kulasim

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


kurarap

[kʊˈɾaː.ɾɐp̚]

(obsolete) extremely poor to a point of exaggeration


masakit

tl-adj

masakít (plural masasakit, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

masakít (canonical)
masasakit (plural)
ᜋᜐᜃᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
masaquit (alternative)

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

Masakit ang tiyan ko.


palaaway

pugnacious; quarrelsome; belligerent; given to fighting


maluto

malutô (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜓᜆᜓ (Baybayin)
maloto (alternative)

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


maluto

malutò (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜓᜆᜓ (Baybayin)
maloto (alternative)

Hindi maluto ang pagkapula nitong suga.

The coloration of this incarnadine is not fine.


sugok

sugók (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜄᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
sug-ok (alternative)


kulaw

pilfered (referring to stolen goods of small value)


gakgak

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


lubid

lubíd (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜊᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
lubir (alternative)

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


luwa

luwâ (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜏ (Baybayin)
ulwa (alternative)
uluwa (alternative)

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

bulging out; sticking out (of something)


maningas

ᜋᜈᜒᜅᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
maning̃as (alternative)

From ma- + ningas. The sense “month” is in reference to moonlight, possibly during a time of a full moon. Compare Dupaningan Agta maningas (“moon”).


lagusan

pierced; penetrated (from one side to the other)


lamira

[lɐˈmiː.ɾɐʔ]


malandas

tl-adj

malandás (plural malalandas, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔)

malandás (canonical)
malalandas (plural)
ᜋᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


madulas

madulás (plural madudulas, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜓᜎᜐ᜔)

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


landit

[lɐn̪ˈd̪ɪt̪̚]


lupog

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


kalbo

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

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


liyad

liyád (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜌᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
liad (alternative)
liar (alternative obsolete)

bent backwards with the stomach jutting out


ulikba

From Hokkien 烏綠肉 /乌绿肉 (o͘-le̍k-bah), as per Chan-Yap (1980). See also Hokkien 烏肉 /乌肉 (o͘-hia̍k, “chicken fowl with black meat”) as per Manuel (1948).


ulila

[ʔʊˈliː.lɐʔ]

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


urong

uróng (canonical)
ᜂᜇᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
orong (alternative)

given to retreating or running away (from a fight)


katay

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

noncog

slaughtered or butchered for food, referring to an animal

cut into big pieces, referring to a butchered animal


sangal

sangál (canonical)
ᜐᜅᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
sang-al (alternative obsolete)


makapangyarihan

tl-adj

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

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


magugol

magugol (plural magugugol, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜓᜄᜓᜎ᜔)


hilom

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


edukada

[ʔɛ.d̪ʊˈxaː.d̪ɐ]


luglog

rinsed by shaking in water (especially a bottle)

fallen after shaking (such as fruits on a tree)

shaken; rocked (of passengers on a vehicle)

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


amarilyo

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

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

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

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


timbang

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


alalay

[ʔɐ.lɐˈlaɪ̯]


buwakaw

(slang, especially of a politician) brazenly greedy


kapol

kapól (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
capol (alternative)
capul (alternative)

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

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


magaslaw

tl-adj

magasláw (plural magagaslaw, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜐ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔)

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

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


tiyak

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

University of Santo Tomas#Libraries and archives


siphayo

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


sisiw

ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
sisio (alternative)
sisiu (alternative)

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

inh

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

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

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

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

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

1995, Saint Louis University Research Journal:


kutipaw

kutipáw (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜆᜒᜉᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
cutipao (alternative)

taong kutipaw


lugo

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


talusaling

talusalíng (canonical)
ᜆᜎᜓᜐᜎᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


luyok

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


lingid

lingíd (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜅᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
lingir (alternative)


lisok

lisók (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜐᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
lisyok (alternative)


lapay

lapáy (canonical)
ᜎᜉᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
lipay (alternative)

lacking in claimed weight (as checked in the balance)


lagari

lagarî (canonical)
ᜎᜄᜇᜒ (Baybayin)
lagare (alternative colloquial)

[lɐˈɣaː.ɾɪʔ]

[lɐˈɣaː.ɾɛʔ]

Borrowed from Malay gergaji, ultimately from Sanskrit क्रकच (krakaca, “saw”). Compare Kapampangan, Mansaka, Cebuano, and Hiligaynon lagari; Masbatenyo, Cuyunon, Bikol Central, and Waray-Waray lagadi; Ilocano ragadi; Hanunoo ragari; Aklanon eagari; and Tausug gawgari' (“file”).
The slang sense came from the back and forth motion when sawing materials.


laylay

Compare Kapampangan lele and Cebuano laylay.


ahang

vainglorious; extremely proud and boastful


lamang

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

ahead in one's points over one's opponent


tandayag

[t̪ɐn̪.d̪ɐˈjaɡ̚]


matigas ang sikmura

tl-adj

matigás ang sikmurà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜋᜓᜇ)

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

[mɐ.t̪ɪˌɣas ʔɐn̪ sɪkˈmuː.ɾɐʔ]


matigas pa sa kulig

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

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

[mɐ.t̪ɪˌɣas pɐ sɐ xʊˈlɪɡ̚]


matigas ang buto

matigás ang butó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

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


matigas ang katawan

matigás ang katawán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜆᜏᜈ᜔)

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

[mɐ.t̪ɪˌɣas ʔɐŋ kɐ.t̪ɐˈwan̪]


lilok

lilók (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜎᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
liloc (alternative)


langis at tubig

langís at tubig (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜒᜐ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

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

[lɐˌŋɪs ʔɐt̪ ˈt̪uː.bɪɡ̚]


makitid ang kumot

makitid ang kumot (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

ᜋᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


makapal ang palad

makapál ang palad (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)

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


sira ang bait

sirâ ang baít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜁᜆ᜔)

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

[sɪˌɾaʔ ʔɐm bɐˈʔɪt̪̚]

[sɪˌɾaː ʔɐm bɐˈʔɪt̪̚]

Literally, “one's senses are destroyed”.


maalat

[mɐˈʔaː.lɐt̪̚]


mahangin

mahangin (plural mahahangin, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

(figurative, colloquial) inflated; arrogant; boastful


mainit

[mɐˈʔiː.n̪ɪt̪̚]

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

Wait a minute, kapeng mainit.

“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:

“What's noisier during night? Letter A, a cat being flirty with someone at the roof […] ” Then you remarked, “Annoying, right? You feel like splashing them with hot water because of the noise.”

Mainit ang pagsalubong sa alkalde ng kanilang bayan.

The welcome for their town mayor was warm.

(figurative) warm (caring, of relation to another person)

(figurative) of great current interest; popular; controversial; trending


mahaba

mahabà (plural mahahaba, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜊ)

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


makulay

makulay (plural makukulay, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜓᜎᜌ᜔)


magiting

magiting (plural magigiting, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

[mɐˈɣiː.t̪ɪŋ]


magiliw

magiliw (plural magigiliw, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜎᜒᜏ᜔)

[mɐˈɣiː.lɪʊ̯]


magigi

[mɐˈɣiː.ɣɪʔ]


magulo

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

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

causing trouble; troublesome (as of a person)


malagatas

milky; milkish (in consistency or color)


malaway

malaway (plural malalaway, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜏᜌ᜔)


asal-Hudas

asal-Hudas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜎ᜔ᜑᜓᜇᜐ᜔)


balat-kalabaw

balát-kalabáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜆ᜔ᜃᜎᜊᜏ᜔)

balát-kalabáw (canonical)
ᜊᜎᜆ᜔ᜃᜎᜊᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

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


balot sa puti

tl-adj

balót sa putî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜆ᜔ ᜐ ᜉᜓᜆᜒ)

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

[bɐˌlot̪ sɐ pʊˈt̪ɪʔ]


bukas ang palad

bukás ang palad (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)

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


buhay ang loob

buháy ang loób (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

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

[bʊˌhaɪ̯ ʔɐn̪ loˈʔob̚]


buhay-alamang

buhay-alamáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ᜀᜎᜋᜅ᜔)

buhay-alamáng (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ᜀᜎᜋᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

m-g

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

lit

(idiomatic) having a life full of uncertainty


buto't balat

tl-adj

butó't balát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜆ᜔ ᜊᜎᜆ᜔)

butó't balát (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜆ᜔ ᜊᜎᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
but-o't balat (alternative dialectal)


matigas ang mukha

matigás ang mukhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)

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

[mɐ.t̪ɪˌɣas ʔɐŋ mʊkˈhaʔ]


may hangin sa ulo

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

ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜂᜎᜓ (Baybayin)


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)

[maɪ̯ t̪ɐˈhɪd̪̚]


may uod sa katawan

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

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


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”.


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”.


maikli ang pisi

tl-adj

maiklî ang pisì (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜐᜒ)

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

[mɐ.ʔɪkˌlɪʔ ʔɐm ˈpiː.sɪʔ]

Literally, “the cotton thread is short”.


maikli ang paa

maiklî ang paá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜀ)

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

[mɐ.ʔɪkˌlɪʔ ʔɐm pɐˈʔa]

[mɐ.ʔɪkˌliː ʔɐm pɐˈʔa]

(idiomatic) one who is always late; a laggard


abo ang laman ng ulo

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


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]


buhay-manok

buhay-manók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ᜋᜈᜓᜃ᜔)

buhay-manók (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ᜋᜈᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

(idiomatic) life full of constant danger


butas ang bulsa

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”)


dilat ang mata

dilát ang matá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜋᜆ)

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

[d̪ɪˌlat̪ ʔɐŋ mɐˈt̪a]


hindi kakapitan ng alikabok

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

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

[hɪn̪ˌd̪ɪʔ kɐ.xɐˌpiː.t̪ɐn̪ n̪ɐŋ ʔɐ.lɪ.xɐˈbok̚]

[hɪn̪ˌd̪iː xɐ.xɐˌpiː.t̪ɐn̪ n̪ɐŋ ʔɐ.lɪ.xɐˈbok̚]

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


magaan ang bibig

tl-adj

magaán ang bibíg (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜀᜈ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

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

[mɐ.ɣɐˌʔan̪ ʔɐm bɪˈbɪɡ̚]


patay-dampot

patáy-dampót (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜇᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔)

patáy-dampót (canonical)
ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜇᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[pɐˌt̪aɪ̯ d̪ɐmˈpot̪̚]

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


pinagbuhol ang dibdib

tl-adj

pinagbuhól ang dibdíb (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜎ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔)

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

[pɪ.n̪ɐɡ.bʊˌhol ʔɐn̪ d̪ɪbˈd̪ɪb̚]

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


takaw-apoy

tl-adj

takaw-apóy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜏ᜔ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔)

takaw-apóy (canonical)
ᜆᜃᜏ᜔ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌt̪aː.xaʊ̯ ʔɐˈpoɪ̯]


takaw-tulog

takaw-tulog (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜏ᜔ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

ᜆᜃᜏ᜔ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

(idiomatic) always sleepy; fond of sleeping


ugaling hayop

ugaling hayop (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜌᜓᜉ᜔)

ᜂᜄᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜑᜌᜓᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)
ugaling-hayop (alternative)

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

compound

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


lawit ang pusod

tl-adj

lawít ang pusod (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜇ᜔)

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


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”.


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.


malapad ang kaingin

malapad ang kaingín (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜉᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜁᜅᜒᜈ᜔)

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

[mɐˌlaː.pɐd̪ ʔɐŋ kɐ.ʔɪˈŋɪn̪]


halagang ginto

halagáng gintô (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜄᜅ᜔ ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

halagáng gintô (canonical)
ᜑᜎᜄᜅ᜔ ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

[hɐ.lɐˌɣaŋ ɡɪn̪ˈt̪oʔ]


magkabagang

magkabagáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜄᜅ᜔)

magkabagáng (canonical)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜄᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

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


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


bato ang katawan

tl-adj

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”.


basa ang papel

tl-adj

basâ ang papél (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜉᜒᜎ᜔)

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

having a bad record; having a bad reputation


baon sa utang

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


deretso

ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ (Baybayin)
diretso (alternative)
derecho (alternative colloquial)

[d̪ɛˈɾɛː.t͡ʃo]

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


mahangin ang ulo

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”.


mahapdi ang bituka

tl-adj

mahapdî ang bituka (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜉ᜔ᜇᜒ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜃ)

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

[mɐ.hɐpˌd̪ɪʔ ʔɐm bɪˈt̪uː.xɐ]


mahapdi

mahapdî (plural mahahapdi, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜉ᜔ᜇᜒ)

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

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

(figurative) painful (as of an experience)


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”.


mahina ang kapit

tl-adj

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]


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


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


hinahabol na ng sabon

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


balibat

unreasonably contradictory; unreasonably rebellious or defiant


puhag

puhág (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜑᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
pohag (alternative)

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


mabigat panimbangan

tl-adj

mabigát panimbangán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔ ᜉᜈᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅᜈ᜔)

mabigát panimbangán (canonical)
ᜋᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔ ᜉᜈᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “heavy to balance oneself on”.


mabigat ang salapi

tl-adj

mabigát ang salapî (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜄᜆ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜐᜎᜉᜒ)

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

[mɐ.bɪˌɣat̪ ʔɐn̪ sɐ.lɐˈpɪʔ]


mabigat ang paa

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)


mababa ang luha

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]


pisikal

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


kondensada

kondensada (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜇ)

ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜇ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish condensada (“condensed”).

bor+

thick and sweetened; condensed (of milk)


pinansyal

tl-adj

pinansyal or pinansyál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)

pinansyal (canonical)
pinansyál (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜈᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of pinansiyal.


matam-is

matam-ís (plural matatam-is, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜋ᜔ᜁᜐ᜔)

matam-ís (canonical)
matatam-is (plural)
ᜋᜆᜋ᜔ᜁᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


desperada

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


prinsipal

prinsipál (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜎ᜔)

prinsipál (canonical)
ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish principal, from Latin principālis.


kayog

kayóg (canonical)
ᜃᜌᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
cayog (alternative)


dansay

[d̪ɐn̪ˈsaɪ̯]


galgal

stupid; silly; foolish (said especially of women)


malinggit

malinggít (plural malilinggit, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔)

malinggít (canonical)
malilinggit (plural)
ᜋᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.lɪŋˈɡɪt̪̚]


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.:


tisoy

tisóy (feminine tisay, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐᜓᜌ᜔)

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

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


tahan

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

no longer crying (especially of a baby or child)


sadya

sadyâ (canonical)
ᜐᜇ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)
sarhiya (alternative)
sadiya (alternative)
sariya (alternative obsolete)

[ˈsaː.d͡ʒɐʔ]

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


sibsib

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *səbsəb (“to fall forward”), according to Blust (2010–). Compare Agutaynen sebseb, Bikol Central subsob, Aklanon subsub, and Mansaka sobsob. See also subsob.


ambisyosa

tl-adj

ambisyosa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ)

ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ (Baybayin)


ambisyoso

ambisyoso (feminine ambisyosa, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜓ)

ambisyosa (feminine)
ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish ambicioso (“ambitious”), from Latin ambitiōsus.

bor+

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


plantsado

tl-adj

plantsado (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜇᜓ)

ᜉ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

(figurative) suitably prepared; organized; equipped; ready


maharlika

maharliká or mahárliká or maharlikâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ)

maharliká (canonical)
mahárliká (canonical)
maharlikâ (canonical)
ᜋᜑᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ (Baybayin)
mahadlica (alternative)
mahad-lica (alternative)
mahaglica (alternative)
mahadlika (alternative obsolete)
mahaglika (alternative obsolete)
maharlica (alternative obsolete)

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.


bulok

bulók (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
boloc (alternative)

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.)


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)
bongso (alternative)
bungso (alternative obsolete)

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)


prangka

prangka (masculine prangko, Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜃ)

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


najis

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


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)


bitbit

[bɪt̪ˈbɪt̪̚]


tunaw

tunáw (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜈᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
tonao (alternative)
tunao (alternative)

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)


sungki

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

bor+

uneven; irregular (of the growth of teeth)


supok

burnt to cinders; turned to charcoal; carbonized


supot

supót (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜉᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
sopot (alternative)

From Proto-Philippine *súput (“pouch”). Compare Ilocano supot, Kapampangan suput, Bikol Central supot, Cebuano supot, and Tausug suput. The term “uncircumcised” derives from the visual resemblance of the foreskin to a pouch covering the glans.

(colloquial, slightly derogatory) failed; dud

(colloquial, slightly derogatory) inept; terrible

(colloquial, slightly derogatory) coward

(obsolete) enclosed within a pouch; sheathed


tagihaba

elongated; long and narrow (as of some leaves)


talangas

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


talandi

[t̪ɐ.lɐn̪ˈd̪ɪʔ]


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)


sigik

sigík (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜄᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
sig-ik (alternative)


hesitante

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


nisnis

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

inh

nisnis na ilong

(figurative, obsolete) crooked (of a nose)


silahis

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


tulig

stupefied; deafened and confused (by too much noise)


tuloy

tulóy (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
toloy (alternative)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuluy. Cognate with Sundanese tuluy (“continue, then”).

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

staying temporarily only (of a guest or visitor)


uhog

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


ugaw

(dialectal) slow of understanding or somewhat stupid


ukab

having a big bite taken (especially of a fruit)


salalak

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


sagayad

[sɐˈɣaː.jɐd̪̚]

trailing or dragged due to being too long


pingol

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


tangkalag

tangkalág (canonical)
ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɐŋ.kɐˈlaɡ̚]


tinip

silent; speechless; quiet; saying nothing; voiceless


matalas

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


salawa

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


pawis

pawís (canonical)
ᜉᜏᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
pauis (alternative)

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


mayamo

tl-adj

mayamò (plural mayayamo, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌᜋᜓ)

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


yutyot

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


yakyak

yakyák (canonical)
ᜌᜃ᜔ᜌᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
yacyac (alternative)

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


yakyak

crushed, destroyed, or trampled on by passers-by


yakyak

(dialectal) fallen (as of flowers or petals)


sabik

eager; keenly desirous; wanting very much


ukilkil

ukilkíl (canonical)
ᜂᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


maukilkil

maukilkíl (plural mauukilkil, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜂᜃᜒᜎ᜔ᜃᜒᜎ᜔)

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


sinungaling

sinungaling (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜓᜅᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

ᜐᜒᜈᜓᜅᜎᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
sinungalin (alternative)
sulungaling (alternative obsolete)
sunungaling (alternative obsolete)
sinong̃aling (alternative)
solong̃aling (alternative)
sonong̃aling (alternative)
sulong̃aling (alternative)
sunong̃aling (alternative)

[sɪ.n̪ʊˈŋaː.lɪŋ]


magayot

magayót (plural magagayot, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜌᜓᜆ᜔)

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


mapaminsala

mapaminsalà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜎ)

mapaminsalà (canonical)
ᜋᜉᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜎ (Baybayin)


nakakasira

nakákasirà (canonical)
ᜈᜃᜃᜐᜒᜇ (Baybayin)

[n̪ɐˌxaː.xɐˈsiː.ɾɐʔ]


nakakapinsala

nakákapinsalà (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜃᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜎ)

nakákapinsalà (canonical)
ᜈᜃᜃᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜎ (Baybayin)


lingil

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


lingaw

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


luganggang

luganggáng (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜄᜅ᜔ᜄᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[lʊ.ɣɐŋˈɡaŋ]


gahaman

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


gahasa

[ɡɐˈhaː.sɐʔ]

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

bor+

raped (forced to submit to a sexual act)


lanip

spread or scattered all over a certain place


bangag

bangág (canonical)
ᜊᜅᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
vangag (alternative)
ngabag (alternative)

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2005, Ning Santos, The President and Her Men Kiss the Ass of Ramon Tulfo:

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2001, Michael L. Tan, Ma. Theresa Ujano Batangan, Henrietta Española, Love and Desire:

Sinabi ng naturang opisyal sa kaibigan ko na maaaring bangag sa SHABU si Santos o dili kaya'y nasisiraan ito ng ulo ng ipadala niya ang text message sa inyong lingkod.

2004, Ning Santos, Liars, Intimidators and Extortionists in Philippine Media:

(colloquial) intoxicated; high; stoned (by drugs, alcohol, etc.)

(colloquial) groggy; dazed; disoriented (due to severe fatigue)

(Batangas) stupid; ignorant; slow-minded


asog

asog (canonical)
asóg (canonical)
ᜀᜐᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)


matulin

tl-adj

matulin (plural matutulin, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔)


katulong

ᜃᜆᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
catolong (alternative)


binabae

binabaé or binabae (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜊᜁ)

binabaé (canonical)
binabae (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜈᜊᜁ (Baybayin)
binabaye (alternative)
binabayi (alternative)

[bɪ.n̪ɐ.bɐˈʔɛ]


mabaho

mabahò (plural mababaho, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜑᜓ)

mabahò (canonical)
mababaho (plural)
ᜋᜊᜑᜓ (Baybayin)
baho (root)
mabaho (singular)
mababaho (plural)
mas mabaho (singular superior)
mas mababaho (plural superior)
hindi gaanong mabaho (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mababaho (inferior plural)
kasimbaho (equal)
ang pinakamabaho (relative singular)
ang pinakamababaho (plural relative)
napakamabaho (absolute singular)
napakamababaho (absolute plural)
pagkabaho (absolute singular)
pagkabaho-baho (absolute plural)


padiklap-diklap

padikláp-dikláp (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜉ᜔)

padikláp-dikláp (canonical)
ᜉᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)


sinangag

[sɪ.n̪ɐˈŋaɡ̚]

fried (of rice, especially leftover rice)

roasted; toasted (of corn, coffee, etc.)


sangag

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋəlaʀ (“to stir-fry, cook in a frying pan without oil”). Compare Bikol Central sanglag, Hiligaynon sanlag, Cebuano sanglag, Indonesian sangrai, and Malay selar. Doublet of sanglay. See also sanglal.


madalas

tl-adj

madalás (plural madadalas, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜎᜐ᜔)

madalás (canonical)
madadalas (plural)
ᜋᜇᜎᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
dalas (root)
madalas (singular)
madadalas (plural)
mas madalas (singular superior)
mas madadalas (plural superior)
hindi gaanong madalas (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong madadalas (inferior plural)
kasindalas (equal)
ang pinakamadalas (relative singular)
ang pinakamadadalas (plural relative)
napakamadalas (absolute singular)
napakamadadalas (absolute plural)
pagkadalas (absolute singular)
pagkadalas-dalas (absolute plural)
maralas (alternative)


alog

shaking; loosely fitted or adjusted (of structures)


sikil

sikíl (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
siquil (alternative)

From Proto-Philippine *sikil (“contend with others, compete for something”).


basig

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *basiʀ (“sexually impotent”). Compare Batad Ifugao bāhig and Malay basir.


tignas

tignás (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜈᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
tugnas (alternative)

melted (as oils from solid fat, lard, or butter)


tubog

plated; coated (with silver, gold, bronze, etc.)


tukaki

[t̪ʊ.xɐˈxɪʔ]

having the head bowed due to extreme drowsiness


giit

[ˈɡiː.ʔɪt̪̚]


ukay-ukay

ukáy-ukáy (canonical)
ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
ocay ocay (alternative)

[ʔʊˌxaɪ̯ ʔʊˈxaɪ̯]

creeping and rolling (of a snake, worm, etc.)


guhit

[ˈɡuː.hɪt̪̚]

Compare Bikol Central gurit /kurit, Hiligaynon kudlit.


matarik

tl-adj

matarík (plural matatarik, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜇᜒᜃ᜔)

matarík (canonical)
matatarik (plural)
ᜋᜆᜇᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.t̪ɐˈɾɪk̚]


matalik

matalik (plural matatalik, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

matalik na kaibigan


makipot

makipot (plural makikipot, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜒᜉᜓᜆ᜔)

makipot na daan


sabog

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sabuʀ (“to sow, scatter; scattered about; splash water on something”), *saq(ə)buʀ (“to strew, sow, sprinkle”). Compare Malay sabur.

inh

living in separate places (especially of family members)

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that Will guy, bigla kang naging, pano ba, safe? And then you end up accomplishing nothing anymore. Sure, medyo sabog ka like all of us in marketing but youhad that firein you. Engaged kamanohindi,dapat hindi mawala sayo yun.” “Alam mo ...

2014, Mina V. Esguerra, Jhing Bautista, Jonnalyn Cabigting, Leng de Chavez, Katherine C. Eustaquio-Derla, Rachelle Belaro, Rayne Mariano, Say That Things Change, Bright Girl Books:

Ang sabi ng iba, “Hindi pa ako nakagamit ng droga at gusto kong malaman ano ang pakiramdam ng maging 'sabog'”. Maaari mo lamang malaman kung ano ang pakiramdam ng maging baliw!

2018, Dag Heward-Mills, Paano Ka Magiging Isang Matatag Na Kristiyano, Dag Heward-Mills, →ISBN:

Others said, "I haven't used drugs and I wanted to know how it feels to be 'high'". You may only know how to feel insane.

(slang) drugged; high; intoxicated; stoned

(slang) groggy; dazed; disoriented (due to severe fatigue)


sansan

arranged in a neat or orderly pile (of papers, etc.)


huli

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *udəhi (“last; come after or behind; late”) with metathesis. Cognate with Ilocano udi, Bikol Central huri, Cebuano ulhi, ulahi, Maranao ori, Malay udi (“back, subsequent”), and Balinese ᬳᬸᬭᬶ (uri, “back; be behind”).

Huli ka na sa eskwela!

Tingnan mo ang huling labas ng dyaryo.

Look at previous issue of the newspaper.


huli

huli sa akto


huli

hulì (canonical)
hulî (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜎᜒ (Baybayin)


maikli

tl-adj

maiklî (plural maiikli, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ)

maiklî (canonical)
maiikli (plural)
ᜋᜁᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.ʔɪkˈlɪʔ]


maayos

maayos (plural maaayos, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜌᜓᜐ᜔)


mahusay

mahusay (plural mahuhusay, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜓᜐᜌ᜔)


nilalang

nilaláng (canonical)
ᜈᜒᜎᜎᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
linalang (alternative nonstandard)

From ni- + lalang. Can also be interpreted as metathesis of linalang, from lalang + -in-.


matindi

matindí (plural matitindi, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ)

matindí (canonical)
matitindi (plural)
ᜋᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ (Baybayin)
matinri (alternative)

[mɐ.t̪ɪn̪ˈd̪ɪ]


sangkatlo

sangkatló (canonical)
ᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜆ᜔ᜎᜓ (Baybayin)


ampon

ampón (canonical)
ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
ampun (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Malay ampun (“pardon”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampun (“pardon, forgiveness”). Compare Maguindanao ampon, Kapampangan ampun, Aklanon ampun, Tausug ampun, and Old Javanese ampun.


kawani

tl-adj

kawaní or kawani (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜈᜒ)

kawaní (canonical)
kawani (canonical)
ᜃᜏᜈᜒ (Baybayin)
cauani (alternative)

From ka- + wani, according to Panganiban (1973).
Alternatively, borrowed from Malay kerani (“clerk”) (written in Jawi as کراني), ultimately from Tamil கிராணி (kirāṇi, “clerk”) or from Sanskrit करण (karaṇa, “scribe”). Theories on the linkage from Malay include:
* According to Potet (2016), when the word was introduced to Tagalog, the Jawi letter ر (r) was probably mistaken for the letter و (w).
* According to Zorc (1981), the /r/ possibly shifted to /l/ when borrowed then the /l/ was lost later on and became /w/.


saliksik

saliksík (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


upos

upós (canonical)
ᜂᜉᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
opos (alternative)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *upus (“end, finish; used up, finished”). Compare Bikol Central apos.

inh

reduced to a stub or but (of cigars, cigarettes, candles, etc.)


estrikto

tl-adj

estrikto (feminine estrikta, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓ)

estrikta (feminine)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)
istrikto (alternative)
strikto (alternative)


tagtag

[t̪ɐɡˈt̪aɡ̚]


buwanan

From Proto-Philippine *bulanan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulanan. Compare Bikol Central bulanan. By surface analysis, buwan + an.

buwanang bayad


tulak

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak (cf. Malay tolak). Sense 3, semantic loan from English pusher.

inh+

(figurative) forced (as by circumstances)

(card games) with a banker paying more than the winnings collected


hubad

hubád (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜊᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
hobar (alternative)
hubar (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hubád. Compare Bikol Central huba.

(figurative) devoid of; completely without

hubad na katotohanan

naked (glib, without decoration, put bluntly)


pusong

pusóng (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
posong (alternative)

Compare Ilocano pusong (“arrogant”), Pangasinan pusong (“flirt”), Aklanon pusong (“trickster”), Cebuano pusong (“mischief; trickery”), Hiligaynon pusong (“boaster; braggart”), Waray-Waray pusong (“clown; prankster”), Malay pusung (“stupid; moron”), and Minangkabau pusung (“foolish”).

impudent; brazen; profane; with contempt or disregard


kotong

⇒ English: kotong cop

Borrowed from Hokkien 股東 /股东 (kó͘-tong, “shareholder”).

bor+

... multiple offender—balikloob car thief—bukás kotse (open car) cheating, deceiving—buladas gangster—butangero contraband, smuggled goods— kontrabando bribe—kotong; soborno corrupt police—pulís kotong (police bribe) snitch, stool ...

2011, Emmett Henderson, Tagalog Down and Dirty: Filipino Obscenities, Insults, Sex Talk, Drug Slang and Gay Language in The Philippines, CreateSpace:

(informal, vulgar, usually of law enforcement) corrupt


pingkit

having one eye congenitally narrower than the other


kurakot

Apparent modification of korap, from English corrupt.

Siguro talagang ganoon, umalis ang isang kurakot pinalitan din ng mas matindi pang kurakot. Panahon ni Marcos siya lang ang naturingang pinakamalaking kurakot, nguni't sa dispensasyon ni Aquino dumami namang masyado ang mga ...

1999, Jesus C. Usman, Landas Ng Isang Makabayan, J.C. Usman and Hillside Resort, →ISBN:

corrupt (usually in government and politics)

stolen; taken surreptitiously (especially by government officials)


langoy

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *laŋuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Naŋuy. Compare Aklanon eangoy, Bikol Central langoy, Javanese ꦭꦔꦶ (langi), Maranao langoy, Tausug languy, and Tetum nani.

(colloquial) swimmable within a certain distance (of a body of water)


bakod

bakód (canonical)
ᜊᜃᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
bacod (alternative)
bacor (alternative)
bakor (alternative)


lubog

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləbuʀ (“mud, muddy water”). Compare Ilocano lubo, Kapampangan albug, Bikol Central labog, Aklanon eubog, Maranao lebog, and Malay lebur.

inh+

flooded; covered with water (of a place)

(figurative) having lost one's popularity or influence

(figurative) bankrupt; financially broke


lutang

(colloquial, figurative) out of one's mind (due to sleeplessness, drugs, etc.)


hiram

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hədám, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həzam, *hinzam, from Proto-Austronesian *Səzam. Compare Ilocano iram, Kapampangan andam, Aklanon hueam, Cebuano hulam, Masbatenyo huram, Masbate Sorsogon huram, and Malay pinjam.


puslit

Hinarang ng mga awtoridad ang dalawang lalagyan na may laman na drogang puslit mula Tsina.

Authorities blocked entry of two containers with drugs smuggled from China.


may topak

mahirap ka, ikaw ay may toyo sa ulo o may topak o may sayad. Sa Pilipinas kung mayaman ka at sumakit ang ulo mo, ikaw ay may "migraine. " Kung mahirap ka naman at sumakit ang ulo mo, ikaw ay nalipasan ng gutom. Sa Pilipinas kung ...

2007, Arturo B. Rodriguez, 1001 Ultimate Pilipino Jokes, Arturo B Rodriguez, →ISBN, page 201:

(derogatory, informal, offensive) insane; psychotic; having a mental disorder


bingi

bingí (canonical)
bingî (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜅᜒ (Baybayin)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋəl with elision of /l/. Compare Bikol Central bungog and Cebuano bungol.

Pinanganak akong bingi.

(figurative) unaffected; unconcerned; unresponsive

(figurative) barren; sterile (of a woman)


tarantado

Borrowed from Spanish atarantado (“dazed”).


walang kwenta

tl-adj

waláng kwenta (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

waláng kwenta (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)


tangengot

[t̪ɐˈŋɛː.ŋot̪̚]

Ay, tangengot ka nga! Tu! E, 'yong wat is yur nem, alam mo na? *Yun daw unang 'tinatanong ng tsitser! — Me nem is Amelia Reyes! —Amelia? — Oo, sabi ng Nanay ko, e! Ikaw? — May nem is Roberto Cruz. Ta- l'gang Amelia ka? — Kulubot ...

(colloquial, offensive, sometimes humorous) foolish; stupid


pikot

From Proto-Philippine *píkut (“forced marriage; to force into marriage”). Alternatively, borrowed from Hokkien 被告 (pǐ-kò, “defendant; accused”), according to Manuel (1948). However, Chan-Yap (1980) finds this derivation questionable.


salsal

From Proto-Philippine *salsal (“masturbate”), possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salsal (“blacksmithing”). Compare Cebuano salsal (“forge”).


maluwag ang turnilyo

tl-adj

maluwág ang turnilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜄ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

maluwág ang turnilyo (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜄ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)

maluwag ang tornilyo
maluwag ang tornilyo#Tagalog

Superseded, pre-2014 spelling of maluwag ang tornilyo.


tiwali

[t̪ɪ.wɐˈlɪʔ]

corrupt (willing to act dishonestly for personal gain)


Batangueño

Batangueño (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜊᜆᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
Batanggenyo (alternative)
Batangenyo (alternative rare)

[bɐ.t̪ɐŋˈɡɛː.ɲo]

Borrowed from Spanish batangueño, from Batangas + -eño.


niyan

niyán (canonical)
ᜈᜒᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
nyan (alternative)

Related to either ng /ni and iyan. See also nito, niyon, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns.

of that (referring to a thing near the person spoken to)


alisagsag

alisagság (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜒᜐᜄ᜔ᜐᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐ.lɪ.sɐɡˈsaɡ̚]


tahimik

ᜆᜑᜒᜋᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
tahimic (alternative)

Possibly related to imik and Cebuano timik.


matagway

matagwáy (plural matatagway, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜄ᜔ᜏᜌ᜔)

matagwáy (canonical)
matatagway (plural)
ᜋᜆᜄ᜔ᜏᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.t̪ɐɡˈwaɪ̯]


malinamnam

malinamnám (plural malilinamnam, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜈᜋ᜔ᜈᜋ᜔)

malinamnám (canonical)
malilinamnam (plural)
ᜋᜎᜒᜈᜋ᜔ᜈᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)


malinab

full of fatty scum on the surface (of liquid such as broth, etc.)


malinta

malintâ (plural malilinta, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

malintâ (canonical)
malilinta (plural)
ᜋᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)


malubha

serious; in a critical condition (as of a sick person, etc.)

in an advanced state; grave or aggravated


malukong

malukóng (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜓᜃᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
malukom (alternative)

concave; deeply hollowed (as of plates, dishes, etc.)


malungkot

malungkót (plural malulungkot, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜆ᜔)

malungkót (canonical)
malulungkot (plural)
ᜋᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


malupit

(colloquial) wicked (excellent); cool; awesome; amazing


malutong

malutóng (plural malulutong, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

malutóng (canonical)
malulutong (plural)
ᜋᜎᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
lutong (root)
malutong (singular)
malulutong (plural)
mas malutong (singular superior)
mas malulutong (plural superior)
hindi gaanong malutong (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong malulutong (inferior plural)
kasinlutong (equal)
ang pinakamalutong (relative singular)
ang pinakamalulutong (plural relative)
napakamalutong (absolute singular)
napakamalulutong (absolute plural)
pagkalutong (absolute singular)
pagkalutong-lutong (absolute plural)


maluwag

maluwág (plural maluluwag, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜄ᜔)

maluwág (canonical)
maluluwag (plural)
ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

loose (as of a binding, tie, knot, etc.)

too big or large for (as of shoes, slippers, pants, hats, etc.)

lax; not strict (as of an order, law, etc.)


yasang

extremely brittle due to being too dry after having been exposed to the heat of fire or the sun


mayumi

tender; delicate or refined in manners; demure; humble; modest (usually as of a woman)


mayabang

mayabang (plural mayayabang, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌᜊᜅ᜔)


mayabong

mayabong (plural mayayabong, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌᜊᜓᜅ᜔)

leafy; luxuriant; having thick, green foliage


yakag

invited personally by someone to help perform a certain work for free (of a person or persons)


pasaway

mga batang pasaway

Aalis na po muna ako at ako'y magtuturo na naman sa mga 'pasaway' kong estudyante, hehehe... Aba akalain mo naman po, may away na naman daw sa klase ni Ginoong Dexter kahapon. 'Yung advisory class po niyang First Year, Section ...

2016, Kirsten Nimwey, Silent Shadows (Tagalog Edition), Kirsten Nimwey, →ISBN:


uniporme

ᜂᜈᜒᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜒ (Baybayin)
yuniporme (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish uniforme, from Latin ūnifōrmis.


unipormado

unipormado (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈᜒᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜇᜓ)

ᜂᜈᜒᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


dyahe

ᜇ᜔ᜌᜑᜒ (Baybayin)
diahe (alternative)
diyahe (alternative)
jahe (alternative)

Backslang and corruption of hiya with the ⟨y⟩ having a /d͡ʒ/ sound.

Gustong iwasto ni Roque ang pagkatawag dito subalit nadya- dyahe siyang sabihin ito sa ama. Sumisilip pa lang ang araw sa mga burol, umalis na ang kanyang ama at mga kapatid pa tungo sa tubuhan. Hindi niya naranasang magtrabaho [...]

1989, Ani: Literary Journal of the Cultural Center of the Philippines:

Maganda talaga itong mga nangyayari sa EDSA. I feel proud. Filipino ako. Aba, dati, dyahe ka sa passport mo. Automatically no'n, you are Filipino, you are poor [...]

2002, Norma O. Miraflor, Remembered songs and other stories, →ISBN:

Norma: Medyo dyahe kasi ako. Ewan ko ba, nagsisisi nga ako. Bakit pa ba ako sumali sa contest na ito? Akala ko ang dali-dali lang.

2006, Isagani R. Cruz, Ms. Philippines, →ISBN:

Maríssa: Huwag ka nang mahiya. Paano ka magiging semi-finalist kung hihiya-hiya ka dyan?

SANDY. Sorry, late ako, ha? Kasi ba naman, my father made bugbog my mother. Dyahe nga sa neighbors. Early in the morning pa naman. Kasi naman my father, madaling araw na dumating. Kasi naman my mother, she got so angry agad.

1989, Reuel Molina Aguila, Ligalig, at iba pang dula, →ISBN:

Meron pa, eh, meron pa'ng dalawang nag-away, dyahe, in public, over the Internet ... Ha ha ha ... Bakla mo talaga ... Oy, PC police, hulihin to, o! Yah, that was the sagutan nung sila Eric Gamalinda and ... sino ha yun? Elizabeth Pisares.

1998, Alfred A. Yuson, Voyeurs and savages, Anvil Books, →ISBN:

Baka dyahe. Saka kahit ang mga interes na literary na nagbuyo sa aking pangatawanan itong proyektong itinakda ko sa sarili at binuno sa loob ng mahigit dalawang taon ay nag-ugat din sa mga personal at pribadong pagnanasa.

1999, Rene O. Villanueva, Personal: mga sanaysay sa Lupalop ng ngunita, →ISBN:

embarrassing; unpleasant (of a situation)


tepok

Formed from the backslang of patay, influenced by pukpok.

Nang matanggal ang turnilyo iniwan atsukat ni Tibong Balulang angkalaban saakalang tepok na (1996, 149-150). Atsa ganitong tagpo pinuno ng takot at agam-agam ang iba't ibangtao sa komunidad. At dahil sa araw-araw na nasasaksihan ...

Nahihirapan siyang huminga. Ugong lang ng pumapagaspas na hangin ang naririnig niya. Kung kanina'y parang pumapalakpak, ngayo'y tila salit-salitan siyang sinasampal.Pinilit niyang sumigaw nang mas malakas. Naisip niya, Tepok na ...

2005, Rene O. Villanueva, Dalawang Villanueva: dulang ganap ang haba at maikling nobelang-pangkabataan, →ISBN:

year unknown, Panitikan: babasahing may uri ng pangwika publishing
Dali. Tara! Dito sa likod." Magkaagapay na bumagtas sa madi- lim na sapa- sapaang puno ng wattr- lily ang dalawa. "Si Peklat, si Pingas, tepok na." "Bobby, lente!" "Dapa!" Nagsala-salalbat ang lenne sa ka- buuan ng sapa-sapaan. Mayamaya ...

"Puwes, dispatsahin mo na, mare, sabi' tnag-landing na sa Leyte e." "Kaso nga, ayaw nang magbentahan." "Kita mo? Di talagang nagbalik na si MaeArthur. Lalayas na'ng mga Hapon at tepok na ang Miekey Mouse money." May balitang hatid ...

2001, Genoveva Edroza Matute, Walo at kalahating dekada ng isang buhay: nobela, →ISBN:

Biyenan. Ngunit may balitang higit na magaling - Ang Pinto ng Langit, ating mararating! Kahit na Tepok na, Cremation gagawin, Abo, isasabog sa mga Bituin ! Matuling di hamak kaysa Eroplano Ang Presyo, para lang Round-trip sa Nagano, ...

2003, Ben Villar Condino, Puera biro: at iba pang katha:

... takot na dunggol, bayo at pompyang sa magkabilang tenga, at bago "ko tuluyang natulog, 'sang slpang-kabayo ang dumapo sa pagitan ng 'king mga bintl , at umiikot, humahalinghing kong nata- wag ang matagal nang tepok na si 'nay.


payatot

appetite stimulant para sa batang payatot, Coke at beer para sa pag-inom, kape para gumising, at kung ano-ano pa. Minamasa (homogenize) ang karanasan. Parang walang nasa labas nito. Masarap ang feeling na in, at out ang out.

2009, Pag-aklas, pagbaklas pagbagtas: politikal na kritisismong pampanitikan, UP Press, →ISBN:

(informal, derogatory) (of a person) very thin; skinny; undernourished


sunud-sunuran

sunúd-sunuran (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

sunúd-sunuran (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[sʊˌn̪ud̪ sʊˈn̪uː.ɾɐn̪]


kawawa

kawawà (canonical)
ᜃᜏᜏ (Baybayin)
wawa (alternative clipping)

kawawang batang babae

Kuapao: Kawawa ka naman pala, Mare. Voice-over ni Siomai: “Mga Mare, mga Mare.” Kuapao: Ah, si Osang. 'Yung mahilig kumain ng siomai. Siopao: Ay, naku, nandiyan na naman si Osang. Kuapao: Sino pa nga ba? (Biglang papasok si ...

2009, Simulain: dulambayan ng manggagawa sa konteksto ng militanteng kilusang unyonismo (1980-1994), UP Press, →ISBN:

Lita: Kawawa ka naman. Rosa: Nagngitngit (6) ang Tatay! Pero wala siyang nagawa. Lita: Nagngitngit ba siyang talaga? Rosa: Ay oo, nagngitngit din ako, bakit (7)? Lita: Loko mo (8), tatay mo iyon (9)! Rosa: Ba (10), aso ko rin si Tagpe!

1965, Philippine Center for Language Study, Jean Donald Bowen, Beginning Tagalog: A Course for Speakers of English, Univ of California Press, →ISBN, page 261:

'Kawawa ka naman, halika, ilapag mo na muna ang bagahe mo at pumasok ka para makapagtsaa! Ako nga pala si Marge. Maligayang pagdating sa kabisera ng Cambridge.' Ang magiliw na pagpapakilala ay masayang nagpangiti sa bisita.

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

Kawawa ka naman. Sino namang walang puso ang nagtapon sa iyo? Kay ganda -ganda mo pa naman! Pambihira naman ang mga magulang mo. Mag-aanak, pagkatapos, itatapon lang ang anak. Wala akong anak e. Namayapa na ang ...

Lahat pinaiikot nga ng pera at kung wala ka nito ay kawawa ka. Sa pagsakay ko ng kotse ay isang mabagsik na tingin lang ang kayang iganti sa akin ng taong iyon. Ordinaryong taong bukas o ilang oras lang mula sa mga sandaling iyon ay ...

2014, Taga Imus, Ang Mga Lihim ng Pulang Diary: Tagalog Gay Stories, Taga Imus M2M Books - TGIMS Publishing Services, →ISBN, page 69:

pitiable; poor; sad; miserable; pathetic; wretched


tabatsoy

tabatsoy or tabatsóy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔)

tabatsoy (canonical)
tabatsóy (canonical)
ᜆᜊᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
tabachoy (alternative)
tabatsuy (alternative)
batsoy (alternative)
tabatchoy (alternative)

[t̪ɐˈbaː.t͡ʃoɪ̯]

[t̪ɐ.bɐtˈt͡ʃoɪ̯]

Possibly from taba + -tsoy. Other possible etymologies include a blend of taba + batsoy and a blend of taba + English fatso + -oy.

Kung mahirap ka lang, ikaw ay pandak, bansot, unano ojabbar. Sa Pilipinas kung socialite ka, ikaw ay "pleasingly plump." Kapag mahirap ka, ikaw ay mataba, tabatsoy o lumba-lumba, at pag minamalas ka, baboy. Sa Pilipinas kung well-off ...

Nang humatsing ang batang tabatsoy doon sa waiting shed, nag-aapurang sumamang palabas ang sangkaterbang virus na tagapagdala ng sipon. Nagpasirko-sirko ang mga ito sa hangin. Lumipad-lipad. Dumayb-dayb. "Ay, ang sarap ...

year unknown, Luis P. Gatmaitan, M.D., Mga Kwento ni Tito Dok 5: Ha-Ha-Hatsinggg!, OMF Literature

Para kayong hindi magkakilala kung kayo'y magkasalubong sa booking office. Ang pinaka- tsokaran mo na ngayon ay ang hepe, na ngayo'y bundat na ang dyan, tabatsoy, mistulang naging lobo ang gago sa ISKALPER AT IBA PANG ...

1993, Alfonso S. Mendoza, Iskalper at Iba Pang Kuwento, Anvil Books, →ISBN:

(endearing or humorous, sometimes derogatory) fat; obese


yasyas

made smooth or smaller by scraping or shaving


yuta-yuta

[ˌjuː.t̪ɐʔ ˈjuː.t̪ɐʔ]

hundreds and hundreds of thousands; very many; countless; numerous


tengang-kawali

tengang-kawalì (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅᜅ᜔ᜃᜏᜎᜒ)

tengang-kawalì (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜅᜅ᜔ᜃᜏᜎᜒ (Baybayin)

[ˌt̪ɛː.ŋɐŋ kɐˈwaː.lɪʔ]

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

pronunciation spelling of taingang-kawali


isip-talangka

isip-talangkâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜎᜅ᜔ᜃ)

isip-talangkâ (canonical)
ᜁᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜎᜅ᜔ᜃ (Baybayin)

From isip + talangka, literally “small crab-minded”, from the behavior of a talangka to pull others down to in order to climb up, akin to crab mentality.

compound

Simbigat ng bato Ang guhit ng aming palad At may halagang singgaan ng abo. isip-talangka, Hindi kami makasulong. Isip-galunggong, Hindi kami makapag-isa. Isip-unggoy, Hindi kami magkaisa. Isip-balimbing, Walang dangal ang aming ...

1998, Rio Alma, Mike L. Bigornia, Una kong milenyum: 1982-1993, →ISBN:

... silang mag-isip-talangka at mag-asal-talangka! Pero iyon nga, noong Pebrero 16 ay mukhang kinalimutan muna ng di mabilang na mga asosasyon at pederasyong ito ang pulitikang panloob at nagpamalas ng pagkakaisa laban sa ...

1997, 杂碎, Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran Incorporated, →ISBN:

(idiomatic) willing to bring down others in order to succeed


bongga

Uncertain. Compare Hiligaynon buggaitan, bunggaitan (“prominent; outstanding; excellent”) and Cebuano banggiitan (“valiant; brave; dynamic”).

ncog

Wow, Mommy, bongga ang invitation card niya!" "Oo nga; pero sa bahay lang ang party niya. Puro spaghetti'! juice lang yan. Di bale na." Tita, let's go. First time kong maka-attend ng debut party. Crowne Plaza pa." "Anak, wala pa akong pera.

year unknown, The Bread Basket, Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 10

"Ikukulong sa Crame ang masasangkot sa rumble." Hindi napahinto ang rumble. Bongga ang uso. Bumaiik ang midi. Nagtangkang kuma- pit sa binti ang gabardine. Denims pa rin ang gusto ng iskolar. Pero kailangang bongga. "Levis yata ...

(Pagka baba haba man ngprosesiyon sa simbahan din ang urong.) *'□ fiesta, prosesiyon, simbahan, urong When a jeep lacks this ostentatious display, a fellow jeepney driver may comment, "Pare, kulang sa bongga. " (Pal, it lacks flair.) ...

2008, Penelope V. Flores, The Philippine Jeepney: A Filipino Family Metaphor : Understanding the Filipino American Family, Philippine American Writers and Artists Incorporated, →ISBN:

Basta pagaganahtn ang imahinasyon sa mas pabor. Bagaman sinasabi kung sino sa mga ito ang bagong rekrut, "newcomer" sa teatro, atbp. Bongga ang introduksiyon sa taga-syowbis. Pangalawang bongga ang mistisa o "tisay." Kaya ang ...


malandi

[mɐ.lɐn̪ˈd̪ɪʔ]

“Eh, selfish ka naman pala, talagang malandi ka, ano?” “Pagod na akong magkunwari na mahal siya, Joan. Sana maunawaan mo ako kung nagawa ko man ito.” Pinuno ni Vinna ng damit ang maleta.

2016, Vins Santiago, TransFormed: Mula sa Pagiging Transwoman, OMF Literature, →ISBN:

"Eh, malandi ka kasi!" "Wala kang karapatang sabihin iyan sa akin!" Sabunutan at balyahan ang naganap: isa laban sa lahat ng kamag-anak. Lahat dahil sa sama ng loob na itinanim nila sa isa't isa sa napakatagal na panahon. "Tama na!

2015, Mikki Eugenio, Elesi, Senpai Books, page 147:

... no relations using sexually explicit words in the presence of his wife? And it is equally difficult to believe that the wife would join in the name-calling and declare , "Putang babae ka. Malandi ka. Palibhasa hindi ka na nakakantot ng asawa ko.

Nagkataon lang na mahinhin ka . . . at ako'y galawgaw . . . malandi ako sa labas, pero malandi ka rin . . . sa loob lamang. [Julie: Fidel, you will not accomplish anything by moping around like that. Fidel: Didn't I tell you we are not alike! Julie: I ...

1996, J. Neil C. Garcia, Philippine gay culture: the last thirty years : binabae to bakla, silahis to MSM, University of Philippines Press:

Once at a party, a fight broke out between two Filipino gay men, and one of them said, Hoy, walang hiya ka, wala ka namang papeles, illegal ka, malandi ka! Isumbong kita sa immigration makita mo! [Hey you shameless person, you don't ...

2003, Martin F. Manalansan IV, Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora, Duke University Press, →ISBN, page 59:


malibag

tl-adj

malibág (plural malilibag, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜊᜄ᜔)

malibág (canonical)
malilibag (plural)
ᜋᜎᜒᜊᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)


makakaliwa

makakaliwâ (canonical)
ᜋᜃᜃᜎᜒᜏ (Baybayin)

From maka- + kaliwa. Calque of English leftist.

Kitang-kita na hindi naman nakaigpaw si Giddens sa maka-kaliwa at maka- kanang tendensiya at praktika sa kanyang pagteteorya ng Ikatlong Daan at ng New Labor. "Ang Ikatlong Daan na umiiwas sa tunggalian at tahasang inihahayag ang ...

2006, Roland B. Tolentino, Sarah S. Raymundo, Kontra-gahum: academics against political killings:

... "bayan" at bilang "mga taumbayan," ngunit upang magsagawa ng sosyo- pulitikal na pagbabago, ang "sambayanan" ng Kaliwa — i.e., para sa karaniwang maka-Kaliwa isang sekular at "rebolusyonaryong" ekklesia ang "sambayanan.

1999, Bagong kasaysayan: Wika ng Himagsikan lengguwahe ng rebolusyon:


menor de edad

menór de edád (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈᜓᜇ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜁᜇᜇ᜔)

menór de edád (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜈᜓᜇ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜁᜇᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


kaliwete

ᜃᜎᜒᜏᜒᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
caliuete (alternative)

SI MISIS AY WALANG SUERTE, NAPILI AY KALIWETE Nang araw na ako'y isilang sa Mundo Unang lumabas daw, Kaliwang Kamay ko Ang Horoscope ko pa ay saklaw ng Scorpio, Ang Hula ng Hilot, Kaliwete ako . . . Sa subject na Writing ...

2003, Ben Villar Condino, Puera biro: at iba pang katha:

Dalig, Sitio Bulaburan, Cardona, Rizal Date: Deeember 16, 2000 SIDE A (45 mins) Unidentified: Fernando Poe — kaliwete ba yun? Nery: Oo. Pepeng Kaliwete. Faeilitator: Maaari. Raffy: Isa-isa lang. Itanong mo, Fonz. Pagkatapos, kung sino ...

2006, Alfonso B. Deza, Mythopoeic Poe: Understanding the Masa as Audience Through the Films of Fernando Poe, Jr, →ISBN:

2008, Nicanor David (Jr), Mga kwento ng Batang kaning-lamig: ang pagpapatuloy ng pakikipagsapalaran ng isang sira-ulong overseas filipino worker

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

PASS THE DUTCHIE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE DEAR Unkyel Batjay, Delikado po bang makipagrelasyon sa mga kaliwete? Nagmamahal, Gentle Reader HELLO Gentle Reader, Depende. Ang ibig mo bang sabihin sa "kaliwete" ay ' yung ...

ISKO Ah... oho, Aling Teria... bata pa naman yan, e... may anim na taon lang... hindi pa masabi ang ere at ele... TEBAN Ah, medio kaliwete ang dila! JUNIOR Hindi Itay... parang trumpo ang dila niyan... kangkarot! BOY Yoko ka, ha?... Huwag ...

1997, Epifanio G. Matute, Kuwentong Kutsero, University of Philippines Press, →ISBN:


nognog

Reduplication of clipping of sunog (“burnt”).

(slang, slightly offensive) dark-skinned


yamukmok

yamukmók (canonical)
ᜌᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


kadiri

ᜃᜇᜒᜇᜒ (Baybayin)
cadiri (alternative)
kariri (alternative obsolete)

[kɐˈd̪iː.ɾɪ]

"Bakit mo nasabi iyan? tatanungin ko. "Dahil mababa ang blood ... Ang bulate kadiri na ito ay sumisipsip ng dugo ninyo kaya nagiging kakaunti ang red blood cells sa katawan. lyon ang tunay na tinatawag natin na anemik, yung namumutla.

2001, Susy Pineda Mercado, Kalamansi with Honey: Understanding Women's Health, →ISBN:

Gutom na 'ko! BADONG: Kadiri ka talaga Monica, ang hilig mo sa hilaw. MONICA : (Kikay.) Dad! BADONG: (Inis, pero affectionate.) Kainin mo ang kalahati, para may mailaga ang nanay mo. Lalapit kay Cariitos si Monica. Sisigaw si Cariitos.

2003, Tomás: The Literary Journal of the UST Center for Creative Writing and Studies:

Harlene: Ang takaw mo. Mario: Mas masarap lang talagang lumamon kapag — Harlene: Beautiful ka. Mario: Basta masarap mag-trip. Actually, kahit na ano kakainin ko. Harlene: Tae. Kanin mo. Mario: Kadiri ka. Harlene: Sabi mo, kahit ano ...

2006, Chris Martinez, Laugh trip, →ISBN:

2008, Khavn De La Cruz, Khavn, Ultraviolins, UP Press, page 132

Negro ako, egoy, itim, talo pa ang imburnal, kadiri, yuck, ayoko na, ayoko na. Afro - Chinese ako, Intsik na, Negro pa, ay kay malas na sinumpa. May tanong ako sa yo: Bakit dalawa ang bibig mo? Ako isa lang. Siya isa lang. Lahat kami rito, isa ...

2014, J. Corcinto, Teka, Wait...Di Ako Prepared, Arcenciel Publishing
Nagkakahugis na ang katawan niya noon, kaya sa tuwing lumulukso siya ay may mga bahagi ng katawan niyang ... Kadiri. Parang lawlaw na balat. Parang bilbil na umakyatsa dibdib. Ilang araw pagkatapos noonay untiunting nagiba ang ... “Grabe, napansin mo ba na parang ang lambot ng mga lips niya, saka ang pula!


bantot

E Bakit ang Bantot ng Pangalan ng GF mo? Weeks passed and I began to feel an uncomfortable pang of shame at the pit of my stomach. Will and I hadbeen talking for weeks. We continued to dance around the issue of relationship status and ...

2014, Mina V. Esguerra, Jhing Bautista, Jonnalyn Cabigting, Leng de Chavez, Katherine C. Eustaquio-Derla, Rachelle Belaro, Rayne Mariano, Say That Things Change, Bright Girl Books:

Si Gil nga ang kausap ko dahil isa lamang ang taong tumatawag sa akin ng Kulasa... tawag na noong una ay kinaiinisan ko dahil ang bantot pakinggan... pero naging musika sa puso dahil simbolo ito ng pagmamahal sa akin ni Gil.

2003, Paz Verdades M. Santos, Hagkus: Twentieth-Century Bikol Women Writers, →ISBN:

... siya sa Pilipino para siyang katulong na tatlong buwan pa lang sa Maynila ay mahilig na ring magsalita sa Pilipino kahit hirap na hirap na." Ibig siguro niyang sabihin: "Nakakahiya iyang presidenteng galing sa Bohol, ang bantot ng Pilipino.

1992, Ma. Bernadette L. Abrera, Dedina A. Lapar, University of the Philippines. Departamento ng Kasaysayan, University of the Philippines. Bahay Saliksikan sa Kasaysayan, University of the Philippines. Lipunang Pangkasaysayan, Ulat ng unang Pambansang Kumperensya sa Historiograpiyang Pilipino: paksa, paraan at pananaaw sa kasaysayan:


malinis

malinis (plural malilinis, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔)


salanggapang

salanggapáng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜉᜅ᜔)

salanggapáng (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜉᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


tigam

very thin physically (especially due to tuberculosis from the dried up impression)


maurira

[mɐ.ʔʊˈɾiː.ɾɐʔ]


mapagmayabang

mapagmayabáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜄ᜔ᜋᜌᜊᜅ᜔)

mapagmayabáng (canonical)
ᜋᜉᜄ᜔ᜋᜌᜊᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


mautak

mautak (plural mauutak, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜂᜆᜃ᜔)

[mɐˈʔuː.t̪ɐk̚]


matipuno

matipunò or matipunô (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜉᜓᜈᜓ)

matipunò (canonical)
matipunô (canonical)
ᜋᜆᜒᜉᜓᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


waley

From wala + -ey. Compare havey and itey.

(by extension) not causing approval; unamusing


kring-kring

kring-kring (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

/ˌkɾiŋ ˈkɾiŋ/

[ˌkɾɪŋ ˈkɾɪŋ]

(slang, dated, humorous, mildly offensive) crazy; mentally disturbed


kulob

kulób (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)
kulub (alternative)

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulub (“to slow cook in a tightly covered vessel”). Compare Sundanese kulub and Javanese ꦔꦸꦭꦸꦧ꧀ (ngulub).

inh

tightly covered; well-covered (of food being cooked to prevent heat from escaping)


masahol

tl-adj

masahol (plural masasahol, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜑᜓᜎ᜔)


masagana

[mɐ.sɐˈɣaː.n̪ɐʔ]


masagabal

masagabal (plural masasagabal, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜄᜊᜎ᜔)

burdensome; cumbersome; full of obstacles


masaklap

masakláp (plural masasaklap, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜃ᜔ᜎᜉ᜔)

masakláp (canonical)
masasaklap (plural)
ᜋᜐᜃ᜔ᜎᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)

acrid; disagreeable; unpleasant; offensive; bitter


masigasig

[mɐ.sɪˈɣaː.sɪɡ̚]


masigwa

masigwá (plural masisigwa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜒᜄ᜔ᜏ)

masigwá (canonical)
masisigwa (plural)
ᜋᜐᜒᜄ᜔ᜏ (Baybayin)


masiging

masigíng (plural masisiging, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜒᜄᜒᜅ᜔)

masigíng (canonical)
masisiging (plural)
ᜋᜐᜒᜄᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


masidhi

masidhî (plural masisidhi, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜑᜒ)

masidhî (canonical)
masisidhi (plural)
ᜋᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜑᜒ (Baybayin)


masinop

masinop (plural masisinop, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜒᜈᜓᜉ᜔)


masiyasat

masiyasat (plural masisiyasat, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜒᜌᜐᜆ᜔)

inquisitive (in an inquiring way); curious; examining carefully


matabang

matabáng (canonical)
ᜋᜆᜊᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
matab-ang (alternative)


matabsing

matabsíng (plural matatabsing, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜊ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

matabsíng (canonical)
matatabsing (plural)
ᜋᜆᜊ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

brackish; saltish; salty; briny (such as water of a river into which seawater flows at high tide)


masungit

masungit (plural masusungit, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜓᜅᜒᜆ᜔)

masusungit (plural)
ᜋᜐᜓᜅᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
masunget (alternative colloquial)

[mɐˈsuː.ŋɪt̪̚]

[mɐˈsuː.ŋɛt̪̚]

standoffish and grumpy; aloof and grouchy


matigtig

matigtíg (plural matitigtíg, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜒᜄ᜔)

matigtíg (canonical)
matitigtíg (plural)
ᜋᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.t̪ɪɡˈt̪ɪɡ̚]


matipid

matipíd (plural matitipid, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜉᜒᜇ᜔)

matipíd (canonical)
matitipid (plural)
ᜋᜆᜒᜉᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.t̪ɪˈpɪd̪̚]


matingkad

matingkád (plural matitingkad, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔)

matingkád (canonical)
matitingkad (plural)
ᜋᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
matingkar (alternative)


matinik

matiník (plural matitinik, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜈᜒᜃ᜔)

matiník (canonical)
matitinik (plural)
ᜋᜆᜒᜈᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.t̪ɪˈn̪ɪk̚]


mausisa

mausisà (plural mauusisa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜂᜐᜒᜐ)

mausisà (canonical)
mauusisa (plural)
ᜋᜂᜐᜒᜐ (Baybayin)

analytic; all-searching; questioning in detail; scrutinizing


maulan

From Proto-Austronesian *ma-qujaɬ, ma-quzaN, also analyzed as ma- + ulan.


maugong

maugong (plural mauugong, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜂᜄᜓᜅ᜔)

[mɐˈʔuː.ɣoŋ]


matubig

[mɐˈt̪uː.bɪɡ̚]


matubo

matubò (plural matutubo, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜓᜊᜓ)

matubò (canonical)
matutubo (plural)
ᜋᜆᜓᜊᜓ (Baybayin)


matumal

matumal (plural matutumal, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜓᜋᜎ᜔)


matunog

[mɐ.t̪ʊˈn̪oɡ̚]


mataginting

matagintíng (plural matataginting, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

matagintíng (canonical)
matataginting (plural)
ᜋᜆᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.t̪ɐ.ɣɪn̪ˈt̪ɪŋ]


matahimik

matahimik (plural matatahimik, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜑᜒᜋᜒᜃ᜔)

matatahimik (plural)
ᜋᜆᜑᜒᜋᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


mataimtim

mataimtím (plural matataimtim, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜁᜋ᜔ᜆᜒᜋ᜔)

mataimtím (canonical)
matataimtim (plural)
ᜋᜆᜁᜋ᜔ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)


matalim

matalím (plural matatalim, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜎᜒᜋ᜔)

matalím (canonical)
matatalim (plural)
ᜋᜆᜎᜒᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-tazəm. By surface analysis, ma- + talim.


matalisik

matalisik (plural matatalisik, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜎᜒᜐᜒᜃ᜔)

matatalisik (plural)
ᜋᜆᜎᜒᜐᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


matanda

matandâ (plural matatanda, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜈ᜔ᜇ)

matandâ (canonical)
matatanda (plural)
ᜋᜆᜈ᜔ᜇ (Baybayin)
matanra (alternative)

old (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years); aged; senior

old (having existed for a relatively long period of time)


matangkakal

matangkakal (plural matatangkakal, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜃᜎ᜔)

matatangkakal (plural)
ᜋᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜃᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


matangos

long-pointed (as of a nose, or a peninsula)


matapat

matapát (plural matatapat, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜉᜆ᜔)

matapát (canonical)
matatapat (plural)
ᜋᜆᜉᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


matatas

matatás (plural matatatas, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜆᜐ᜔)

matatás (canonical)
matatatas (plural)
ᜋᜆᜆᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

facile of diction; fluent (said especially of small children just learning to talk)


madilaw

madiláw (plural madidilaw, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

madiláw (canonical)
madidilaw (plural)
ᜋᜇᜒᜎᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
dilaw (root)
madilaw (singular)
madidilaw (plural)
mas madilaw (singular superior)
mas madidilaw (plural superior)
hindi gaanong madilaw (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong madidilaw (inferior plural)
kasindilaw (equal)
ang pinakamadilaw (relative singular)
ang pinakamadidilaw (plural relative)
napakamadilaw (absolute singular)
napakamadidilaw (absolute plural)
pagkadilaw (absolute singular)
pagkadilaw-dilaw (absolute plural)
madilao (alternative)
marilao (alternative)
marilaw (alternative obsolete)

→ Alangan: madilaw

From ma- + dilaw. Compare Kapampangan marilo.


madaldal

madaldál (plural madadaldal, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜎ᜔ᜇᜎ᜔)

madaldál (canonical)
madadaldal (plural)
ᜋᜇᜎ᜔ᜇᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
daldal (root)
madaldal (singular)
madadaldal (plural)
mas madaldal (singular superior)
mas madadaldal (plural superior)
hindi gaanong madaldal (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong madadaldal (inferior plural)
kasindaldal (equal)
ang pinakamadaldal (relative singular)
ang pinakamadadaldal (plural relative)
napakamadaldal (absolute singular)
napakamadadaldal (absolute plural)
pagkadaldal (absolute singular)
pagkadaldal-daldal (absolute plural)
maraldal (alternative obsolete)


madila

madilà (plural madidila, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜒᜎ)

madilà (canonical)
madidila (plural)
ᜋᜇᜒᜎ (Baybayin)
dila (root)
madila (singular)
madidila (plural)
mas madila (singular superior)
mas madidila (plural superior)
hindi gaanong madila (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong madidila (inferior plural)
kasindila (equal)
ang pinakamadila (relative singular)
ang pinakamadidila (plural relative)
napakamadila (absolute singular)
napakamadidila (absolute plural)
pagkadila (absolute singular)
pagkadila-dila (absolute plural)


madaya

madayà (plural madadaya, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜌ)

madayà (canonical)
madadaya (plural)
ᜋᜇᜌ (Baybayin)
daya (root)
madaya (singular)
madadaya (plural)
mas madaya (singular superior)
mas madadaya (plural superior)
hindi gaanong madaya (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong madadaya (inferior plural)
kasindaya (equal)
ang pinakamadaya (relative singular)
ang pinakamadadaya (plural relative)
napakamadaya (absolute singular)
napakamadadaya (absolute plural)
pagkadaya (absolute singular)
pagkadaya-daya (absolute plural)
maraya (alternative)

deceitful; fraudulent; given to cheating others


madali

madalî (plural madadali, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜎᜒ)

madalî (canonical)
madadali (plural)
ᜋᜇᜎᜒ (Baybayin)
dali (root)
madali (singular)
madadali (plural)
mas madali (singular superior)
mas madadali (plural superior)
hindi gaanong madali (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong madadali (inferior plural)
kasindali (equal)
ang pinakamadali (relative singular)
ang pinakamadadali (plural relative)
napakamadali (absolute singular)
napakamadadali (absolute plural)
pagkadali (absolute singular)
pagkadali-dali (absolute plural)
marali (alternative obsolete)

[mɐ.d̪ɐˈlɪʔ]

Madali lang kami sa Baguio.

We're staying in Baguio in a short while.


madalang

madalang (plural madadalang, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜎᜅ᜔)

madadalang (plural)
ᜋᜇᜎᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
dalang (root)
madalang (singular)
madadalang (plural)
mas madalang (singular superior)
mas madadalang (plural superior)
hindi gaanong madalang (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong madadalang (inferior plural)
kasindalang (equal)
ang pinakamadalang (relative singular)
ang pinakamadadalang (plural relative)
napakamadalang (absolute singular)
napakamadadalang (absolute plural)
pagkadalang (absolute singular)
pagkadalang-dalang (absolute plural)

set far apart; scattered; not close together


makinang

makináng (plural makikinang, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜒᜈᜅ᜔)

makináng (canonical)
makikinang (plural)
ᜋᜃᜒᜈᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


mabunyi

mabunyî (plural mabubunyi, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜒ)

mabunyî (canonical)
mabubunyi (plural)
ᜋᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜒ (Baybayin)
bunyi (root)
mabunyi (singular)
mabubunyi (plural)
mas mabunyi (singular superior)
mas mabubunyi (plural superior)
hindi gaanong mabunyi (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mabubunyi (inferior plural)
kasimbunyi (equal)
ang pinakamabunyi (relative singular)
ang pinakamabubunyi (plural relative)
napakamabunyi (absolute singular)
napakamabubunyi (absolute plural)
pagkabunyi (absolute singular)
pagkabunyi-bunyi (absolute plural)

[mɐ.bʊnˈɲɪʔ]

famous; illustrious; distinguished; renowned


mabuway

mabuwáy (plural mabubuway, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜏᜌ᜔)

mabuwáy (canonical)
mabubuway (plural)
ᜋᜊᜓᜏᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
buway (root)
mabuway (singular)
mabubuway (plural)
mas mabuway (singular superior)
mas mabubuway (plural superior)
hindi gaanong mabuway (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mabubuway (inferior plural)
kasimbuway (equal)
ang pinakamabuway (relative singular)
ang pinakamabubuway (plural relative)
napakamabuway (absolute singular)
napakamabubuway (absolute plural)
pagkabuway (absolute singular)
pagkabuway-buway (absolute plural)
mabuay (alternative)


mabini

mabinì (plural mabibini, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜈᜒ)

mabinì (canonical)
mabibini (plural)
ᜋᜊᜒᜈᜒ (Baybayin)
bini (root)
mabini (singular)
mabibini (plural)
mas mabini (singular superior)
mas mabibini (plural superior)
hindi gaanong mabini (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mabibini (inferior plural)
kasimbini (equal)
ang pinakamabini (relative singular)
ang pinakamabibini (plural relative)
napakamabini (absolute singular)
napakamabibini (absolute plural)
pagkabini (absolute singular)
pagkabini-bini (absolute plural)

modest; prudent; civil; coy (in movement or speech, especially of a woman)


mabilog

mabilog (plural mabibilog, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

mabibilog (plural)
ᜋᜊᜒᜎᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
bilog (root)
mabilog (singular)
mabibilog (plural)
mas mabilog (singular superior)
mas mabibilog (plural superior)
hindi gaanong mabilog (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mabibilog (inferior plural)
kasimbilog (equal)
ang pinakamabilog (relative singular)
ang pinakamabibilog (plural relative)
napakamabilog (absolute singular)
napakamabibilog (absolute plural)
pagkabilog (absolute singular)
pagkabilog-bilog (absolute plural)


maapoy

[mɐ.ʔɐˈpoɪ̯]


mababa

mababà (plural mabababa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊ)

mababà (canonical)
mabababa (plural)
ᜋᜊᜊ (Baybayin)
baba (root)
mababa (singular)
mabababa (plural)
mas mababa (singular superior)
mas mabababa (plural superior)
hindi gaanong mababa (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mabababa (inferior plural)
kasimbaba (equal)
ang pinakamababa (relative singular)
ang pinakamabababa (plural relative)
napakamababa (absolute singular)
napakamabababa (absolute plural)
pagkababa (absolute singular)
pagkababa-baba (absolute plural)

shallow (of water in rivers, pools, etc.)


mabait

mabaít (plural mababait, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜁᜆ᜔)

mabaít (canonical)
mababait (plural)
ᜋᜊᜁᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
bait (root)
mabait (singular)
mababait (plural)
mas mabait (singular superior)
mas mababait (plural superior)
hindi gaanong mabait (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mababait (inferior plural)
kasimbait (equal)
ang pinakamabait (relative singular)
ang pinakamababait (plural relative)
napakamabait (absolute singular)
napakamababait (absolute plural)
pagkabait (absolute singular)
pagkabait-bait (absolute plural)

[mɐ.bɐˈʔɪt̪̚]


mabalasik

mabalasik (plural mababalasik, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜎᜐᜒᜃ᜔)

mababalasik (plural)
ᜋᜊᜎᜐᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
balasik (root)
mabalasik (singular)
mababalasik (plural)
mas mabalasik (singular superior)
mas mababalasik (plural superior)
hindi gaanong mabalasik (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mababalasik (inferior plural)
kasimbalasik (equal)
ang pinakamabalasik (relative singular)
ang pinakamababalasik (plural relative)
napakamabalasik (absolute singular)
napakamababalasik (absolute plural)
pagkabalasik (absolute singular)
pagkabalasik-balasik (absolute plural)


mabanas

mabanás (plural mababanas, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜈᜐ᜔)

mabanás (canonical)
mababanas (plural)
ᜋᜊᜈᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
banas (root)
mabanas (singular)
mababanas (plural)
mas mabanas (singular superior)
mas mababanas (plural superior)
hindi gaanong mabanas (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mababanas (inferior plural)
kasimbanas (equal)
ang pinakamabanas (relative singular)
ang pinakamababanas (plural relative)
napakamabanas (absolute singular)
napakamababanas (absolute plural)
pagkabanas (absolute singular)
pagkabanas-banas (absolute plural)

Hindi na rin mahahagip muli ng alaala ni Clara ang napakagandang awit na iyon na nahabi niya sa panaginip. ... Sinusuyod ng mabanas na hangin ang nangag-aalpasang talahib. Walang ... Aba'y ginagawa nang libingan ang lugar na ito!

Dahil sa mga pangyayaring naganap noong 1949— at sa lahat ng mga kahindik- hindik, kagilagilalas na pangyayari noong ... o naghahalong klima: naroong ginawin ka sa malamig na unang ulan ng tagsibol, naroong mabanas ka dahil sa mala-tropikang temperatura. At ang ... ng lunting dahon pagkatapos ng mahabang taglagas at taglamig, bagamat sa lugar na ito'y hindi na nakaabot ang yelo.

Sinusuyod ng mabanas na hangin ang nangag-aalpasang talahib. Walang humuhuning ibon o kumikislot na hayop sa kawayanan at kakahuyan. Gulong-gulo ang isip ni ... Aba'y ginagawa nang libingan ang lugar na ito! — Kalimita'y mga ...

1990, Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards, Antolohiya ng mga nagwaging akda, dekada 80: maikling kuwento:

(chiefly Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) sultry and suffocating; hot and humid


mabibig

mabibíg (plural mabibibig, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔)

mabibíg (canonical)
mabibibig (plural)
ᜋᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.bɪˈbɪɡ̚]


mabikas

mabikas (plural mabibikas, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜃᜐ᜔)

mabibikas (plural)
ᜋᜊᜒᜃᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
bikas (root)
mabikas (singular)
mabibikas (plural)
mas mabikas (singular superior)
mas mabibikas (plural superior)
hindi gaanong mabikas (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mabibikas (inferior plural)
kasimbikas (equal)
ang pinakamabikas (relative singular)
ang pinakamabibikas (plural relative)
napakamabikas (absolute singular)
napakamabibikas (absolute plural)
pagkabikas (absolute singular)
pagkabikas-bikas (absolute plural)

elegant; well-dressed; stylish; smartly dressed

graceful in body movement; dignified in manners


mabisa

mabisà (plural mabibisa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜐ)

mabisà (canonical)
mabibisa (plural)
ᜋᜊᜒᜐ (Baybayin)
bisa (root)
mabisa (singular)
mabibisa (plural)
mas mabisa (singular superior)
mas mabibisa (plural superior)
hindi gaanong mabisa (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong mabibisa (inferior plural)
kasimbisa (equal)
ang pinakamabisa (relative singular)
ang pinakamabibisa (plural relative)
napakamabisa (absolute singular)
napakamabibisa (absolute plural)
pagkabisa (absolute singular)
pagkabisa-bisa (absolute plural)


maalikabok

maalikabók (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜎᜒᜃᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

maalikabók (canonical)
ᜋᜀᜎᜒᜃᜊᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


letmaku

(slang, back slang) stubbornly repetitious; insistent


ogags

Back slang from gago + -s. Compare olats.


busangot

Hindi siya kahawig ni Mang Klyel na mukhang busangot, at hindi naman niya matiyak na sa kanyang ina siya kumuha ng anyo sapagka't ni larawan nito ay wala siyang nakita. -üAno'ng 'itsura ng Nanay ko, Tatay?" iyon ay tanong na ...

with a pouting and smirking face; sneering with lips pursed


bulol

(AAMO) Kaya doon ka na lang muna sa teatro magkalat at matatakpan yon ng disenyo ko, nang mga linyang kahit bulol ka'y makinang pa rin ang bagsak ng tunog at kahit bobo ang magsa-boses noon, matino pa rin ang kalalabasan.

2002, Aurora D. Yumul, In karakter, →ISBN:

having stuttered speech; having defective speech


manhid

manhíd (canonical)
ᜋᜈ᜔ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
manhir (alternative)

[mɐn̪ˈhɪd̪̚]

From Proto-Philippine *ban(ə)hə́d (“numb; 'fall asleep', of a limb”). Compare Itawit bannad, Cebuano banhod, Maranao bened, and Tausug banhud.


maaraw

[mɐˈʔaː.ɾaʊ̯]


maaliwalas

bright; serene (as of the weather, a room, the countenance, etc.)


maalab

tl-adj

maalab (plural maaalab, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜎᜊ᜔)


maagwat

[mɐ.ʔɐɡˈwat̪̚]


maagos

having plenty of running water (as of a river); swift; having a swift current


maagap

maagap (plural maaagap, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜄᜉ᜔)

[mɐˈʔaː.ɣɐp̚]


maaga

maaga (plural maaaga, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜄ)


maaari

[mɐ.ʔɐˈʔaː.ɾɪʔ]

From ma- + ari with initial reduplication, literally, “could have; able to be taken as”.


maalinsangan

tl-adj

maalinsangan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜅᜈ᜔)

ᜋᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


maasin

maasín (plural maaasin, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔)

maasín (canonical)
maaasin (plural)
ᜋᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.ʔɐˈsɪn̪]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qasin, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)qasiN. By surface analysis, ma- + asin. Compare Tetum masin.

having plenty of salt (such as said of a place or district)


maawain

[mɐ.ʔɐ.wɐˈʔɪn̪]


mahalimuyak

mahalimuyak (plural mahahalimuyak, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜎᜒᜋᜓᜌᜃ᜔)

mahahalimuyak (plural)
ᜋᜑᜎᜒᜋᜓᜌᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


kalos

unable to stand straight due to fatigue or numbness


maanghang

maangháng (plural maaanghang, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜅ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔)

maangháng (canonical)
maaanghang (plural)
ᜋᜀᜅ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.ʔɐŋˈhaŋ]


malumanay

malumanay (plural malulumanay, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜓᜋᜈᜌ᜔)

mild; gentle (in speech); restrained in action


maliksi

maliksí (plural maliliksi, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒ)

maliksí (canonical)
maliliksi (plural)
ᜋᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)


maligalig

[mɐ.lɪˈɣaː.lɪɡ̚]


maligamgam

maligamgám (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜋ᜔ᜄᜋ᜔)

maligamgám (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜒᜄᜋ᜔ᜄᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)


maginaw

[mɐ.ɣɪˈn̪aʊ̯]

cold; chilly (as of the weather or environment)


malamig

malamíg (plural malalamig, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜋᜒᜄ᜔)

malamíg (canonical)
malalamig (plural)
ᜋᜎᜋᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.lɐˈmɪɡ̚]


mapanghi

mapanghí (plural mapapanghi, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜅ᜔ᜑᜒ)

mapanghí (canonical)
mapapanghi (plural)
ᜋᜉᜅ᜔ᜑᜒ (Baybayin)


mapalot

mapalot (plural mapapalot, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

having the odor of perspiration or urine (usually stale)


mapanglaw

mapangláw (canonical)
ᜋᜉᜅ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

melancholic; solitary; sad; dull; morbid; gloomy


de-kuwatro

de-kuwatro (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
de-kwatro (alternative)
de kwatro (alternative)
dekwatro (alternative)
dekuwatro (alternative)
de kuwatro (alternative)

From de- + kuwatro, from Spanish de (“of”), and Spanish cuatro (“four”), due to one's legs forming the symbol “4”.

crossing one's legs (having one's leg placed above one's thigh)


kalaboso

Borrowed from Spanish calabozo. Doublet of kalabos.

No choice din ang defense, kailangan nilang pigilin ito dahil siguradong kalaboso ang kanilang kliyente. Naging madrama ang balitaktakan sa korte.Nagbotohan noong Enero 16 bandang 8 p.m. Natalo ang prosecutors. Hindi nabuksan ...

2001, Ang makasaysayang People Power Part 2 sa mga pahina ng Pinoy times special edition issues 1-16:


bansot

stunted in growth; arrested in development


Bulakenyo

ᜊᜓᜎᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
Bulaqueño (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish bulaqueño, from Bulacán + -eño.


maharot

maharót (plural mahaharot, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜇᜓᜆ᜔)

maharót (canonical)
mahaharot (plural)
ᜋᜑᜇᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

Sa gabi'y sasakay sa kotse at haharurot, At muling susuot sa lungsod na maharot . Sa umaga'y maghahalo ng semen to sa konstruksiyon, Habang nagbibilang sa isip ng naipon. Sa tanghali'y magtatambak ng semento sa gusali, (Dapat nang ...

Kung tayo'y nalulumbay, ang ating mga ugat ay nangapupukaw, hindi natin mabata ang higing ng pinakamainam na musika sa daigdig ni ang pag-aliw ng mga kaibigan, ni ang maharot na buhay sa lipunan. Subali't kung — tulad ng ...

1966, Benjamin Cailles Unson, Ang lider at Makabayan:

Lasing na ang karamihan sa kanila. Ismigaw nila ang pagpapalabas sa mga mananayaw at ang hindi pagtigil ng banda sa pagtugtog. Namatay uli ang mga ilaw pagkaraang maihain ang mga alak. Tumugtog uli nang maharot ang banda at ...

1988, Reynaldo Arquero Duque, Jose Asia Bragado, Hermilinda T. Lingbaoan, GUMIL Metro Manila, Kurditan:

Pumanaog ang papeles niya sa promosyon. pupuwit-puwit — kilos na nagsasaad ng pagkapahiya o pagkaalanganin. Bakit ka pupuwit-puwit diyan? malikdt ang puwit — maharot, mahilig sa lalaki. patay-patay — mabagal, makupad kumilos, ...

1986, Rosario Torres- Yu, Lydia Fer Gonzales, Ligaya Tiamson- Rubin, Talinghagang bukambibig, →ISBN:

mischievously playful; naughty; wild; unruly

Ngiti mo'y maharot at kiri ang tirig, Ngunit sa mata ko, budhi'y nasisilip; Tukal ng haraya ay pumupulandit, Lalo't may kuwerdas na kinakalabit. Ay, luwalhati bang walang kasalanan Kung di ka kapiling, subteranyang mahal? May sanlaksang ...

1995, Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio, Tinig: The Living Voice in Conversation:

Malaswang tugtugin at maharot na sayaw. Ang tawag ng kabataan sa awiting Filipino ay bakya. Ni hindi alam ang karinosa, ngunit lahat ng makabagong kanta at maharot na sayaw ay alam. Ang kultura ngayon? Nawalan ng pagmamahal at ...

2002, Culture and Terrorism: A Roundtable Discussion : New Executive Bldg., Malacañang, Manila, January 11-12, 2002:


barumbado

barumbado (feminine barumbada, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜇᜓ)

barumbada (feminine)
ᜊᜇᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish barrumbada with switch of gender. The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino's 2024 Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino posits this to be from Spanish varón + -ado.

disrespectful in speech; coarse in manners

acting tough; troublesome; having a tendency to cause trouble


maputik

maputik (plural mapuputik, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜓᜆᜒᜃ᜔)


tungo

with or having the head bowed or bent forward


tampalasan

Compare Cebuano tampalasan, Hiligaynon tampalasan, and Bikol Central tampalasan. See also Cebuano tampalas (“desecrate”) and Malay tanpa alasan (“without reason; baseless”).

ncog

wicked; perverse; roguish; knavish; rascal


tayangtang

tayangtáng (canonical)
ᜆᜌᜅ᜔ᜆᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
tayantang (alternative)

(figurative) accustomed to something undesirable; used to something not so good


tibalbal

tibalbál (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


tinapa

From tapa + -in-. Compare Tausug tiyapa.


matinga

tl-adj

matingá (plural matitinga, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜅ)

matingá (canonical)
matitinga (plural)
ᜋᜆᜒᜅ (Baybayin)

having a particle or particles of food left between the teeth


tiwas

having the rear end higher than the front (instead of being level)


tusak

superabundant; oversupplied; in great abundance


silsil

blunt, obtuse, or flattened at the end or point (of a nose, cigarette, etc.)


sinaing

[sɪˈn̪aː.ʔɪŋ]

cooked (of rice, by boiling or steaming)


masining

masining (plural masisining, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜒᜈᜒᜅ᜔)

artistic; done with skill and good taste


singki

Borrowed from Hokkien 新客 (sin-kheh, “newcomer”). Compare Malay sengkek, Indonesian singkek, and Javanese ꦱꦶꦁꦏꦺꦏ꧀ (singkék).


singkit

slant-eyed; having narrow eyes (of a person)


malabon

tl-adj

malabón (plural malalabon, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

malabón (canonical)
malalabon (plural)
ᜋᜎᜊᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


tukoy

well-experienced; knowing exactly what to do, etc.


yapos

held, clasped, or embraced tightly in one's arms


yanot

ravelled; frayed (as of edges of clothes)


lugot

wilted and falling (of leaves and petals)


lugay

hanging loose and not done up (of a woman's long hair)

having hair hanging loose and not done up (of a woman)


lugi

Borrowed from Malay rugi (“loss; financial loss”), possibly ultimately either from Sanskrit रोगिन् (rogin, “ill; sick; diseased”) or possibly related to or ultimately from Hokkien 落去 (lo̍h-khì, “to go down”).


lugso

collapsed; fallen down; caved in (due to a weak structure)

(figurative) raped; sexually violated (of a virgin woman)


lugpo

prostrate with no strength to get up (of a bedridden or collapsed person)


lulot

withered; dried up (of flowers or leaves)


lungad

[ˈluː.ŋɐd̪̚]

vomiting all that is consumed (of a baby)


panatag

[pɐˈn̪aː.t̪ɐɡ̚]

Alam kong kaya namang gampanan ni Benjo ang aming mga anak doon sa Pinas, kaya masasabi ko ring panatag ako.

I know to myself that Benjo can handle our kids over there in the Philippines (while I am away), so I could also say I feel rest assured.

(by extension) resting assured or confident towards something; at ease


payid

payíd (canonical)
ᜉᜌᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
paid (alternative obsolete)
palid (alternative)
pawid (alternative)
pair (alternative obsolete)
payir (alternative obsolete)
pauir (alternative)

Possibly from elision of /l/ from earlier variant palid, from Proto-Philippine *palij (“blow away”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palij (“blown away by the wind”). Compare Ilocano palig, Kapampangan paid, Hiligaynon palid, and Maranao palid.


pigsa

drenched; soaked; wet through and through


binawian ng buhay

tl-adj

binawian ng buhay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜏᜒᜀᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

ᜊᜒᜈᜏᜒᜀᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


tabal

excessively leafy; excessive in foliage (resulting in fruitlessness or sterility in plants)


sagasag

[sɐ.ɣɐˈsaɡ̚]

rendered insipid or tasteless (of stale food)


saginsin

saginsín (canonical)
ᜐᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[sɐ.ɣɪn̪ˈsɪn̪]


sadsad

sadsád (canonical)
ᜐᜇ᜔ᜐᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
sarsar (alternative)

aground; dragging (of boats, ships, etc.)


masakmata

masakmatá (plural masasakmata, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜃ᜔ᜋᜆ)

masakmatá (canonical)
masasakmata (plural)
ᜋᜐᜃ᜔ᜋᜆ (Baybayin)


laing

laíng (canonical)
ᜎᜁᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
laying (alternative)

withered; wilted; faded; dried (especially of leaves of vegetables and fruits)


lalad

carried away by a flood, a strong current, or by a strong wind


utos

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *utus (cf. Malay utus).

(colloquial) fond of giving orders or commands


timog-kanluran

timog-kanluran (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From timog (“south”) + kanluran (“west”).


timog-silangan

timog-silangan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜄ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From timog (“south”) + silangan (“east”).


timbaw

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timbaw (“to add a piece”). Cognate with Malay timbau, Urak Lawoi' ตีเมา (timaw).

inh

tilted; with one end raised higher than the other


hilagang-kanluran

tl-adj

hilagang-kanluran (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜄᜅ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

ᜑᜒᜎᜄᜅ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
hilagang kanluran (alternative)

[hɪˌlaː.ɣɐŋ kɐn̪ˈluː.ɾɐn̪]


wasto

Borrowed from Sanskrit वस्तु (vastu, “real, right thing”).


siyentipiko

tl-adj

siyentípikó (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜉᜒᜃᜓ)

siyentípikó (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜉᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)
syentipiko (alternative)


dalubhasa

dalubhasà (canonical)
ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜑᜐ (Baybayin)
dalabasa (alternative obsolete)
dalibasa (alternative obsolete)
dalubasa (alternative obsolete)
dulubasa (alternative obsolete)
dalobasa (alternative)
dolobasa (alternative)
dulobasa (alternative)

Borrowed from Malay jurubahasa (“interpreter”), from juru- (“expert”) + bahasa (“language”). The first element was derived from Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸ (juru, “expert”), from Old Javanese juru (“head, leader, chief; tradesman”), while the second element was derived from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). Compare Maranao diyarobasa and Tausug julbahasa.


silaw

siláw (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜎᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
silao (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silaw. Compare Malay silau.

inh+

dazzled; glared; blinded (by a strong light)

having an inferiority complex (to another)


hilagang-silangan

tl-adj

hilagang-silangan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜄᜅ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

ᜑᜒᜎᜄᜅ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
hilagang silangan (alternative)

[hɪˌlaː.ɣɐn̪ sɪˈlaː.ŋɐn̪]


silip

From Proto-Philippine *siq(ə)rip (“to peep, spy on”). Compare Bikol Central sirip, Cebuano sil-ip, Ilocano sirip, Pangasinan sirip.

inh

able to be seen (through a hole or small opening)


sikal

widely spread; of wide prevalence (of a communicable disease)


madagim

tl-adj

madagím (plural madadagim, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜄᜒᜋ᜔)

madagím (canonical)
madadagim (plural)
ᜋᜇᜄᜒᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)
dagim (root)
madagim (singular)
madadagim (plural)
mas madagim (singular superior)
mas madadagim (plural superior)
hindi gaanong madagim (inferior singular)
hindi gaanong madadagim (inferior plural)
kasindagim (equal)
ang pinakamadagim (relative singular)
ang pinakamadadagim (plural relative)
napakamadagim (absolute singular)
napakamadadagim (absolute plural)
pagkadagim (absolute singular)
pagkadagim-dagim (absolute plural)
madag-im (alternative)

[mɐ.d̪ɐˈɣɪm]

dark (of the sky being dark with rain clouds)


dalangat

[d̪ɐ.lɐˈŋat̪̚]

open or extended to the utmost (of two lengths joined at the end, such as compass needles, folding fans, etc.)

bristling up (as hairs of animals or neck feathers of roosters)


gahi

beginning to wither; slightly withered; with a small tear


makamandag

makamandág (canonical)
ᜋᜃᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)


mataray

mataray (plural matataray, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜇᜌ᜔)

[mɐˈt̪aː.ɾaɪ̯]

shrewish; bad-tempered; ill-tempered; termagant; fierce


tapak

tapák (canonical)
ᜆᜉᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
apak (alternative)

Related to yapak. Compare Malay tapak and telapak.


pundakan

pundakán or pundakan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜃᜈ᜔)

pundakán (canonical)
pundakan (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜃᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


puril

Early borrowing from Spanish pueril (“childish; puerile”). Doublet of buril.


saak

divided or split lengthwise by pulling apart from one end (as cane, sticks, etc.)


talampakan

tálampákan (canonical)
ᜆᜎᜋ᜔ᜉᜃᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


yapang

Possibly borrowed from Hokkien 野芳 (iá phang, “very fragrant”). Compare yasuwi.


yanggi

Possibly from a backslang from giyang: gi-yang → yang-gi.

having the shakes; experiencing of withdrawal from drugs


yantaw

[jɐn̪ˈt̪aʊ̯]

Borrowed from Hokkien 緣投 /缘投 (iân-tâu, “handsome”).


yansumi

beautiful (especially of one's personality)


yukayok

crestfallen; fallen headlong; with a drooping head; dejected; disheartened


wenggol

Possibly from wango, a play on Cebuano lango (“drunk; dizzy; woozy”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋu, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋu (“dizzy, drunk”). See also Tagalog lango.


mayamanin

máyamanín (canonical)
ᜋᜌᜋᜈᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

having qualities that make a person rich

acting like or looking like a wealthy person


tighoy

reduced in intensity (of rain, strong winds, etc.)

in a state of temporary relief (from pain, difficulties, etc.)


tighabol

tighaból (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜑᜊᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


tigpas

cut off or severed with one blow of a sharp cutting instrument


tigmak

saturated; thoroughly soaked (with blood, water, etc.)


tigpo

broken at the foot or point of junction due to being weak or rotten at that part (of a branch, tooth, horn, post, etc.)


tilad

tilád (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜎᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
tilar (alternative)

cut or split horizontally into small pieces (of bamboo, wood, etc.)


atat

(colloquial) very impatient; extremely eager (to do something)


butete

butetè (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜆᜒᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
botete (alternative)

[bʊˈt̪ɛː.t̪ɛʔ]

[bʊˈt̪ɛː.t̪ɛ]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butiti. Compare Kapampangan butiti, Maranao botiti & Sangir butiti.

(figurative) big-bellied; with a big stomach (of a person)


ngisi

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋisi.


lapnit

[lɐpˈn̪ɪt̪̚]


sutla

Ultimately from Sanskrit सूत्र (sūtra). Compare Maguindanao sutra and Malay sutera.


suwitik

Possibly a metathesis of Hokkien 仇敵 /仇敌 (siû-te̍k, “enemy”). Unrelated to English Jesuitic.


tulingag

[t̪ʊ.lɪˈŋaɡ̚]


sapol

sapól (canonical)
ᜐᜉᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
sapul (alternative)

straight; direct (of a punch, blow, shot, etc.)