tungkulin

tl-verb

tungkulín (complete tinungkol, progressive tinutungkol, contemplative tutungkulin, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

tungkulín (canonical)
tinungkol (completive)
tinutungkol (progressive)
tutungkulin (contemplative)
ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
-in (affix)
ᜒᜈ᜔ (affix)
tungkol (root)
ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔ (root)
tungkulin (infinitive)
ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ (infinitive)
tinungkol (completive root)
ᜆᜒᜈᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔ (completive root)
tinutungkol (progressive root)
ᜆᜒᜈᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔ (progressive root)
inatungkol (dialectal progressive root)
ᜁᜈᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔ (progressive root)
tutungkulin (contemplative objective)
ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ (contemplative objective)
atungkulin (contemplative dialectal objective)
ᜀᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ (contemplative objective)
tungkulin (imperative objective)
ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ (imperative objective)
tungkol (dialectal imperative objective)
ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔ (imperative objective)
tungkula (dialectal imperative objective)
ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ (imperative objective)

tl-infl-in

tungkulin

tungkulin

tungkulin
 ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔

tinungkol
 ᜆᜒᜈᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔

tinutungkol
ᜆᜒᜈᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔
inatungkol¹
ᜁᜈᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔

tutungkulin
ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔
atungkulin¹
 ᜀᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔

tungkulin
 ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔
tungkol¹
ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔
tungkula¹
ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ

tungkol
ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔

to attend to (of a duty or responsibility)


pating

From Proto-Central Philippine *patíŋ (“shark”). Compare Pangasinan pating, Kapampangan pating, Bikol Central pating, Aklanon pating, Cebuano pating, and Waray-Waray pating.


pangngalan

[pɐŋˈŋaː.lɐn̪]

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


sinulid

From sulid + -in-. Compare Ilocano sinulid and Kapampangan sinulad.

thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)


tuldok

From Proto-Philippine *tul(ə)dək (“mark made with fingertip”). Compare tudlik, tuldik, and Ilocano tuldek. See also Cebuano tudlok.


karayom

Borrowed from Kapampangan karayum, from Proto-Philippine *daʀum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum. Compare Ilocano dagum, Cebuano dagom, Maranao ragom, Tausug jawm, and Malay jarum. Doublet of paraluman.


hitsura

[hɪˈt͡ʃuː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish hechura, the presence of an /h/ initial may indicate a late borrowing.


madyong

Borrowed from English mahjong, from Mandarin 麻將／麻将 (májiàng).

zh-l

麻將／麻将 (májiàng)


itsura

[ʔɪˈt͡ʃuː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish hechura, from Latin factūra.


sugalan

tl-verb

sugalán (complete sinugalan, progressive sinusugalan, contemplative susugalan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄᜎᜈ᜔)

sugalán (canonical)
sinugalan (completive)
sinusugalan (progressive)
susugalan (contemplative)
ᜐᜓᜄᜎᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
sugal (root)
sugalan (infinitive)
sinugalan (completive root)
sinusugalan (progressive root)
inasugalan (dialectal progressive root)
susugalan (contemplative objective)
asugalan (contemplative dialectal objective)
sugali (dialectal imperative objective)

sugalan


sugarol

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jugador (“player”). Doublet of hugador.


ihap

attention focused on something heard or read (for better or deeper understanding)


kwenta

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of kuwenta.


pagkawakaak

tl-noun

pagkawakaak (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜏᜃᜀᜃ᜔)


walawad

signals made with lamps, lights, torches, etc.


wating

temporary dimness or blurriness of sight (as when a person is dizzy or has hurt eyes)


wigwig

sprinkling of water (on clothes before and during ironing)


wating-wating

tl-adj

watíng-watíng (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜏᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

watíng-watíng (canonical)
ᜏᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜏᜆᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[wɐˌt̪iŋ wɐˈt̪iŋ]


webera

Borrowed from Spanish huevera (“eggcup”).


wakaak

isolation; abandonment (to the mercy of the element or one's fate)


walidwid

walidwíd (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜒᜇ᜔ᜏᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


witwit

bending and moving of the finger to call someone's attention

shaking of the index finger at someone as a warning or a threat

(obsolete) act of stirring the fire brought in one's hand at night


waang

big hole or opening (as in a stone wall)


wisit

tl-noun

wisit or wisít (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜐᜒᜆ᜔)

wisit (canonical)
wisít (canonical)
ᜏᜒᜐᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Hokkien 衣食 (ui-si̍t, “luck; boon; blessing; good omen”, literally “clothes & food”).


pala-

pala- + biro (“joke”) → palabiro (“funny; someone who likes telling jokes”)

pala- + tawa (“laugh”) → palatawa (“someone who laughs a lot”)

Refers to someone who frequently performs the root or is fond of performing the root


wakya

Possibly Chinese, according to Santos (1978).


wadwad

uncovered; exposed (to the sun, wind, rain, sight, etc.)


wadwad

act of shaking something vigorously or angrily while being held with the mouth (with the intention of tearing it to pieces)


waklas

act or manner of ripping something in order to open


wingkag

act of opening forcibly by prying with a lever or bar (of a lock)

shaky movement (as of a cart having loose wheels)


wingkag

forced open as with a lever or bar (of a lock)


walna

Ultimately from Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”). Compare Maranao warna, Tausug walna', Malay warna, and English varna.


walwal

scattered; spread out (exposed to the sun, wind, rain, the elements, etc.)


walwal

condition of being neglected (of tools, machinery, or materials exposed to the elements)


panday

[pɐn̪ˈd̪aɪ̯]

Borrowed from Malay pandai, from Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅 (paṃḍia), from Sanskrit पाण्ड्यः (pāṇḍyaḥ, “learned; wise”).


walongdaan

tl-num

walongdaán (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜇᜀᜈ᜔)

walongdaán (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜇᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


walumpu

From walo + -m- + pu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu ŋa puluq.


waray

condition of being dilapidated or fallen into disrepair


wagwag

act of shaking something to rid it of things clinging on it (especially water, dust, etc.)


wagayway

[wɐ.ɣaɪ̯ˈwaɪ̯]

waving motion (of the hand or something handheld)


waldas

Uncertain. Compare Spanish guardas (“you save, clean, put away”).

noncog

squandering; wasteful or extravagant expenditure, malversation or misappropriation of funds


waldas

squandered; spent wastefully or extravagantly; misappropriated (of funds)


ostiya

Borrowed from Spanish hostia, from Ecclesiastical Latin hostia.

(Catholicism) communion wafer; host (consecrated bread of the Eucharist)


purgatoryo

tl-noun

purgatoryo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜄᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜄᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish purgatorio (“purgatory”), from Late Latin pūrgātōrium (“cleansing”).


wagi

wagî (canonical)
wagí (canonical)
ᜏᜄᜒ (Baybayin)


wagaywayan

simultaneous waving (as of flags in the air)


wagaywayan

tl-verb

wagaywayán (complete niwagaywayan, progressive niwawagaywayan, contemplative wawagaywayan, Baybayin spelling ᜏᜄᜌ᜔ᜏᜌᜈ᜔)

wagaywayán (canonical)
niwagaywayan (completive)
niwawagaywayan (progressive)
wawagaywayan (contemplative)
ᜏᜄᜌ᜔ᜏᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
wagayway (root)
wagaywayan (infinitive)
niwagaywayan (completive root)
winagaywayan (completive root)
niwawagaywayan (progressive root)
winawagaywayan (progressive root)
inawagaywayan (dialectal progressive root)
wawagaywayan (contemplative objective)
awagaywayan (contemplative dialectal objective)
wagaywayi (dialectal imperative objective)

wagaywayan

to be waved on someone (with a flag, one's hand, or something handheld)


waliswis

waliswís (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜏᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

the movement and the swishing sound of the tops of bamboos and trees in the wind


walingwaling

tl-noun

wálingwáling (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜏᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

wálingwáling (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜏᜎᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

waling-waling (Vanda sanderiana); an orchid endemic to Mindanao


waliwali

expectancy of closeness of the time of delivery of a pregnant woman

defective eyesight caused by extreme exhaustion or hunger


pagwiwisik

pagwiwisík (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜏᜒᜏᜒᜐᜒᜃ᜔)

pagwiwisík (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜏᜒᜏᜒᜐᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

From pag- + wisik with initial reduplication.


ut-ot

[ʔʊt̪ˈʔot̪̚]


pagwawaliwali

pagwawáliwáli (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜏᜏᜎᜒᜏᜎᜒ)

pagwawáliwáli (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜏᜏᜎᜒᜏᜎᜒ (Baybayin)


wagiswis

wagiswís (canonical)
ᜏᜄᜒᜐ᜔ᜏᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


pagwitwit

pagwitwít (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜏᜒᜆ᜔ᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

pagwitwít (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜏᜒᜆ᜔ᜏᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

manner of shaking of the index finger at someone as a warning or a threat

manner of bending and moving of the finger to call someone's attention


wiswis

a species of grasshopper that produces a characteristic chirping or swishing sound


limanlaksa

tl-num

limanlaksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜈ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

limanlaksâ (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜋᜈ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ (Baybayin)


malilom

tl-adj

malilom (plural malililom, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)


mam-in

From syncopic form of mamain, from mama + -in.

combination of betel nut, chewing tobacco, and a little lime wrapped in a betel leaf prepared for chewing


windang

torn to shreds; torn apart; rent asunder; torn into tatters


kapuluan

kapuluán (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜓᜎᜓᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

suliranin ang komunikasyon. (Salamat at hindi itinuro ng mga Kastila sa buong kapuluan ang kanilang wika at sila ang nagsipag-aral ng katutubong wika upang mapalaganap ang Kristiyanismo sa kapuluan, kung namayani ang wika nila ...

year unknown, Panitikan Sa Pilipinas'2001 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc.

... communication is a problem. (Thanks, and the Spaniards did not taught their language to the whole archipelago and they studied the native languages themselves to spread Christianity in the archipelago, if their language prevailed...

Bagama't opisyal na ipinagbawal sa simula pa lamang ang pagpapakilala at paggamit ng relihiyon sa mga publikong paaralan sa kapuluan (makikita sa Batas Blg. 74, Sek. 16, noong 1901), masasabing naging bahagi ng di-opisyal na ...

2007, Kolonyal na patakaran at ang nagbabagong kamalayang Filipino: musika sa publikong paaralan sa Pilipinas, 1898-1935, Ateneo University Press, page 2

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Walang anomang mabuti, sang-ayon sa may-akda, na dinala rito ang Espanya, o napakalaki ang naging kapalit para sa kapuluan ng nlang kasangkapan ng sibilisasyon na natutuhan nilang gamitin, na libong beses na higit na magaling ang ...

1991, José Rizal, Patricia Melendrez- Cruz, Apolonio Bayani Chua, Himalay: Kalipunan ng mga pag-aaral kay José Rizal


wiklas

torn off or opened forcibly (as of a pocket, lock, etc.)


wiklas

act of pulling apart something by force (of a pocket, lock, etc.)

condition of being forcibly torn off or opened by force


mulinyari

mulinyarì (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

[mʊ.lɪˈɲaː.ɾɪʔ]

From muli (“muli”) + yari (“manufacture”).


lilom

shade; shaded place (especially when the sun is covered by clouds)


mulinsigla

tl-noun

mulinsiglá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜄ᜔ᜎ)

mulinsiglá (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜄ᜔ᜎ (Baybayin)


tatlong-kapat

tl-num

tatlóng-kapat (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜉᜆ᜔)

tatlóng-kapat (canonical)
ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜉᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɐt̪ˌl̪oŋ ˈkaː.pɐt̪̚]

From tatlo (“three”) + kapat (“quarter; fourth”).


yangot

tl-noun

yangot or yangót (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜅᜓᜆ᜔)

yangot (canonical)
yangót (canonical)
ᜌᜅᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


yangot

impoverishment; abasement; lowering of status


malimit

tl-adj

malimit (plural malilimit, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜋᜒᜆ᜔)


wiliwid

awry or slanting position (as of a window frame, mouth, etc.)

wriggling from one's handhold in an effort to escape (of a fish, eel, etc.)


wisik

Compare Pangasinan walsik and Tagalog talsik.

act of sprinkling water or liquid (especially with one's fingers)

tiny drop of water or liquid sprinkled (especially with one's fingers)


limay

puddle of water left on the foreshore (due to low tide or a receding shoreline)


lansangan

From lansang + -an. Compare Kapampangan lansangan.


manlililok

tl-noun

manlililok (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜎᜒᜎᜒᜎᜓᜃ᜔)

ᜋᜈ᜔ᜎᜒᜎᜒᜎᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

From man- + lilok with partial reduplication.


manlililok

ᜋᜈ᜔ᜎᜒᜎᜒᜎᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


lipunan

meeting; group (especially gathered for conversation)


kikig

From Chinese, according to Panganiban (1973). See also Ilocano kikir, Pangasinan kilkil, Tausug kigkig, and Malay kikir.

act of cleaning the inner ear cavity by twirling the end of a feather or earbud inside (to sweep off pieces of earwax pried loose previously as a final step in the cleaning process)

final act of the male animal upon reaching climax during copulation (especially chicken)


hitso

betel nut and betel leaf wrap chewed with lime (may include chewing tobacco)

(pyrotechnics) a kind of rectangular firecracker


wasak-wasak

tl-adj

wasák-wasák (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜐᜃ᜔ᜏᜐᜃ᜔)

wasák-wasák (canonical)
ᜏᜐᜃ᜔ᜏᜐᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

completely destroyed all over or ruined; fragmented to pieces


yangasngas

yangasngás (canonical)
ᜌᜅᜐ᜔ᜅᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


yata

Hindi yata ako makakapunta diyan.


pagwawasak

From pag- + wasak with partial reduplication of the root.


wasak

completely destroyed; ruined; broken; wrecked

(colloquial) wasted (very drunk or stoned)


yamutmot

yamutmót (canonical)
ᜌᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜋᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

rubbish; refuse (especially of the adhering kind)

loose, frayed ends of thread or fibers (especially due to overuse)


kalawang

kalawang ng ngipin


kalawang

kalawang:


pakikitungong-tao

tl-noun

pakikitungong-tao (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜂ)

ᜉᜃᜒᜃᜒᜆᜓᜅᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜂ (Baybayin)


tataw

hazy understanding or comprehension of something heard


yantok

Yantok ang ginagamit sa paggawa ng mesa.

long stem of rattan, usually made into canes, sticks, and furniture (such as chairs, tables, etc.)

strips of rattan, usually used for tying and for wickerwork


pitundaan

tl-num

pitundaán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜀᜈ᜔)

pitundaán (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


apatnaraan

ápatnaraán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜆ᜔ᜈᜇᜀᜈ᜔)

ápatnaraán (canonical)
ᜀᜉᜆ᜔ᜈᜇᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔaː.pɐt̪.n̪ɐ.ɾɐˈʔan̪]


siyamnaraan

siyámnaraán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔ᜈᜇᜀᜈ᜔)

siyámnaraán (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔ᜈᜇᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌʃam.n̪ɐ.ɾɐˈʔan̪]


palit

From Proto-Philippine *palit. Cognate with Cebuano palit (“to buy”).


lalamunan

From lamon + -an, from an initial reduplication of lamon.


pitumpu

From pito + -m- + pu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu puluq, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu puluq. Compare Malay pitu puluh.


limampu

From lima + -m- + pu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima puluq, from Proto-Austronesian *lima puluq. Compare Malay lima puluh.


yatyat

[jɐˈt͡ʃat̪̚]


yatyat

[jɐˈt͡ʃat̪̚]


labimpito

labimpitó (canonical)
ᜎᜊᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

From labim- + pito, literally “excess seven”, where labim- is from labi + -m-.


labing-isa

labíng-isá (canonical)
ᜎᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜁᜐ (Baybayin)

From labing- + isa, literally “excess one”, where labing- is from labi + -ng-.


animnapu

ánimnapû (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜒᜋ᜔ᜈᜉᜓ (Baybayin)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-ənəm ŋa puluq. By surface analysis, anim + na + pu. Compare Malay enam puluh.


labindalawa

tl-num

labíndalawá or labindalawá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜎᜏ)

labíndalawá (canonical)
labindalawá (canonical)
ᜎᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜎᜏ (Baybayin)

From labin- + dalawa, literally “excess two”, where labin- is from labi + -n-.


labingwalo

labingwaló (canonical)
ᜎᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜏᜎᜓ (Baybayin)

From labing- + walo, literally “excess eight”, where labing- is from labi + -ng-.


tatlumpu

tatlumpû (canonical)
ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ (Baybayin)


suntok

From Proto-Philippine *suntuk. Cognate with Tausug suntuk.


kayumanggi

kayumanggí (canonical)
ᜃᜌᜓᜋᜅ᜔ᜄᜒ (Baybayin)

May be related to Malay kayu (“wood”), which may refer to its color. Compare Malay kayu manis (“cinnamon”), Malay manggis, and Malay manggi-manggi (“mangrove tree (Rhizophora mucronata”).


apatnapu

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-əpat ŋa puluq, from Proto-Austronesian *Sa-Səpat puluq. By surface analysis, apat + na + pu. Compare Malay empat puluh.


pang-ilan

pang-ilán (canonical)
ᜉᜅ᜔ᜁᜎᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

whatth; how manyth; which ordinal number; what number


siyamnapu

siyámnapû (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔ᜈᜉᜓ (Baybayin)

From siyam + na + pu. Compare Bikol Central siyam na pulo.


labintatlo

tl-num

labíntatló or labintatló (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓ)

labíntatló (canonical)
labintatló (canonical)
ᜎᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓ (Baybayin)

From labin- + tatlo, literally “excess three”, where labin- is from labi + -n-.


labinlima

tl-num

labínlimá or labinlimá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ)

labínlimá (canonical)
labinlimá (canonical)
ᜎᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ (Baybayin)

From labin- + lima, literally “excess five”, where labin- is from labi + -n-.


dalawampu

dalawampû (canonical)
ᜇᜎᜏᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ (Baybayin)

From earlier dalawangpuo, from dalawang puwo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha puluq, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa puluq. By surface analysis, dalawa + -m- + pu. Compare Malay dua puluh.


labing-apat

labíng-apat (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜆ᜔)

labíng-apat (canonical)
ᜎᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[lɐˌbiŋ ˈʔaː.pɐt̪̚]

From labing- + apat, literally “excess four”, where labing- is from labi + -ng-.


limandaan

limandaán (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


labing-anim

labíng-ánim (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜀᜈᜒᜋ᜔)

labíng-ánim (canonical)
ᜎᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜀᜈᜒᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

From labing- + anim, literally “excess six”, where labing- is from labi + -ng-.


Pransya

Alternative spelling of Pransiya: France (a country in Western Europe)


tatlundaan

tatlundaán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜀᜈ᜔)

tatlundaán (canonical)
ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɐt̪.l̪ʊn̪.d̪ɐˈʔan̪]


gipalpal

gipalpál (canonical)
ᜄᜒᜉᜎ᜔ᜉᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

thickened and hardened dirt (on clothes, skin, or other surfaces)

condition of being thickened and hardened (of dirt on a surface)


makalima

Makalima na akong tumawag ngunit walang sumagot.

I already called five times but nobody answered.


makalima

tl-verb

makalimá (complete nakalima, progressive nakalilima, contemplative makalilima, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜎᜒᜋ)

makalimá (canonical)
nakalima (completive)
nakalilima (progressive)
makalilima (contemplative)
ᜋᜃᜎᜒᜋ (Baybayin)


panitikan

pánitikán (canonical)
ᜉᜈᜒᜆᜒᜃᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


bantayog

Either from a blend of bantay + matayog or from a contraction of aba ang tayog, coined in the early 20th century by Jose N. Sevilla.


gulay

Possibly inherited from Proto-Philippine *gúlay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gulay; or from Brunei Malay gulai, ultimately from Tamil குழை (kuḻai, “tender leaf; sprout; shoot; to become soft; pulpy; as well-cooked”). Compare Kapampangan gule, Bikol Central gulay, and Masbatenyo gulay.
Sense “very weak due to disease” is from parang gulay ang katawan. See also English vegetative.

der

(Southern Tagalog) vegetable stew, usually in coconut milk


kulay

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuray (“veining pattern on wood or other material”). Compare Kapampangan kule (“color”), Maranao koray (“patterns or whorl of grains in wood”), and Malay kurai (“veining; strip-marking on kris blades”).

cog

tunay na kulay

true character (literally, “true colours”)

pagpasok ng mga kulay

(obsolete) multicolored lines on clothes or stones

(obsolete) act of dividing the iron from steel


malapad

tl-adj

malapad (plural malalapad, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜉᜇ᜔)


mabagal

mabagal (plural mababagal, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜄᜎ᜔)

mababagal (plural)
ᜋᜊᜄᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
mabagal (positive singular)
mababagal (plural positive)
bagal (positive root)
mas mabagal (comparative positive singular superior)
mas mababagal (comparative plural positive superior)
hindi gaanong mabagal (comparative inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mababagal (comparative inferior plural)
kasimbagal (comparative equal plural singular)
ang pinakamabagal (positive relative singular superlative)
ang pinakamababagal (plural positive relative superlative)
napakamabagal (absolute inferior singular superlative)
napakamababagal (absolute inferior plural superlative)
pagkabagal (absolute equal singular superlative)
pagkabagal-bagal (absolute equal plural superlative)


yatab

small, short hand-sickle for cutting rice stalks to harvest rice (usually used by women)


mabilis

mabilís (plural mabibilis, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

mabilís (canonical)
mabibilis (plural)
ᜋᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
mabilis (positive singular)
mabibilis (plural positive)
bilis (positive root)
mas mabilis (comparative positive singular superior)
mas mabibilis (comparative plural positive superior)
hindi gaanong mabilis (comparative inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mabibilis (comparative inferior plural)
kasimbilis (comparative equal plural singular)
ang pinakamabilis (positive relative singular superlative)
ang pinakamabibilis (plural positive relative superlative)
napakamabilis (absolute inferior singular superlative)
napakamabibilis (absolute inferior plural superlative)
pagkabilis (absolute equal singular superlative)
pagkabilis-bilis (absolute equal plural superlative)

(grammar) nonglottal ultimate stress pronunciation


baging

From earlier bagin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balaʀən (“vine”) with elision of /l/. Compare Aklanon baeagon, Cebuano balagon, Hiligaynon balagon, Western Bukidnon Manobo belagen, Maranao balagen, Maguindanao balagen, and Tausug bāgun.


natin

Nilinisan natin ang kwarto. / Ang kwarto ay nilinisan natin.

by us, of us (including the person talking to)

Ang bansa natin.


maingay

maingay (plural maiingay, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜅᜌ᜔)

[mɐˈʔiː.ŋaɪ̯]


pilay

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pilay, from Proto-Austronesian *piNay (“lame, crippled”). Compare Malay pirai (“rheumatic”).


malapot

tl-adj

malapot (plural malalapot, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜉᜓᜆ᜔)

viscous; dense; thick; concentrated (said of liquids)


malanya

malanyâ (plural malalanya, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜈ᜔ᜌ)

malanyâ (canonical)
malalanya (plural)
ᜋᜎᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)


duwag

Compare Casiguran Dumagat Agta duhag, Bikol Central dulag.

Pagka ganito ang pagmamatuwid ng iba sa kanilang pag-urong sa pagtupad ng kanilang tungkulin, ay nagpapakilalang ito'y mga duwag. Sa ano duwag? Hindi sa away, kung hindi sa paninindigan. Ano ba ang gagawin ng Diyos sa mga ...

Sintagal ng panahong nasasaloob niya ang paghahangad na maipakita kina Betong na siya'y hindi duwag, na siya'y matapang! "Duwag!" Parang naririnig pa ni Titong ang kantiyaw na iyon sa kaniya nina Betong. Noon ay inaaya siya ng ...

8 Ganoon ang nakita niya sa kanyang pag-iisa at sinisisi ang sarili na wala man lang siyang nagawa sa naganap sa kanyang ama, “Siya'y duwag! Duwag!”

year unknown, Obra Maestra Iii' 2006 Ed.(noli Me Tangere), Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 36

Nang makita ng mga iyan na patay na ang dalawang namumuno sa kanila na duwag sila nang biglang lumusob muli ang mga bihag nilang Payapa.

year unknown, Sining Ng Komunikasyon Pagbasa, Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 389

Sa ikalabinlimang kabanata, ipinakilala ang isang tao bagamat marunong ay maituturing na duwag. Duwag sapagkat ayaw niyang maubos ang kanyang kayamanan, mabawasan ang katanyagan at higit sa lahat mawala ang pagtitiwala sa ...

year unknown, Kawil Iv' 2002 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 71

Iyang mga taong duwag na ang puso'y mahihina, umibig man ay ano pa, di pag-ibig, kundi awa! Kailangan sa pag-ibig ay hirap at mga luha, at ang duwag ay malayong sa pag-ibig dumakila! Ang pag-ibig ay may mata, ang pag-ibig ay di bulag!

2003, Paz M. Belvez, Pamana (sining Ng Pagkukwento at Pagbigkas Ng Tula)' 2003 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 88

“Isa kang duwag at torpe sa iyong nararamdaman. Mas beki ka pa nga sa akin eh!” sabat ni Lloyda kay Marco. “Wala ka nga alam! Huwag kang sumali dito!” sagot ni Marco. “Wala akong alam at lalong wala akong karapatang husgahan kayong ...

2014, Raldvie Justin Serna, Dating Her Guys


duwag

Duwag ka! - Ikaw ang sarado! Ikaw ang palpak! Wala kang pakialam sa mga kalipi mo. Hudas! Mga kasamahan mo pa man din ang ipapahamak mo. Nakakahiya ka! Itinatakwil kita, hindi na kita kinikilala. Layas! Mabulok ka riyan, duwag!

year unknown, Kawil I' 2002 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 322

“Gusto mo bang ipakita sa mamamatay-tao na iyon na isa ka palang duwag?!” Natigilan na naman si Vladimiro nang marinig niya ang salitang “duwag” mula sa bibig ni Pancho. Naalala niyang bigla ang madalas na pananakit sa kanya ng ...

2018, Kirsten Nimwey, Bullet With A Name (Tagalog Edition), Kirsten Nimwey


malaon

malaon (plural malalaon, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜂᜈ᜔)


malaon

tl-verb

malaón (complete nalaon, progressive nalalaon, contemplative malalaon, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜂᜈ᜔)

malaón (canonical)
nalaon (completive)
nalalaon (progressive)
malalaon (contemplative)
ᜋᜎᜂᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


lipit

rim of basket tightly wound in rattan or reed


atin

[ˈʔaː.t̪ɪn̪]

[ˈʔaː.t̪ɛn̪]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atən, from Proto-Austronesian *itən. Compare Hiligaynon aton.


atin

[ˈʔaː.t̪ɪn̪]

[ˈʔaː.t̪ɛn̪]


marani

[mɐ.ɾɐˈn̪iʔ]


puyupoy

wagging of an animal's tail; wagging motion


lumalabas

lumálabás (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜋᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


kagandahang-loob

tl-noun

kagandahang-loób (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

kagandahang-loób (canonical)
ᜃᜄᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

From kagandahan (“beautifulness; niceness”) + -g- + loob (“will; intention”).


kinain

[kɪˈn̪aː.ʔɪn̪]


lumabas

tl-verb

lumabás (complete lumabas, progressive lumalabas, contemplative lalabas, 1st actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜋᜊᜐ᜔)

lumabás (canonical)
lumabas (completive)
lumalabas (progressive)
lalabas (contemplative)
ᜎᜓᜋᜊᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
-um- (affix)
ᜓᜋ᜔ (affix)
labas (root)
ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (root)
actor (focus)
kalalabas (completive formal past past-recent)
ᜃᜎᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (completive formal past past-recent)
lumabas (formal imperative)
ᜎᜓᜋᜊᜐ᜔ (formal imperative)
labas (dialectal formal imperative)
ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (formal imperative)
kakalabas (completive informal past past-recent)
ᜃᜃᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (completive informal past past-recent)
lumabas (imperative informal)
ᜎᜓᜋᜊᜐ᜔ (imperative informal)
labas (dialectal imperative informal)
ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (imperative informal)

tl-infl-table

lumabas

lumalabas
ᜎᜓᜋᜎᜊᜐ᜔
lungmalabas¹
 ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜎᜊᜐ᜔
nalabas²
ᜈ ᜎᜊᜐ᜔

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

Lumabas si Pedro ng bahay.

Lumalabas ang mga tala sa langit ng dapit-hapon.

to play the role of (in a play, movie, etc.)

to be published (of a book, article, etc.)

to emerge victorious; to win (of an election)


maglabas

tl-verb

maglabás (2nd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜎᜊᜐ᜔)

maglabás (canonical)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
mag- (affix)
ᜋᜄ᜔ (affix)
labas (root)
ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (root)
actor (focus)
kalalabas (completive formal past past-recent)
ᜃᜎᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (completive formal past past-recent)
kapaglalabas (completive formal past past-recent)
ᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜎᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (completive formal past past-recent)
maglabas (dialectal formal imperative)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (formal imperative)
kakalabas (completive informal past past-recent)
ᜃᜃᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (completive informal past past-recent)
kakapaglabas (completive informal past past-recent)
ᜃᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (completive informal past past-recent)
kapapaglabas (completive informal past past-recent)
ᜃᜉᜉᜄ᜔ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (completive informal past past-recent)
maglabas (dialectal imperative informal)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (imperative informal)

tl-infl-table

maglabas

maglalabas
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜎᜎᜊᜐ᜔
magalabas¹
ᜋᜄᜎᜊᜐ᜔
galabas¹
ᜄᜎᜊᜐ᜔

kakalabas
ᜃᜃᜎᜊᜐ᜔
kakapaglabas
ᜃᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜎᜊᜐ᜔
kapapaglabas
ᜃᜉᜉᜄ᜔ᜎᜊᜐ᜔

maglabas¹
 ᜋᜄ᜔ᜎᜊᜐ᜔

Maglabas kayo ng lapis.

Naglabas ang dyaryo ng bagong isyu

to publish (a magazine, newspaper, issue, etc.)


namatay

[n̪ɐ.mɐˈt̪aɪ̯]

complete aspect of mamatay: dead; has died


umay

ncog

Bikol Central húmay (“to prepare a dish eaten on festive occasions in which seasoned meat or fish and rice are cooked in a segment of bamboo”)

surfeit by overeating or monotony of food (especially sweet or fatty food)


umay

surfeited due to overeating or monotony of food (especially sweet or fatty food)

(by extension) sick; tired (of something)


mapatay

tl-verb

mapatáy (complete napatay, progressive napapatay, contemplative mapapatay, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜆᜌ᜔)

mapatáy (canonical)
napatay (completive)
napapatay (progressive)
mapapatay (contemplative)
ᜋᜉᜆᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

Napatay ang aking aso.

to be killed unwillingly (by a person or animal)

Ingat ka sa paglilinis, baka mapatay mo ang kompiyuter.

Be careful with cleaning, you may turn off the computer unintentionally.

(by extension) to shut down or turn off unwillingly (of devices)


mamatay

mamatáy (complete namatay, progressive namamatay, contemplative mamamatay, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜆᜌ᜔)

mamatáy (canonical)
namatay (completive)
namamatay (progressive)
mamamatay (contemplative)
ᜋᜋᜆᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
matay (root)
actor (focus)
kamamatay (completive formal past past-recent)
mamatay (formal imperative)
kakamatay (completive informal past past-recent)
mamatay (imperative informal)

tl-infl-table

mamatay

Kinumpirma ni Angel Locsin ang balitang may namatay na senior citizen habang nakapila sa binuksan niyang community pantry sa Quezon City ngayong Biyernes at humingi rin ng paumanhin ang aktres sa insidente.

2021, Ronalyn Seminiano Ronico, “Angel Locsin, todo-sorry sa pamilya ng senior na namatay sa community pantry”, in Bulgar

Angel Locsin confirmed the news that a senior citizen died while waiting on their community pantry they opened while waiting at the line this Friday and has apologised for the incident.

to die (because of a disease, old age, or any unintended cause)

Ayaw mamatay ng selpon.

to turn off; to be closed; to stop functioning (e.g. light bulbs, machines, etc.)

to be extinguished (e.g. candles, fire, etc.)

to be out of business; to die as a business


panaguri

[pɐ.n̪ɐ.ɣʊˈɾiʔ]


lowat

Noong nakita ko siya, mayroon nga lang siyang lowat.


tumba-tumba

tl-noun

tumbá-tumbá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

tumbá-tumbá (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ (Baybayin)


oyayi

oyayì (canonical)
oyayi (canonical)
ᜂᜌᜌᜒ (Baybayin)


lalagukan

lalagukan or lalagukán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜄᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

lalagukan (canonical)
lalagukán (canonical)
ᜎᜎᜄᜓᜃᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From lagok + -an, from an initial reduplication of lagok.


payak

Simulan ang pagsasanay sa payak na tanong at sagot.

2000, Paz M. Belvez, Ang Sining at Agham Ng Pagtuturo'2000 Ed., page 122

Start the training on simple questions and answers.

Payak ang naratibo ng akda.

2005, Soledad S. Reyes, A Dark Tinge to the World: Selected Essays, 1987-2005, page 71

The narrative of the literary work is simple.


bisiyesto

bisiyesto (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish bisiesto, from Old Spanish bissiesto, from Latin bisextus (“intercalary day”). Doublet of bisisto.


bisiyesto

ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


tropikal

tropikál (canonical)
ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜒᜃᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


talak

talking in a fast, loud voice (rapidly and continuously)

tsking (sound and act, usually as a sign of disapproval)


saluyot

Corchorus olitorius
Corchorus olitorius#Translingual


diyan

The latter half of the word is possibly iyan. See also dito, doon, niyan, nito, niyon/noon, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns. Compare Bikol Central diyan, Pangasinan ditan, and Western Bukidnon Manobo diyan. Meanwhile, the former half is possibly related to Malay di and Indonesian di as a likely cognate.

there (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)


pasensya

[pɐˈsɛn̪.ʃɐ]


ibay

giddiness or intoxication caused by overchewing betel nut (said to be a mild poisoning from strychnine content)


pasensiya na

tl-head

pasénsiyá na (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ ᜈ)

pasénsiyá na (canonical)
ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ ᜈ (Baybayin)

[pɐˈsɛn̪.ʃɐ n̪ɐ]


baro't saya

tl-noun

baro't saya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜆ᜔ ᜐᜌ)

From baro + 't + saya, literally “upper garment and skirt”.

compound

baro't saya (traditional dress ensemble worn by women in the Philippines)


kalakpan

Syncopic form of kalakipan, from lakip + ka- -an.

box for keeping betel pepper (or buyo) in


mabuti

tl-adj

mabuti (plural mabubuti, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ)

mabubuti (plural)
ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
mabuti (positive singular)
mabubuti (plural positive)
buti (positive root)
mas mabuti (comparative positive singular superior)
mas mabubuti (comparative plural positive superior)
hindi gaanong mabuti (comparative inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mabubuti (comparative inferior plural)
kasimbuti (comparative equal plural singular)
ang pinakamabuti (positive relative singular superlative)
ang pinakamabubuti (plural positive relative superlative)
napakamabuti (absolute inferior singular superlative)
napakamabubuti (absolute inferior plural superlative)
pagkabuti (absolute equal singular superlative)
pagkabuti-buti (absolute equal plural superlative)

sukat ang katagang sabi sa mabuting umiintindi


mabuti

Mamamatay ka na? Mabuti! hahaha


swerte

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of suwerte.


ahiya

áhiyá (canonical)
ᜀᜑᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
Filipino (Chinese)

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿兄 (á-hiaⁿ, “eldest brother”).

bor+

Ano nga ulit sabi sa iyo ng ahiya mo?

What did your big brother tell you again?

Halos mahibang si Fely sa pag-ibig kay A Chuan. Madalas niya akong kuwentuhan ng tungkol sa relasyon nila ni Ahia. Wala siyang ipinaglihim sa akin. Isang pambihirang lalaki ang ahia ko, aniya, matapang na'y maginoo pa. Guwapo rin ako, aniya, kamukha ni Ahia. Alam kong sa pagpuri niya sa aki'y pinupuri rin niya ang lalaking iniibig.

2007, Bai Ren, edited by Joaquin Sy, Lagalag sa Nanyang: (Nanyang Piaoliuji), Quezon City: The Univeristy of the Philippines Press, page 157

Fely almost got crazy with love for A Chuan. She frequently tells stories about their relationship with Big Brother. She held no secrets from me. My big brother is one extraordinary guy, and according to her, brave and noble too. I am handsome too, a lookalike of my big brother, she said. I know that her compliments to me also compliments her beloved guy as well.

Ano nga ulit sabi sa iyo ni Ahiya?

"OMG, Achi! Tinawagan ka ni Ahia Dustin?!" Natigilan ako. "Sshhhh!" suway noong isa. "Oooops!" At humagikhik naman 'yong isa. Nagpasimpleng tumingin naman ako sa likod ko kung nasaaan sila at nakita ko namang nag-ngingitian na mukhang sira iyong dalawang 'yon habang nagbubulungan pa.

2019, STUPIDLYINLOVE, Bitter Casanova, Mandaluyong: Summit Publishing Co., Inc., page 18

"OMG, Big Sister! Big Brother Dustin called you?!" I was silenced. "Sshhhh!", hush by one. "Oooops!"and the other one giggled. I then subtly looked over my back on where they were and I saw those two smiling looking stupid while also whispering.

Pagkaraang maiabot ko kay Ahia ang tiket at diyaryo, naisipan ko na ring tumingin sa numero at sa halagang nakalimbag. Ang dalawang matanda ay nakibasa na rin.

1997, Teresita Ang See, Caroline Sy-Hau, Joaquin Sy, Voices ; Mga Tinig, Manila: Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, page 156

After I was able to hand the ticket and newspaper to my Big Brother, I thought as well to look at the numbers and the values printed. The two old people read with me as well.

Ahiya, paano po ba ito?

(informal) term of address for a male senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community)


eskala

scale; proportion (ratio of depicted distance to actual distance)

scale (line or bar used to indicate measurement on rules and instruments)

stop (in an itinerary, especially of a sea vessel)


makilala

tl-verb

makilala (complete nakilala, progressive nakikilala, contemplative makikilala, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜒᜎᜎ)

nakilala (completive)
nakikilala (progressive)
makikilala (contemplative)
ᜋᜃᜒᜎᜎ (Baybayin)

to be acquainted with; to know; to recognize

to become acquainted with; to meet with someone


iyon

that (far from both the speaker and the person addressed)


opisina

Borrowed from Spanish oficina, from Latin officīna (“workshop”), from opificium (“action of working”), from opifex (“laborer, worker”).


alkatsopas

tl-noun

alkatsopas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜉᜐ᜔)

ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜉᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish alcachofas, plural of alcachofa (“artichoke”), ultimately from Arabic الخُرْشُوف (al-ḵuršūf, “artichoke”).


palatugtugan

tl-noun

palatugtugan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜆᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜄᜈ᜔)

ᜉᜎᜆᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

art and practice of playing musical instruments


talatugtugan

talátugtúgan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜆᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜄᜈ᜔)

talátugtúgan (canonical)
ᜆᜎᜆᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɐˌlaː.t̪ʊɡˈt̪uː.ɣɐn̪]


talaawitan

taláawítan (canonical)
ᜆᜎᜀᜏᜒᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɐˌlaː.ʔɐˈwiː.t̪ɐn̪]


tambol

Borrowed from Spanish tambor, from Andalusian Arabic تابول (ṭabbūl), hypocorism/diminutive of Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr).

(construction) covering to hide eyesore plumbing (made of plywood or gypsum)


apalit

[ʔɐˈpaː.lɪt̪̚]


apahap

Lates calcarifer
Lates calcarifer#Translingual


karosa

Borrowed from Spanish carroza, from Italian carrozza.


medyor

[ˈmɛː.d͡ʒoɾ]


dunggot

[d̪ʊŋˈɡot̪̚]

peak; tip; point; extremity of a protrusion


kurag

small pouch net with a handle for catching birds or butterflies


mahiman

tl-adj

mahiman (plural mahihiman, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜒᜋᜈ᜔)


kulos

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kərus (“rustling sound, as of leaves in wind”).

inh

rustle; rustling sound (as of dry leaves being crushed, stepped on, etc.)


himanting

himantíng (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

act of scraping off small branches, nodules, etc. (from a bamboo, branch of a tree, etc.)

sudden feeling of anger due to an insult or imputation directed to oneself


himagas

From him- + pagas (“to diminish”), possibly originally to get rid of bad taste.


karapatang pantao

tl-noun

karapatáng pantao (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜉᜆᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜂ)

karapatáng pantao (canonical)
ᜃᜇᜉᜆᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜂ (Baybayin)


bulatlat

bulatlát (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜎᜆ᜔ᜎᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

careful search for something by removing everything from a container


karapatan

From dapat + ka- -an. Compare karampatan.


gasela

Borrowed from Spanish gacela (“gazelle”).


ipo

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qipuq. Compare Malay ipuh.

Antiaris toxicaria
Wikispecies:Antiaris toxicaria


kulasim

sourish; somewhat sour or rancid (especially food that has started to ferment or overripe fruit)


kulasim

condition of being somewhat sour or rancid (especially food that has started to ferment or overripe fruit)


bulandal

bulandál (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Compare Javanese ꦮ꧀ꦭꦚ꧀ꦗꦂ (wlanjar, “young childless widow or divorcee”).

cog

someone abandoned by her spouse (but still alive)


kurarap

[kʊˈɾaː.ɾɐp̚]

(obsolete) looking for something in the water or somewhere dark


kurarap

[kʊˈɾaː.ɾɐp̚]

(obsolete) extremely poor to a point of exaggeration


Binibini

Binibining (Bb.) Maria Dela Cruz

Binibining (Bb.) Dela Cruz

(formal) honorific used before the name of an unmarried woman: Miss; Ms.


palaaway

pugnacious; quarrelsome; belligerent; given to fighting


masakit

From ma- + sakit. Compare Aklanon masakit, Fijian macake, Hawaiian maʻi, Tausug masakit, and Tongan mahaki.

Masakit ang tiyan ko.


durungawan

tl-noun

durungawan or dúrungawán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜅᜏᜈ᜔)

durungawan (canonical)
dúrungawán (canonical)
ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜅᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[d̪ʊ.ɾʊˈŋaː.wɐn̪]

[ˌd̪uː.ɾʊ.ŋɐˈwan̪]

From dungaw + -an, from an initial reduplication of dungaw with allophonic lenition of /d/ to /ɾ/ between vowels.

lookout point provided with railing or window-like structure


magnanakaw

mágnanákaw (canonical)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜈᜈᜃᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

From mag- + nakaw, with partial reduplication of the root, nakaw.

Mag-ingat sa mga magnanakaw diyan sa tiyangge.


nasaan

tl-adv

násaán or nasaán (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜐᜀᜈ᜔)

násaán (canonical)
nasaán (canonical)
ᜈᜐᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Nasaan ang iyong damit?


bugnit

[bʊɡˈn̪it̪̚]


sakwa

From Hokkien 蕉葛 (chio-koah, “kudzu-hemp cloth woven from banana trunk fiber”), according to Manuel (1948).

der

enlarged stump or trunk of a banana plant (from which the roots issue, usually cut into pieces and used as animal feed, especially pigs)


kamelyo

Borrowed from Spanish camello (“camel”).


pusad

act of cutting or lopping off the branches of a tree


kulaw

pilfered (referring to stolen goods of small value)


hakhak

noisy, gobbling manner of eating (as by pigs, dogs, etc.)

saturation or drenching of soil by a liquid


iglap

instant; brief moment; flash; blink of an eye


lalab

shroud (white sheet used to cover a corpse)


ilay

slight dizziness caused by chewing betel nuts


galang-galangan

tl-noun

galáng-galangán (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

galáng-galangán (canonical)
ᜄᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ɡɐˌlaŋ ɡɐ.lɐˈŋan̪]

Reduplication of galang (“bracelet”) + -an.


lamuga

[lɐˈmuː.ɣɐʔ]


lahid

smear; stain (caused by a light touch or graze)#


lambayog

hanging cluster of fruits (high in upper branches)

swaying movement of a high, hanging object


paano

From pa- + ano. Compare Bikol Central pano.


laginit

[lɐ.ɣɪˈn̪it̪̚]

creaking sound of a tight nut being unscrewed with a wrench


lakambini

(mythology, folklore, historical) one of the deities in precolonial Tagalog mythology


kuyang

From kuya + -ng. Compare Kapampangan koyang.

(informal) term of address for a male senior (in school, work, etc.)

(informal) term of address for any young male: mister; bro


labong

From Proto-Philippine *rabuŋ. Compare Isnag rabong, Kapampangan labung, Cebuano dabong. See also Malay rebung.


lahoy

drip of flow; oozing; gentle flow (especially of blood)


lambak

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbak (“ravine, glen, valley”). Compare Mapun labbak, Tausug lubbak, Tboli lefak, and Malay lembah.


lapag

any low, horizontal level (such as the ground)

going down to a deep place (like a well, etc.)


dilan

ang dilang araw

Kinuha niya ang dilang ari sa bahay ko.

He took all the things that were in the house.

Datapuwa't iadya mo kami sa dilang masama.


dilan

(archaic) all; everyone; everybody; everything


gakgak

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.


kintsay

kintsáy (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɪn̪ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯]

Borrowed from Hokkien 芹菜 (khîn-chhài, “celery”). Compare English kinchay.

bor+

Apium graveolens
Apium graveolens#Translingual

Chinese celery ("varieties of Apium graveolens")


usod

Compare Tagalog bunsod (“start, initiation”) and Bikol Central ugsod (“push, nudge”).

moving to the side a little (to give more space to the person sitting beside)


lagapak

Possibly related to lagpak. Compare Bikol Central lagapak.

sudden, heavy fall on the ground (causing an abrupt, loud noise)

(figurative) miserable failure (in an examination)


kawit

From Proto-Austronesian *kawit (“hook”). Compare Malay kait and Coastal Kadazan kavit. Doublet of kabit.

fastener; hasp (as on a necklace, door, window, etc.)

pole with a hook at the end (for picking fruits, coconuts, etc.)

hook attached at the end (for picking fruits, coconuts, etc.)

act of pulling, getting, or picking with a pole with a hook at the end


kawit

(obsolete) numbing or weakening due to long use in holding or supporting (of one's muscles, hands, feet, etc.)


laboy

soft and flabby parts of the body (such as flabby cheeks, earlobes, etc.)


batag

[ˈbaː.t̪ɐɡ̚]


batag

[ˈbaː.t̪ɐɡ̚]


hinang

From Proto-Southern Philipppine *hinaŋ (“to make; to do”). Compare Calamian Tagbanwa inang, Bikol Central hinang, Mamanwa hinang, Mansaka inang, and Tausug hinang.


ngitngit

ngitngít (canonical)
ᜅᜒᜆ᜔ᜅᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ŋɪt̪ˈŋit̪̚]


madulas

tl-adj

madulás (plural madudulas, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜓᜎᜐ᜔)

madulás (canonical)
madudulas (plural)
ᜋᜇᜓᜎᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
madulas (positive singular)
madudulas (plural positive)
dulas (positive root)
mas madulas (comparative positive singular superior)
mas madudulas (comparative plural positive superior)
hindi gaanong madulas (comparative inferior singular)
hindi gaanong madudulas (comparative inferior plural)
kasindulas (comparative equal plural singular)
ang pinakamadulas (positive relative singular superlative)
ang pinakamadudulas (plural positive relative superlative)
napakamadulas (absolute inferior singular superlative)
napakamadudulas (absolute inferior plural superlative)
pagkadulas (absolute equal singular superlative)
pagkadulas-dulas (absolute equal plural superlative)


madulas

tl-verb

mádulás (complete nadulas, progressive nadudulas, contemplative madudulas, 4th actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜓᜎᜐ᜔)

mádulás (canonical)
nadulas (completive)
nadudulas (progressive)
madudulas (contemplative)
ᜋᜇᜓᜎᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
dulas (root)
actor (focus)
kadudulas (completive formal past past-recent)
madulas (formal imperative)
kakadulas (completive informal past past-recent)
madulas (imperative informal)

tl-infl-table

madulas


sagingan

[sɐˈɣiː.ŋɐn̪]

[sɐ.ɣɪˈŋan̪]


sagingan

[sɐˈɣiː.ŋɐn̪]

[sɐ.ɣɪˈŋan̪]


kalaw

a hornbill, especially of the species Buceros hydrocorax


lubid

From Proto-Philippine *lúbid. Compare Bikol Central lubid, Cebuano lubid, Maranao lobid, and Tausug lubid.

(figurative) fabrication; invention (of lies, excuses, etc.)


inang-panguman

tl-noun

ináng-pangumán or ináng-panguman (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜅ᜔ᜉᜅᜓᜋᜈ᜔)

ináng-pangumán (canonical)
ináng-panguman (canonical)
ᜁᜈᜅ᜔ᜉᜅᜓᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪˌn̪am pɐˈŋuː.mɐn̪]


biyaya

Ultimately from Sanskrit व्यय (vyaya, “spending”). A borrowing from Malay biaya (“expense; charge”) is also considered, given trade between the Hindu Srivijaya Empire and the pre-colonial Philippines. Compare Javanese ꦧꦶꦪꦪ (biyaya).


lagusan

pierced; penetrated (from one side to the other)


lagusan

tl-verb

lagusán (complete nilagusan, progressive nilalagusan, contemplative lalagusan, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

lagusán (canonical)
nilagusan (completive)
nilalagusan (progressive)
lalagusan (contemplative)
ᜎᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
lagos (root)
lagusan (infinitive)
nilagusan (completive root)
nilalagusan (progressive root)
inalagusan (dialectal progressive root)
lalagusan (contemplative objective)
alagusan (contemplative dialectal objective)
lagusi (dialectal imperative objective)

lagusan

to pass through (as through a tunnel, etc.)

to pierce through; to penetrate through and through


sapiro

Borrowed from Spanish zafiro (“sapphire”).


lamira

[lɐˈmiː.ɾɐʔ]


lamira

[lɐˈmiː.ɾɐʔ]

squeezing of a thick substance to make it sirupy and sticky


kulat

a variety of fungus that usually grows on decaying wood


bayabasan

tl-verb

bayabasan (complete binayabasan, progressive binabayabasan, contemplative babayabasan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌᜊᜐᜈ᜔)

binayabasan (completive)
binabayabasan (progressive)
babayabasan (contemplative)
ᜊᜌᜊᜐᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
bayabas (root)
bayabasan (infinitive)
binayabasan (completive root)
binabayabasan (progressive root)
inabayabasan (dialectal progressive root)
babayabasan (contemplative objective)
abayabasan (contemplative dialectal objective)
bayabasi (dialectal imperative objective)

tl-infl-in-an

bayabasan

bayabasan


utin

[ˈʔuː.t̪ɪn̪]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutin (cf. Cebuano utin, Maranao otin, Tetum uti), from Proto-Austronesian *qutiN.

(colloquial, figurative) inconsequential person


lupog

rotting due to soaking in too much water (of rice, wheat, corn, and other plants)


liyad

bent backwards with the stomach jutting out


liyad

bending of one's body backwards with the stomach jutting out


salog

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saluʀ (“brook or small stream”). Compare Malay salur.

inh+

pool or puddle of water after heavy rain


kwarta

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of kuwarta.


impo

Either from the following:
* From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əmpu (“grandparent/grandchild (recipr.); ancestor; lord, master, owner”)
* From Hokkien, possibly 引婆 (ín-pô), or 姆婆 (ḿ-pô) recorded in the Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum (1626-1642) as “ìn pō” and “m̄ pō”.
Zorc (1985) records both etymologies but finds the Chinese etymology as less likely.

inh

University of Santo Tomas#Libraries and archives


luwa

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (cf. Cebuano luwa, Fijian lua, Malagasy lua, Malay luah, and Maori ruaki).

ejection from the mouth; spitting (of an object in one's mouth)

bulging out; sticking out (of something)

(by extension) ejection (as from a machine, etc.)


liwat

pouring of liquid from one container to another (to cool or mix the liquid)


kalbo

Borrowed from Spanish calvo (“bald”) with a stress shift due to having a closed penultimate syllable, from Latin calvus.

(figurative) devoid of trees; cleared (of a mountain or a forest)


maluto

From ma- + luto (“cook”). Compare Kapampangan malutu (“red”) and Maranao maloto' (“dark in color”).


maluto

tl-verb

malutò (complete naluto, progressive naluluto, contemplative maluluto, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜓᜆᜓ)

malutò (canonical)
naluto (completive)
naluluto (progressive)
maluluto (contemplative)
ᜋᜎᜓᜆᜓ (Baybayin)
luto (root)
maluto (infinitive root trigger-actor)
naluto (completive root trigger-actor)
naluluto (progressive trigger-actor)
maluluto (contemplative trigger-actor)
kaluluto (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakaluto (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
ipaluto (infinitive root trigger-object)
ipinaluto (completive root trigger-object)
ipinaluluto (progressive trigger-object)
ipinapaluto (progressive trigger-object)
ipaluluto (contemplative trigger-object)
ipapaluto (contemplative trigger-object)
lutuan (directional infinitive root)
nilutuan (completive directional root)
nilulutuan (directional progressive)
inalutuan (dialectal directional progressive)
lulutuan (contemplative directional)
alutuan (contemplative dialectal directional)
paglutuan (infinitive root trigger-locative)
pinaglutuan (completive root trigger-locative)
pinapaglutuan (progressive trigger-locative)
pinaglulutuan (progressive trigger-locative)
papaglutuan (contemplative trigger-locative)
paglulutuan (contemplative trigger-locative)
ipanluto (infinitive root trigger-instrument)
ipinanluto (completive root trigger-instrument)
ipinapanluto (progressive trigger-instrument)
ipapanluto (contemplative trigger-instrument)
ikaluto (infinitive root trigger-causative)
ikinaluto (completive root trigger-causative)
ikinaluluto (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakaluto (progressive trigger-causative)
ikaluluto (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakaluto (contemplative trigger-causative)
magpaluto (infinitive trigger-actor)
nagpaluto (completive trigger-actor)
nagpapaluto (progressive trigger-actor)
magpapaluto (contemplative trigger-actor)
kapaluluto (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapapaluto (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapagpapaluto (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakapaluto (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
palutuin (actor-secondary infinitive)
pinaluto (actor-secondary completive)
pinaluluto (actor-secondary progressive)
pinapaluto (actor-secondary progressive)
palulutuin (actor-secondary contemplative)
papalutuin (actor-secondary contemplative)
palutuan (directional infinitive)
pinalutuan (completive directional)
pinapalutuan (directional progressive)
pinalulutuan (directional progressive)
papalutuan (contemplative directional)
palulutuan (contemplative directional)
ikapagpaluto (infinitive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpaluto (completive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpapaluto (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakapagpaluto (progressive trigger-causative)
ikapagpapaluto (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakapagpaluto (contemplative trigger-causative)
makaluto (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakaluto (completive trigger-actor)
nakaluluto (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakaluto (progressive trigger-actor)
makaluluto (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakaluto (contemplative trigger-actor)
maipaluto (infinitive trigger-object)
naipaluto (completive trigger-object)
naipaluluto (formal progressive trigger-object)
naipapaluto (progressive trigger-object)
naiipaluto (progressive trigger-object)
maipaluluto (contemplative formal trigger-object)
maipapaluto (contemplative trigger-object)
maiipaluto (contemplative trigger-object)
malutuan (directional infinitive)
nalutuan (completive directional)
nalulutuan (directional progressive)
malulutuan (contemplative directional)
makapagpaluto (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakapagpaluto (completive trigger-actor)
nakapagpapaluto (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakapagpaluto (progressive trigger-actor)
makapagpapaluto (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakapagpaluto (contemplative trigger-actor)
mapaluto (actor-secondary infinitive)
napaluto (actor-secondary completive)
napaluluto (actor-secondary formal progressive)
napapaluto (actor-secondary progressive)
mapaluluto (actor-secondary contemplative formal)
mapapaluto (actor-secondary contemplative)
mapalutuan (directional infinitive)
napalutuan (completive directional)
napalulutuan (directional formal progressive)
napapalutuan (directional progressive)
mapalulutuan (contemplative directional formal)
mapapalutuan (contemplative directional)
maikapagpaluto (infinitive trigger-causative)
naikapagpaluto (completive trigger-causative)
naikapagpapaluto (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naikakapagpaluto (progressive trigger-causative)
naiikapagpaluto (progressive trigger-causative)
maikapagpapaluto (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
maikakapagpaluto (contemplative trigger-causative)
maiikapagpaluto (contemplative trigger-causative)
makiluto (direct infinitive)
nakiluto (completive direct)
nakikiluto (direct progressive)
makikiluto (contemplative direct)
makipagpaluto (indirect infinitive)
nakipagpaluto (completive indirect)
nakikipagpaluto (indirect progressive)
makikipagpaluto (contemplative indirect)


maluto

(dialectal, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon) food brought when travelling


maluto

Hindi maluto ang pagkapula nitong suga.

The coloration of this incarnadine is not fine.


lukban

lukbán (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Quezon (dialectal)
Marinduque (dialectal)
Mindoro (dialectal)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *luk(ə)ban. Compare Bikol Central lukban, Ibanag lubban, and Yakan lukban.


upaw

act of shaving off the hair (of one's head)


Kana

tl-noun

Kanâ (masculine Kano, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ)

Kanâ (canonical)
Kano (masculine)
ᜃᜈ (Baybayin)

... 'yan ang kutis na pinagkakamatayan ng mga Kana sa States. Kaya sila malimit sa dagat ... nagpapasun-tan ba." "Aba, wala namang malamang gawin ang mga dalaga rito sa atin kung pa'no magpapaputi." “Madali 'yan... bleach .

ANITA: Lalo na kung makikita ka nilang nagpapasikat sa pagsayaw sa mga Kana. (Napapangiti si Ruben. Magka- katinginan ang mag-asawa, matitigilan) RUBEN : Kung ganoo'y saan mo gustong tumira, Anita? ANITA: Sa bunso mo kaya.

1984, Women Writers in Media Now (Philippines), Filipina I: poetry, drama, fiction, Cellar Book Shop

(informal, sometimes offensive, ethnic slur) female American (citizen of the United States)


bulong

→ Kapampangan: bulung

incantation (such as used by quack doctors, etc.)


ulikba

white-feathered fowl with dark skin and meat

(by extension, offensive) dark-skinned person


magmula

tl-verb

magmulâ (complete nagmula, progressive nagmumula, contemplative magmumula, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜋᜓᜎ)

magmulâ (canonical)
nagmula (completive)
nagmumula (progressive)
magmumula (contemplative)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜋᜓᜎ (Baybayin)


banoy

Early borrowing from a South Luzon axis language, possibly Kapampangan, from Proto-Philippine *banuʀ (“hawk; eagle”). Cognate with Isnag bannog, Batad Ifugao bannug, Cebuano banog, and Maranao banog.


islip

Borrowed from English slip, possibly from Middle Dutch slippe or Middle Low German slippe.


islip

Borrowed from English slip, possibly from Middle Low German slippen.


balikat

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balikat. Compare Alangan balikat (“shoulder”) and Malay belikat (“scapula”).


sangkalan

sangkalán (complete sinangkalan, progressive sinasangkalan, contemplative sasangkalan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜈ᜔)

sangkalán (canonical)
sinangkalan (completive)
sinasangkalan (progressive)
sasangkalan (contemplative)
ᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
sangkal (root)
sangkalan (infinitive)
sinangkalan (completive root)
sinasangkalan (progressive root)
inasangkalan (dialectal progressive root)
sasangkalan (contemplative objective)
asangkalan (contemplative dialectal objective)
sangkali (dialectal imperative objective)

sangkalan

Sinangkalan ang nanay ng suso.

The mother had her breast hardened due to overaccumulated milk.

to have one's breasts hardened due to overaccumulation of milk (of a nursing mother)


urong

backward movement; moving back; retreat; recession

postponement (of events, activities, etc.)

(chiefly Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Rizal) clearing of table after eating

(chiefly Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Rizal) washing the dishes

end from work shift; dismissal from work

retreat from a fight or contest; refusal to fight anymore


urong

given to retreating or running away (from a fight)


ulay

ulay (canonical)
uláy (canonical)
ᜂᜎᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ulay.


ulay

(agriculture) act of covering young plants to stimulate growth


ulila

[ʔʊˈliː.lɐʔ]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ulila (“orphan”).


ulila

[ʔʊˈliː.lɐʔ]


bulkan

Borrowed from Spanish volcán (“volcano”), from Italian vulcano from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan”).


iilan

[ˌʔiː.ʔɪˈlan̪]


iilan

[ˌʔiː.ʔɪˈlan̪]


sinapismo

Borrowed from Spanish sinapismo, from Late Latin sinapismus, from Ancient Greek σιναπισμός (sinapismós), from σίναπι (sínapi, “mustard”).


katay

Possibly related to Proto-Austronesian *aCay (“death”) (compare Tagalog matay, patay, and bitay), or from Hokkien 共伊刣 (kā i thâi, literally “have it/him/her slaughtered”) according to Chan-Yap (1980). See more at Hokkien 刣 (thâi) where the second element may simply be a substrate cognate word comparable to Proto-Austronesian *aCay (“death”).

noncog

act of killing or butchering an animal for food

act of cutting a butchered animal into pieces

(by extension) fish, small pieces of meat, etc. tied or strung together in a bundle


katay

slaughtered or butchered for food, referring to an animal

cut into big pieces, referring to a butchered animal


Sanson

Possibly from Hokkien 曾孫／曾孙 (chan-sun, “great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Sanson (Compare Tagalog Singson), or from a hypercorrection of Samson, from Spanish Samson, originally from Literary Hokkien 三孫／三孙 (sam-sun), corrected with Mandarin 三 (sān).

der

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry


plaslayt

ᜉ᜔ᜎᜐ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


Kho

Borrowed from Hokkien 許／许 (Khó). Doublet of Co and Ko.


pakimkim

pakimkím (canonical)
ᜉᜃᜒᜋ᜔ᜃᜒᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

money given by godparents to the godchild


Belhika

Borrowed from Spanish Bélgica (“Belgium”).

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

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Belhika

female equivalent of Belhiko: female Belgian


bidbiran

tl-verb

bidbirán (complete binidbiran, progressive binibidbiran, contemplative bibidbiran, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜇᜈ᜔)

bidbirán (canonical)
binidbiran (completive)
binibidbiran (progressive)
bibidbiran (contemplative)
ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜊᜒᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
bidbid (root)
bidbiran (infinitive)
binidbiran (completive root)
binibidbiran (progressive root)
inabidbiran (dialectal progressive root)
bibidbiran (contemplative objective)
abidbiran (contemplative dialectal objective)
bidbiri (dialectal imperative objective)

bidbiran

to wind around something (of rope, wire, string, etc.)


bayong

→ Agutaynen: bayong

→ Chavacano: bayon

→ Ibaloi: bayong

→ Ilocano: bay-ong

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayuquŋ (“bag of plaited palm leaves”). Compare Ilocano bay-ong, Hiligaynon bayoong and Brunei Malay bayong.

inh

bayong (large bag or sack made of woven buri palm leaves)


bayani

Borrowed from Kapampangan bayani, from Proto-Philippine *baʀani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”). Expected word would be *bagani if directly inherited. Cognate with Cebuano bagani, Maranao bagani, Malay berani, and Marshallese peran. Doublet of balani.

der

person who offers free service in a cooperative endeavor


sumbo

Borrowed from Malay sumbu (“wick; fuse”). Compare Kapampangan sumbu, Maranao sombo (“wick”), and Javanese ꦱꦸꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (sumbu, “wick; fuse”).


sumbi

(Batangas) punch; box; blow (with one's fist on the face, nose, etc.)


palara

Possibly from Malay perada (“tinsel; gold foil”), ultimately from Sanskrit पारद (pārada, “mercury; quicksilver”).

der

foil (thin aluminum or tin used to wrap food)


Kua

From Hokkien 柯 (Koa), via Spanish Kua. Doublet of Cua and Koa.


makapangyarihan

tl-adj

makapangyarihan (plural makakapangyarihan, superlative pinakamakapangyarihan, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜉᜅ᜔ᜌᜇᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

makakapangyarihan (plural)
pinakamakapangyarihan (superlative)
ᜋᜃᜉᜅ᜔ᜌᜇᜒᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


magugol

magugol (plural magugugol, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜓᜄᜓᜎ᜔)


magugol

tl-verb

magugol (complete nagugol, progressive nagugugol, contemplative magugugol, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜓᜄᜓᜎ᜔)

nagugol (completive)
nagugugol (progressive)
magugugol (contemplative)
ᜋᜄᜓᜄᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


hilom

closing up of an opening (as of cracks on the ground)


hilom

closed up; filled up (as of cracks on the ground)


birada

[bɪˈɾaː.d̪ɐ]


edukada

[ʔɛ.d̪ʊˈxaː.d̪ɐ]


makruh

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic مَكْرُوه (makrūh).


tagiamo

[t̪ɐ.ɣɪˈʔaː.moʔ]


abuab

[ʔɐ.bʊˈʔab̚]

Lophopetalum javanicum
Wikispecies:Lophopetalum javanicum

(botany) tree whose bark is used to poison arrows (Lophopetalum javanicum)


luglog

rinsing by shaking in water (especially a bottle)

shaking to make something fall (such as fruits on a tree)


luglog

rinsed by shaking in water (especially a bottle)

fallen after shaking (such as fruits on a tree)

shaken; rocked (of passengers on a vehicle)

dipped in boiling stock then added with condiments (of noodles cooked as pancit luglug)


bahagan

tl-verb

bahagán (complete binahagan, progressive binabahagan, contemplative babahagan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜄᜈ᜔)

bahagán (canonical)
binahagan (completive)
binabahagan (progressive)
babahagan (contemplative)
ᜊᜑᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
hag (root)
bahagan (infinitive)
binahagan (completive root)
binabahagan (progressive root)
inabahagan (dialectal progressive root)
babahagan (contemplative objective)
abahagan (contemplative dialectal objective)
bahagi (dialectal imperative objective)

bahagan


ranggo

Borrowed from Spanish rango, from French rang.


liryo

Borrowed from Spanish lirio, from Latin līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion).


amarilyo

Borrowed from Spanish amarillo, from Old Spanish amariello, from Late Latin amarellus, from Latin amarus (“bitter, sour”).

Tagetes erecta
Tagetes erecta#Translingual

Mexican marigold; Tagetes erecta (plant and flower)


amarilyo

Papasok sa entablado si Jose Rizal at magiging kulay-amarilyo ang liwanag.

1983, Federico Licsi Espino, Bonifacio at Plaridel: apat na dula, page 8

Jose Rizal will enter the stage and the light will become yellow-colored.


nipis

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipis, from Proto-Austronesian *Nipis. Cognate with Malay nipis, Eastern Cham ꨤꨪꨚꨪꩍ (lipih), ꨤꨚꨪꩍ (lapih), Chamorro kanifes.


maong

Borrowed from Spanish mahón (“nankeen, especially the blue cloth; jeans”), named after Mahón, capital city of Minorca, Balearic Islands, where in the 18th century English ships transshipped cargo destined for Spanish ports in the Levant. The city name is then from Latin Portus Magōnis, from Magō, from Punic 𐤌𐤂𐤍 (mgn).


Marisol

Borrowed from Spanish Marisol. Blend of Maria + Soledad.

a diminutive of the female given name Maria Soledad


Agustin

Agustín (canonical)
ᜀᜄᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐ.ɣʊsˈt̪in̪]

a surname transferred from the given name


kamya

Hedychium coronarium
Hedychium coronarium#Translingual

white ginger lily (Hedychium coronarium)


Estrella

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛsˈt̪ɾɛl.jɐ]


alangilan

[ʔɐ.lɐˈŋiː.lɐn̪]


Moises

a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Moses


Reyna

Coordinate term: Hari

Reyna Rehente Maria Cristina

honorific used before the name of a queen: Queen


hingan

tl-verb

hingán (complete hiningan, progressive hinihingan, contemplative hihingan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅᜈ᜔)

hingán (canonical)
hiningan (completive)
hinihingan (progressive)
hihingan (contemplative)
ᜑᜒᜅᜈ᜔ (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)
hingan (infinitive root trigger-object)
hiningan (completive root trigger-object)
hinihingan (progressive trigger-object)
inahingan (dialectal progressive trigger-object)
hihingan (contemplative trigger-object)
ahingan (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)
pahingan (infinitive trigger-object)
pinahingan (completive trigger-object)
pinapahingan (progressive trigger-object)
pinahihingan (progressive trigger-object)
papahingan (contemplative trigger-object)
pahihingan (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)
mahingan (infinitive trigger-object)
nahingan (completive trigger-object)
nahihingan (progressive trigger-object)
mahihingan (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)
mapahingan (infinitive trigger-object)
napahingan (completive trigger-object)
napahihingan (formal progressive trigger-object)
napapahingan (progressive trigger-object)
mapahihingan (contemplative formal trigger-object)
mapapahingan (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 hingian, from hingi + -an.

to request something of; to ask something of (someone)


Yee

Borrowed from English Yee, from either Taishanese 余 (yi³) or Cantonese 余 (jyu⁴) or Mandarin 余 (yú), perhaps from Hokkien 余 (î).

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese [in turn from Hokkien] or from Mandarin [in turn from Hokkien]


sampagita

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish sampaguita, analytically sampaga + -ita. The Spanish-influenced spelling sampaguita has been retained in common use.

Jasminum sambac
Jasminum sambac#Translingual


pawikan

From Proto-Philippine *pawíkan. Compare Bikol Central pawikan, Cebuano pawikan, and Tausug payukan.


kwatro

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of kuwatro.


singko

Borrowed from Spanish cinco, from Vulgar Latin cīnque, dissimilation of Latin quīnque.


singko

acute turns (in a design, engraved work, course of a stream, etc.)


timbang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timbaŋ (“balanced”). Compare Cebuano timbang, Kapampangan timbang, and Malay timbang.


buwakaw

(slang, especially of a politician) brazenly greedy


kapitbansa

tl-noun

kápitbansâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐ)

kápitbansâ (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐ (Baybayin)


gatid

[ˈɡaː.t̪ɪd̪̚]

tough tissues of meat which are hard to chew


magaslaw

tl-adj

magasláw (plural magagaslaw, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜐ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔)

magasláw (canonical)
magagaslaw (plural)
ᜋᜄᜐ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

harsh; rude; not gentle; coarse and rough in manners


kapitbahay

tl-noun

kápitbáhay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

kápitbáhay (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


barkilyos

barkilyos (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜊᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish barquillos, plural of barquillo.


hinanakit

hinanakít (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜈᜈᜃᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

From hin- + sakit with elision, from an initial reduplication of sakit.


kansing

Borrowed from Malay kancing (“buckle; fastener; button”). Possibly onomatopoeic in origin. Compare Javanese ꦏꦚ꧀ꦕꦶꦁ (kanycing, “lock, door lock; button”).


karay

Borrowed from Spanish carey (“tortoise shell”), from Taíno carey.


dapog

thick, black smoke from burning humid firewood


dapog

fire in an open stove in which firewood is used


kapol

Borrowed from Malay kapur, from Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ. Doublet of alkampor and apog.

act and manner of smearing and daubing something with any greasy, sticky, or dirty substance

any greasy, sticky, or dirty substance smeared on something, such as wax, paint, blood, or varnish

(obsolete) bitumen made of lime and oil for caulking holes or cracks in vessels


kapol

covered, smudged or smeared over with something greasy, sticky, or dirty


tsansa

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English chance, from Middle English chance, cheance, chaunce, cheaunce, a borrowing from Old French cheance, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia (“falling”). Doublet of kadensiya.


tulakis

tl-noun

tulakís or tulakis (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜃᜒᜐ᜔)

tulakís (canonical)
tulakis (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜎᜃᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


tiyak

Borrowed from Hokkien, as per Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948), possibly:
* 的 (tiak, “true; real”), as in 的確／的确 (tiak-khak, “indeed; really”) with the Hokkien term as used in the Philippines, attested in the Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum (1626-1642), defined in Spanish as ciertamente (“certainly”).
* 大約／大约 (tāi-iak, “approximately; more or less; probably; likely”)


siphayo

disappointed; frustrated; made unhappy for failing to realize one's desire or expectation


kutipaw

taong kutipaw


alalay

[ʔɐ.lɐˈlaɪ̯]

slowing down through control (as in driving a car, eating, drinking, etc.)

care; carefulness (in doing, holding, or carrying something)


alalay

[ʔɐ.lɐˈlaɪ̯]


tikal

tiredness or numbness of feet due too excessive walking or moving about (sometimes bruising)


tikal

(medicine) abrasion under a foot due to excessive walking


tulok

(medicine) infection in the ear causing the discharge of earwax or cerumen

(medicine) ill-smelling, corrupt, or filthy blood mixed with pus in the ear


sigarilyo

Borrowed from Spanish cigarrillo, from cigarro (“cigar”) + -illo (“diminutive suffix”).


salubsob

salubsób (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

sliver; splinter stuck in the skin or flesh


sisiw

From Proto-Philippine *sisiw (“baby chick”), from Proto-Austronesian *siwsiw (“to cheep; baby chick”). Compare Pangasinan siwsiw, Karao sisiw, Sambali sisiw, Kapampangan sisi, Bikol Central siwo / siyo, Aklanon isiw, Mansaka osoy, and Amis ciwciw.

inh

(slang) child's play (something simple or easy)


sisiw

“Ewan ko sa iyo, pero nu'ng kami pa dati nina Reinhardt ang parehong nasa tests, parang sisiw lang sa kanya. Bilib ako sa batang iyon. Magaling at mabilis. Kaya niya agad naipasa.” Yumuko si Kenji. “Kuya Reinhardt...” “Ngayon, tara na at ...

2015, Kirsten Nimwey, The Explorers Series Box Set (Tagalog Edition), Kirsten Nimwey

Hindi na ko mag-aaral, sisiw lang sa akin ang test sa math. basang sisiw — api, kaawa-awa. Para siyang basang- sisiw nang malaman niyang bumagsak siya sa bar. inakay/kiti — bata. Marami akong inakay. sawa — mahilig yumakap, heto ...

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

... kang mag-alala, sisiw lang ang kalaban natin sa basketball.' — Drawing. Certainly not with the help of a pencil and a drawing board, for it means 'a mere joke' or 'always joking, no more formality' as in Turo ka na lang drawing. Magpor- mal ...

1995, Saint Louis University Research Journal


lulay

Ang inyong pag-iimpok sa bangko ay nagsisilbing lulay ng bayan sa kaunlaran.


talurang

[t̪ɐˈluː.ɾɐŋ]

landing structure on at the foot of a flight of stairs


talusaling

talusalíng (canonical)
ᜆᜎᜓᜐᜎᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


sandata

Borrowed from Malay senjata (“weapon”), from Sanskrit संयत्त (saṃyatta, “prepared, ready, being on one's guard”).


tangwa

Borrowed from Hokkien 窗仔 (thang-á, “window”) according to Manuel (1948).

bor+

sheer edge of a steep height (as of a cliff, precipice, table, etc.)

(Southern Tagalog, chiefly Batangas) any opening where one might fall from


salabat

Borrowed from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba, “non-alcoholic drink”). Compare Malay serbat and Persian شربت (šarbat). Doublet of sorbetes.


salabat

scattered obstruction on the way (especially branches or twigs of trees, etc.)

small branches or twigs sticking out in the forest (causing obstruction)


litak

fissure; small crack (on surfaces of wood, marble, etc.)


sawo

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


tangkulok

Borrowed from Malay tengkolok. Compare Banjarese tangkuluk, Minangkabau tingkuluak, and Tausug tangkuluk.

tengkolok a traditional headgear used by the peoples of Maritime Southeast Asia


kabisi

(colloquial) Chinese owner, manager, or boss of a Chinese store


lintos

open blister (usually formed by friction on one's palms, heels, etc.)


sagal

slowness due to some obstacle or hindrance; sluggishness


lugo

extremely weakened by disease (especially of birds and fowl, figuratively with humans)


lugo

extreme weakness due to disease or frustration


karang

shed or roof-covering for native boats, usually made of nipa or woven bamboo splits

leather or felt uppers of shoes or slippers


karang

stamping of feet, as in anger or in playing


butas-ilong

tl-noun

butas-ilóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜐ᜔ᜁᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

butas-ilóng (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜆᜐ᜔ᜁᜎᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


tagulamin

tagulamín (canonical)
ᜆᜄᜓᜎᜋᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

mildew; mold (especially that formed on dirty clothes left unwashed for a long time)


luyok

arched or bent downward (of a branch heavy with fruit)


luyok

bending or arching downward (of a branch heavy with fruit)


agipo

short firebrand; firebrand of glowing wood


talasok

small bar or latch used as a fastener for a window, door, etc.


laylayan

hemline; lower edge (of a garment or cloth)


lisok

condition of being dislocated or sprained (of bones)


laroy

excessive softness (as of a viscous substance)


lanab

fatty substance on the surface of broth or milk


lamay

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lámay (“a wake for the dead, night vigil”). Compare Kapampangan lamay (“vigil at night; to stay awake at night to work”).

cog

(obsolete, by extension) watching something at night


libing

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ləbəŋ (“to bury/dig excavate”), from Proto-Austronesian *ləbəŋ (“to bury”). Compare Kapampangan albang, Asi yubong, Bikol Central lubong, Aklanon eubong, Cebuano lubong, Hiligaynon lubong, Maranao lebeng, and Western Bukidnon Manobo leveng.


kakaw

Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. Doublet of kokwa and kakawate.

Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao#Translingual


lingkaw

Borrowed from Hokkien 兩鉤／两钩 (liáng-kau, “a kind of scythe”), according to Manuel (1948).


lason

Borrowed from Malay racun. Compare Sambali lason, Cuyunon lason, Tausug lassun, and Javanese ꦫꦕꦸꦤ꧀ (racun).

(figurative) harmful thing; destructive thing; poison (to one's happiness or welfare)


ahang

vainglory; extreme self-pride and boastfulness


ahang

vainglorious; extremely proud and boastful


lapay

lacking in claimed weight (as checked in the balance)


lapay

small house or shelter (built in the middle of a high lot or on top of a hill)


inumin

tl-noun

ínúmin or inumín (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔)

ínúmin (canonical)
inumín (canonical)
ᜁᜈᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔiːˈn̪uː.mɪn̪]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inumən (“drink”) (cf. Bikol Central inomon, Cebuano imnon, Ilocano inumen, Malagasy inomina), or analytically inom + -in.


inumin

tl-verb

inumín (complete ininom, progressive iniinom, contemplative iinumin, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔)

inumín (canonical)
ininom (completive)
iniinom (progressive)
iinumin (contemplative)
ᜁᜈᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
inom (root)
uminom (infinitive root trigger-actor)
uminom (completive root trigger-actor)
umiinom (progressive trigger-actor)
nainom (dialectal progressive trigger-actor)
iinom (contemplative trigger-actor)
mainom (contemplative dialectal trigger-actor)
kaiinom (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakainom (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
inumin (infinitive root trigger-object)
ininom (completive root trigger-object)
iniinom (progressive trigger-object)
inainom (dialectal progressive trigger-object)
iinumin (contemplative trigger-object)
ainumin (contemplative dialectal trigger-object)
inuman (directional infinitive root)
ininuman (completive directional root)
iniinuman (directional progressive)
inainuman (dialectal directional progressive)
iinuman (contemplative directional)
ainuman (contemplative dialectal directional)
pag-inuman (infinitive root trigger-locative)
pinag-inuman (completive root trigger-locative)
pinapag-inuman (progressive trigger-locative)
pinag-iinuman (progressive trigger-locative)
papag-inuman (contemplative trigger-locative)
pag-iinuman (contemplative trigger-locative)
iinom (benefactive infinitive root)
iniinom (benefactive completive root)
iniiinom (benefactive progressive)
iiinom (benefactive contemplative)
ipang-inom (infinitive root trigger-instrument)
ipinang-inom (completive root trigger-instrument)
ipinapang-inom (progressive trigger-instrument)
ipapang-inom (contemplative trigger-instrument)
ikainom (infinitive root trigger-causative)
ikinainom (completive root trigger-causative)
ikinaiinom (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakainom (progressive trigger-causative)
ikaiinom (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakainom (contemplative trigger-causative)
iinom (emphatic infinitive rare root trigger-causative)
iniinom (completive emphatic rare root trigger-causative)
iniiinom (emphatic progressive rare trigger-causative)
iiinom (contemplative emphatic rare trigger-causative)
iinom (infinitive root trigger-measurement)
iniinom (completive root trigger-measurement)
iniiinom (progressive trigger-measurement)
iiinom (contemplative trigger-measurement)
magpainom (infinitive trigger-actor)
nagpainom (completive trigger-actor)
nagpapainom (progressive trigger-actor)
magpapainom (contemplative trigger-actor)
kapaiinom (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapapainom (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapagpapainom (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakapainom (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
painumin (actor-secondary infinitive)
pinainom (actor-secondary completive)
pinaiinom (actor-secondary progressive)
pinapainom (actor-secondary progressive)
paiinumin (actor-secondary contemplative)
papainumin (actor-secondary contemplative)
ipainom (infinitive trigger-object)
ipinainom (completive trigger-object)
ipinaiinom (progressive trigger-object)
ipinapainom (progressive trigger-object)
ipaiinom (contemplative trigger-object)
ipapainom (contemplative trigger-object)
painuman (directional infinitive)
pinainuman (completive directional)
pinapainuman (directional progressive)
pinaiinuman (directional progressive)
papainuman (contemplative directional)
paiinuman (contemplative directional)
ipagpainom (benefactive infinitive)
ipinagpainom (benefactive completive)
ipinagpapainom (benefactive formal progressive)
ipinapagpainom (benefactive progressive)
ipagpapainom (benefactive contemplative formal)
ipapagpainom (benefactive contemplative)
ikapagpainom (infinitive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpainom (completive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpapainom (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakapagpainom (progressive trigger-causative)
ikapagpapainom (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakapagpainom (contemplative trigger-causative)
pagpainuman (infinitive trigger-locative)
pinagpainuman (completive trigger-locative)
pinagpapaiinuman (formal progressive trigger-locative)
pinapagpainuman (progressive trigger-locative)
pagpapaiinuman (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
papagpainuman (contemplative trigger-locative)
papag-inuman (infinitive trigger-locative)
pinapag-inuman (completive trigger-locative)
pinapapag-inuman (progressive trigger-locative)
papapag-inuman (contemplative trigger-locative)
makainom (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakainom (completive trigger-actor)
nakaiinom (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakainom (progressive trigger-actor)
makaiinom (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakainom (contemplative trigger-actor)
mapainom (infinitive trigger-actor)
napainom (completive trigger-actor)
napaiinom (formal progressive trigger-actor)
napapainom (progressive trigger-actor)
mapaiinom (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
mapapainom (contemplative trigger-actor)
mainom (infinitive trigger-object)
nainom (completive trigger-object)
naiinom (progressive trigger-object)
maiinom (contemplative trigger-object)
mainuman (directional infinitive)
nainuman (completive directional)
naiinuman (directional progressive)
maiinuman (contemplative directional)
maiinom (benefactive infinitive)
naiinom (benefactive completive)
naiiinom (benefactive progressive)
maiiinom (benefactive contemplative)
maikainom (infinitive trigger-causative)
naikainom (completive trigger-causative)
naikaiinom (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naikakainom (progressive trigger-causative)
naiikainom (progressive trigger-causative)
naikaiinom (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
naikakainom (contemplative trigger-causative)
naiikainom (contemplative trigger-causative)
maiinom (infinitive trigger-causative)
naiinom (completive trigger-causative)
naiiinom (progressive trigger-causative)
maiiinom (contemplative trigger-causative)
mapag-inoman (infinitive trigger-locative)
napag-inoman (completive trigger-locative)
napag-iinoman (formal progressive trigger-locative)
napapag-inoman (progressive trigger-locative)
mapag-iinoman (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
mapapag-inoman (contemplative trigger-locative)
makapagpainom (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakapagpainom (completive trigger-actor)
nakapagpapainom (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakapagpainom (progressive trigger-actor)
makapagpapainom (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakapagpainom (contemplative trigger-actor)
mapainom (actor-secondary infinitive)
napainom (actor-secondary completive)
napaiinom (actor-secondary formal progressive)
napapainom (actor-secondary progressive)
mapaiinom (actor-secondary contemplative formal)
mapapainom (actor-secondary contemplative)
maipainom (infinitive trigger-object)
naipainom (completive trigger-object)
naipaiinom (formal progressive trigger-object)
naipapainom (progressive trigger-object)
naiipainom (progressive trigger-object)
maipaiinom (contemplative formal trigger-object)
maipapainom (contemplative trigger-object)
maiipainom (contemplative trigger-object)
mapainuman (directional infinitive)
napainuman (completive directional)
napaiinuman (directional formal progressive)
napapainuman (directional progressive)
mapaiinuman (contemplative directional formal)
mapapainuman (contemplative directional)
maipagpainom (benefactive infinitive)
naipagpainom (benefactive completive)
naipagpapainom (benefactive formal progressive)
naipapagpainom (benefactive progressive)
naiipagpainom (benefactive progressive)
maipagpapainom (benefactive contemplative formal)
maipapagpainom (benefactive contemplative)
maiipagpainom (benefactive contemplative)
maikapagpainom (infinitive trigger-causative)
naikapagpainom (completive trigger-causative)
naikapagpapainom (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naikakapagpainom (progressive trigger-causative)
naiikapagpainom (progressive trigger-causative)
maikapagpapainom (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
maikakapagpainom (contemplative trigger-causative)
maiikapagpainom (contemplative trigger-causative)
mapagpainuman (infinitive trigger-locative)
napagpainuman (completive trigger-locative)
napagpapaiinuman (formal progressive trigger-locative)
napapagpainuman (progressive trigger-locative)
mapagpapaiinuman (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
mapapagpainuman (contemplative trigger-locative)
mapapag-inuman (infinitive trigger-locative)
napapag-inuman (completive trigger-locative)
napapapag-inuman (progressive trigger-locative)
mapapapag-inuman (contemplative trigger-locative)
makiinom (direct infinitive)
nakiinom (completive direct)
nakikiinom (direct progressive)
makikiinom (contemplative direct)
makipagpainom (indirect infinitive)
nakipagpainom (completive indirect)
nakikipagpainom (indirect progressive)
makikipagpainom (contemplative indirect)

[ˌʔiːˈn̪uː.mɪn̪]


libog

(Batangas) drive, passion, or enthusiasm in one's actions

(Batangas, by extension) vigour; energy; activeness; liveliness


lagari

[lɐˈɣaː.ɾɪʔ]

[lɐˈɣaː.ɾɛʔ]

Borrowed from Malay gergaji, ultimately from Sanskrit क्रकच (krakaca, “saw”). Compare Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Kapampangan, Mansaka lagari; Bikol Central, Cuyunon, Masbatenyo, Waray-Waray lagadi; Ilocano ragadi; and Tausug gawgari' (“file”).


lagari

[lɐˈɣaː.ɾɪʔ]

[lɐˈɣaː.ɾɛʔ]


bansiw

stench (especially the sour odor from fermentation)


pilipisan

pílipisán (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜐᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


lamang

From Proto-Philippine *lámaŋ (“only, just, but”). Compare Hanunoo lamang, Agutaynen lamang, and Cebuano lamang.


lamang

Compare Cebuano lam-ang (“overstep; exceed”).


lamang

ahead in one's points over one's opponent


balagat

[bɐˈlaː.ɣɐt̪̚]


laylay

Compare Kapampangan lele and Cebuano laylay.


laylay

layláy (canonical)
ᜎᜌ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
layláy (canonical)
ᜎᜌ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

state or condition of being drooped or hanging loosely

portion of a thing that is drooping or hanging loosely


kuyog

swarm of snakes slithering out of its den to feed

(zoology) rabbitfish (of the family Siganidae)


bisig ng batas

tl-noun

bisig ng batás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜆᜐ᜔)

bisig ng batás (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜆᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


gulyabaw

sweetlips; Plectorhinchus (a kind of fish)


matigas ang katawan

tl-adj

matigás ang katawán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜆᜏᜈ᜔)

matigás ang katawán (canonical)
ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜆᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.t̪ɪˌɣas ʔɐŋ kɐ.t̪ɐˈwan̪]


matigas ang sikmura

matigás ang sikmurà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜋᜓᜇ)

matigás ang sikmurà (canonical)
ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜋᜓᜇ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.t̪ɪˌɣas ʔɐn̪ sɪkˈmuː.ɾɐʔ]


matigas ang buto

matigás ang butó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

matigás ang butó (canonical)
ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


ahas-bahay

From ahas + bahay, literally “house snake”.


matandang tinali

tl-noun

matandáng tinalì (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜈᜎᜒ)

matandáng tinalì (canonical)
ᜋᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜈᜎᜒ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.t̪ɐn̪ˌd̪an̪ t̪ɪˈn̪aː.lɪʔ]

From matanda (“old”) + -ng + tinali (“cockfight rooster”), literally “old rooster”.


matigas pa sa kulig

tl-adj

matigás pa sa kulíg (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜉ ᜐ ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

matigás pa sa kulíg (canonical)
ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜉ ᜐ ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)


gulyasan

Katsuwonus pelamis
Katsuwonus pelamis#Translingual


langaw at gatas

tl-noun

langaw at gatas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜏ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜄᜆᜐ᜔)

ᜎᜅᜏ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜄᜆᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌlaː.ŋaʊ̯ ʔɐt̪ ˈɡaː.t̪ɐs]

(idiomatic) couple with a beautiful woman and an ugly man


pampatabang-puso

pampatabáng-pusò (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉᜆᜊᜅ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜓ)

pampatabáng-pusò (canonical)
ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉᜆᜊᜅ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)

From pampataba + puso, literally “something used to stouten the heart”.

compound

(idiomatic) heart-warmer; something that makes one happy


lantang bulaklak

tl-noun

lantáng bulaklák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔)

lantáng bulaklák (canonical)
ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

(idiomatic) woman who lost her honor; disgraced woman


sira ang bait

tl-adj

sirâ ang baít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜁᜆ᜔)

sirâ ang baít (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜇ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜁᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[sɪˌɾaʔ ʔɐm bɐˈʔit̪̚]

[sɪˌɾaː ʔɐm bɐˈʔit̪̚]

Literally, “one's senses are destroyed”.


laman ng lansangan

tl-noun

lamán ng lansangan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜈ᜔ᜐᜅᜈ᜔)

lamán ng lansangan (canonical)
ᜎᜋᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜈ᜔ᜐᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


makapal ang palad

tl-adj

makapál ang palad (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)

makapál ang palad (canonical)
ᜋᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜎᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


laman ng laman

tl-noun

lamán ng lamán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜋᜈ᜔)

lamán ng lamán (canonical)
ᜎᜋᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “flesh of the flesh”. Compare Cebuano unod sa unod.


makitid ang kumot

tl-adj

makitid ang kumot (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

ᜋᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


hinlalato

hinlalatô (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜎᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

From hin- + dato, with an initial reduplication of dato and a sound shift from /d/ to /l/. Compare Kapampangan taliring datu, and Yakan datu'-datu'.


hinlalaki

hinlalakí (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜎᜃᜒ (Baybayin)

From hin- + laki, from an initial reduplication of laki.


tilis

tl-noun

tilís or tilis (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

tilís (canonical)
tilis (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


tandayag

[t̪ɐn̪ˈd̪aː.jɐɡ̚]

Compare Cebuano tindayag. Doublet of tindayag.


tandayag

[t̪ɐn̪.d̪ɐˈjaɡ̚]


bubuyog

Compare Ilocano alimbubuyog, Bikol Central alimbubuyog, and Cebuano buyog.


langis at tubig

tl-adj

langís at tubig (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜒᜐ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

langís at tubig (canonical)
ᜎᜅᜒᜐ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[lɐˌŋis ʔɐt̪ ˈt̪uː.bɪɡ̚]


langis at tubig

[lɐˌŋis ʔɐt̪ ˈt̪uː.bɪɡ̚]


linay

careful study or analysis of evidence, or arguments such as presented in a court of law


kalingkingan

tl-noun

kálingkíngan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜅᜈ᜔)

kálingkíngan (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiŋkiŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiŋkiŋ. Compare Asi kamayingking, Aklanon kumaeengking, Cebuano kumayingking, Hiligaynon kamalingking, Waray-Waray kamuyingking, Yakan kingking, Maguindanao kingking, Tausug kingking, Indonesian kelingking, Malay kelengkeng, Old Javanese kaliṅkiṅan, and Tok Pisin kilikili. By surface analysis, *kalingking + -an, the root from *kingking + *-al-. (c.f. Malay -el- infix).

ang sakit ng kalingkingan, damdam ng buong katawan

(anatomy) little finger or little toe; pinky

Kumpara sa'yo, 'yang hinanakit mo, wala pa sa kalingkingan ng mga hinanakit na naranasan ko.

2016, owwSIC, That Promdi Girl: Book 3, page 45

Compared to you, that hurt in you, it's not yet at the bounds of the hurt I experienced.

(figurative) bound; boundary; confine; limit


makulay

tl-adj

makulay (plural makukulay, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜓᜎᜌ᜔)


malagatas

milky; milkish (in consistency or color)


maalat

[mɐˈʔaː.lɐt̪̚]


anak sa labas

tl-noun

anák sa labás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜎᜊᜐ᜔)

anák sa labás (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


magiting

tl-adj

magiting (plural magigiting, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

[mɐˈɣiː.t̪ɪŋ]


buteteng laot

tl-noun

buteteng laot (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔ ᜎᜂᜆ᜔)

ᜊᜓᜆᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔ ᜎᜂᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


ibong sawi

ibong sawî (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜓᜅ᜔ ᜐᜏᜒ)

ibong sawî (canonical)
ᜁᜊᜓᜅ᜔ ᜐᜏᜒ (Baybayin)


ibong malaya

ibong malayà (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜎᜌ)

ibong malayà (canonical)
ᜁᜊᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜎᜌ (Baybayin)


bagong-ahon

bagong-ahon (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ᜀᜑᜓᜈ᜔)

ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ᜀᜑᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “newly risen; has just been from a low place, like a river, a rice field, etc.”.

lit

(idiomatic) newcomer; someone who just arrived


hulog ng langit

tl-noun

hulog ng langit (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔)

ᜑᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

(idiomatic) good luck; godsend; heaven-sent


hiram na ulo

hirám na ulo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇᜋ᜔ ᜈ ᜂᜎᜓ)

hirám na ulo (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜇᜋ᜔ ᜈ ᜂᜎᜓ (Baybayin)

(idiomatic) talent which is not inborn; borrowed wisdom


ikapitong langit

ikapitóng langit (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜉᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔)

ikapitóng langit (canonical)
ᜁᜃᜉᜒᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪ.xɐ.pɪˌt̪on̪ ˈlaː.ŋɪt̪̚]

(idiomatic) seventh heaven; extreme happiness; incomparable happiness (literally, “seventh heaven”)


ibayong dagat

ibayong dagat (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜌᜓᜅ᜔ ᜇᜄᜆ᜔)

ᜁᜊᜌᜓᜅ᜔ ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪˌbaː.jon̪ ˈd̪aː.ɣɐt̪̚]

Literally, “on the other side of the sea”.


labi ng aso

tl-noun

labî ng aso (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜐᜓ)

labî ng aso (canonical)
ᜎᜊᜒ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜐᜓ (Baybayin)

(idiomatic) young lady who eloped with a man and later returned to her parents


bulaklak ng dila

bulaklák ng dilà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ)

bulaklák ng dilà (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ (Baybayin)

(idiomatic) superficial expressions; flattering words


bagong bakal

bagong bakal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜃᜎ᜔)


huling hantungan

hulíng hantungan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

hulíng hantungan (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[hʊˌliŋ hɐn̪ˈt̪uː.ŋɐn̪]


buhay ang loob

tl-adj

buháy ang loób (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

buháy ang loób (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

[bʊˌhaɪ̯ ʔɐn̪ loˈʔob̚]


asal-Hudas

asal-Hudas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜎ᜔ᜑᜓᜇᜐ᜔)


balot sa puti

balót sa putî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜆ᜔ ᜐ ᜉᜓᜆᜒ)

balót sa putî (canonical)
ᜊᜎᜓᜆ᜔ ᜐ ᜉᜓᜆᜒ (Baybayin)


mahangin

mahangin (plural mahahangin, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

(figurative, colloquial) inflated; arrogant; boastful


balat-kalabaw

balát-kalabáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜆ᜔ᜃᜎᜊᜏ᜔)

balát-kalabáw (canonical)
ᜊᜎᜆ᜔ᜃᜎᜊᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

From balat + kalabaw, literally “carabao-skinned”.


bukas ang palad

tl-adj

bukás ang palad (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)

bukás ang palad (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜃᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜎᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


bato sa lansangan

tl-noun

bató sa lansangan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ ᜐ ᜎᜈ᜔ᜐᜅᜈ᜔)

bató sa lansangan (canonical)
ᜊᜆᜓ ᜐ ᜎᜈ᜔ᜐᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


anghel ng tahanan

anghél ng tahanan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜎ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜑᜈᜈ᜔)

anghél ng tahanan (canonical)
ᜀᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜎ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜑᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐŋˌhɛl n̪ɐn̪ t̪ɐˈhaː.n̪ɐn̪]


buhay-alamang

tl-adj

buhay-alamáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ᜀᜎᜋᜅ᜔)

buhay-alamáng (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ᜀᜎᜋᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “life of an alamang ("small shrimp")”.

m-g

life of an <i class="Latn mention" lang="tl">alamang</i> ("small shrimp")

lit

(idiomatic) having a life full of uncertainty


bunga ng pag-ibig

tl-noun

bunga ng pag-ibig (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜁᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

ᜊᜓᜅ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜁᜊᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌbuː.ŋɐ n̪ɐm pɐɡˈʔiː.bɪɡ̚]


biro ng tadhana

birò ng tadhanà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜇ᜔ᜑᜈ)

birò ng tadhanà (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜇᜓ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜇ᜔ᜑᜈ (Baybayin)

[ˌbiː.ɾoʔ n̪ɐn̪ t̪ɐd̪ˈhaː.n̪ɐʔ]

[ˌbiː.ɾoː n̪ɐn̪ t̪ɐd̪ˈhaː.n̪ɐʔ]


ibong mababa ang lipad

ibong mababà ang lipád (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜊᜊ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜒᜉᜇ᜔)

ibong mababà ang lipád (canonical)
ᜁᜊᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜊᜊ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜒᜉᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔiː.boŋ mɐˌbaː.bɐʔ ʔɐn̪ lɪˈpad̪̚]

Literally, “low-flying bird; bird whose flight is low”.