomy) feeler (of insects and crustaceans)


akrobat

Borrowed from English acrobat, from French acrobate, from Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs). Doublet of akrobata.


analitika

analítiká (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜎᜒᜆᜒᜃ (Baybayin)


akrobatika

akrobátiká (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜊᜆᜒᜃ)

akrobátiká (canonical)
ᜀᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜊᜆᜒᜃ (Baybayin)


pingot

nick at the edge, such as on a plate, etc.


pingot

slightly nicked at the edge, such as on a plate, etc.


kelot

Blend of lalaki + English cat; lalaki being shortened to laki and into kela (back slang).

blend

English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">cat</i>


lukot

crumpled; rumpled; with creases or wrinkles


lukot

a species of small honeybee that makes bitterish honey


lakan

Compare Javanese ꦫꦏ (raka) and Malay laki.

(historical) lakan (title of nobility or ruler of polities in the precolonial Philippines)

Filipino martial arts
w:Filipino martial arts

(martial arts) black belt (in Filipino martial arts)


asamblea

Borrowed from Spanish asamblea (“assembly”), from French assemblée.


integridad

tl-noun

integridád (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

integridád (canonical)
ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪn̪.t̪ɛɡ.ɾɪˈd̪ad̪̚]


tubos

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbus. Compare Ilocano subbot, Kapampangan atbus, Cebuano tubos, Malay tebus, and Toba Batak tobus.

ransom (money paid for the release of a captive)

redemption (as of mortgaged property, etc.)


alpaka

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.


nino

tl-pron

nino (plural nino-nino, Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜓ)

Bahay nino ito?


korona

Borrowed from Spanish corona, from Old Spanish corona, from Latin corōna (“crown”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”).


paalam

Hanggang sa muli, paalam!


paalam

tl-verb

paalam (complete pinaalam, progressive pinapaalam, contemplative papaalam, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

pinaalam (completive)
pinapaalam (progressive)
papaalam (contemplative)
ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

(informal) Nonstandard form of ipaalam: to get (something) approved


paalam

paalám (complete pinaalam, progressive pinapaalam, contemplative papaalam, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

paalám (canonical)
pinaalam (completive)
pinapaalam (progressive)
papaalam (contemplative)
ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

(informal) Nonstandard form of ipaalam: to notify about; to let be known


aranya

tl-noun

aranyá or aranya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜈ᜔ᜌ)

aranyá (canonical)
aranya (canonical)
ᜀᜇᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

From Spanish araña de luces (“chandelier”) or Spanish araña (“spider”). Doublet of aranyas.


muhi

Borrowed from Sanskrit मोह (moha, “delusion”). Compare Kapampangan mua.

bor+

intense feeling of annoyance, dislike, or disgust, bordering on hate


muhi

intensely annoyed or disgusted; having an extreme feeling of dislike, almost bordering on hate


absurdo

Borrowed from Spanish absurdo, from Latin absurdus.


kilogramo

tl-noun

kilogramo or kilógramó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓᜄ᜔ᜇᜋᜓ)

kilogramo (canonical)
kilógramó (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜎᜓᜄ᜔ᜇᜋᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish kilogramo, from French kilogramme, from kilo- (“1000”) + gramme (“gram”).

isang kilogramong bigas


kirot

sharp or stinging pain (of wounds, cuts, etc.)


perimetro

perimetro or perímetró (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

perimetro (canonical)
perímetró (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

[pɛ.ɾɪˈmɛː.t̪ɾo]

[pɛˌɾiː.mɛˈt̪ɾo]

Borrowed from Spanish perímetro, from Latin perimetros, from Ancient Greek περίμετρος (perímetros).

Sa loob ng perimetro ng Sta. Vida ay maluwag na nakahinga si Juano.

Juano breathed more freely inside the perimeter of Sta. Vida.


aperkat

[ˌʔaː.pɛɾˈkat̪̚]


antraks

ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish ántrax, from Latin anthrax, from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax).


doon

The latter half of the word is possibly related to iyon or yaon. See also niyon/noon, ganoon/gayon, dito, diyan, niyan, nito, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns. Meanwhile, the former half is possibly related to Malay di and Indonesian di as a likely cognate.

yonder; there (far from both the speaker and the person addressed)


kada

Borrowed from Spanish cada, from Latin cata, from Ancient Greek κατά (katá).


laon

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laun.


laon

old; antiquated; antique (especially of vintage wine or rice from a previous year's harvest)


simpatia

tl-noun

simpatia or simpatiá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜆᜒᜌ)

simpatia (canonical)
simpatiá (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜆᜒᜌ (Baybayin)


bilis

Compare Kapampangan bilis. See also Spanish veloz.

(grammar) ultimate syllabic stress (without a glottal ending)


tapon

wasted material; anything thrown away or wasted

act of spilling (of liquid in a container)


tapon

wasteful, fond of wasting materials (of a person)


tapon

Borrowed from Spanish tapón, from tapa + -ón.


balde

baldé or balde (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ)

baldé (canonical)
balde (canonical)
ᜊᜎ᜔ᜇᜒ (Baybayin)


gatas

→ Kapampangan: gatas

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀatas. Compare Nias ota (“udder”).

(slang, figurative) act of exploiting someone or something (especially to get money)


soberano

soberano (feminine soberana, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜒᜇᜈᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish soberano, ultimately from Latin super. Doublet of soprano.


gatos

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀatus, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀaCus. Compare Kapampangan gatus (“hundred thousand”), Cebuano gatos (“hundred”), and Malay ratus (“hundred”).


sapa

From Proto-Austronesian *sapaq (“stream; river”).


Gerda

Borrowed from English Gerda, from Old Norse Gerðr.


taho

tahô (canonical)
tahó (canonical)
ᜆᜑᜓ (Baybayin)

→ Spanish: tajú

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

cog

taho (Philippine snack made of fresh soft tofu, syrup, and sago pearls)


taho

comprehension; knowledge gained from contemplation


tiket

Para mabili ang tiket niya C. i. Sina Antonia at Aurora 2. Noong Linggo 3. Petsa otso 4 Si Antonia 5. Idinuldol sa kanilang mukha ang tiket 6. May tationg otso 7. Kasi, petsa otso ang kaarawan ni Antonia 8. Para matuto ng liksiyon ang mamang ...

1965, Philippine Center for Language Study, Jean Donald Bowen, Beginning Tagalog: A Course for Speakers of English, Univ of California Press, page 501

Sasakay siya sa Pasay Bus Terminal. Bababa siya sa Crossing ng U.P. Los Baños. Halimbawa 2 Bibili ako ng tiket papuntang Bohol. Alas-dos ng hapon ang alis ng eroplano. Alas-tres ang dating sa Bohol. Dalawang libong piso ang tiket.

2014, Joi Barrios, Tagalog for Beginners: An Introduction to Filipino, the National Language of the Philippines (Downloadable MP3 Audio Included), Tuttle Publishing

YOU : Bakit po mahal ang tiket? TICKET AGENT : . Situation 2 You are buying five bus tickets for a trip with your friends to go north to Banuae. You want to take the very last bus. The bus leaves at 11:45 in the evening. The fare is usually two ...

2015, Joi Barrios, Julia Camagong, Easy Tagalog: Learn to Speak Tagalog Quickly (Downloadable CD-ROM), Tuttle Publishing, page 222

ticket (pass entitling the holder to admission or boarding)

ticket (list of candidates for an election)

ticket (citation for a violation, especially in traffic)


polot

ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
polót (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

Obsolete spelling of pulot (“act of picking up something from the floor”).


babat

daring man (man that does not back down)


bingot

notch or dent, as on the rim of earthenware and glassware


bingot

notched or dented, as on the rim of earthenware and glassware


buking

(colloquial) busted; found out; revealed (of something that someone wants hidden)


submarino

Borrowed from Spanish submarino (“submarine”).

bor+

Ang submarino ay isang sasakyang ginagamit sa ilalim ng dagat.

2007, Kasiya-siyang Pagbasa N' 2007 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 117

A submarine is a vehicle that is used underwater.


karisma

Borrowed from Spanish carisma, from Late Latin charisma, from Ancient Greek χάρισμα (khárisma).


abot

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

Abot mo ba ang tinuro ng guro kanina?

Is what the teacher taught a while ago graspable to you?

(figurative) comprehensible; graspable; understandable (of something hard to understand)


abot

Abot ito ni Lola para sa amin.

This is a hand-me-down from Grandmother for us.


basurero

tl-noun

basurero (feminine basurera, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜓᜇᜒᜇᜓ)

[bɐ.sʊˈɾɛː.ɾo]

Borrowed from Spanish basurero. By surface analysis, basura + -ero.


alitan

[ʔɐˈliː.t̪ɐn̪]


kaalit

[kɐˈʔaː.lɪt̪̚]


serenata

[sɛ.ɾɛˈn̪aː.t̪ɐ]


ahon

getting out from the water (after a bath, swim, etc.)

disembarkation; landing (as from a ship)

travel to the town or city (from a smaller village)

removal of food after cooking (from a stove, fire, etc.)

return trip from a water source (after fishing, washing clothes, etc.)

(figurative) relief; redemption (from hardship, misery, sin, etc.)


pugo

From Proto-Philippine *puʀuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puʀuq, from Proto-Austronesian *puʀuq. Compare Malay puyuh.


tino

sensibleness; intelligence; reasonableness; moral integrity; good sense of judgement


lola

lola (masculine lolo, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎ)

Shortening of Spanish abuela by folk etymology, or the female equivalent of lolo.

Masaya ang lola kahapon dahil dumating ang lolo.

Grandmother was happy yesterday because Grandfather came.

(colloquial) term of address for an old woman


lola

Obsolete spelling of lula (“diziness; seasickness; acrophobia”).


Luksemburgo

tl-proper noun

Luksemburgo (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜄᜓ)

ᜎᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜄᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Luxemburgo (“Luxembourg”).

bor+

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

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Luxembourg (a country in Central Europe)

Luxembourg (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)


Kosta Rika

tl-proper noun

Kostá Rika (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ ᜇᜒᜃ)

Kostá Rika (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ ᜇᜒᜃ (Baybayin)

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


Aquiles

Borrowed from Spanish Aquiles, from Latin Achillēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).


karakter

tl-noun

karakter or káraktér or karaktér (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

karakter (canonical)
káraktér (canonical)
karaktér (canonical)
ᜃᜇᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌkaː.ɾɐkˈt̪ɛɾ]

[kɐ.ɾɐkˈt̪ɛɾ]

Borrowed from Spanish carácter, from Latin character. Sense 4, semantic loan from English character.

character (traits marking a person or group)


saba

From Proto-Philippine *sabʔa (“banana”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sabəqa (“cooking banana”). Compare Ilocano saba, Pangasinan seba, Kapampangan saba, Bikol Central sa-ba, and Cebuano sab-a.

inh

May binebentang saba si Aling Conching.
Miss Conching sells some saba bananas.

saba banana (a Philippine cultivar of banana)


helikoptero

tl-noun

helikópteró (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜃᜓᜉ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ)

helikópteró (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜃᜓᜉ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish helicóptero, perhaps with influence from English helicopter.


dede

dede (canonical)
dedè (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

[ˈd̪ɛː.d̪ɛʔ]

feeding of milk from the breast or a baby bottle (of a baby)


hin-

alternative form of hing-, if the stem starts with the letter ⟨d⟩, ⟨l⟩, ⟨s⟩, or ⟨t⟩.


tamo

Borrowed from Malay temu, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təmu (“to meet, receive; greet a guest”), or alternatively from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (“guest, visitor”).

der

act of acquiring (of a prize, honor, etc.)


putsa

[ˈpuː.t͡ʃɐʔ]

(vulgar, derogatory) Said in anger or annoyance: fuck; damn


putsa

[ˈpuː.t͡ʃɐʔ]

(vulgar, derogatory) Term of abuse: cunt


kanser

Borrowed from Spanish cáncer, from Latin cancer (“crab”).


matematiko

matemátikó (canonical)
ᜋᜆᜒᜋᜆᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


panadero

[pɐ.n̪ɐˈd̪ɛː.ɾo]


teka

From a univerbation of hintay (“wait”) + ka (“you”) with monophthongization. See also hingka.

univ

Teka muna.

Teka lang.

Teka, ano 'yan?


resina

[ɾɛˈsiː.n̪ɐ]


gasino

somebody (of an unnamed person of importance)


gasa

Borrowed from Spanish gasa, from Arabic قَزّ (qazz).


abundante

tl-adj

abundante (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜀᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish abundante. Compare Cebuano abunda and Hiligaynon abunda.


harana

[hɐˈɾaː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish jarana (“merry-making”).

bor+

harana; serenade (especially in which young men may formally meet single lady visitors)


raanan

[ɾɐˈʔaː.n̪ɐn̪]


kanina

From earlier variant kangina, from Southern Proto-Philippine *kaina. Compare Masbatenyo kanina/kaganina, Agutaynen nongayna, Hiligaynon kaina, Cebuano ganiha/ganina, Waray-Waray kanina, Tausug kaina, and Tboli ginu.


sama-sama

Reduplication of sama (“join; accompany”).


mamaw

Cognate with Cebuano mamaw (“monster; devil; demon”) and Hiligaynon mamaw (“Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.”). Possibly related to Tagalog halimaw, which is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mauŋ.

cog

Mamaw si Bryan, dahil marunong siya ng hindi kumulang sa limang wika.

Bryan is a monster/brilliant, since he knows no less than five languages.

(colloquial) very talented or intelligent person


panggang

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


lekat

[ˈlɛː.xɐt̪̚]

Unknown. See also likat (“interruption”) and Kapampangan lekat (“sticky”).

an exclamation of displeasure or disappointment: damn!


lekat

[ˈlɛː.xɐt̪̚]

Ayoko makita ang lekat na batang iyan!

indicating displeasure or disappointment towards someone or something: damn


lipat

transfer; moving (from one place to another)


asada

[ʔɐˈsaː.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish azada (“hoe”), from Old Spanish açada, from Vulgar Latin *asciāta, from Latin ascia.


korte

court (collective body of persons forming the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority)


esperma

[ʔɛsˈpɛɾ.mɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish esperma de ballena (“spermaceti”).


asado

Borrowed from Spanish asado. Doublet of inasal.

Philippine asado (meat braised in soy sauce, bay leaves, peppercorns, calamansi, onions, and vegetables)

char siu (especially the Philippine variety)


asado

oven-roasted (of meat, especially with condiments)


Isko

a diminutive of the male given name Francisco


bakit

From bakin + at. Compare Kapampangan obakit.


guwapo

tl-adj

guwapo (feminine guwapa, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜉᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish guapo (“handsome”).


Regidor

[ɾɛ.hɪˈd̪oɾ]


malas

From a clipping of Spanish mala suerte (“bad luck”). Compare Ilocano malas, Kapampangan dimalas, Bikol Central demalas, Cebuano demalas, and Hiligaynon dimalas.


isda

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sidáq, *sədaq. Compare Ilocano sida, Asi isra, Bikol Central sira, Cebuano isda, Hiligaynon isda, Waray-Waray isda, Maranao seda', Higaonon suda, and Tausug ista'.


hangos

Ultimately from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋos (cf. Cebuano hangos).


hangos

tl-adj

hangós or hangos (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜅᜓᜐ᜔)

hangós (canonical)
hangos (canonical)
ᜑᜅᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


sayang

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sayaŋ (“too bad! it’s a pity! what a shame!”). Compare Bikol Central sayang, Kapampangan sayang, and Malay sayang.

inh

waste; wasting (of a resource, talent, etc.)

waste of an opportunity; failure to take advantage

gradual loss, decrease, or destruction by decay, etc.


sayang

tl-adj

sayang or sayáng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌᜅ᜔)

sayang (canonical)
sayáng (canonical)
ᜐᜌᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


admirador

tl-noun

admiradór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

admiradór (canonical)
ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜇᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐd̪.mɪ.ɾɐˈd̪oɾ]

Borrowed from Spanish admirador, from Latin admīrātor.


werpa

Backslang formed from the initial and final syllables of Philippine English power (“cheer used to express support”), as in the English phrase, “More Power to you!!”

der

a cheer used to express support or motivation, especially at a sports event


sipi

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈsipiʔ/ [ˈsiː.pɪʔ]
* Rhymes: -ipiʔ
* Syllabification: si‧pi

tl-pr

act of copying or reproducing (from an original)

Hindi na inililimbag ang unang sipi ng magasin.

The first issue of the magazine is already out-of-print.

(obsolete) small bunch of various types of flowers

(obsolete) act of treating a person as a family member (despite not being one)


sipi

sipî (canonical)
sipì (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜉᜒ (Baybayin)

From Proto-Austronesian *səpiq (“break off fruit or branches”). Compare Kapampangan aspi, Bikol Central sapi, Maranao sepi', and Western Bukidnon Manobo sepi'.

inh

act of tearing or breaking with one's fingernails, fingers, or hand (of twigs, small branches, sprouts, shoots, etc.)


sipi

broken off or torn with one's fingernails, fingers, or hand (of twigs, small branches, sprouts, shoots, etc.)


papeles

Borrowed from Spanish papeles (“papers”).


sungka

tl-noun

sungkâ or sungka (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜃ)

sungkâ (canonical)
sungka (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜃ (Baybayin)

Possibly borrowed from Malay congkak (“mancala game”), from congak (“mental calculation”). Compare Bikol Central sungka, Cebuano sungka, and Tausug sungka'.

(board games) sungka; congkak (especially the Philippine variety)


labas

Pumunta siya sa labas.


labas

coming out; appearance (from being inside or in hiding)

coming out; leaving (of one's school or work)

showing (of a play, film, or television program)


miligramo

Borrowed from Spanish miligramo, from French milligramme, from milli- (“1/1000”) + gramme (“gram”).


gramo

Borrowed from Spanish gramo, from French gramme.


espiritu

espíritú (canonical)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛsˌpiː.ɾɪˈt̪u]

Borrowed from Spanish espíritu, from Latin spiritus.


iba

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ibah (“companion, close relative, other one”), from Proto-Austronesian *ibaS (“companion, close relative, other one”).


iba

Otaheite gooseberry; Phyllanthus acidus (tree and fruit)


iba

From Proto-Southern Philippine *íbaʔ (“tree with sour fruit”). Compare Bikol Central iba and Cebuano iba.


epal

fond of drawing attention or butting in (of a person)


taos

penetrating to the bottom or from one side to another

(by extension) sincere; genuine; true; heartfelt


taos

(by extension) sincerely; genuinely; truly


taos

condition of penetrating to the bottom or from one side to another


-ero

tl-noun

-ero (noun-forming suffix, feminine -era, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜇᜓ)

babae (“woman”) + -ero → babaero (“womanizer”)

gitara (“guitar”) + -ero → gitarero (“guitarist”)

musika (“music”) + -ero → musikero (“musician”)

sabong (“cockfight”) + -ero → sabongero (“cockfighter”)

salamangka (“magic”) + -ero → salamangkero (“magician”)

tambol (“drum”) + -ero → tambolero (“drummer”)

tinda (“goods for sale”) + -ero → tindero (“vendor”)

tubo (“pipe”) + -ero → tubero (“plumber”)

forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns


bintang

accusation; imputation (usually a false accusation)


-ano

-ano (noun-forming suffix, adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ana, Baybayin spelling ◌ᜈᜓ)

probinsiya (“province”) + -ano → probinsiyano (“provincial”)

Korea (“Korea”) + -ano → Koreano (“Korean”)

Amerika (“America”) + -ano → Amerikano (“American”)

Italya (“Italy”) + -ano → Italyano (“Italian”)

Mehiko (“Mexico”) + -ano → Mehikano (“Mexican”)

Cebu (“Cebu”) + -ano → Cebuano (“person from Cebu”)

Bohol (“Bohol”) + -ano → Boholano (“person from Bohol”)

Bikol (“Bicol”) + -ano → Bikolano (“person from Bikol region”)

Iloko (“Ilocos language”) + -ano → Ilokano (“person from Ilocos region”)

Demonym suffix, forms nouns and adjectives indicating or describing that one comes from, belongs to, is related to, or is like those from what the root specifies


meteoro

Borrowed from Spanish meteoro, from Medieval Latin meteōrum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος (metéōros, “lofty”).


dugo

From Proto-Philippine *Duʀuq, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq (“juice; sap”). Compare Camarines Norte Agta digî, Cebuano dugo, Mansaka dogo, Maranao rogo', and Malay juruh.


lula

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

bor+

... ng anim- anim na katulong? Pure disyerto at langis lang ang Saudi, lahat ng bagay iniimport, amoy kambing ang mga tao, pero kayayabang ng mga lintik. Nawala ang mga ulap, nangasul ang kalawakan. Bigla siyang nakaramdam ng lula.

4 Biglang sinapian ng lula ang mga uwak. Walang-hanggan silang nangalalaglag. Hindi masasaklaw ng kuwadro ang lawak ng taniman. Ngunit makukutuban ang panginginig ng mga uhay. Inaakalang anumang padapo, pasalakay.

2007, Latay sa isipan: mga bagong tulang Filipino


sikat

From Proto-Philippine *sikat (“sunrise, rising sun; to show off, be ostentatious, parade one’s talents, possessions, etc.”).

inh

rise; rising (on the sky of the sun, moon, stars, etc.)

(figurative) rise to popularity; becoming popular


sikat

(figurative) famous; popular; well-known


kambing

From Proto-Philippine *kambiŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kambiŋ, *kandiŋ. Compare Acehnese kamèng, Bikol Central kanding, Cebuano kanding, Karao kanching, Malay kambing, Tausug kambing, and Yami kagling.


namin

kamag-anak namin


tamales

Borrowed from Spanish tamales, plural of tamal (“tamale”).


embalsamador

tl-noun

embalsamadór (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔ᜐᜋᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

embalsamadór (canonical)
ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔ᜐᜋᜇᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


baling

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliŋ (“bent, twisted”).

inh

turning of one's attention to another thing


sapin

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapin. Compare Cebuano hapin.


Rafael

Borrowed from Spanish Rafael, from Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl).

der

Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl)


bagnet

[bɐɡˈn̪ɛt̪̚]

bagnet (Filipino dish of pork belly boiled and deep fried until crispy)


Dominika

tl-proper noun

Dominika or Domíniká (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈᜒᜃ)

Dominika (canonical)
Domíniká (canonical)
ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈᜒᜃ (Baybayin)

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


taba

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabəq. Compare Bikol Central taba.


siid

(fishing) small, low heart-shaped potlike non-return trap made of bamboo matting (used chiefly for catching catfish)


aleluya

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


anemometro

tl-noun

anemometro (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜋᜓᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

ᜀᜈᜒᜋᜓᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


ilong

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *ujuŋ. See also reconstructed doublets Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ə(ŋ)juŋ and *ujuŋ. Compare Ilocano agong, Isnag ixong, Ibanag igung, Yogad igung, Sambali a-long, Kapampangan arung, Remontado Agta a-dung, Alangan urong, Cuyunon irong, West Albay Bikol urong, Bikol Central dungo, Cebuano ilong, Waray-Waray irong, Maranao ngirong, Western Bukidnon Manobo izung, Maguindanao ngirung, West Coast Bajau urung, Acehnese idông, Malay hidung, Malagasy orona, Maori ihu, and Hawaiian ihu.