ikaapat na kapangyarihan

tl-noun

ikaapat na kapangyarihan (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜀᜉᜆ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜉᜅ᜔ᜌᜇᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

ᜁᜃᜀᜉᜆ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜉᜅ᜔ᜌᜇᜒᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪ.xɐˌʔaː.pɐt̪ n̪ɐ xɐ.pɐŋ.jɐˈɾiː.hɐn̪]


bulaklak ng lipunan

bulaklák ng lipunan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜒᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

bulaklák ng lipunan (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜒᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


magusot

tl-verb

magusót (complete nagusot, progressive nagugusot, contemplative magugusot, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜓᜐᜓᜆ᜔)

magusót (canonical)
nagusot (completive)
nagugusot (progressive)
magugusot (contemplative)
ᜋᜄᜓᜐᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
gusot (root)
actor (focus)
kagugusot (completive formal past past-recent)
magusot (formal imperative)
kakagusot (completive informal past past-recent)
magusot (imperative informal)

tl-infl-table

magusot


matigas ang mukha

tl-adj

matigás ang mukhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)

matigás ang mukhâ (canonical)
ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.t̪ɪˌɣas ʔɐŋ mʊkˈhaʔ]


may gatas pa sa labi

may gatas pa sa labì (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜄᜆᜐ᜔ ᜉ ᜐ ᜎᜊᜒ)

may gatas pa sa labì (canonical)
ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜄᜆᜐ᜔ ᜉ ᜐ ᜎᜊᜒ (Baybayin)

Literally, “still has milk on the lips”.

(idiomatic) still young (as of a person)


nagbibilang ng poste

nagbibiláng ng poste (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜄ᜔ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ)

nagbibiláng ng poste (canonical)
ᜈᜄ᜔ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

Literally, “counting poles”, alluding to job hiring posters placed below utility poles.


may tahid

may tahíd (canonical)
ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜆᜑᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


may hangin sa ulo

may hangin sa ulo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜂᜎᜓ)

ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜂᜎᜓ (Baybayin)


mapagsagap ng alimuom

tl-noun

mapagsagap ng alimuom (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜄᜉ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜎᜒᜋᜓᜂᜋ᜔)

ᜋᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜄᜉ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜎᜒᜋᜓᜂᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “in the habit of inhaling petrichor”.


magigi

[mɐˈɣiː.ɣɪʔ]


katok

Compare Malay ketuk and Brunei Malay katuk.


may uod sa katawan

tl-adj

may uod sa katawán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜂᜂᜇ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜆᜏᜈ᜔)

may uod sa katawán (canonical)
ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜂᜂᜇ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜆᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


parirala

[pɐ.ɾɪˈɾaː.lɐ]

(obsolete) act of making peace between the quarreled; reconciliation

(obsolete) advice; counsel; piece of advice

(obsolete) act of being advised or consoled by another

(obsolete) act of encouraging or guiding others by example

(obsolete) provacation of another with a statement


maikli ang paa

maiklî ang paá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜀ)

maiklî ang paá (canonical)
ᜋᜁᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜀ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.ʔɪkˌliʔ ʔɐm pɐˈʔa]

[mɐ.ʔɪkˌliː ʔɐm pɐˈʔa]

(idiomatic) one who is always late; a laggard


may pananagutan sa buhay

may pananagutan sa buhay (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜉᜈᜈᜄᜓᜆᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜉᜈᜈᜄᜓᜆᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[maɪ̯ pɐ.n̪ɐ.n̪ɐˌɣuː.t̪ɐn̪ sɐ ˈbuː.haɪ̯]

Literally, “has responsibility in life”.


maikli ang pisi

maiklî ang pisì (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜐᜒ)

maiklî ang pisì (canonical)
ᜋᜁᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜐᜒ (Baybayin)

Literally, “the cotton thread is short”.


may apoy sa tuktok

may apóy sa tuktók (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔ ᜐ ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

may apóy sa tuktók (canonical)
ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔ ᜐ ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

[maɪ̯ ʔɐˌpoɪ̯ sɐ t̪ʊkˈt̪ok̚]

Literally, “has fire on the crown of the head”.


magulo

tl-adj

maguló (plural magugulo, superlative pinakamagulo, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜓᜎᜓ)

maguló (canonical)
magugulo (plural)
pinakamagulo (superlative)
ᜋᜄᜓᜎᜓ (Baybayin)
magulo (positive singular)
magugulo (plural positive)
gulo (positive root)
mas magulo (comparative positive singular superior)
mas magugulo (comparative plural positive superior)
hindi gaanong magulo (comparative inferior singular)
hindi gaanong magugulo (comparative inferior plural)
kasinggulo (comparative equal plural singular)
ang pinakamagulo (positive relative singular superlative)
ang pinakamagugulo (plural positive relative superlative)
napakamagulo (absolute inferior singular superlative)
napakamagugulo (absolute inferior plural superlative)
pagkagulo (absolute equal singular superlative)
pagkagulo-gulo (absolute equal plural superlative)

causing trouble; troublesome (as of a person)


magulo

tl-verb

maguló (complete nagulo, progressive nagugulo, contemplative magugulo, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜓᜎᜓ)

maguló (canonical)
nagulo (completive)
nagugulo (progressive)
magugulo (contemplative)
ᜋᜄᜓᜎᜓ (Baybayin)


may kato sa ulo

tl-noun

may katô sa ulo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜃᜆᜓ ᜐ ᜂᜎᜓ)

may katô sa ulo (canonical)
ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜃᜆᜓ ᜐ ᜂᜎᜓ (Baybayin)

Literally, “has a blood-sucking tick on his head”.

lit

(idiomatic) cuckoo; one who is extremely fond of joking


buto't balat

tl-adj

butó't balát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜆ᜔ ᜊᜎᜆ᜔)

butó't balát (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜆ᜔ ᜊᜎᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


buhay-manok

buhay-manók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ᜋᜈᜓᜃ᜔)

buhay-manók (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ᜋᜈᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

(idiomatic) life full of constant danger


kaaway ng liwanag

tl-noun

kaaway ng liwanag (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜏᜌ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜒᜏᜈᜄ᜔)

ᜃᜀᜏᜌ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜒᜏᜈᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐˌʔaː.waɪ̯ n̪ɐn̪ lɪˈwaː.n̪ɐɡ̚]


dugong mahal

dugóng mahál (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)

dugóng mahál (canonical)
ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜑᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


dilat ang mata

tl-adj

dilát ang matá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜋᜆ)

dilát ang matá (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜋᜆ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɪˌlat̪ ʔɐŋ mɐˈt̪a]


dilang ginto

tl-noun

dilang gintô (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜅ᜔ ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

dilang gintô (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎᜅ᜔ ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

[ˌd̪iː.lɐŋ ɡɪn̪ˈt̪oʔ]


butas ang bulsa

tl-adj

butás ang bulsá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜐ)

butás ang bulsá (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜆᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜐ (Baybayin)

(idiomatic) penniless; having no money (literally, “having one's pocket holed”)


ahas sa damo

tl-noun

ahas sa damó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑᜐ᜔ ᜐ ᜇᜋᜓ)

ahas sa damó (canonical)
ᜀᜑᜐ᜔ ᜐ ᜇᜋᜓ (Baybayin)


kakaning-itik

kakaníng-itik (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜒᜅ᜔ᜁᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

kakaníng-itik (canonical)
ᜃᜃᜈᜒᜅ᜔ᜁᜆᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐ.xɐˌn̪iŋ ˈʔiː.t̪ɪk̚]

From kakanin + itik, literally “food of the duck”.

compound

(idiomatic) one who is belittled; one frequently victimized


kalam ng tiyan

tl-noun

kalám ng tiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜋ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜌᜈ᜔)

kalám ng tiyán (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜋ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


kadaupang-palad

kadaupang-palad (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜂᜉᜅ᜔ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)

ᜃᜇᜂᜉᜅ᜔ᜉᜎᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

From kadaupan + -g- + palad, literally “one with whom another presses palms together”.


alog na ang baba

tl-adj

alóg na ang babà (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔ ᜈ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜊ)

alóg na ang babà (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜓᜄ᜔ ᜈ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜊ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌloɡ n̪ɐ ʔɐm ˈbaː.bɐʔ]


kabatakang-kumot

tl-noun

kabatakáng-kumot (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜆᜃᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

kabatakáng-kumot (canonical)
ᜃᜊᜆᜃᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

From kabatakan + -g- + kumot, literally “one with whom one pulls the blanket”.


alsa-balutan

tl-noun

alsá-balutan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐᜊᜎᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

alsá-balutan (canonical)
ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐᜊᜎᜓᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From alsa (“raising; lifting”) + balutan (“bundle; pack”), literally “lifting the pack”.

compound

sudden departure with all one's belongings (without intentions of returning, due to disgust or feeling unwanted)


takaw-apoy

tl-adj

takaw-apóy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜏ᜔ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔)

takaw-apóy (canonical)
ᜆᜃᜏ᜔ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌt̪aː.xaʊ̯ ʔɐˈpoɪ̯]


mababang-loob

mababang-loób (plural mabababang-loob, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

mababang-loób (canonical)
mabababang-loob (plural)
ᜋᜊᜊᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

From mababa + -ng- + loob, literally “low interior”.


kabiyak ng dibdib

tl-noun

kabiyák ng dibdíb (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜌᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔)

kabiyák ng dibdíb (canonical)
ᜃᜊᜒᜌᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “the other half of the chest”.


kabilang daigdig

tl-noun

kabiláng daigdíg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔ ᜇᜁᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔)

kabiláng daigdíg (canonical)
ᜃᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔ ᜇᜁᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐ.bɪˌlan̪ d̪ɐ.ʔɪɡˈd̪iɡ̚]


sariling pugad

sariling pugad (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜄᜇ᜔)

ᜐᜇᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜄᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[sɐˌɾiː.lɪm ˈpuː.ɣɐd̪̚]


pamasak-butas

pamasak-butas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜐᜃ᜔ᜊᜓᜆᜐ᜔)

ᜉᜋᜐᜃ᜔ᜊᜓᜆᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

From pamasak + butas, literally “something for filling in the hole”.

compound

(idiomatic) person placed in for somebody


ginintuang tinig

tl-noun

ginintuáng tinig (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔)

ginintuáng tinig (canonical)
ᜄᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ɡɪ.n̪ɪn̪.t̪ʊˌʔan̪ ˈt̪iː.n̪ɪɡ̚]


ginintuang puso

ginintuáng pusò (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜐᜓ)

ginintuáng pusò (canonical)
ᜄᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)


patabaing baboy

pátabáing baboy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜊᜁᜅ᜔ ᜊᜊᜓᜌ᜔)

pátabáing baboy (canonical)
ᜉᜆᜊᜁᜅ᜔ ᜊᜊᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


lumang tugtugin

lumang tugtugin (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜋᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜄᜒᜈ᜔)

ᜎᜓᜋᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜄᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌluː.mɐn̪ t̪ʊɡˈt̪uː.ɣɪn̪]

(idiomatic) something that is no longer new or that is often heard


yakap-Hudas

yakap-Hudas (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜃᜉ᜔ᜑᜓᜇᜐ᜔)

From yakap (“embrace; hug”) + Hudas (“Judas”).

compound

(idiomatic) embrace or hug of pretense; pretension


magaan ang bibig

tl-adj

magaán ang bibíg (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜀᜈ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

magaán ang bibíg (canonical)
ᜋᜄᜀᜈ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.ɣɐˌʔan̪ ʔɐm bɪˈbiɡ̚]


kalabasang pula

tl-noun

kalabasang pulá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜊᜐᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜎ)

kalabasang pulá (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜊᜐᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜎ (Baybayin)


lawit ang pusod

tl-adj

lawít ang pusod (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

lawít ang pusod (canonical)
ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


bakal na kalooban

tl-noun

bakal na kalooban (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜎ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜎᜓᜂᜊᜈ᜔)

ᜊᜃᜎ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜎᜓᜂᜊᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


dagok ng kapalaran

dagok ng kapalaran (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜓᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜃᜉᜎᜇᜈ᜔)

ᜇᜄᜓᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜃᜉᜎᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


bundok na buhangin

bundók na buhangin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ ᜈ ᜊᜓᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

bundók na buhangin (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ ᜈ ᜊᜓᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


langit ng buhay

langit ng buhay (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


patay-dampot

tl-adj

patáy-dampót (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜇᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔)

patáy-dampót (canonical)
ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜇᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[pɐˌt̪aɪ̯ d̪ɐmˈpot̪̚]

From patay (“dead”) + dampot (“pick up”), literally “deadlift”.


kahiramang-suklay

tl-noun

kahiramang-sukláy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜇᜋᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔)

kahiramang-sukláy (canonical)
ᜃᜑᜒᜇᜋᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

From kahiraman + -g- + suklay, literally “one from whom one frequently borrows a comb”.


karugtong ng buhay

tl-noun

karugtóng ng buhay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

karugtóng ng buhay (canonical)
ᜃᜇᜓᜄ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐ.ɾʊɡˌt̪oŋ n̪ɐm ˈbuː.haɪ̯]


maamong kalapati

maamong kalapati (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜋᜓᜅ᜔ ᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒ)

ᜋᜀᜋᜓᜅ᜔ ᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒ (Baybayin)


magkataling-puso

magkataling-pusò (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜆᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜓ)

magkataling-pusò (canonical)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜆᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)

From magkatali + puso, literally “hearts tied together”.


batong-buhay

tl-noun

batóng-buháy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

batóng-buháy (canonical)
ᜊᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

stone with fine grains (usually found in river beds)

(idiomatic) strong-willed person; brave person


kapilas ng puso

kapilas ng pusò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜎᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜐᜓ)

kapilas ng pusò (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜒᜎᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)


malapad ang kaingin

tl-adj

malapad ang kaingín (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜉᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜁᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

malapad ang kaingín (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜉᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜁᜅᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐˌlaː.pɐd̪ ʔɐŋ kɐ.ʔɪˈŋin̪]


bahay-na-bato

tl-noun

bahay-na-bató (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ᜈᜊᜆᜓ)

bahay-na-bató (canonical)
ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ᜈᜊᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

From bahay + na + bato, literally “stone house”.

af

(architecture) bahay na bato (a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines)


makapal ang mukha

tl-adj

makapál ang mukhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)

makapál ang mukhâ (canonical)
ᜋᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ (Baybayin)

Literally, “thick-faced”. Compare English thick-skinned.


kapalagayang-loob

tl-noun

kapálagáyang-loób (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎᜄᜌᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

kapálagáyang-loób (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜎᜄᜌᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

From palagay + ka- -an + -g + loob, literally “[someone] at ease with the inside”.


abo ang laman ng ulo

tl-adj

abó ang lamán ng ulo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜋᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜂᜎᜓ)

abó ang lamán ng ulo (canonical)
ᜀᜊᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜋᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜂᜎᜓ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌbo ʔɐn̪ lɐˌman̪ n̪ɐŋ ˈʔuː.lo]

Literally, “ash is the content of the head”, or more loosely translated as “head full of ash”.

lit

(idiomatic) weak-minded; dull; having a slow brain


hindi kakapitan ng alikabok

tl-adj

hindî kakapitan ng alikabók (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜃᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜎᜒᜃᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

hindî kakapitan ng alikabók (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜃᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜎᜒᜃᜊᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌhin̪.d̪ɪ xɐ.xɐˌpiː.t̪ɐn̪ n̪ɐŋ ʔɐ.lɪˈxaː.bok̚]

Literally, “will not be clung on by dust”.


haligi ng tahanan

tl-noun

haligi ng tahanan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜄᜒ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜑᜈᜈ᜔)

ᜑᜎᜒᜄᜒ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜑᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[hɐˌliː.ɣɪ n̪ɐn̪ t̪ɐˈhaː.n̪ɐn̪]


pinagbuhol ang dibdib

tl-adj

pinagbuhól ang dibdíb (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜎ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔)

pinagbuhól ang dibdíb (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜈᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜎ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “knotted each other's chests together”.


ahas na tulog

tl-noun

ahas na tulóg (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜑᜐ᜔ ᜈ ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

ahas na tulóg (canonical)
ᜀᜑᜐ᜔ ᜈ ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌʔaː.hɐs n̪ɐ t̪ʊˈloɡ̚]

(idiomatic) someone who is habitually sluggish or slowfooted


mainit

[mɐˈʔiː.n̪ɪt̪̚]

From ma- + init. The noun definition is an ellipsis of mainit na tubig.

“Ano ang mas maingay sa gabi? Letter A, Pusang may kaharutan sa bubong…” Then you remarked, ”Nakakainis yun ‘no? Yung gusto mong sabuyan ng mainit na tubig kasi ang ingay.”

2022, Desiree Carlos, “Dear Miss Kim Chiu”, in Manila Standard

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mainit

[mɐˈʔiː.n̪ɪt̪̚]


kabagang

From ka- + bagang, literally “one with the same molar tooth”.

prefix

(idiomatic) congenial companion; someone who can go on harmoniously with another


ugaling hayop

tl-noun

ugaling hayop (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜌᜓᜉ᜔)

ᜂᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜌᜓᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)

From ugali (“behavior”) + -ng + hayop (“animal”), literally, “animal behavior”.

compound

(idiomatic) very bad or immature character or trait (of a person)


ugaling hayop

ᜂᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜌᜓᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)

(idiomatic) with a very bad or immature character or trait (of a person)


takaw-tulog

tl-adj

takaw-tulog (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜏ᜔ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

ᜆᜃᜏ᜔ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

From takaw + tulog, literally, “greedy sleep”.

(idiomatic) always sleepy; fond of sleeping


takaw-tulog

ᜆᜃᜏ᜔ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

(idiomatic) feeling or habit of being always sleepy


boses-ipis

boses-ipis (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜁᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

ᜊᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜁᜉᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

From boses + ipis, literally “cockroach voice”.

compound

(idiomatic, colloquial) having a shrill or high-pitched voice


birong-totoo

tl-noun

birong-totoó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜂ)

birong-totoó (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜂ (Baybayin)

From biro + totoo, literally “true joke”.

(idiomatic) truthful statement told in a form of a joke


halagang ginto

tl-adj

halagáng gintô (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜄᜅ᜔ ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

halagáng gintô (canonical)
ᜑᜎᜄᜅ᜔ ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

[hɐ.lɐˌɣaŋ ɡɪn̪ˈt̪oʔ]


boses-palaka

tl-noun

boses-palakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜎᜃ)

boses-palakâ (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜎᜃ (Baybayin)

From boses + palaka, literally “frog-voiced”.


bantay-tumana

bantáy-tumanà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ᜆᜓᜋᜈ)

bantáy-tumanà (canonical)
ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ᜆᜓᜋᜈ (Baybayin)

[bɐn̪ˌt̪aɪ̯ t̪ʊˈmaː.n̪ɐʔ]

Literally, “guard of the land where vegetable is planted, usually located at banks of rivers”.

lit

(idiomatic) inattentive guard; guard that is oblivious to what is being stolen


baon sa utang

tl-adj

baón sa utang (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜂᜆᜅ᜔)

baón sa utang (canonical)
ᜊᜂᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜂᜆᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[bɐˌʔon̪ sɐ ˈʔuː.t̪ɐŋ]

(idiomatic) having too much debt; bankrupt


balitang kutsero

tl-noun

balitang kutsero (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜆᜅ᜔ ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜓ)

ᜊᜎᜒᜆᜅ᜔ ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

[bɐˌliː.t̪ɐŋ kʊˈt͡ʃɛː.ɾo]


bantay-salakay

bantáy-salakay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ᜐᜎᜃᜌ᜔)

bantáy-salakay (canonical)
ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ᜐᜎᜃᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

From bantay (“guard; watch”) + salakay (“attack; strike”).

compound

dishonest guard who steals from his own master


mahaba

tl-adj

mahabà (plural mahahaba, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜊ)

mahabà (canonical)
mahahaba (plural)
ᜋᜑᜊ (Baybayin)
mahaba (positive singular)
mahahaba (plural positive)
haba (positive root)
mas mahaba (comparative positive singular superior)
mas mahahaba (comparative plural positive superior)
hindi gaanong mahaba (comparative inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mahahaba (comparative inferior plural)
kasinghaba (comparative equal plural singular)
ang pinakamahaba (positive relative singular superlative)
ang pinakamahahaba (plural positive relative superlative)
napakamahaba (absolute inferior singular superlative)
napakamahahaba (absolute inferior plural superlative)
pagkahaba (absolute equal singular superlative)
pagkahaba-haba (absolute equal plural superlative)


bato ang katawan

bató ang katawán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜆᜏᜈ᜔)

bató ang katawán (canonical)
ᜊᜆᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜆᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[bɐˌt̪o ʔɐŋ kɐ.t̪ɐˈwan̪]

Literally, “the body is [made of] stone”.


biyola

Borrowed from Spanish viola (“viola”), from Italian viola, from Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula), from Medieval Latin *vitula (“stringed instrument”).


magkabagang

tl-adj

magkabagáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜄᜅ᜔)

magkabagáng (canonical)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜄᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

(idiomatic) compatible; harmonious; on good terms; going on well together


magkabagang

tl-verb

magkabagáng (complete nagkabagang, progressive nagkakabagang, contemplative magkakabagang, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜄᜅ᜔)

magkabagáng (canonical)
nagkabagang (completive)
nagkakabagang (progressive)
magkakabagang (contemplative)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜄᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


batingting

tl-noun

batingtíng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

batingtíng (canonical)
ᜊᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

Possibly from the following:
* From Proto-Philippine *batiŋtiŋ (“ringing sound, as of a bell”)
* From Spanish batintín (“Chinese gong”)
* From Chinese [Term?]

inh

(slang) device used to tamper a taxi meter


biyolin

Borrowed from Spanish violín (“violin”), from Italian violino, diminutive form of viola with diminutive suffix -ino.


Balaguer

Borrowed from Catalan Balaguer, from Andalusian Arabic بلغي (balaḡī).
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Catalan [in turn transferred from the place name], mostly found on people of Bicolano heritage


buwitre

Borrowed from Spanish buitre (“vulture”), from Latin vultur.


langit at lupa

tl-noun

langit at lupà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜎᜓᜉ)

langit at lupà (canonical)
ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜎᜓᜉ (Baybayin)

[ˌlaː.ŋɪt̪ ʔɐt̪ ˈl̪uː.pɐʔ]

(idiomatic) habits, customs, or characteristics that are extremely opposite


mabulaklak na kahapon

mabulaklák na kahapon (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

mabulaklák na kahapon (canonical)
ᜋᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜑᜉᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


basa ang papel

tl-adj

basâ ang papél (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜉᜒᜎ᜔)

basâ ang papél (canonical)
ᜊᜐ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜉᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

(idiomatic) having a bad record; having a bad reputation


kurita

[kʊˈɾiː.t̪ɐ]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Compare Ilocano kurita, Bikol Central kugita, Cebuano kugita, Maranao kogita, Yakan kuhita', Malay kurita, Malagasy horita, and Javanese ꦒꦸꦫꦶꦠ (gurita). Doublet of kugita and pugita.


likod

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *likud, from Proto-Austronesian *likud. Compare Bikol Central likod, Brooke's Point Palawano likud, Cebuano likod, Hiligaynon likod, Kiput cut, Maranao likod, Coastal Kadazan hikud and Yami likod.


mahapdi

mahapdî (plural mahahapdi, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜉ᜔ᜇᜒ)

mahapdî (canonical)
mahahapdi (plural)
ᜋᜑᜉ᜔ᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

smarting; prickly; searing; sharp and piercing, referring to pain

(figurative) painful (as of an experience)


mahina ang kapit

mahinà ang kapit (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜒᜈ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

mahinà ang kapit (canonical)
ᜋᜑᜒᜈ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜉᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐˌhiː.n̪ɐʔ ʔɐŋ ˈkaː.pɪt̪̚]

[mɐˌhiː.n̪aː ʔɐŋ ˈkaː.pɪt̪̚]


mainit sa kamay

mainit sa kamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)

mainit sa kamáy (canonical)
ᜋᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜋᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐˌʔiː.n̪ɪt̪ sɐ xɐˈmaɪ̯]

(idiomatic) easily spent; dangerous in one's possession


mahina ang ulo

mahinà ang ulo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜒᜈ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜂᜎᜓ)

mahinà ang ulo (canonical)
ᜋᜑᜒᜈ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜂᜎᜓ (Baybayin)

[mɐˌhiː.n̪ɐʔ ʔɐŋ ˈʔuː.lo]

(idiomatic) with low intelligence; feeble-minded


isang dakot na hangin

tl-noun

isáng dakót na hangin (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜅ᜔ ᜇᜃᜓᜆ᜔ ᜈ ᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

isáng dakót na hangin (canonical)
ᜁᜐᜅ᜔ ᜇᜃᜓᜆ᜔ ᜈ ᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪˌsan̪ d̪ɐˌxot̪ n̪ɐ ˈhaː.ŋɪn̪]

(idiomatic) boastfulness; boastful words (literally, “a handful of air”)


mahapdi ang bituka

tl-adj

mahapdî ang bituka (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜉ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜃ)

mahapdî ang bituka (canonical)
ᜋᜑᜉ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜃ (Baybayin)


mahigpit ang hawak sa bulsa

mahigpít ang hawak sa bulsá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜒᜄ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜑᜏᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜐ)

mahigpít ang hawak sa bulsá (canonical)
ᜋᜑᜒᜄ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜑᜏᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜐ (Baybayin)

Literally, “hold on the pockets is tight”.


mahangin ang ulo

tl-adj

mahangin ang ulo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜂᜎᜓ)

ᜋᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜂᜎᜓ (Baybayin)

[mɐˌhaː.ŋɪn̪ ʔɐŋ ˈʔuː.lo]

Literally, “having a head full of air”, or more loosely translated as “inflated ego”.


biyahe

Borrowed from Spanish viaje, from Catalan viatge, from Latin viāticum.

merchandising trip; carrying one's stock for sale


deretso

[d̪ɛˈɾɛː.t͡ʃo]

Borrowed from Spanish derecho, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of direkta.


deretso

[d̪ɛˈɾɛː.t͡ʃo]


hapin ng buhay

tl-noun

hapín ng buhay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜒᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

hapín ng buhay (canonical)
ᜑᜉᜒᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


hinahabol na ng sabon

tl-adj

hinahabol na ng sabón (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜑᜊᜓᜎ᜔ ᜈ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜐᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

hinahabol na ng sabón (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜈᜑᜊᜓᜎ᜔ ᜈ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜐᜊᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “already being run after by soap”.

lit

(idiomatic) very dirty; in need of washing


burukinto

tl-adj

burukintó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

burukintó (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜇᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

wily, tricky with strong touch of selfishness


hamog sa tag-araw

tl-noun

hamóg sa tag-aráw or hamóg sa tag-araw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋᜓᜄ᜔ ᜐ ᜆᜄ᜔ᜀᜇᜏ᜔)

hamóg sa tag-aráw (canonical)
hamóg sa tag-araw (canonical)
ᜑᜋᜓᜄ᜔ ᜐ ᜆᜄ᜔ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

[hɐˌmoɡ sɐ t̪ɐɡ.ʔɐˈɾaʊ̯]

[hɐˌmoɡ sɐ t̪ɐɡˈʔaː.ɾaʊ̯]


balindang

balindáng (canonical)
ᜊᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


pisig

species of very thick bamboo with almost no hole nor cavity inside


pang-uri

[pɐŋˈʔuː.ɾɪʔ]

From pang- + uri (“class; kind; type”), literally “classifier”.


pulad

vane of an arrow, usually made of feathers


gilagiran

[ɡɪ.lɐˈɣiː.ɾɐn̪]

support for flooring; entablature for flooring


balibat

unreasonably contradictory; unreasonably rebellious or defiant


Ehipto

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


lupang payapa

tl-noun

lupang payapà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜉᜅ᜔ ᜉᜌᜉ)

lupang payapà (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜉᜅ᜔ ᜉᜌᜉ (Baybayin)


mabigat panimbangan

tl-adj

mabigát panimbangán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔ ᜉᜈᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

mabigát panimbangán (canonical)
ᜋᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔ ᜉᜈᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “heavy to balance oneself on”.


gilagid

[ɡɪˈlaː.ɣɪd̪̚]

(Marinduque) stylish braiding or knotting of rattan to hold bamboo slats together


mabigat ang paa

tl-adj

mabigát ang paá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜀ)

mabigát ang paá (canonical)
ᜋᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜀ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.bɪˌɣat̪ ʔɐm pɐˈʔa]

(idiomatic) always in the house (of people who seldom go out of the house)


Indonesya

tl-proper noun

Indonesya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)

ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪn̪.d̪oˈn̪ɛː.ʃɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Indonesia (“Indonesia”).

bor+

Noon ay nagkakalakalan ang mga pulo mula sa Luson hanggang Mindanaw. Malawak ang pakikipagkalakalan noon sa mga kalapit-bayang tulad ng Tsina, Indotsina, Hilagang Borneo, Indonesya, Malaya, Hapon at Taylandiya.

1971, Amado Guerrero, Lipunan at rebolusyong Pilipino

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


mababa ang luha

tl-adj

mababà ang luhà (plural mabababa ang mga luha, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜑ)

mababà ang luhà (canonical)
mabababa ang mga luha (plural)
ᜋᜊᜊ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜑ (Baybayin)

[mɐˌbaː.bɐʔ ʔɐn̪ ˈluː.hɐʔ]


hampas ng langit

tl-noun

hampás ng langit (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋ᜔ᜉᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔)

hampás ng langit (canonical)
ᜑᜋ᜔ᜉᜐ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


mabigat ang salapi

tl-adj

mabigát ang salapî (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜐᜎᜉᜒ)

mabigát ang salapî (canonical)
ᜋᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜐᜎᜉᜒ (Baybayin)


pagong

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *pag(ə)quŋ. Compare Remontado Agta pagung.

inh+

(figurative, slang) slow person or object


sasangan

tl-noun

sasangán or sásángan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜐᜅᜈ᜔)

sasangán (canonical)
sásángan (canonical)
ᜐᜐᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


atungal

[ʔɐˈt̪uː.ŋɐl]


hepe

Borrowed from Spanish jefe, from Old Spanish xefe, from French chef, from Latin caput. Doublet of kabo and tsip.


Dinamarka

Borrowed from Spanish Dinamarca (“Denmark”).

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


balarila

From a blend of badya (“speak; notify”) + dila (“tongue”) or a blend of babala (“speak; warn; order”) + dila (“tongue”), coined by the Samahan ng mga Mananagalog (Association of Tagalog Writers) around 1905–1906. An alternative etymology posits it to be a blend of balana (“anyone; people”) + dila (“tongue”), literally “the people's tongue” but Lope K. Santos disagrees as balana was also a coinage even later than balarila.


bahon

Borrowed from Spanish bajón (“bassoon”).


puhag

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puhaʀ (“smoke out bees”). Compare Bikol Central puhag, Maranao powag, and Iban puar. Doublet of buhag.


balanga

From Proto-Austronesian *balaŋa. Compare Malay belanga.

wide-mouthed, earthen cooking pot or jar


kulisap

swarming motion or movement (as of ants and other tiny insects)


tutuli

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli (“earwax”), from Proto-Austronesian *Culi (“deaf”). Cognate with Bikol Central tuli, Papora suli, Malay tuli, and Hawaiian kuli.


himuti

final picking of fruits from trees following previous pickings


Norwega

[n̪oɾˈwɛː.ɣɐ]


Taywan

Borrowed from Spanish Taiwán or English Taiwan, from the letters of Wade–Giles Tʻai²-wan¹ romanization of Mandarin 臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān) and also possibly the romaji of Japanese 臺灣(たいわん) (taiwan), which both of whom are ultimately from Literary Chinese 臺灣, which came from Hokkien 大員 (Tāi-oân), 大圓, 臺員, 大灣, 臺灣, etc., from possibly Siraya.

zh-l

臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān)

Sumunod sa malaking labang nangyari sa Taywan (Pormosa) na sadyang dinayo ng isang malaking pangkat ng mga pandigmang amerikano, noong nangangalahati ang Oktubre at labanáng alinsunod sa mga balitang pinakalat ng Tokyo ay kinatamuhan ng kanyang mga hukbong dagat at katihan ng napakalaking tagumpay, na ikinapilay na di-umano ng mga amerikano;

1945, Faustino Aguilar, Nang magdaan ang daluyong


Konggo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)

Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Hamayka

Borrowed from Spanish Jamaica (“Jamaica”).

bor+

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Guwatemala

Borrowed from Spanish Guatemala (“Guatemala”).

Guatemala (a country in Central America)


Beneswela

Borrowed from Spanish Venezuela (“Venezuela”).


Mehiko

Borrowed from Spanish México (“Mexico”), from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco.


Urugway

[ʔʊ.ɾʊɡˈwaɪ̯]

Borrowed from Spanish Uruguay (“Uruguay”).

...na Kastila naman ang wikang ginagamit sa ibang mga bansang tulad ng Venezuela, Colombia, Ekuwador, Peru, Tsile, Bolibya, Paragway, Urugway, at Argentina. Katulad ng ating bansang Pilipinas, sinakop din ng mga Kastila ang mga bansang nabanggit.

1980, Yem klamangen benwu tekuy, Summer Institute of Linguistics


Litwanya

Borrowed from Spanish Lituania (“Lithuania”).

Ang Rusyang Sobyet ay langaw ring nangitlog sa Pinlandiya, sa Besasabya at sa tatlong bayang Baltiko: Litwanya, Latbia, at Estonya.

1998, Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Bahaghari't bulalakaw: katipunan ng mga sanaysay at mga pag-aaral


Rumanya

Borrowed from Spanish Rumania (“Romania”).

Pagkatapos ng Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig, ang mga layuning ito ay isinanib sa mga kasunduan sa pakikipamayapa na nilagdaan noong 1947 ng Estados Unidos, Unyon Sobyet, at ibang magkakaanib na bansa sa isang dako at ng Rumanya, Bulgarya, Ungriya, at Pinlandiya. Nakapaloob sa mga kasunduang ito ang mga tadhanang nagkakaloob ng batayang karapatan at kalayaan sa mga mamamayan ng mga bansang ito.

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Singgapur

Singgapúr (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜉᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[sɪŋ.ɡɐˈpuɾ]

Borrowed from Spanish Singapur (“Singapore”).

Sa pagdating ng bapor Salvadora na sa iyo'y naghatid sa Singgapur ay parang nagtiyap-tiyap kami upang magkatagpu-tagpo sa bahay ng iyong tiyo Antonio sa hangad na makatalos ng anumang balita hinggil sa iyong paglalakbay.

1961, Pakikipagsulatan sa mga kasama niya sa pagpapalaganap

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


Gresya

Borrowed from Spanish Grecia (“Greece”).

Gaya ng mga iba pang korido, ito'y nasusulat nang patula na may apat na taludtod sa bawa't taludturan, at sa bawa't taludtod...Austriya, Suwesya, Norwega, Eskosya, Portugal, Gresya, Espanya, Tartarya, at ibá pang mga bayan.

1950, Rufino Alejandro, Ang Ating Pánitikán


Pinlandiya

tl-proper noun

Pinlándiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

Pinlándiyá (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Finlandia (“Finland”).


Apganistan

tl-proper noun

Apganistán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜄᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)

Apganistán (canonical)
ᜀᜉ᜔ᜄᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Afganistán (“Afghanistan”), ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).

der

Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


Sirya

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


higop

From Proto-Philippine *hiʀup, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiʀup, from Proto-Austronesian *Siʀup. Compare Bikol Central higop, Cebuano higop, Ilocano irup, Indonesian and Malay hirup, Kapampangan tiup, Pangasinan ilop, and Sasak irup.

sip; sipping; sucking into one's mouth or interior


Indiya

[ˈʔin̪.d͡ʒɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish India (“India”), from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus River”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”).

Ang impluwensya ng Indiya sa pamumuhay ng ating mga ninuno ay hindi dapat ipagwalang-bahala.

The influence of India on the livelihoods of our ancestors should not be taken for granted.


palaman

Donat na may palamang jelly.

filling; stuffing (e.g. in pastry or fish, or for a crevice)

act of pressing on a paper or towards the chest

(obsolete) a method of cursing to inflict sufferring by inserting or feeding a person a medicine or an object


Aserbayan

Aserbayán (canonical)
ᜀᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Azerbaiyán (“Azerbaijan”), from Persian آذربایجان (âzarbâyjân), from Arabic أَذَرْبَيْجَان (ʔaḏarbayjān).

der

أَذَرْبَيْجَان

Arabic أَذَرْبَيْجَان (ʔaḏarbayjān)

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)


pisikal

Borrowed from English physical, from Latin physicalis, from physica, from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós).


tambutso

Borrowed from Spanish tambucho (“hatch”).


alkansya

tl-noun

alkansyá or alkansya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌ)

alkansyá (canonical)
alkansya (canonical)
ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of alkansiya.


basketbolista

basketbolista (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

ᜊᜐ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)

From basketbol + -ista, from Spanish basquetbolista.


perya

Borrowed from Spanish feria, from Latin fēriae.

a fair; a funfair, particularly those found in the barangays


ekonomiya

Ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas ay sumailalim din sa iba't ibang yugto ng kasaysayan

2001, Ang Lahing Pilipino Sa Ikatlong Milenyo 6, Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 314

The Philippine economy also underwent different historical stages.


ordinansa

Superseded, pre-2014 spelling of ordenansa.


kondensada

kondensada (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜇ)

ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜇ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish [leche] condensada.


kondensada

ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜇ (Baybayin)

thick and sweetened; condensed (of milk)


pinansyal

tl-adj

pinansyal (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)

ᜉᜒᜈᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of pinansiyal.


ninang

[ˈn̪iː.n̪ɐŋ]

From corruption of madrina + -ng as a diminutive form, from Spanish madrina. Compare ninong, lelong, lelang, manong, manang, etc.


ninong

From corruption of padrino + -ng as a diminutive form, from Spanish padrino. Compare ninang, lelong, lelang, manong, manang, etc.


tam-is

tam-ís (canonical)
ᜆᜋ᜔ᜁᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Rizal (dialectal)


desperada

Probably a pseudo-Hispanism, from English desperate, and influenced by Spanish desesperada.


dansay

[d̪ɐn̪ˈsaɪ̯]


pantog

[pɐn̪ˈt̪oɡ̚]


pulaw

watching at night over a sick or dead person

act of lopping or cutting off a branch (of a tree)

Nymphaea alba
Nymphaea alba#Translingual

European white water lily; white waterlily (Nymphaea alba)


galgal

stupid; silly; foolish (said especially of women)


gupiling

[ɡʊˈpiː.lɪŋ]

(poetic) light, short, but restful sleep


hamog

Uncertain. According to Blust (2010), from earlier *lamog, from either Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahəmuʀ, or from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lamuʀ. Compare Ilocano amor, Ibaloi amol, Cebuano yamog, Hiligaynon namog, Maranao namog, Tboli amu, Tausug damug, and Malay nyamur.


gunot

black burlap (a coarse, heavy kind of fabric used for bags, sacks, etc.)


gusi

Borrowed from Malay guci (“jar”), from possibly Chinese.

large vase of buried treasure (supposedly left by Hakka Chinese who migrated to pre-colonial Philippines)


pantalan

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pa(n)tar (“shelf; bed frame of wooden or bamboo laths”) via Malay. Compare Bikol Central pantalan, Cebuano pantalan, and Toba Batak pantar. See also Brunei Malay pantaran (“unroofed veranda at front of the house”).

cog

wooden or bamboo pier; wharf; dock; quay


panganay

[pɐˈŋaː.n̪aɪ̯]

From pang- + *anay. Compare Kapampangan pangane. The root *anay came from Proto-Southern Philippine *qanay (“first”). See Waray-Waray anay (“first; before”).


panganib

[pɐˈŋaː.n̪ɪb̚]


panibugho

panibughô (canonical)
ᜉᜈᜒᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜓ (Baybayin)

From earlier pangibugho, theorized to be pa- + ngibugho, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀəhuʔ (“jealous”). Alternate theoretical roots include tibugho and bugho. Compare Cebuano abubho, Waray-Waray abugho, Tausug abughu', and Malay cemburu. Doublet of pangimbulo.


palaba

(obsolete) putting a lot of interest on debts; usury


desisyon

desisyón (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


lara

larà (canonical)
ᜎᜇ (Baybayin)
Tagalog (Southern dialectal)

Borrowed from Malay lada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq. Compare Kapampangan lara and Cebuano lara. Doublet of lala.


nayt klab

tl-noun

nayt klab (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔ ᜃ᜔ᜎᜊ᜔)

ᜈᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔ ᜃ᜔ᜎᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)


naytklab

ᜈᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)


boypren

ᜊᜓᜌ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


nobyo

nobyo (feminine nobya, Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜊ᜔ᜌᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish novio, from Vulgar Latin *novius (“newly wed”), from Latin novus (“new”).


malinggit

malinggít (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


lukbot

She trailed her eyes on it at doo'y napagtantong nakakonekta ito sa isang lukbot na may lamang likido.


salakata

jolly fellow who is prone to laughter; risible person


salahilo

Di mamacailan mo acong tauaguin, at togtoguin ang aquing loob, at hinohologan mo nang magagaling na panimdim, cun minsan inaamoamo mo aco, mamaya nama,y, tintatacot; maralas namang inaaralan mo aco nang mang̃a librong ipinababasa mo sa aquin, maralas din namang sinasauay mo aco nang mang̃a pang̃ang̃aral nang mang̃a cahalili mo, bago,y, matigas na matigas, at salahilo din yaring aquing loob, at dili isaman lomambot, dili isaman patalo,t, papiguil sa mang̃a marungdung na caloob, at aua mo sa aquin.

1843, Francisco de Salazar, Meditaciones, cun manḡa mahal na pagninilay na sadia sa Santong pag Eexercicios.


suligi

[sʊˈliː.ɣɪʔ]


sulam

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sulam (“pierce or remove with a needle”). Compare Bikol Central suram and Malay sulam.

inh

(art) decorative work; needlework; embroidery (on mats, fabric, cloth, etc.)


martsa

Borrowed from Spanish marcha, from marchar, from French marcher, from Middle French, from Old French marchier, from Frankish *markōn, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *merg-, *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).


bagtas

trail through rough country; passage across wilderness

act of going across (especially through rough country)


patadyong

patadyóng (canonical)
ᜉᜆᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[pɐ.t̪ɐˈd͡ʒoŋ]

sarong-like apron commonly used as a skirt or an outer layer over the skirt


tisay

tl-adj

tisáy (masculine tisoy, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐᜌ᜔)

tisáy (canonical)
tisoy (masculine)
ᜆᜒᜐᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


tisay

(slang) female equivalent of tisoy: female mestizo (especially of a Spanish or Caucasian mix)

tisoy

(slang, by extension) female equivalent of tisoy: fair-skinned female (with a Spanish or Caucasian mix)


tisoy

tisóy (feminine tisay, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐᜓᜌ᜔)

tisóy (canonical)
tisay (feminine)
ᜆᜒᜐᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

suffix

clipping of <i class="Latn mention" lang="tl">mestiso</i>

(slang) mestizo; biracial; mixed-race (especially of a Spanish or Caucasian mix)


tisoy

(slang) mestizo (especially of a Spanish or Caucasian mix)

(slang, by extension) fair-skinned male (with a Spanish or Caucasian mix)


imbestigador

tl-noun

imbéstigadór (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜄᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

imbéstigadór (canonical)
ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜄᜇᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪmˌbɛs.t̪ɪ.ɣɐˈd̪oɾ]

Borrowed from Spanish investigador, from Latin investīgātor.


tsapa

badge (especially one worn on the chest)

(historical) safe-conduct; writ of safety


magbabasa

From mag- + basa (“reading”), with reduplication.


magbabasa

contemplative aspect of magbasa (“to read”)


magbabasa

contemplative aspect of magbasa (“to get wet”)


tahan

tahan (canonical)
tahán (canonical)
ᜆᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Possibly borrowed from Malay tahan (“holding out against; resistance; restraint; to sustain”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan (“to hold back, to keep in reserve”). Possible doublet of taan.

der

(loosely) stopping; ceasing (of rain, running, etc.)


tahan

said to someone crying to stop crying: stop crying!


tahan

no longer crying (especially of a baby or child)


tahan

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahan (“abode, place of residence”), from a metathesis of Proto-Austronesian *taNaS (“village; place of residence”).

inh

staying of water in a low place (as after rain)


imbestigasyon

tl-noun

imbéstigasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

imbéstigasyón (canonical)
ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪmˌbɛs.t̪ɪ.ɣɐˈʃon̪]

Borrowed from Spanish investigación, from Latin investīgātiō.


aksiyon

aksiyón (canonical)
ᜀᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish acción, from Latin āctiōnem.

decision (on a case, appointment, proposition, etc.)

(finance) share; stock (in a company, business, etc.)


losyon

Borrowed from Spanish loción, from Latin lōtiō.


atraksiyon

atraksiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

atraksiyón (canonical)
ᜀᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐ.t̪ɾɐkˈʃon̪]

Borrowed from Spanish atracción, from Latin attractiōnem.


adyo

adyô (canonical)
adyó (canonical)
ᜀᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

Premna odorata
Wikispecies:Premna odorata


adyo

adyó (canonical)
ᜀᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
Quezon (Batangas)

visit of a suitor to the girlfriend's house


bambo

beating with a club; hitting with a cudgel


uyog

act of inciting or inducing someone to fight another or do something undesirable

something said or done to incite or induce another


taktak

act of shaking out the contents of a container (by holding upside down and pounding the open mouth lightly)

a kind of tongue-shaped digging tool attached to one end of a shaft


sadaka

Borrowed from Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa, “alms; charity”). Compare Maranao sadka, Maguindanao sadeka, Tausug sarakka, and Malay sedekah.


kliyente

ᜃ᜔ᜎᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)


basurahan

basurahán (canonical)
ᜊᜐᜓᜇᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

any place or receptacle for waste material


basurahan

tl-verb

basurahan (complete binasurahan, progressive binabasurahan, contemplative babasurahan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜓᜇᜑᜈ᜔)

binasurahan (completive)
binabasurahan (progressive)
babasurahan (contemplative)
ᜊᜐᜓᜇᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
basura (root)
basurahan (infinitive)
binasurahan (completive root)
binabasurahan (progressive root)
inabasurahan (dialectal progressive root)
babasurahan (contemplative objective)
abasurahan (contemplative dialectal objective)
basurahi (dialectal imperative objective)

basurahan


kalamidad

kalamidád (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜋᜒᜇᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish calamidad, from Latin calamitās.


trahedya

[t̪ɾɐˈhɛː.d͡ʒɐ]


akom

akom (canonical)
akóm (canonical)
ᜀᜃᜓᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)


akba

akbá (canonical)
akba (canonical)
ᜀᜃ᜔ᜊ (Baybayin)


kariton

Borrowed from Spanish carretón (“cart”).


kadena de amor

tl-noun

kadena de amór (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜈ ᜇᜒ ᜀᜋᜓᜇ᜔)

kadena de amór (canonical)
ᜃᜇᜒᜈ ᜇᜒ ᜀᜋᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐˌd̪ɛː.n̪ɐ d̪ɛ ʔɐˈmoɾ]

Borrowed from Spanish cadena de amor (“chain of love”).

bor+

Antigonon leptopus
Wikispecies:Antigonon leptopus

coral vine (Antigonon leptopus); a type of vine with white or pale to deep pink flowers that grow in racemes


cadena de amor

tl-noun

cadena de amór (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜈ ᜇᜒ ᜀᜋᜓᜇ᜔)

cadena de amór (canonical)
ᜃᜇᜒᜈ ᜇᜒ ᜀᜋᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ

tl-proper noun

ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ • (indunisya)


ᜁᜎᜓᜄ᜔

tl-noun

ᜁᜎᜓᜄ᜔ • (ilug)


ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜇᜓᜐ᜔ ᜂᜈᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔

tl-proper noun

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜇᜓᜐ᜔ ᜂᜈᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ • (istarus unirus)


motibo

Borrowed from Spanish motivo, from Late Latin motīvus. Doublet of motif.


piskal

(law) public prosecutor (UK); district attorney (US)


sadya

[ˈsaː.d͡ʒɐʔ]

From either Sanskrit सज्ज (sajja, “ready”) or Sanskrit साध्य (sādhya, “accomplished; fulfilled”), according to Potet (2016). Compare Malay sedia, Malay sengaja.


sadya

[ˈsaː.d͡ʒɐʔ]


sadya

[ˈsaː.d͡ʒɐʔ]

visit done for a certain purpose or mission

special purpose; mission (to visit a certain person or place)

making of something in accordance with certain specifications (as of custom-made products)


dagit

[ˈd̪aː.ɣɪt̪̚]

act of swooping down and snatching prey (of a bird)

(by extension) act of seizing and carrying away a woman by force


dagit

[ˈd̪aː.ɣɪt̪̚]

church celebration and ceremony wherein the mourning dress of the Virgin Mary is snatched away as the image passes by in procession


mukbang

tl-noun

mukbang or mukbáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔)

mukbang (canonical)
mukbáng (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Korean 먹방 (meokbang, “eating broadcast”), influenced by spelling of English mukbang.

bor+

(social media) mukbang (online video broadcast)

(colloquial, by extension) gorging large amounts of food


Tsipre

[ˈt͡ʃiː.pɾɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish Chipre (“Cyprus”).

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


titisan

tl-verb

titisan (complete tinitisan, progressive tinititisan, contemplative tititisan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆᜒᜐᜈ᜔)

tinitisan (completive)
tinititisan (progressive)
tititisan (contemplative)
ᜆᜒᜆᜒᜐᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
titis (root)
titisan (infinitive)
tinitisan (completive root)
tinititisan (progressive root)
inatitisan (dialectal progressive root)
tititisan (contemplative objective)
atitisan (contemplative dialectal objective)
titisi (dialectal imperative objective)

titisan

to remove ash from (a cigar or cigarette)


hukbo

tl-noun

hukbó or hukbô (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜓ)

hukbó (canonical)
hukbô (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Hokkien 服務／服务 (ho̍k-bū, “service”).

bor+

(figurative) posse; crowd; large group of people (such as workers)


bingit

[ˈbiː.ŋɪt̪̚]


sibsib

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sebseb (“to fall forward”), according to Blust (2010–). Compare Agutaynen ma-sebseb, Bikol Central mag-subsob, Aklanon subsub, Mansaka sobsob. Doublet of subsob.

inh+

gradual disappearance of the sinking sun in the horizon

sipping of the last drop of liquid food on a container by animals


limeta

[lɪˈmɛː.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish limeta, from Andalusian Arabic لِيمْمَ (līmma) + -eta, from Persian نیمه (nime, “half”).

bottle with a short but wide belly, and long narrow neck similar to a flask or a flagon


noche buena

tl-proper noun

noche buena (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈ)

ᜈᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈ (Baybayin)

Alternative letter-case form of Noche Buena


eksena

[ʔɛkˈsɛː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish escena, influenced by other Spanish loanwords that start with "eks-", such as eksakto and eksibisyon.


eskina

Borrowed from Spanish esquina (“corner”).


luwas

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luas.

inh+

trip to the city (from a rural area, such as a province or town)


Bang

From Korean 방(方) (Bang), via English Bang.

Ryan Bang, host, singer, comedian, actor, tv personality & vlogger

a surname from Korean, most notably borne by:


mikropono

tl-noun

mikróponó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜓᜈᜓ)

mikróponó (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜓᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


Gallardo

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

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Laguna, Cavite and Rizal


kangkong

Unknown. Possibly from:
* Proto-Philippine *taŋkuŋ (“an edible plant, swamp cabbage: Ipomoea aquatica”). Compare Cebuano tangkong, Agutaynen tangkong, Tboli tangkung~tlangkung.
* Hokkien 孔 (kháng, “hole”) + 空 (khong, “empty, hollow”). Compare Chinese 空心菜 (kōngxīncài).
Cognate to Indonesian kangkung and Malay kangkung.

compound

Ipomoea aquatica
Ipomoea aquatica#Translingual


ambisyosa

tl-adj

ambisyosa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ)

ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ (Baybayin)


ambisyon

tl-noun

ambisyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

ambisyón (canonical)
ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish ambición (“ambition”), from Latin ambitiō.


ambisyoso

tl-adj

ambisyoso (feminine ambisyosa, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜓ)

ambisyosa (feminine)
ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish ambicioso (“ambitious”).

bor+

(colloquial, derogatory) aspiring for something too high for oneself; presumptuous


taklip

hardening surface of a new wound (as it develops into a scab)


takipsilim

tl-noun

takipsilim (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜒᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜋ᜔)

ᜆᜃᜒᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)


parokya

Borrowed from Spanish parroquia, from Late Latin parochia, alteration of Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “dwelling abroad”).


plantsado

tl-adj

plantsado (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜇᜓ)

ᜉ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

(figurative) suitably prepared; organized; equipped; ready


plantsa

Borrowed from Spanish plancha, from French planche, from Vulgar Latin planca, contracted from palanca, from Latin phalanga, from Ancient Greek φάλαγγα (phálanga), accusative form of φάλαγξ (phálanx).


pasyente

[pɐˈʃɛn̪.t̪ɛ]


Villena

Borrowed from Spanish Villena, from Catalan.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan]


relasyon

relasyón (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ɾɛ.lɐˈʃon̪]


tagabukid

[t̪ɐ.ɣɐˈbuː.xɪd̪̚]


maharlika

tl-noun

maharliká or mahárliká or maharlikâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ)

maharliká (canonical)
mahárliká (canonical)
maharlikâ (canonical)
ᜋᜑᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ (Baybayin)

From a metathesis of Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”). Compare Kapampangan mardika, Maranao maradika' / mirdika, Tausug mahardikaꞌ, Buginese ᨆᨑᨉᨙᨀ (maradeka), Javanese ꦩꦂꦢꦶꦏ (mardika), Balinese ᬫᬃᬤᬾᬓ (mardéka), Indonesian mahardika, and Malay merdeka. The gay slang sense is due to the similarity with the word mahal, which also came from Sanskrit.

der

(historical) freeman; a member of the feudal warrior class in ancient Tagalog society


Gran Bretanya

tl-proper noun

Gran Bretanya (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜈ᜔ᜌ)

ᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

[ˌɡɾam bɾɛˈt̪aː.ɲɐ]


kampilan

kampilan (a type of single-edged longsword, traditionally used by various ethnic groups in the Philippines)


bulok

Borrowed from Malay buruk, from Proto-Malayic *buruk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk. Doublet of bugok.

bulok na sistema

(figuratively) morally corrupt; wicked; immoral

(figuratively) of poor quality; inferior; bum

(figuratively) inefficient; incapable (in work, school, etc.)


bulok

putrid smell (of rotting meat, flesh, garbage, etc.)


lumba

drawing of water (by chain pump or by drawing well)


lumba

blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)


hampol

highest point reached by anything thrown upward; highest tip of a wave


layas

From Proto-Philippine *layas (“to desert or leave a place”). Compare Cebuano layas.


bunso

tl-adj

bunsô or bunsó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓ)

bunsô (canonical)
bunsó (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓ (Baybayin)

From bungso, an early borrowing from Malay bongsu (“lastborn”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋsu. Compare Kapampangan bunsu and Remontado Agta bussu.

lastborn; youngest (of a child in a family, by extension, of any group)


bunso

lastborn child; youngest child (in a family, by extension, of any group)

(endearing) appellation for the youngest child in a family, by extension, of any group


suweldo

Borrowed from Spanish sueldo, from Late Latin soldus, from Latin solidus (“gold coin”). Doublet of solido.


lalawigan

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

(obsolete) port; anchorage; haven (place where ships drop anchor)


kamagong

Borrowed from Cebuano kamagong, from Proto-Philippine *kamaguŋ.

Diospyros blancoi
Diospyros blancoi#Translingual

velvet persimmon or mabolo tree (Diospyros blancoi)

kamagong:


prangka

prangka (masculine prangko, Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃ)

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


Luzviminda

tl-proper noun

Luzviminda (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ᜊᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ)

ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ᜊᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ (Baybayin)


agaw

From Proto-Austronesian *qaʀaw (“snatch, take away by force, rob”). Compare Kapampangan ayo, Bikol Central agaw, Cebuano agaw, and Maranao agaw. See also kayaw.

inh

usurpation; illegal seizure (of position, property, etc.)

(colloquial) act of saving someone from death


agaw

hot ashes wrapped in cloth to induce hemorrhage in parturition


bokasyon

bokasyón (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜃᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish vocación, from Latin vocātiō.


Chinese garter

tl-noun

Chinese garter (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔ᜈᜒᜐ᜔ ᜄᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

ᜆ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔ᜈᜒᜐ᜔ ᜄᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌt͡ʃaɪ̯.n̪ɪs ˈɡaɾ.t̪ɛɾ]

Unadapted borrowing from English Chinese garter.

ubor

Chinese garter; Chinese jump rope (long narrow rubber garter band strip)

(playground games) Chinese garter; Chinese jump rope (game)


najis

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic نَجِس (najis), possibly via English najis.


kamping

physical weakness or frailty; languor; weariness


pashnea

[pɐʃˈn̪ɛː.ɐ]

From pashnea (“animal!”). From Enchanta, a fictional language of the TV series Encantadia.


pashnea

[pɐʃˈn̪ɛː.ɐ]

(slang) an expression of anger, dismissal, or contempt


Yu

Borrowed from Hokkien 楊／杨 (iûⁿ) or 尤 (iû). Compare Singaporean & Malaysian English Yeoh.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, the 26th most common in the Philippines


lunak

(dialectal) ripened on the tree or vine (of a fruit, as opposed to being forced to ripen, therefore being of a more refined sweetness)


pas-an

pas-án (canonical)
ᜉᜐ᜔ᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Quezon (Batangas)
Marinduque (Batangas)


totoy

From toto (“appelation for a small boy”) + -oy. Compare utoy.


bitbit

object carried dangling from the fingers


manunuhol

mánunuhól (canonical)
ᜋᜈᜓᜈᜓᜑᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


sukong

bundle of rattan strips or splits (twenty-five of which make a bigkis)


subyang

splinter under the skin or flesh (especially in the foot)


sunok

loss of interest in one's food due to having eaten too much; surfeit


supling

suplíng (canonical)
spelling ᜐᜓᜉ᜔ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

development of new growth (as from a branch or cutting)


takuko

head covering or hood made of nipa leaves


takba

native clothespress, chest, or trunk (made of palm leaves, rattan, reeds, or of bamboo or rattan splits)


sungkol

sudden stroke, blow, or knock with the knuckles, the point of the elbow, or the end or corner of something


taad

taad (canonical)
taád (canonical)
ᜆᜀᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˈt̪aː.ʔɐd̪̚]


susog

tracking or following of the trail or track

cut made on the bias or obliquely (of clothes, edge of wood, etc.)


tabernakulo

tl-noun

tabernákuló (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜃᜓᜎᜓ)

tabernákuló (canonical)
ᜆᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜃᜓᜎᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish tabernáculo (“tabernacle”).

bor+

(Christianity) tabernacle (small ornamented box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist)

(biblical) tabernacle (portable tent used before the construction of the temple)


tagihaba

elongated; long and narrow (as of some leaves)


tagisuyo

act of bringing oneself into someone's favor


talangas

serious-looking; severe (of one's countenance)


sipres

Borrowed from Spanish ciprés (“cypress”).


sungki

Borrowed from Hokkien 伸齒／伸齿 (chhun-khí, literally “protruding teeth”).

uneven; irregular (of the growth of teeth)


sudlan

Syncopic form of suliran, from sulid + -an, with metathesis.


taguling

tl-noun

tagulíng or taguling (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜓᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

tagulíng (canonical)
taguling (canonical)
ᜆᜄᜓᜎᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɐ.ɣʊˈliŋ]

[t̪ɐˈɣuː.lɪŋ]


lanay

lanáy (canonical)
lanay (canonical)
ᜎᜈᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

spread of liquid (as of spilt oil or ink)


tabaw

Dodonaea viscosa
Dodonaea viscosa#Translingual

Lumnitzera racemosa
Wikispecies:Lumnitzera racemosa


tadyang

Borrowed from Kapampangan taggiang with sound shift from /ɡ/ to /d/, from Proto-Austronesian *tagəʀaŋ. Compare Ibatan taglang, and Pangasinan taglang.

rib (cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones)

(botany) rib (main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf)

(by extension) rib (part or piece serving to shape or support something, as that of an umbrella)


tabayag

[t̪ɐˈbaː.jɐɡ̚]

From Proto-Philippine *tabayaʀ (“Lagenaria leucantha”). Compare Ivatan tavayay, Cebuano tabayag, and Western Bukidnon Manobo tevayag.

inh

Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual

opo squash; calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)


tabad

Possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaR (“tasteless, insipid; powerless; antidote, as against snakebite”). Compare Cebuano tabad, Malay tawar, and Old Javanese tawa (“powerless, weak, inefficacious, harmless”).

cog

water added to dilute an alcoholic drink (especially tuba)

act of adding water to dilute an alcoholic drink (especially tuba)


talibong

→ Spanish: talibón

sharpened wood or bamboo used as a spear


supok

burnt to cinders; turned to charcoal; carbonized


Hupiter

[ˌhuː.pɪˈt̪ɛɾ]

Borrowed from Spanish Júpiter (“Jupiter”), from Latin Iuppiter. Doublet of dia, diyos, and Zeus.


sinap

overflow of water (spreading around low places)


masiyasip

tl-adj

masiyasip (plural masisiyasip, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜒᜌᜐᜒᜉ᜔)

masisiyasip (plural)
ᜋᜐᜒᜌᜐᜒᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)


singkol

crooked; twisted (of one's arms or hands)

with crooked or twisted arms (of a person)


siyasig

[sɪˈaː.sɪɡ̚]

vigilant inquiry; assiduous investigation


sindal

contrary current or flow of water or air; eddy


sisiyo

Possibly from earlier sisilo, with elision of /l/.


siyok

From Chinese. Compare Hokkien 嗖 (siok, “cackle; a kind of laugh; cry by birds when shooed away; bird's weeping sound; whoosh”).

ncog

sound produced in an attempt to dislodge something that blocks the throat


siyoktong

tl-noun

siyoktóng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

siyoktóng (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Hokkien 宿福堂 (siok-hok-tông), romanized on labels as "SIOK HOC TONG", a genericized trademark brand of herbal wine sold by Destileria Limtuaco in the late 1800s in Manila. Compare Pangasinan sioktong.


palasingsingan

tl-noun

palásingsíngan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜐᜒᜅᜈ᜔)

palásingsíngan (canonical)
ᜉᜎᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜐᜒᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


siyopaw

→ English: siopao

From Philippine Hokkien 燒包／烧包 (sio-pau), itself from Cantonese 叉燒包／叉烧包 (caa¹ siu¹ baau¹). Compare siyomay.

siopao; Chinese steamed stuffed buns; baozi (usually char siu bao, especially the Philippine variety)


palawingwing

palawingwíng (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜏᜒᜅ᜔ᜏᜒᜅ᜔)

palawingwíng (canonical)
ᜉᜎᜏᜒᜅ᜔ᜏᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


palawis

small banner, pennant, or flag put on boats or land vehicles


palikpik

palikpík (canonical)
ᜉᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜉᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


sinok

Compare Ilocano saiddek, Pangasinan senek, Bikol Central sinok, Cebuano sid-ok, and Hiligaynon sid-o.


sipak

splitting of wood, logs, etc. (by hacking)

piece of wood, logs, etc. made by splitting


pamook

From pa- + mook. Also possibly from pang- + book.


tulasok

latch; small bar used for fastening a door or window


pamamanas

From pam- + banas, with initial reduplication.


arag-arag

/ˌʔaɾaɡ ˈʔaɾaɡ/

[ˌʔaː.ɾɐɡ ˈʔaː.ɾɐɡ̚]


dolyar

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English dollar, and influenced by the pronunciation of Spanish ll. Compare Spanish dólar.


siyasat

Borrowed from Malay siasat (“investigation by torture”), from Persian سیاست (siyâsat, “punishment by torture”), from Arabic سِيَاسة (siyāsa, “administration; punishment”).


manigo

(obsolete) hitter who is lucky in shooting, fishing, or hunting


manigo

tl-verb

manigò (complete nanigo, progressive naninigo, contemplative maninigo, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜒᜄᜓ)

manigò (canonical)
nanigo (completive)
naninigo (progressive)
maninigo (contemplative)
ᜋᜈᜒᜄᜓ (Baybayin)


supot

Compare Bikol Central, Cebuano supot, and Kapampangan suput.

pocket; small bag or pitch (especially on the holes of a billiards table)


supot

(colloquial, slightly derogatory) failed; dud

(colloquial, slightly derogatory) inept; terrible


nisnis

From Proto-Philippine *nisnís (“to wipe, rub, scrub”).

inh

(obsolete) rub someone else's face onto some surface (like the ground)


nisnis

nisnis na ilong

(figurative, obsolete) crooked (of a nose)


angot

From Proto-Austronesian *haŋut (“smell”).

disagreeable odor; stench peculiar to stagnant liquids


kangga

cart made like a sled and usually pulled by a carabao


Luningning

tl-proper noun

Luningníng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜈᜒᜅ᜔ᜈᜒᜅ᜔)

Luningníng (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜈᜒᜅ᜔ᜈᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[lʊ.n̪ɪŋˈn̪iŋ]


Dalisay

a surname, the 301st most common in the Philippines, mostly associated with the fictional character and protagonist in the television action-drama Ang Probinsyano, Ricardo Dalisay


arya

Borrowed from Spanish aria, from Italian aria, metathesis from Latin āera, Greek-type accusative of āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of ere.

aria (a musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata)


tunaw

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *túnaw, with root *-naw (“melt, liquefy”). Cognates with Bikol Central, Cebuano, Ilocano tunaw; Maranao tonaw, and Sangir matuno.

dissolved; digested (of food in the stomach)

(astronomy, obsolete) fully waned; in conjunction with the Sun (of the moon)


tunaw

(astronomy, obsolete) waning of the moon


Liwayway

Liwaywáy (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜏᜌ᜔ᜏᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


hesitante

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English hesitant, influenced by Spanish -ante and the ⟨h⟩ still pronounced as /h/ instead of being silent.


silahis

Borrowed from Spanish celajes, plural of celaje (“skylight”). The “bisexual” sense could be a semantic loan from Cebuano.

beam or rays of sunlight (especially breaking through the clouds)

(figurative) ray (of hope, intelligence, etc.)


konsehal

tl-noun

konsehál (feminine konsehala, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜑᜎ᜔)

konsehál (canonical)
konsehala (feminine)
ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜑᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


tugday

[t̪ʊɡˈd̪aɪ̯]

stake or pole to hold up nets used to trap animals


tulag

act of hitting something with a lance or spear


pag-upas

removing leaves of plants (especially of sugarcane)


tutuldok

tutuldók (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


katulalaan

katulalaán (canonical)
ᜃᜆᜓᜎᜎᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


uranyo

Borrowed from Spanish uranio (“uranium”).


tuldok-kuwit

tl-noun

tuldók-kuwít (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

tuldók-kuwít (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

From tuldok + kuwit, calque of Spanish punto y coma.


untog

[ʔʊn̪ˈt̪oɡ̚]

bump on the head (against something hard)


tag-ulan

[t̪ɐɡ.ʔʊˈlan̪]


unlapi

[ʔʊn̪ˈlaː.pɪʔ]


kabiglaan

kabiglaán (canonical)
ᜃᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜎᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


ugaw

(dialectal) slow of understanding or somewhat stupid


tulali

ancient vertical flute from Pangasinan with six fingerholes (50 centimeters long and 3 centimeters thick)


ulakan

ulakan or ulakán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜃᜈ᜔)

ulakan (canonical)
ulakán (canonical)
ᜂᜎᜃᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ulak-an, or analytically from ulak + -an.

place where fibers or yarns are spun or sold


ugak

echoic sound as that produced when the air is pressed out from the inside of a rubber doll


uod

[ˈʔuː.ʔod̪̚]

From Proto-Philippine *quləj (cf. Ilocano uleg, Kapampangan ulad, Aklanon ueod, Cebuano ulod, Maranao oled), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləj (cf. Malagasy olitra, Indonesian ulat, Malay ulat), from Proto-Austronesian *quləj (cf. Puyuma uled).


ulag

From Proto-Philippine *urag (“sexual indulgence, orgy”). Compare Bikol Central urag, Masbatenyo urag, Aklanon ueag, Cebuano ulag, and Hiligaynon ulag.

inh

(by extension, idiomatic) drive; passion; putting an effort, care, or fineness to one's action


ukab

big cavity left by a bite (especially out of a fruit)

act of taking a big bite (especially out of a fruit)


ukab

having a big bite taken (especially of a fruit)


tulig

stupefied; deafened and confused (by too much noise)


tulakbahala

tl-noun

túlakbahalà (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜊᜑᜎ)

túlakbahalà (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜊᜑᜎ (Baybayin)


ulak

ulák (canonical)
ulak (canonical)
ᜂᜎᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ulak.

act of making thread or yarn (from fibers or filaments)


uhog

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋuhuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *ŋuSuʀ. Compare Ibatan ngohoy, Bikol Central uhog, Aklanon uhog, Cebuano uhog, Ilianen Manobo nguweg, and Western Bukidnon Manobo nguheg.


tuloy

without postponement; as planned or scheduled (of an event, etc.)

staying temporarily only (of a guest or visitor)


tuloy

act of continuing or going on (as planned or scheduled)

act of staying temporarily in someone's place (especially overnight)


tuloy

Tuloy po kayo.


sasag

sasag (canonical)
saság (canonical)
ᜐᜐᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

finely stripped, woven, split bamboo (used for walls, floors, etc. in small houses)


salamisim

retention of pain, sickness, suffering, bitter memories, etc.

tricking of liquid from damp earth or the like when stepped on


sakil

extra passenger boarding a vehicle (especially those that cause overloading)

distribution of different kinds proportionately; pairing of two dissimilar or unequal things


salampay

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salampay (“hang of drape over the shoulder”). Compare Malay selampai and Sundanese ᮞᮜᮨᮙ᮪ᮕᮚ᮪ (salempay).

inh

neckerchief; muffler; light scarf worn round the neck

hanging of something carelessly (as on a shoulder, clothesline, fence, etc.)


salalak

held suspended as from the branch of a tree, etc. (after breaking its fall)


salalak

crosspiece made of logs, bamboos or slender poles (used as support to lift heavy objects or to raise or set up posts and pillars to an upright position)

suspension of something as on a branch (after breaking its fall)

anything held suspended on a branch (after breaking its fall)

(by extension) mechanical crane; forklift


sagat

[ˈsaː.ɣɐt̪̚]

hook on one end of a pole (used for hooking something)


mismis

particles or remnants of food left after a meal, especially fishbones after eating fish


pamispis

pamispís (canonical)
ᜉᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


pinting

very light throb, beat, pulsation or pulse


sagayad

[sɐˈɣaː.jɐd̪̚]

act of being dragged along (like the train of a gown)


sagayad

[sɐˈɣaː.jɐd̪̚]

trailing or dragged due to being too long


taghap

weak conclusion arrived at from weak premises


tagapagluto

tl-noun

tagapáglútò (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜉᜄ᜔ᜎᜓᜆᜓ)

tagapáglútò (canonical)
ᜆᜄᜉᜄ᜔ᜎᜓᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


pilik

From Southern Proto-Philippine *pidək, compare Hiligaynon milok, Kapampangan pilik, Cebuano pilok, Waray-Waray pirok, Bikol Central pirok, Maguindanao pipilek, Maranao pirpirek, and Tausug piluk.


pingol

Compare Pangasinan pingal (“missing both ears”), Pangasinan pingol (“missing one ear”), and Kapampangan pingul (“earlobe”).


udyong

Most likely borrowed from Classical Malay ujung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzuŋ (“mountain peak, cape of land; tip of anything”).


kasero

Coordinate term: kasera


tangkalag

tangkalág (canonical)
ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɐŋ.kɐˈlaɡ̚]


tangkalag

[t̪ɐŋ.kɐˈlaɡ̚]


kiay

Compare Aklanon kiay, Cebuano kiay, Hiligaynon kiay, and Waray-Waray kiay.

swinging one's hips; swaggering movement (of one's body)


salaghati

salaghatì (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜄ᜔ᜑᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

Possibly from either:
* Borrowed from a compound of salag (“full and leveled”) + Malay hati (“emotions”, literally “liver”), according to Potet (2016). Compare dalamhati, luwalhati, pighati, ulohati, and lunggati. Possibly also from Malay sedak (“suffocate; choke”).
* Borrowed from Spanish zaragata (“turmoil; scuffle; quarrel”), according to Lopez (1965). Compare possible doublet saragate.


tampi

tap; light slap (especially with the fingers)


sakag

(fishing) small fishing net mounted on two poles that form an X (which are pushed along waist-deep water, especially in rivers)


tabol

gas in the stomach or intestines (especially as shown by the sound produced when the abdomen is tapped)

increase in volume of a certain substances through boiling


takap

loud, insulting language; insulting vociferation; loud bawling out

smacking of the lips in anticipation of something tasty


salap

Borrowed from Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf, “money exchange; expense; money”). Compare Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf, “money changer”).

cog

(colloquial) tip (fee for a small service)

(gambling, colloquial) small goodwill share of money given away by the winner to companions

(fishing) small fishing net (used for catching fry and other tiny fishes)

(fishing) catching of fry and other tiny fishes using such a net

something skimmed on the surface of a liquid

Magcano cayá ang quinoha mong salap sa caniya?

1752, Francisco de San José, Arte y reglas de la lengua Tagala


salap

(fishing) a type of freshwater fishing net


kauntian

kauntián (canonical)
ᜃᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐ.ʔʊn̪.t̪ɪˈʔan̪]

littleness; scarceness; meagerness; scantiness


kayapahan

tastelessness; insipidity (of solid food)


tapil

short, pointed stick or tool used for making holes in the ground for seeds, seedling, etc.; dibble; dibber


tapil

act of cutting wood, stone, etc. into a square


salag

act of assisting a midwife during childbirth


paroko

tl-noun

paroko or párokó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜓᜃᜓ)

paroko (canonical)
párokó (canonical)
ᜉᜇᜓᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish párroco, from Latin parochus.

(ecclesiastical, uncommon) a parish priest


topasyo

Borrowed from Spanish topacio (“topaz”).


tinip

silent; speechless; quiet; saying nothing; voiceless


talarok

instrument marked with scales or lines to indicate depth of water through immersion

act of sounding depth of water with such an instrument


uad

leavings of rice after having been eaten by mice


matalas

(figurative) acute; keen (of mind, intellect, or hearing)


itak

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *eták. Compare Hiligaynon utak.

(weaponry) short, wide bolo with long handle


uyan

exchange for loss; recoupment; amount exchanged or reimbursed for loss

act of exchanging or reimbursing (for amount lost, spent, etc.)

act of buying something at the price it was first bought


dekano

dekano (feminine dekana, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜈᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish decano (“senior; dean”), from Late Latin decānus (“chief of ten people; dean”).

der

dean (senior official in college or university)


tangay

act of being carried away (by the current, wind, kidnapper, etc.)

act of holding tightly in the mouth (as a bone by a dog)

person carried away (by the current, wind, kidnapper, etc.)


salawa

having the habit of taking on too many things without doing anything, neither beginning nor finishing


pagyanig

pagyaníg (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜌᜈᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

trembling; shaking (especially of the earth or a building)


hintay

[hɪn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯]

Borrowed from Malay intai (“prying; watching secretly”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hintay (“to wait for; to spy on”). Also possibly from hin- + antay, with elision of the first syllable of the root. Compare Malay intai, Iban intai, Toba Batak inte, Old Javanese inte / intay, Balinese inte, Sasak inte.

inh

person or thing being awaited or expected to come


hintay

[hɪn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯]


yamas

bagasse; residue of solid matter in a viscous or colloidal substance (after the juice has been pressed out)


pagkayamot

tl-noun

pagkayamót (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜌᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

pagkayamót (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜌᜋᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


kayagangan

[kɐ.jɐˈɣaː.ŋɐn̪]

From yagang (“extremely thin”) + ka- -an (abstract noun-forming circumfix).


yamba

threatening gesture (especially by the hand or something handheld)


yabo

sponginess (of boiled tubers and other root crops)

looseness of consistency (of soil, fruit flesh, cereals, etc.)


mayamo

tl-adj

mayamò (plural mayayamo, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌᜋᜓ)

mayamò (canonical)
mayayamo (plural)
ᜋᜌᜋᜓ (Baybayin)


yamo

Contraction of bayaan mo (literally “let it be”).

contraction

leave him alone!; let him do what he wants


yayat

emaciation; abnormal leanness (caused by lack of food, disease, etc.)


tiwa

tiwa (canonical)
tiwà (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜏ (Baybayin)


yutyot

[jʊˈt͡ʃot̪̚]

bending, sagging, or sinking due to too much weight or pressure


yutyot

[jʊˈt͡ʃot̪̚]

intermittent shaking when hit by some strong force (of a house, tree, etc.)

condition of being overloaded (of a cart, carromata, etc.)

bending, sagging, or sinking under the stress of weight or pressure (of planks, floors, ceilings, etc.)

creaking sound caused by intermittent shaking (as of a heavy loaded cart passing through a rugged road)


pawis

From Southern Luzon axis *pawəs (“sweat”). Compare Kapampangan pauas.


paraw

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *padaw. Compare Maranao padaw, Malay perahu, Central Dusun padau, Sundanese ᮕᮛᮠᮥ (parahu), Maori wharau, and Tongan folau.


pagyutyot

tl-noun

pagyutyót (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜌᜓᜆ᜔ᜌᜓᜆ᜔)

pagyutyót (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜌᜓᜆ᜔ᜌᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[pɐɡ.jʊˈt͡ʃot̪̚]

intermittent shaking (as of a house, tree, etc.) when hit by some strong force such as a violent typhoon, wind, or earthquake


isdangtuko

isdángtukô (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜆᜓᜃᜓ)

isdángtukô (canonical)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜆᜓᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

Rhincodon typus
Rhincodon typus#Translingual


yamot

exasperation; annoyance; disgust; displeasure

boredom; impatience; tiredness in waiting; ennui


yamot

stubble left in the ground after cutting or reaping (grains such as rice, sugarcane, wheat, or corn)

stubble of a man's beard (still showing after shaving)


tugot

condition of being pacified or stopped from continuing something harsh


yakyak

given to foolish and meaningless talk; fond of chatting or babbling


yakyak

foolish, empty, or meaningless talk; babble; chatter


yakyak

crushed, destroyed, or trampled on by passers-by


yakyak

act of crushing or destroying by passing across it (of a planted field, etc.)

act of trampling on something under one's feet


yakyak

(dialectal) fallen (as of flowers or petals)


ugoy

act of rocking or swaying to and fro (of a swing, cradle, etc.)

rocking or swaying motion (of a swing, cradle, etc.)


sabik

eager; keenly desirous; wanting very much


pag-uubo

act of transplanting (in agriculture or gardening)


maukilkil

tl-adj

maukilkíl (plural mauukilkil, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜂᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔)

maukilkíl (canonical)
mauukilkil (plural)
ᜋᜂᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


ukilkil

ukilkíl (canonical)
ᜂᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

persistent or repetitious request, offer, inquiry, etc.


umubo

tl-verb

umubó (complete umubo, progressive umuubo, contemplative uubo, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜓᜊᜓ)

umubó (canonical)
umubo (completive)
umuubo (progressive)
uubo (contemplative)
ᜂᜋᜓᜊᜓ (Baybayin)
um- (affix)
ᜂᜋ᜔ (affix)
ubo (root)
ᜂᜊᜓ (root)
actor (focus)
kauubo (completive formal past past-recent)
ᜃᜂᜂᜊᜓ (completive formal past past-recent)
umubo (formal imperative)
ᜂᜋᜓᜊᜓ (formal imperative)
ubo (dialectal formal imperative)
ᜂᜊᜓ (formal imperative)
kakaubo (completive informal past past-recent)
ᜃᜃᜂᜊᜓ (completive informal past past-recent)
umubo (imperative informal)
ᜂᜋᜓᜊᜓ (imperative informal)
ubo (dialectal imperative informal)
ᜂᜊᜓ (imperative informal)

tl-infl-table

umubo

umubo
 ᜂᜋᜓᜊᜓ

umubo
 ᜂᜋᜓᜊᜓ
ungmubo¹
ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜊᜓ

umuubo
ᜂᜋᜓᜂᜊᜓ
ungmuubo¹
 ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜂᜊᜓ
naubo²
ᜈ ᜂᜊᜓ

uubo
 ᜂᜂᜊᜓ
maubo²
ᜋ ᜂᜊᜓ

umubo
 ᜂᜋᜓᜊᜓ
ubo²
ᜂᜊᜓ

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


isip

From Proto-Philippine *ísip (“thinking; thoughts; opinion”). Compare Aklanon isip, Bikol Central isip, Cebuano isip, and Western Bukidnon Manobo isip.


kupi

act of folding or twisting something out of shape (such as a thin sheet of metal)


Sabado de Gloria

tl-proper noun

Sábadó de Gloria (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜇᜓ ᜇᜒ ᜄ᜔ᜎᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ)

Sábadó de Gloria (canonical)
ᜐᜊᜇᜓ ᜇᜒ ᜄ᜔ᜎᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

Sabado de Glorya
Sabado de Glorya#Tagalog

Alternative spelling of Sabado de Glorya


Huwebes Santo

Huwebes Santo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜊᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜊᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

(Christianity) Maundy Thursday; Holy Thursday


Miyerkoles Santo

Miyérkolés Santo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

Miyérkolés Santo (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


Mendiola

Borrowed from Spanish Mendiola, from Basque Mendiola (literally “mountain hut”). The street is named after Enrique Mendiola, an educator, textbook author, and member of the first Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines.

der

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Mendiola Street, a street in Manila and frequently been the site of often violent confrontations between protesters and government troops protecting Malacañang Palace


bitag

[ˈbiː.t̪ɐɡ̚]

snare for catching birds (usually using a looped twine)


bitig

[ˈbiː.t̪ɪɡ̚]


senakulo

Borrowed from Spanish cenáculo, from Latin cēnāculum (“dining room”).

(Christianity) passion play (play depicting the Passion of Christ)

cenacle (dining room, especially one on an upper floor)


bubong

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ. Compare Malay bumbung.

(anatomy, obsolete, by extension) eyelid

(anatomy, obsolete, by extension) instep


sisip

special long-handled knife used for rattan work


Palacios

Borrowed from Spanish, from palacios (plural of palacio).


Huang

Borrowed from Mandarin 黃／黄 (Huáng). Doublet of Ng, Uy, Wee, Wong, and Hwang.


sambat

point at which a road or river forks into two


samil

(nautical) nipa awning for small boats, cascos, etc.


sangandaan

sangandaán (canonical)
ᜐᜅᜈ᜔ᜇᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[sɐ.ŋɐn̪.d̪ɐˈʔan̪]

From sanga (“branch”) + -n- + daan (“path; way”).


komedyante

tl-noun

komedyante (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜃᜓᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)


humba

Borrowed from Cebuano humba, or directly from Hokkien 封肉 (hong-bah, “braised meat”).

humba (Filipino braised pork dish popular among Visayans)


sagot

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sagút, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saʀut.


sintog

[sɪn̪ˈt̪oɡ̚]

sudden palpitation or beating (of one's heart)


talisay

Terminalia catappa
Terminalia catappa#Translingual

Malabar almond; talisay (Terminalia catappa)


dapdap

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapdap. Cognate with Malay dedap.


sinungaling

tl-adj

sinungaling (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜓᜅᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

[sɪ.n̪ʊˈŋaː.lɪŋ]


sinungaling

[sɪ.n̪ʊˈŋaː.lɪŋ]


hupot

(dialectal, Quezon) act of pilfering, robbing, or stealing


Beltran

Beltrán (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Arias

tl-proper noun

Ariás or Arias (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

Ariás (canonical)
Arias (canonical)
ᜀᜇ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Ayala

Borrowed from Spanish Ayala, from Basque Aiara, after a town in Álvara, Basque Country.


Enriquez

[ʔɛn̪ˈɾiː.xɛs]


Guevara

Borrowing from Spanish Guevara, from Basque.


Montes

Borrowed from Spanish, possibly from:
* From Spanish Montés, from montés (“related to the highlands or mountains”).
* From Spanish Montes, from montes, plural of monte (“mountain”).

a surname from Spanish, notably borne by:


Aguilera

[ʔɐ.ɣɪˈlɛː.ɾɐ]


Pineda

[pɪˈn̪ɛː.d̪ɐ]

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

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, mostly found found in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Nueva Ecija

A barangay of Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines


Barrios

Borrowed from Spanish, of Basque origin.

a surname from Basque, most associated with:


Salgado

Borrowed from Spanish Salgado, from Galician Salgado. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician], mostly found in Cavite


Alfaro

Borrowed from Spanish, of toponymic origin.

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name]


Lam

Romanization of Cantonese 林 (lam⁴), via English Lam. Doublet of Lim.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese


Ngo

Borrowed from Hokkien 吳／吴 (ngô͘) or 伍 (ngó͘). Doublet of Go, Goh, Cinco, Ng, and Wu.


Esquivel

Esquivél (canonical)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Esquivel, from Basque Ezkibel. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], mostly found in Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan


Bautista

Borrowed from Spanish, after San Juan Bautista.


Caballeros

tl-proper noun

Caballeros (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜃᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Choi

* (Chinese surname): From Cantonese 蔡 (coi³), via English Choi. Doublet of Chua.
* (Korean surname): From Korean 최(崔) (Choe), via English Choi.

Dasuri Choi, dancer & entertainer

a surname from Korean, most notably borne by:


Bermudez

ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Bermúdez (patronymic of Bermudo (“Vermund”)).


Liu

Borrowed from Mandarin 劉／刘 (Liú). Doublet of Lao and Lew.


Reynoso

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

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Reynoso, mostly concentrated in Quezon and Marinduque provinces


Serna

a surname from Spanish, most associated with actress Snooky Serna


Escamillas

Escamillas (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜋᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔)

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜋᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Quezon


Leung

From Cantonese 梁 (loeng⁴), via English Leung. Doublet of Niu.

a Chinese Filipino surname from English [in turn from Cantonese]


Soriano

Borrowed from Spanish Soriano, from soriano (“demonym for people living in Soria”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Soriano


Cordero

Borrowed from Spanish Cordero, ancient occupational surname for a shepherd. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

a surname from Spanish, common in Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Rizal, Bulacan and Batangas


Carmona

Carmona, Spain
Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

Borrowed from Spanish Carmona.
* (municipality): Named after Carmona in Seville province, Spain. Originally named Latag.
* (surname): Spanish toponymic surname originating in Santander province, Spain. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Carmona: a surname from Spanish, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Laguna and Rizal


Prieto

Borrowed from Spanish Prieto, from prieto (“swarthy”).


Casas

Borrowed from Spanish Casas, from casas.


Polanco

Named after Juan Polanco, Spanish missionary

Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte#English

A municipality of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines


Escalante

a surname from Spanish, the 715th most common in the Philippines

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English

A city in Negros Occidental, Philippines


Gamboa

Borrowed from Spanish Gamboa, from Basque Ganboa. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .


Barrientos

Barrientos (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜊᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Hwang

* (Chinese surname): From Mandarin 黃／黄 (Huáng). Doublet of Ng, Uy, Wee, Wong, and Huang.
* (Korean surname): From Korean 황(黃) (Hwang).

a surname from Korean, most notably borne by:


Correa

Borrowed from Spanish Correa, from correa (“belt; band”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the common noun], common in Bulacan, Metro Manila and Nueva Ecija


Alcala

Borrowed from Spanish Alcalá, from Arabic القَلْعة (al-qalʕa, “the citadel, the fort”).


Espino

Borrowed from Spanish Espino. Compare Espina and Espinosa.


Mondragon

tl-proper noun

Mondragón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

Mondragón (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜄᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


Noriega

[n̪oɾˈjɛː.ɣɐ]


Caballero

Borrowed from Spanish Caballero, originally an occupational surname for a knight.


Cuevas

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

Cuevas: a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila, Batangas and Cavite


Saavedra

[sɐ.ʔɐˈvɛd̪.ɾɐ]

[sɐ.ʔɐˈbɛd̪.ɾɐ]


Pimentel

Pimentél (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish, usually a Sephardic surname, from Portuguese.

a surname from Portuguese, most notably borne by:

Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Filipino politician

Aquilino Pimentel III, Filipino senator, and son of Aquilino Pimentel Jr.


Falcon

Ejay Falcon, actor

a surname from Spanish, most notably borne by:


Sarmiento

Sarmiento (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜐᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Sarmiento, from sarmiento.


Garay

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Garai, from garai.


kubyertos

tl-noun

kubyertos (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊ᜔ᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜃᜓᜊ᜔ᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

full meal; course (as a unit of order, as in a restaurant)


Briones

ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Briones, from the municipality in La Rioja, Spain. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name], common in Metro Manila and Batangas

A barangay of San Antonio, Quezon, Philippines


Salcedo

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos
Juan de Salcedo

Borrowed from Spanish Salcedo. As a surname, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
The places are named after Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo.

named-after

a surname from Spanish, most found in Metro Manila and Cavite

A barangay of Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

Salcedo (a municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines)


Arellano

Borrowed from Spanish Arellano, from Basque.


Chong

From Cantonese 莊／庄 (Zong¹), via English Chong.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese


Vergara

[vɛɾˈɡaː.ɾɐ]

[bɛɾˈɡaː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish Vergara, from Basque Bergara. As surname, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque, in turn transferred from the place name], most concentrated in Metro Manila and Batangas

A barangay of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines


Tong

Borrowed from Hokkien 董 (Tóng) or 唐 (Tông).


Tamayo

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found found in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal and Cavite

A barangay of Calaca, Batangas, Philippines


Chiu

From Hokkien 周 (Chiû) or 蔣／蒋 (Chiúⁿ), via English Chiu. Doublet of Chow.


Pantoja

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

a surname from Spanish, common in Quezon, Batangas and Marinduque


tupe

Borrowed from Spanish tupé, from French toupet.


Carreon

Borrowed from Spanish Carreón. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Carrion; most cases were later respelled to match the more familiar Spanish surname.

Catálogo alfabético de apellidos

a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila and Bulacan


Santillan

tl-proper noun

Santillán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

Santillán (canonical)
ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Santillán, from Asturian Santillán. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Asturian], mostly found in Metro Manila and Cavite


Concepcion

Concepción (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Concepción (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Any of several places in the Philippines named after the Immaculate Conception:

a surname from Spanish, notably borne by:

KC Concepcion, Filipina actress and singer


Guo

Borrowed from Mandarin 郭 (Guō). Doublet of Que and Kwok.


Gao

Borrowed from Mandarin 高 (Gāo). Doublet of Ko.


ngayon

Compare Kapampangan ngeni, Bikol Central ngunyan, and Cebuano karon.


Baltazar

Balthazar (one of the possible names of the Magi)


Narvaez

[n̪ɐɾˈvaː.ʔɛs]

[n̪ɐɾˈbaː.ʔɛs]

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas and Laguna

General Emilio Aguinaldo
General Emilio Aguinaldo#English

A barangay of General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite, Philippines


Paez

Borrowed from Spanish Páez, from Galician (patronymic of Paio).


Aldana

[ʔɐlˈd̪aː.n̪ɐ]


Echevarria

Echevarria (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜊᜇ᜔ᜌ)

[ʔɛ.t͡ʃɛˈvaɾ.jɐ]

[ʔɛ.t͡ʃɛˈbaɾ.jɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Etxebarria.


Villareal

Villareál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜇᜒᜌᜎ᜔)

Villareál (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜇᜒᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Evangelista

Evangelista (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

ᜁᜊᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Evangélista, from evangelista (“evangelist”).


Manzano

Borrowed from Spanish Manzano, from manzano (“apple tree”). Surname originating from Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Manzano, mostly concentrated in Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Rizal, Aurora and Mimaropa


Ruedas

[ˈɾwɛː.d̪ɐs]

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Batangas


Melgar

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

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Oriental Mindoro and Laguna


Tenorio

a surname from Spanish, most notably borne by:


Carvajal

Borrowed from Spanish Carvajal, spelling variant of Carbajal due to ⟨b⟩ and ⟨v⟩ being pronounced as /b/. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Carbajal; original spelling since displaced.


Shi

Borrowed from Mandarin 施 (Shī), from Hokkien 施 (Si). Doublet of Sy, Siy, See, and Sze.

a Chinese surname from Mandarin [in turn from Hokkien]


Monge

Borrowed from Spanish, from Portuguese, from monge (“monk”)

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Portuguese]


Fung

From Cantonese 馮／冯 (fung⁴), via English Fung. Doublet of Pang.

a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese


Paulino

Borrowed from Spanish, diminutive of Paulo.

a surname from Spanish, ultimately derived from the given name


Leong

From Cantonese 梁 (loeng⁴), via English Leong. Doublet of Niu.


Melchor

Melchór (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜎ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Melchior (one of the legendary Magi in tradition)

a surname from Spanish deriving from the given name


Arriola

[ʔɐɾˈjoː.lɐ]


Samaniego

[sɐ.mɐˈɲɛː.ɣo]

Borrowed from Spanish Samaniego, from place name in Álava. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

a surname from Spanish, mostly found in Bulacan


Montemayor

tl-proper noun

Montemayór (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

Montemayór (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


Lozada

Borrowed from Spanish, variant of Losada.

Jun Lozada, Filipino electronics and communication engineer.


Pang

From Hokkien 馮／冯 (pâng). Doublet of Fung.


Posadas

Borrowed from Spanish, from posadas (plural of posada).


Encarnacion

Encarnación (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔ᜈᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Encarnación (canonical)
ᜁᜅ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔ᜈᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛŋ.kɐɾ.n̪ɐˈʃon̪]

Borrowed from Spanish Encarnación, a reference to the Incarnation.


Tolentino

Tolentino (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜓ)

ᜆᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Tolentino, after St. Nicholas of Tolentino (San Nicolás de Tolentino), from Tolentino in Italy.


Hung

From Cantonese 洪 (Hung⁴), via English Hung. Doublet of Ang and Hong.


Sato

a Filipino-Japanese surname from Japanese


Ison

Borrowed from Spanish Ison, from Hokkien 裔孫／裔孙 (è-sun).

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry


Abad

Borrowed from Spanish, from abad (“abbot”).

a surname from Spanish of Spanish occupational origin


Kamara

Kamara de Representantes
Kamara de Representantes#Tagalog


Almazan

Borrowed from Spanish Almazán, toponymic surname after the town in Soria, Spain, of Arabic origin. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Almazán: a surname from Spanish, mostly concentrated in Laguna and Batangas


Aguila

[ˌʔaː.ɣɪˈla]

Borrowed from Spanish Águila, from águila. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos , but was already adopted by several principalía families in Batangas.
The barangay is probably named after Fernando Águila, mayor of San Jose, Batangas from 1931 to 1937 and in 1941.

a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the common noun], mostly found in Batangas, Quezon and Laguna

A barangay of San Jose, Batangas, Philippines


Pelaez

Borrowed from Spanish Peláez (patronymic of Pelayo).

Pedro Peláez, Filipino priest

a surname from Spanish. most notably borne by


gelpren

ᜄᜒᜎ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˈɡɛl.pɾɛn̪]


Monreal

Monreál (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Elizalde

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque, from eliza (“church”) and alde (“beside”).


Corpuz

Variant of Corpus (due to seseo), a reference to the Corpus Christi.


Villar

Borrowed from Spanish Villar, from villar.


Dizon

From Hokkien, possibly either 兒孫／儿孙 (jî-sun) or 二孫／二孙 (jī-sun / lī-sun), via Spanish Dizon, with /l/~/d/~/d͡ʑ/ allophony when the proceeding vowel is usually [i], [e], or [u] in Hokkien.

Sunshine Dizon, actress

Ryzza Mae Dizon, child actress and television personality

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien], notably borne by:

Hokkien
Thomas Barclay (missionary)
close back rounded vowel
close front unrounded vowel
close-mid front unrounded vowel


bisi

bisì (canonical)
bisî (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜐᜒ (Baybayin)


Bernabe

Bernabé or Bérnabé (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜊᜒ)

Bernabé (canonical)
Bérnabé (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜊᜒ (Baybayin)

[bɛɾ.n̪ɐˈbɛ]

[ˌbɛɾ.n̪ɐˈbɛ]

May mga propeta at mga guro sa iglesya sa Antioquia. Kabilang dito si Bernabe, Simeon na tinawag ding Itim,[...]

2010, Magandang Balita Biblia (Revised Tagalog Popular Version): Mga Gawa 13:1

a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Barnabas

a surname from Spanish transferred from the given name


Vizcarra

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Bizkarra.


Ronquillo

Ronquillo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

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

a surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite and Nueva Ecija


Poon

Borrowed from English Poon, from Cantonese 潘 (Pun¹). Doublet of Pua and Pan.

a surname from English [in turn from Cantonese]


Pastrana

A municipality of Leyte, Philippines, named after the town in Spain


Carillo

Borrowed from Spanish, a variant of Carrillo.


Arrieta

[ʔɐɾˈjɛː.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish, of Basque origin.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


Monte

Borrowed from Spanish Monte, from monte.


Bobadilla

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

a surname from Spanish, common in Cavite and Batangas


gayot

toughness to the bite; leatheriness to the touch


magayot

tl-adj

magayót (plural magagayot, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜌᜓᜆ᜔)

magayót (canonical)
magagayot (plural)
ᜋᜄᜌᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


kagayutan

kagayután (canonical)
ᜃᜄᜌᜓᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


gibay

oscillating movement; swaying movement (of the body, such as in doing tightrope acts)


giginto

[ɡɪ.ɣɪn̪ˈt̪oʔ]

Charidotella sexpunctata
Wikispecies:Charidotella sexpunctata

golden tortoise beetle (Charidotella sexpunctata)


yaros

sudden departure or hurry (showing impatience or annoyance)


mapaminsala

mapaminsalà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜎ)

mapaminsalà (canonical)
ᜋᜉᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜎ (Baybayin)


nakakapinsala

nakakapinsalà (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜃᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜎ)

nakakapinsalà (canonical)
ᜈᜃᜃᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜎ (Baybayin)


nakakasira

nakakasirà (canonical)
ᜈᜃᜃᜐᜒᜇ (Baybayin)


Espiritu

Espíritú (canonical)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

[ʔɛsˌpiː.ɾɪˈt̪u]

The surname is in reference to the Holy Spirit.


Perera

Borrowed from Spanish, from Catalan, from perera (cognate with Portuguese pereira and Galician pereira).

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan]


manlilingkis

tl-noun

manlilingkís (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜎᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜐ᜔)

manlilingkís (canonical)
ᜋᜈ᜔ᜎᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


kalinggitan

kalinggitán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆᜈ᜔)

kalinggitán (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


lunday

[lʊn̪ˈd̪aɪ̯]

dugout canoe; boat without outriggers or roofing


linib

small, narrow window (usually for ventilation)


linggatong

linggatong (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

[lɪŋˈɡaː.t̪oŋ]

mental perturbation (over a seemingly unsolvable problem)


luganggang

luganggáng (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜄᜅ᜔ᜄᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[lʊ.ɣɐŋˈɡaŋ]


linab

greasy or fatty scum on the surface of liquids


linatsay

linatsáy (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜈᜆ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[lɪ.n̪ɐˈt͡ʃaɪ̯]


lingil

attending to some task (and unable to attend to something else)


lindayag

[lɪn̪ˈd̪aː.jɐɡ̚]

recovery of peace of mind after a fright of surprise


lulog

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lulug.

inh+

May lamig sa dibdib na animo'y lulog, nguni't naglalatang at di natutulog; ang habag mo kapag iyong inihulog, matutubos itong pusong dumudulog!


Villavicencio

tl-proper noun

Villavicénció (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜊᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓ)

Villavicénció (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜊᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


lulod

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *luluj. Compare Cebuano lulod.


liwanag

[lɪˈwaː.n̪ɐɡ̚]

Compare Bikol Central liwanag, Maranao liwanag and Hiligaynon aliwanag.

light; illumination (visible electromagnetic radiation)

ease to understand; ease of comprehension


lingaw

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liŋáw (“distracted, confused by a noise”).


lingaw

(by extension) space of the window (without the shutter)


Valera

Rey Valera, singer-songwriter, music director, film scorer, and television host.

a surname from Spanish, notably the surname of:


Heng

Borrowed from Teochew 王 (hêng⁵). Doublet of Ong, Wong, and Wang.


Shao

Borrowed from Hokkien 蕭／萧 (Siau) or 邵 (Siàu).


Silverio

ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


Sison

Borrowed from Spanish Sison, from Hokkien 四孫／四孙 (sì-sun).

Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), on exile in Norway.

a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry, notably borne by:


libay

prickly chaff flower
prickly chaff flower

Achyranthes aspera
Achyranthes aspera#Translingual

prickly chaff flower (Achyranthes aspera)


limbay

gliding by the air (of bird with wings spread motionlessly)


Uriarte

[ʔʊɾˈjaɾ.t̪ɛ]


Villafuerte

tl-proper noun

Villafuerte (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜉᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

Villafuerte political family of Camarines Sur
Migz Villafuerte, Governor of Camarines Sur

a surname from Spanish, most associated with the:


Custodio

ᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


Loo

Borrowed from English Loo, from Hokkien 呂／吕 (Lū). Doublet of Lu, Lou, Luy, Lew, and Du.


Manalo

From manalo (“to win; to achieve victory; to conquer”). See talo.


iting

tightness of the teeth (in its grip, bite, etc.)


Ancheta

[ʔɐn̪ˈt͡ʃɛː.t̪ɐ]


gahasa

[ɡɐˈhaː.sɐʔ]

Borrowed from Sanskrit साहस (sāhasa, “rashness”). Compare sagasa.

bor+

(by extension) rape (use of force to submit to a sexual act)

impetuousness; recklessness; violent haste


gahasa

[ɡɐˈhaː.sɐʔ]

raped (forced to submit to a sexual act)


lanip

spreading or scattering all over a certain place


lanip

spread or scattered all over a certain place


Hilario

tl-proper noun

Hilario (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ or ᜁᜎᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish Hilario, from Galician Hilario, from Latin Hilarius.

a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Galician], equivalent to English Hilary

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician], notably borne by:

Jhong Hilario, Filipino actor, comedian, and politician


gagapang

[ɡɐˈɣaː.pɐŋ]


gagapang

[ɡɐˈɣaː.pɐŋ]


gagapang

[ɡɐˈɣaː.pɐŋ]


Tian

Tian (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜈ᜔ or ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔)


gahaman

threatening; bullying (of one having power and influence who tries to intimidate)


Recio

Borrowed from Spanish, from recio (“strong”). A descriptive surname.


Crisostomo

Crisóstomó (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜋᜓ)

Crisóstomó (canonical)
ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜋᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish Crisóstomo, a reference to Saint John Chrysostom (San Juan Crisóstomo).


Legaspi

Miguel López de Legazpi
Philippine Spanish

Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, possibly through its seseo variant in Philippine Spanish Legaspi, from Basque Legazpi. The city is named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

named-after

Legazpi (a city, the provincial capital of Albay, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines)


asbok

sudden gust of smoke, dust, or thick vapor


tudlang

[t̪ʊd̪ˈl̪aŋ]

prop or support to push upward a window flap and to keep it open (of a barrio house, etc.)


matulin

tl-adj

matulin (plural matutulin, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔)


pag-atig

pag-atíg (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜀᜆᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[pɐɡ.ʔɐˈt̪iɡ̚]


tangginggi

tl-noun

tangginggì (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒ)

tangginggì (canonical)
ᜆᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒ (Baybayin)

/taŋˈɡiŋɡiʔ/

[t̪ɐŋˈɡiŋ.ɡɪʔ]


atupag

[ʔɐˈt̪uː.pɐɡ̚]

act of attending to something continuously and seriously

task attended to continuously and seriously


asanorya

From a metathesis of Spanish zanahoria (“carrot”), itself a metathesis of Andalusian Arabic *سَفُنَّارْيَة (*safunnārya), from Arabic إِسْفَنَارِيَّة (ʔisfanāriyya).

der

*سَفُنَّارْيَة

إِسْفَنَارِيَّة


sumbong

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sumbuŋ.

act of snitching or telling (on someone)

accusation made by someone telling on someone else

act of accusing someone (of wrongdoing, etc.)

accusation; complaint; charge (against someone)


galaw

Compare Pangasinan galaw (“game; play”) with “joking” sense.


Soliman

Borrowed from Spanish Solimán, from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān). Doublet of Solomon and Sulayman.

a surname from Spanish, notably borne by: