opsiyonal

opsiyonál (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔)

opsiyonál (canonical)
ᜂᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
opsyonal (alternative)


osyoso

ᜂᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)
usyoso (alternative common)

looking on; watching but not participating


osyosero

tl-adj

osyosero (feminine osyosera, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜒᜇᜓ)

osyosera (feminine)
ᜂᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
usyosero (alternative)

From osyoso + -ero, from Spanish ocioso.

fond of spectating or prying out of curiosity


osyosera

ᜂᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜒᜇ (Baybayin)
usyosera (alternative)

[ʔo.ʃoˈsɛː.ɾɐ]

From osyoso + -era, from Spanish ocioso.


organisado

organisado (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜄᜈᜒᜐᜇᜓ)


organiko

orgánikó (canonical)
ᜂᜇ᜔ᜄᜈᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

[ʔoɾˌɡaː.n̪ɪˈxo]

(physiology) organic (pertaining to an organ)

(chemistry) organic (pertaining to an organic compound)

(agriculture) organic (grown without agrochemicals)


okasyonal

okasyonál (canonical)
ᜂᜃᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


oksidental

oksidentál (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

oksidentál (canonical)
ᜂᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


oktaba

ᜂᜃ᜔ᜆᜊ (Baybayin)
utaba (alternative colloquial)

Borrowed from Spanish octava, from Latin octāvus (“eighth”). As for the sense of “postponement”, according to Panganiban (1973), at least two old folk informers affirm that during their younger years, a postponement in utaba meant “the same day next week” which would be the eighth day.


dagasa

dagasâ (canonical)
ᜇᜄᜐ (Baybayin)
ragasa (alternative)

[d̪ɐ.ɣɐˈsaʔ]


segundaryo

segundaryo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
sekundaryo (alternative)


dupok

dupók (canonical)
ᜇᜓᜉᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
rupok (alternative)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rəpək (“brittle, friable”). Compare Ilocano reppek (“crushed; shattered”) and Malay repak (“fragile”).


Rumano

Pelikulang hinango sa isang popular na klasikong Rumano ang Felix and Otilia. Taliwas sa ipinahihiwatig ng pamagat, ito ay hindi mababaw na pagtalakay sa nasiphayong pag-iibigan ng isang Romeo at Julieta.

1975, Research and Analysis Center, Department of Public Information, Sagisag, Volume 1:


realistiko

tl-adj

realístikó (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜓ)

realístikó (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜌᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

Saklaw ng uri ng mga dulang ito ang mga dulang halos dalisay na katakata lamang na pinasukan ng mga sagisag, at yaong mga dulang bagaman sa kalahatan ay romantiko o realistiko ay may mga hibla rin ng alegorya o may mga tauhang ...

1947, Philippine Book Company, Sampung dula na tig-lisang yugto: ang walang sugat at ang ating mga lumang dula:


rasyonalista

rasyonalista (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)
rasiyonalista (alternative)


rasonable

ᜇᜐᜓᜈᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ (Baybayin)
resonable (alternative)
risonable (alternative)


reaksiyonaryo

reaksiyonaryo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜀᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜀᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
reaksyonaryo (alternative)
reaksyunaryo (alternative)
riaksyunaryo (alternative)


reberendo

reberendo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜊᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜊᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

[ɾɛ.bɛˈɾɛn̪.d̪o]


reklamadora

reklamadora (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜋᜇᜓᜇ)

Borrowed from Spanish reclamadora, possibly Philippine Spanish, or analytically reklamador + -a.


Rekoleto

(Catholicism) Recollect (relating to the Order of Augustinian Recollects)


rehistrado

rehistrado (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜑᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜇᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜑᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


rehiyonal

rehiyonál (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


rehiyonalista

rehiyonalista (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓᜈᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

ᜇᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓᜈᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)


relyeno

ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
rilyeno (alternative)
relyenado (alternative)

stuffed (of chicken, fish, turkey, etc.)


republikano

republikano (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜃᜈᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜃᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


gay-on

Syncopic form of gayaon, from ga- + yaon.

(dialectal, Batangas, Mindoro) alternative form of gayon


residensiyal

residensiyál (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜎ᜔)

residensiyál (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
residensyal (alternative nonstandard)


retroaktibo

retroaktibo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜀᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜊᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜀᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜊᜓ (Baybayin)


respiratoryo

respiratoryo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


ritmiko

Borrowed from Spanish rítmico, from Latin rhythmĭcus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós).


romantiko

romántikó (canonical)
ᜇᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


kulelat

ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜎᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
kulalat (alternative)

[kʊˈlɛː.lɐt̪̚]

performing last; placing last (in a competition, etc.)


lupaypay

lupaypáy (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜉᜌ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

extremely weak (due to exhaustion or dejection)

with drooping wings due to weakness (of birds, etc.)


Bareini

[bɐ.ɾeɪ̯ˈn̪ɪ]


sala-sala

salá-salá (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜐᜎ (Baybayin)
salasala (alternative)


salubong

meeting or encountering from two opposite directions of each other (of two entities)

salubong na trapiko


salo-salo

ᜐᜎᜓᜐᜎᜓ (Baybayin)
salu-salo (alternative)
salusalo (alternative)

Reduplication of salo (“eating together”).

rdp

Salu-salo kaming kumain sa bahay ni Rita.

eating together (of a family, group of friends, visitors, etc.)


sangkal

hardened due to overaccumulation of milk (of breasts of a nursing mother)


alapaap

[ʔɐ.lɐˈpaː.ʔɐp̚]

Compare Tagalog alapap and Bikol Central alapaap.

reluctant; in doubt; uncertain; hesitant


komportable

tl-adj

komportable (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ (Baybayin)


sawata

checked; stopped (from continuing or developing further)


sarili

From sa- + dili, with the root from Malay diri (“self; to establish”).


tuwid

tuwíd (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
touir (alternative)
tuid (alternative obsolete)
tuwir (alternative)

[ˈt̪uː.ɪd̪̚]

From Proto-Central Philippine *tuqlid with elision of /l/, from Proto-Philippine *tuqlid, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuq(ə)lid. Compare Kapampangan tulid, Cebuano tul-id, and Tausug tulid.

straight; not bent nor crooked (as of a line, rope, etc.)

upright; erect (of one's standing position)


sapupo

From Proto-Philippine *sapúpu (“hold in the lap, as a small child”). Compare Hanunoo sapupo and Cebuano sapupo. Possibly equivalent to sa- + pupo. See also Javanese ꦥꦸꦥꦸ (pupu, “thigh”) and Old Javanese pupwan (“place of the thigh”).

cog

held by or supported carefully with the palms of one's hands


aralan

[ʔɐˈɾaː.lɐn̪]

[ˌʔaːˈɾaː.lɐn̪]

[ʔɐ.ɾɐˈlan̪]

in need of training or teaching (of a person)


amot

(dialectal, Quezon) hidden; secluded; unfrequented (remote or far from the city)


sanib

placed together surface to surface or by overlapping each other


samain

[sɐ.mɐˈʔɪn̪]


masama ang loob

tl-adj

masamâ ang loób (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜋ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

masamâ ang loób (canonical)
ᜋᜐᜋ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “one's insides are bad/unpleasant”, or more loosely translated as “ill-willed”, from sama ng loob.

lit

Masama ang loob ko sa nangyari pero gusto kong magbati ulit tayo.

I'm still hung up about it but I want us to be okay again.

(idiomatic) with hurt feelings; hung up; resentful


mapanganurin

tl-adj

mapanganurin (plural mapapanganurin, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜅᜈᜓᜇᜒᜈ᜔)

mapapanganurin (plural)
ᜋᜉᜅᜈᜓᜇᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.pɐ.ŋɐˈn̪uː.ɾɪn̪]


sunod-sunuran

sunód-sunuran (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜇᜈ᜔)

sunód-sunuran (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
sunud-sunuran (alternative common nonstandard)

[sʊˌn̪od̪ sʊˈn̪uː.ɾɐn̪]

Pinapag-exercise kami. Pinakakanta ng kanilang mga kanta, ay siyempre'y sunud-sunuran. (Natatawa.) Na Amparo: Binigyan ako ng tulod ng kawayang may tilos. Na oras daw at pumanaog ang mga gerilya ay di sasaksakin namin. Ay sino ...

2006, Kuwentong Bayan: Noong Panahon Ng Hapon : Everyday Life in a Time of War, UP Press, →ISBN, page 432:

Mabut : Ang maraming bulaklak ay pula. Higit na mabuti : Pula ang maraming bulaklak. Mali : Sunud-sunudan siya sa akin. Tama : Sunud-sunuran siya sa akin. Hindi mabuti : Ang batang si Juan, sapagkat siya ay mabait, ay pinagkalooban ng ...

1997, Philippine Journal of Education, page 306:

year unknown, Prexy Calvario, BASAG: Bachelors in Nursing a Broken Heart, Major in Moving On, OMF Literature →ISBN
Parang gayuma na ginagawang sunud-sunuran ang nakakaramdam, mahina at hindi na nakakapag-isip. Gagawin ang lahat masunod lang ang tinitibok ng puso. Isang makapangyarihang emosyon kung saan ay wala tayong kalaban-laban ...

“Isa lamang akong miyembro ng Expland noon na halos araw-araw ay sunud- sunuran lang ako sa mga bawat utos ni Elijah!” Yumuko si Kenji. “Kung gayon, ba't mo naman pinatay ang dati mong lider?” Nainis na naman si Neschar. “Ano ka ...

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

docile; compliant; submissive; blindly obedient

flexible; pliant; easily bent or twisted


suwabe

Borrowed from Spanish suave, from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”).


birtuwal

birtuwál (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜏᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


sukbit

sukbít (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
sucbit (alternative)

Possibly having Proto-Austronesian roots *-suk (“insert, penetrate, enter”) and *-bit (“hook, clasp; grasp with fingers”).

inserted, tucked, or carried at the waistband or belt


saklaw

included; embraced; comprised; comprehended


sagsag

at the peak of success; at the height of activity (in business, operations, etc.)

broken or split lengthwise (of a cane, wood, etc.)

slipped; dislocated (of bones or joints)


sahol

deficient; inadequate (in amount, quality, etc.)


salikop

salikop or salikóp (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜃᜓᜉ᜔)

salikop (canonical)
salikóp (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜒᜃᜓᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)


salimuot

salimuót (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜒᜋᜓᜂᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
salimoot (alternative)


saling-pusa

saling-pusà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜉᜓᜐ)

saling-pusà (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜉᜓᜐ (Baybayin)
salimpusa (alternative)

From sali + -ng- + pusa, literally “joining cat”.

af

allowed to join a game (only to be placated or pleased, usually of a child)


sayad

sayád (canonical)
sayad (canonical)
ᜐᜌᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
sayar (alternative)

Borrowed from Kapampangan sayad (“run aground like a boat”), from Proto-Philippine *saʀyad (“to drag as a boat scraping bottom”). Compare Ilocano sagayad /sagirad /saringgayad, Pangasinan sagar, Bikol Central sagyad, Aklanon sagyad, Cebuano sangyad, Hiligaynon sangyad, and Western Bukidnon Manobo sagyad. Doublet of sagyat and sanggayad.

der

with the bottom (or side, or top) touching or being dragged along a surface


aksidental

tl-adj

aksidentál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

aksidentál (canonical)
ᜀᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish accidental, from Late Latin accidēntālis.


sensasyonal

sensasyonál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔)

sensasyonál (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


sertipikado

sertipikado (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜉᜒᜃᜇᜓ)

ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜉᜒᜃᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


seremonyal

seremonyál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)

seremonyál (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


sesaryan

Borrowed from English Caesarean, short for Caesarean section.


seryoso

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English serious, influenced by Spanish -oso. Doublet of seryo.

pseudo-loan

showing deep concern (for someone or something)


seryo

Borrowed from Spanish serio, from Latin sērius.


simberguwensa

tl-adj

simberguwensa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ)

ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ (Baybayin)
simbergwensa (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish sinvergüenza (“scoundrel”, literally “without shame”).


petiks

From pitik + -s (suffix used in Tagalog slang).


magkatakob

tl-adj

magkatakob (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜆᜃᜓᜊ᜔)

joined face-to-face (such as two pictures joined together or halves of cane sugar stuck together)


takatak

takatak or takaták (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜆᜃ᜔)

takatak (canonical)
takaták (canonical)
ᜆᜃᜆᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

grown of fallen seeds or stumps from a previous harvest (especially of rice)


tagibang

[t̪ɐ.ɣɪˈbaŋ]


kritikal

kritikál (canonical)
ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜒᜃᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English critical, and influenced by ultimate stress in Spanish.


ulian

[ʔʊˈliː.ʔɐn̪]


tatag

tatág (canonical)
tatag (canonical)
ᜆᜆᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˈt̪aː.t̪ɐɡ̚]


katapat

Katapat ng tindahan ang aking tinutuluyan.

The place where I stay is in front of the store.


magkatapat

magkatapát (canonical)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜆᜉᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

Magkatapat ang aming upuan.

opposite each other; in front of each other


tensiyonado

tl-adj

tensiyonado (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈᜇᜓ)

ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
tensyonado (alternative)

From tensiyon + -ado, or alternatively possibly from Spanish tensionado.

Nang minsang tensiyonado na 'ko sa pagtira dahil nauuwi na sa pustahan ang laro ay inabutan ako ni Arnel ng yosi. "Pang-alis lang 'to ng tensiyon." Konting hithit, konting buga. Parang gusto kong maubo pero tiniis ko lang. Dyahe pag nakita ...

2006, Carla M. Pacis, Eugene Y. Evasco, Bagets: an anthology of Filipino young adult fiction, University of the Philippines Press, →ISBN:

tense; filled with nervousness or anxiety


taingang-kawali

taingáng-kawalì or taingang-kawalì (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌᜒᜅᜅ᜔ᜃᜏᜎᜒ or ᜆᜁᜅᜅ᜔ᜃᜏᜎᜒ)

taingáng-kawalì (canonical)
taingang-kawalì (canonical)
ᜆᜌᜒᜅᜅ᜔ᜃᜏᜎᜒ (Baybayin)
ᜆᜁᜅᜅ᜔ᜃᜏᜎᜒ (Baybayin)
tengang-kawali (alternative colloquial)
tayngang-kawali (alternative colloquial)

[t̪ɐ.ɪˌŋaŋ kɐˈwaː.lɪʔ]

[ˌt̪ɛː.ŋɐŋ kɐˈwaː.lɪʔ]

[t̪ɐˌʔiː.ŋɐŋ kɐˈwaː.lɪʔ]

Anakiy sagot sa bulaybulay ni Hulyan ang bigkas ng isang nakakita sa ambag ni Donya Leona: "Dalawang piso sa asawa ng kanyang kasama. Tengang-kawali." As if in answer to Hulyan 's thought one who had witnessed the exchange said: ...

1991, Mary Isabelle Bresnahan, Finding Our Feet: Understanding Crosscultural Discourse, University Press of America, →ISBN, page 197:

Sawang-sawa na 'ko sa pangangaral... e tengang-kawali naman!" Saglit na nalimutan ng dalaga ang dahilan ng paglabas niya sa kusina. Nilapitan ang babae at hinagod ang likod. "Na Osang," aniya, "bata po ho si Maria, hindi pa husto ang ...

1995, Genoveva Edroza Matute, Ang Kanilang MGA Sugat: Nobela, Inilathala, →ISBN:

Nag-aaway ang mga ito. Ang isa'y matandang-matanda, ang isa'y bata-bata pa. Ang matanda'y may mahabang balbas. Hampasan nang hampasan ang dalawa. Sinabi ko na kasi sa 'yo na magmadali ka, nagte- tengang-kawali ka lamang.

1998, Rene O. Villanueva, Apat Na Dula, University of Philippines Press, →ISBN:

... "mataba ang bulsa", "bigatin", "buwaya", "pating sa katihan". Gayundin, ang mga pagpapahalaga at kaugaliang Pilipino ay masasalamin sa mga talinghaga. Halimbawa, ang mga pariralang "tengang kawali" ay nagpapahiwatig ng kulturang ...

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


tantiyado

ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
tantyado (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish tanteado, or alternatively from tantiya + -ado.

estimated; calculated; known by estimate or calculation


tabatsing

tabatsing or tabatsíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

tabatsing (canonical)
tabatsíng (canonical)
ᜆᜊᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
tabaching (alternative)

[t̪ɐˈbaː.t͡ʃɪŋ]

[t̪ɐ.bɐtˈt͡ʃɪŋ]

[t̪ɐ.bɐt̪ˈsɪŋ]

'Yan ang gusto ko sa'yo, tabachingching kong bunso. 'Wag ka na ulit iiyak kung hindi...bubugbugin ko na talaga 'yung taong nagpaiyak sa'yo.

2014, A.B. Castueras, My Facebook Boyfriend For Real?! Vol. 4, Psicom Publishing Inc, page 119:

That's what I like about you, my chubby youngest child. Don't cry again if not... I'll really beat up the person that made you cry.

"Oo naman iho, ikaw yung tabachingching dati na kaibigan ng anak ko diba, yung matakaw na bata? Mga dalaga at binata na pala kayo. Kung buhay pa sana si Glezer ay kasing laki niyo na rin sana siya." lumungkot ang mukha ni Aling Glenda.

2022, Jesslie Borbe Unay, Do not stand at my grave and cry, Ukiyoto Publishing, →ISBN, page 132:

"Yes dear, you're the chubby friend of my kid back then right, the voracious kid? You guys and girls are bachelors now. If Glezer was still alive, you'd be as old as him/her." Ms. Glenda's face saddened.

(endearing or humorous, sometimes derogatory) chubby; fat; obese


tabatsingtsing

tabatsingtsing or tabatsingtsíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

tlb

(endearing or humorous, sometimes derogatory)

tabatsingtsing (canonical)
tabatsingtsíng (canonical)
ᜆᜊᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
tabachingching (alternative)
tabaching-ching (alternative)
tabatsing-tsing (alternative)

[t̪ɐ.bɐtˈt͡ʃin̪.t͡ʃɪŋ]

[t̪ɐ.bɐt.t͡ʃɪn̪ˈt͡ʃɪŋ]

From a final reduplication of tabatsing, possibly for a humorous effect.


ngawit

[ˈŋaː.wɪt̪̚]

tired from prolonged standing, kneeling, etc.


pananong

used in asking questions (of a thing, especially those commonly used in examinations)


padamdam

padamdám (canonical)
ᜉᜇᜋ᜔ᜇᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)
paramdam (alternative)

said or done to give a hint or insinuation to someone


nasusuka

From na- + susuka, from reduplication of suka.


nakakapagod

tl-adj

nakakapagod (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜃᜉᜄᜓᜇ᜔)

(informal) alternative form of nakapapagod


nakapapagod

nakapapagod (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜉᜉᜄᜓᜇ᜔)

ᜈᜃᜉᜉᜄᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
nakakapagod (alternative)

From naka- + partial reduplication of pagod.


mapagkakatiwalaan

mapagkákatiwaláan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜆᜒᜏᜎᜀᜈ᜔)

mapagkákatiwaláan (canonical)
ᜋᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜆᜒᜏᜎᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From mapag- + katiwala + -an, with reduplication of ka-, the first syllable of the root.


kapani-paniwala

kapaní-paniwalà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜈᜒᜉᜈᜒᜏᜎ)

kapaní-paniwalà (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜈᜒᜉᜈᜒᜏᜎ (Baybayin)

From ka- + paniwala, with reduplication of the first two syllables of the root.


paldo

Borrowed from Spanish fardo (“bundle; stack”).


bigatin

ᜊᜒᜄᜆᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
big-atin (alternative)

[bɪˈɣaː.t̪ɪn̪]

having influence with important and powerful people


blusil

Borrowed from English blue seal, referring to import duty stickers on cigarette packs.


pinansiyal

tl-adj

pinánsiyál or pinansiyál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜎ᜔)

pinánsiyál (canonical)
pinansiyál (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜈᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
pinansyal (alternative)

tulong pinansiyal


kuwestiyonable

kuwestiyonable (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜈᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜈᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ (Baybayin)
kwestiyonable (alternative)
kwestyonable (alternative)
kuwestyonable (alternative)
kuwestiyunable (alternative)


talampak

Possibly from tampak + *-al- (compare taluktok and halukay). The fossilized -*al- infix is also possibly related to Malay -el- infix.


parlamentaryo

parlamentaryo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ᜔ᜎᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜉᜇ᜔ᜎᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
parliyamentaryo (alternative)
parlyamentaryo (alternative)


mokong

After Mokong, comic character who is unsophisticated.

(slang) shabby or unsophisticated in dress (said of males)


karagdagan

ᜃᜇᜄ᜔ᜇᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
kadagdagan (alternative)
karagragan (alternative)

[kɐ.ɾɐɡˈd̪aː.ɣɐn̪]


jeproks

jeproks (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔)

ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
dyeproks (alternative)
jeprox (alternative)

Backslang and corruption of English projects, a reference to the Projects, public housing districts of Quezon City.


jeprox

ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


kanaryo

Borrowed from Spanish canario, Derived from Spanish Canarias (“the Canary Islands”).


Karmelita

Kármelíta (canonical)
ᜃᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜎᜒᜆ (Baybayin)


tingirin

tíngírin (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜅᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌt̪iːˈŋiː.ɾɪn̪]

[t̪ɪ.ŋɪˈɾɪn̪]


timbol

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timbul. Compare Malay timbul.


tibag

demolished; torn down (of a stone wall, mountainside, etc.)

eroded (of a mountainside, river bank, etc.)


matibay ang loob

tl-adj

matibay ang loób (plural matitibay ang loob, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜊᜌ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

matibay ang loób (canonical)
matitibay ang loob (plural)
ᜋᜆᜒᜊᜌ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “sturdy insides”, from tibay ng loob.

Matibay ang loob nina Pedro na magpatuloy sa pangingisda, hanggang sa wakas ay nakahuli sila nang marami.

Peter and the others had strong wills to keep on trying to catch fish, until they finally caught a lot.

(idiomatic) strong in one's will; courageous


tapyas

chipped or cut off obliquely; with a sloping or beveled surface


talsik

fired; dismissed (from a job, office, etc.)


mapanira

[mɐ.pɐˈn̪iː.ɾɐʔ]


absuwelto

absuwelto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜀᜊ᜔ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)
abswelto (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish absuelto, from Latin absolutus. Doublet of absoluto.


bangkarota

[bɐŋ.kɐˈɾoː.t̪ɐ]


kababata

From ka- + bata, with partial reduplication.


batikan

→ Cebuano: batikan (“famous”)

adept; skilled; versed; expert; well-seasoned

spotted; mottled; full of spots, blotches, or streaks


tiklo

Borrowed from Cebuano tiklo (“slang: to catch someone committing a petty crime”).

bor+

(slang) caught; arrested (by the authorities)


pulitikal

tl-adj

pulitikál or pulítikál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜆᜒᜃᜎ᜔)

pulitikál (canonical)
pulítikál (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜆᜒᜃᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2014 spelling of politikal.


pauwi

pauwî (canonical)
ᜉᜂᜏᜒ (Baybayin)
pauwe (alternative colloquial)

Naabutan nila ang ulan habang pauwi sila.

They got caught in the rain on the way back.


pirme

pirmé (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒ (Baybayin)
pirmi (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish firme, from Vulgar Latin *fīrmis, from Latin firmus.


desgrasyada

desgrasyada (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜇ)

ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜇ (Baybayin)
disgrasyada (alternative)

[d̪ɛs.ɡɾɐˈʃaː.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish desgraciada, feminine form of desgraciado (“unfortunate”).

(derogatory) dishonored (of a woman who has been raped or has given birth out of wedlock)


desgrasyado

desgrasyado (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜇᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
disgrasyado (alternative)

[d̪ɛs.ɡɾɐˈʃaː.d̪o]

Borrowed from Spanish desgraciado (“unfortunate”).

bor+

(derogatory) unfortunate; unlucky (of a man who has unjustly suffered great misfortune)


panibago

From pani- + bago. See also Kapampangan pasibayu.


timbog

(colloquial) arrested; captured; caught (especially by authorities)


tersiyopelo

tl-adj

tersiyopelo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜉᜒᜎᜓ)

ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜉᜒᜎᜓ (Baybayin)


taimtim

[t̪ɐ.ʔɪmˈt̪ɪm]


kasalukuyan

kasalukuyan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜎᜓᜃᜓᜌᜈ᜔)

ᜃᜐᜎᜓᜃᜓᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
casalocoyan (alternative)


maimot

From ma- + imot. Compare Bikol Central maimot.


imbiyerna

imbiyerna (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜈ)

ᜁᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜈ (Baybayin)
imbyerna (alternative)
imbierna (alternative)
imberna (alternative)

[ʔɪmˈbjɛɾ.n̪ɐ]


tagilog

[t̪ɐ.ɣɪˈloɡ̚]

Possibly blend of tagilo (“pyramid”) + bilog (“circular”).


tagarito

ᜆᜄᜇᜒᜆᜓ (Baybayin)
tagadito (alternative)

[t̪ɐ.ɣɐˈɾiː.t̪o]

resident or native of this place (of a person)


tagariyan

tagariyán (canonical)
ᜆᜄᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
tagadiyan (alternative)

[t̪ɐ.ɣɐˈɾjan̪]

resident or native of that place (of a person, far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)


tagaroon

tagaroón (canonical)
ᜆᜄᜇᜓᜂᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
tagadoon (alternative)

[t̪ɐ.ɣɐ.ɾoˈʔon̪]

resident or native of an aforementioned place or the place over there (of a person)


balagbag

From Proto-Philippine *bala(ʀ)báʀ. Compare Bikol Central balagbag, Aklanon baeabag, Cebuano balabag, and Maranao balabag.


tinag

[ˈt̪iː.n̪ɐɡ̚]

now able to be moved or made to move (such as a tight screw or nut)

(figurative) touched (of one's feeling or emotion)


nakakainis

nakákainís (canonical)
ᜈᜃᜃᜁᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
kainis (alternative)

[n̪ɐˌxaː.xɐ.ʔɪˈn̪ɪs]


sandatahan

sándatahán (canonical)
ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


tradisyonal

tl-adj

tradisyonál (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔)

tradisyonál (canonical)
ᜆ᜔ᜇᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
tradisyunal (alternative)


sulat-kamay

sulat-kamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜆ᜔ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)

sulat-kamáy (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜎᜆ᜔ᜃᜋᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


tunganga

[t̪ʊˈŋaː.ŋɐʔ]

idling with an open mouth; with an agape mouth (due to surprise, astonishment, lack of what to do, etc.)


tuhog

tuhóg (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜑᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
tohog (alternative)

strung together (of beads, pearls, flowers, etc.)


sekundarya

sekundarya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔ᜌ)

ᜐᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

secondary (related to secondary education)


lathalain

lathalaín (canonical)
ᜎᜆ᜔ᜑᜎᜁᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

of written works made ready for publication


primarya

primary; elementary (related to the first years of basic education)


pandaigdigan

pandaigdigan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜁᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄᜈ᜔)

ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜁᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[pɐn̪.d̪ɐ.ʔɪɡˈd̪iː.ɣɐn̪]

From daigdig + pan- -an, literally “global quality”.


tiyope

tiyopè (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜉᜒ (Baybayin)
tyope (alternative)
tiyupe (alternative)

[ˈt͡ʃoː.pɛʔ]

Uncertain. Possibly from Hokkien 籌備 /筹备 (tiû-pī, “to make preparations”), according to Manuel (1948), or from Spanish torpe.

der

(gambling, cockfighting) bet on by an unlucky bettor (of a gamecock)


tiwasay

free from turmoil or agitation; in a state of peace or quietude


sibika

síbiká (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜊᜒᜃ (Baybayin)
sibiko (alternative adjective)

Borrowed from Spanish cívica, feminine singular of cívico (“civil; civic”).


ablatibo

Borrowed from Spanish ablativo, from Latin ablātīvus.


deretsa

[d̪ɛˈɾɛː.t͡ʃɐ]

[d̪ɛˈɾɛt̪.sɐ]


tibubos

ᜆᜒᜊᜓᜊᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
tibobos (alternative)


yasuwi

Borrowed from Hokkien 野媠 (iá súi, “very pretty”), though Zorc (1993) attributes the word to be from Japanese 易(やす)い (yasui, “easy”), while Potet (2016) attributes the word to be from Japanese 暑(あつ)い (atsui, “hot”), which he remarks is a substitute (calque) for English hot.

bor+

beautiful; good-looking; hot; sexually attractive (of a woman)


kirey

kiréy (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜇᜒᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
kirei (alternative)

Borrowed from Japanese 綺麗(きれい) (kirei) via a name of a brand of hand and body lotion. For the aggressive sense, possibly a play on kiri.

"Um, kirey,” sabi. “Daraga?" Lalo akong nanlamig ngunit hindi ako sumagot. “Daraga, kirey?" sabi na naman. “Hoy, sumagot ka,” sabi ng babae sa likuran. “Huwag kang suplada,” sabi ng isa pa, “baka tayo saktan ...

2001, Genoveva Edroza Matute, Walo at kalahating dekada ng isang buhay: nobela, Anvil Publishing, →ISBN, page 96:


kuyom

kuyóm (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜌᜓᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)
uyom (alternative)

clenched; closed tightly (of one's hands or fists)

(figurative) suppressed; withheld (of one's anger, love, etc.)


agnostiko

tl-adj

agnóstikó (feminine agnostika, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜈᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜓ)

agnóstikó (canonical)
agnostika (feminine)
ᜀᜄ᜔ᜈᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish agnóstico, from Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος (ágnōstos). Compare Greek αγνωστικός (agnostikós).


iresponsable

iresponsable (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

ᜁᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ (Baybayin)


irasyonal

irasyonál (canonical)
ᜁᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Oeste

ᜂᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
Oweste (alternative)
Weste (alternative)

western (part of a region; used after place names)


norweste

ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish noroeste (“northwest”).


oryental

oryentál (canonical)
ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish oriental (“eastern”).


masirin

(philosophy, statistics, neologism) a posteriori


positibo

(physics) positive (having more protons than electrons)

(photography) positive (of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and color value)


imperatibo

tl-adj

imperatibo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜆᜒᜊᜓ)

ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜆᜒᜊᜓ (Baybayin)


kategorikal

kategorikál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒᜄᜓᜇᜒᜃᜎ᜔)

kategorikál (canonical)
ᜃᜆᜒᜄᜓᜇᜒᜃᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English categorical, and influenced by Spanish ultimate stress. Proper Spanish term is categórico.


aerodinamiko

tl-adj

aerodinámikó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜒᜇᜓᜇᜒᜈᜋᜒᜃᜓ)

aerodinámikó (canonical)
ᜀᜌᜒᜇᜓᜇᜒᜈᜋᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)
erodinamiko (alternative)


Koreana

Borrowed from Spanish coreana. By surface analysis, Korea + -ana.

female equivalent of Koreano: female Korean (pertaining to female Korean people, language, or culture)


Panggasinense

Panggasinense (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜄᜐᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)

ᜉᜅ᜔ᜄᜐᜒᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)
Pangasinense (alternative)

[pɐŋ.ɡɐ.sɪˈn̪ɛn̪.sɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish Pangasinense, from Pangasinan + -ense.

Pangasinan; Pangasinense (pertaining to the Pangasinan province, people, or language)


Taylandes

Taylandés (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜌ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

Taylandés (canonical)
ᜆᜌ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
Tailandes (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish tailandés (“Thai”).


bisisto

Early borrowing from Spanish bisiesto, from Old Spanish bissiesto, from Latin bisextus (“intercalary day”). Doublet of bisiyesto.


Sebwano

tl-adj

Sebwano (feminine Sebwana, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊ᜔ᜏᜈᜓ)

Sebwana (feminine)
ᜐᜒᜊ᜔ᜏᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
Cebuano (alternative common)
Sibwano (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish cebuano, from Cebú (“Cebu”) + -ano.

pertaining to the people and culture of Cebu

pertaining to being a speaker of the Cebuano language


Sebwana

Sebwana (masculine Sebwano, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊ᜔ᜏᜈ)

Sebwano (masculine)
ᜐᜒᜊ᜔ᜏᜈ (Baybayin)
Cebuana (alternative common)

Borrowed from Spanish cebuana, from Cebú + -ana.

female equivalent of Cebuano: pertaining to the female Cebuano (person from Cebu) or their culture

Cebuano

female equivalent of Cebuano: pertaining to the female Cebuano (speaker of Cebuano)


apuhap

apuháp (canonical)
ᜀᜉᜓᜑᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)
apohap (alternative)

groping or feeling one's way blindly (as in the dark)


utilitaryo

utilitaryo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜒᜎᜒᜆᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜂᜆᜒᜎᜒᜆᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


tahak

already been used for passing along (of a place, especially an open field)

(figurative) explored already (as of a field of research, topic, etc.)


saragate

[sɐ.ɾɐˈɣaː.t̪ɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish zaragata or zaragatero. Compare Chamorro saragåti. Possible doublet of salaghati.


kusilba

kusilbá (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜊ (Baybayin)
conselba (alternative)
consilba (alternative)
cusilba (alternative)
kunselba (alternative obsolete)
kunsilba (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish conservar, from Latin cōnservāre. Doublet of konserba.

bor+

kusilbang saging

preserved in sugar, syrup or something sweet


talinong

ᜆᜎᜒᜈᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
talilong (alternative)

Possibly related to Malay renung (“meditation, thinking”). Compare dunong.


ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔

tl-adj

ᜑᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔ • (hilig)


katulad

Katulad ng pusa ko ang pusa mo.


kahawig

[kɐ.hɐˈwɪɡ̚]

Kahawig ng pusa ko ang pusa mo.


himod

himód (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜋᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
himor (alternative)

licked or lapped with the tongue until completely finished (of something, especially food)


swapang

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of suwapang.


buweno

ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
bweno (alternative)
bueno (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish bueno, from Latin bonus. Doublet of bonus.

"Kumusta ang iyong negosyo?." "Buweno lang."

"How is your business?" "It's just okay."


tinalaban

tinalabán (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜈᜎᜊᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


lingguhan

ᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
dingguhan (alternative obsolete)

[lɪŋˈɡuː.hɐn̪]


kumpirmado

kumpirmado (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜇᜓ)

ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
kompirmado (alternative)


kabesado

ᜃᜊᜒᜐᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
kabisado (alternative common)

From Spanish cabeza (“head”) + -ado, which is from Spanish -ado.

memorized; accustomed to; fully aware of; having full knowledge of


sunday

sundáy (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
sonday (alternative)

[sʊn̪ˈd̪aɪ̯]


tukmol

tukmól (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜋᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
tocmol (alternative)


halungtiyang

halungtiyáng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜅ᜔)

halungtiyáng (canonical)
ᜑᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
halong tiang (alternative)
halontiyang (alternative)
halontiyan (alternative)
halong tiyan (alternative)
halungtiyan (alternative)
halong tiyang (alternative)
haluntiyang (alternative)
haluntian (alternative)
haluntiyan (alternative)

From halo + -ng- + tiyan. The sense is possibly from the color of bile. Compare Kapampangan aluntiang.

halungtiyang na sutla


lungti

lungtî (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
lunti (alternative)

Exact etymology is unknown. Possibilies are:
* Back-formation from lungtian, possibly a clipping of halungtiyang (“green”).
* From Chinese, possibly from Hokkien 濃青 /浓青 (lông-chhiⁿ, “deep green”).
* Related to Proto-Philippine *luh(ə)naw. Compare Cebuano lunhaw.


lungtian

tl-adj

lungtian or lungtián (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

lungtian (canonical)
lungtián (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
luntian (alternative)

[lʊn̪ˈt̪iː.ʔɐn̪]

Exact etymology is unknown. Possibilities are either:
* Clipping of halungtiyang. Compare Kapampangan aluntiang.
* From lungti + -an, with lunti said to be Chinese in origin or possibly related to Proto-Philippine *luh(ə)naw.


kalimbahin

kalimbahín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

kalimbahín (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
calimbahin (alternative)
kalambahin (alternative)
kalumbahin (alternative)
kalinbagin (alternative)


nanhaw

[n̪ɐn̪ˈhaʊ̯]

From completed aspect of manhaw, archaic apheretic form of pumanhaw, from panhaw.


inmakulada

ᜁᜈ᜔ᜋᜃᜓᜎᜇ (Baybayin)
imakulada (alternative)


mistula

mistulà (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜎ (Baybayin)
mistola (alternative)

identical; exactly the same; very much alike; very similar


estranghero

estranghero (feminine estranghera, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜇᜓ)

estranghera (feminine)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
ekstranghero (alternative)

[ʔɛs.t̪ɾɐŋˈhɛː.ɾo]

Borrowed from Spanish extranjero. Compare Cebuano estranyo.


konektado

connected; related; associated; affiliated


pulbos

Borrowed from Spanish polvos. Doublet of polbo.


bulak-baino

bulak-baino (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜊᜁᜈᜓ)

ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜊᜁᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
bulac bayno (alternative)
bulac bayino (alternative)


pulot-gata

pulót-gatâ (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆ᜔ᜄᜆ (Baybayin)
pulutgata (alternative)
pulut-gata (alternative)

[pʊˌlot̪ ɡɐˈt̪aʔ]

From pulot (“honey”) + gata (“coconut milk”).

(figurative, colloquial, obsolete) very tasty


karima-rimarim

karimá-rimarim (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜋᜇᜒᜋᜇᜒᜋ᜔)

karimá-rimarim (canonical)
ᜃᜇᜒᜋᜇᜒᜋᜇᜒᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)
karimarimarim (alternative)

[kɐ.ɾɪˌma ɾɪˈmaː.ɾɪm]

From ka- + rimarim, with partial reduplication of rimarim.


walang-hiya

waláng-hiyâ (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜌ (Baybayin)
walang hiya (alternative common)
walanghiya (alternative)
walangya (alternative)

From wala (“without”) + -ng- + hiya (“shame”).


bulwag

bulwág (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜏᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
boloag (alternative)
bolouag (alternative)
boluag (alternative)
buluwag (alternative)

wide open or uncovered (as space between buildings, etc.)


dalahira

[d̪ɐ.lɐˈhiː.ɾɐʔ]

gossipy; chatty; blabbermouthed (of a woman)

sexually provocative; promiscuous; free and easy (of a woman)


alisaga

[ʔɐ.lɪ.sɐˈɣaʔ]


estrelyado

tl-adj

estrelyado (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜇᜓ)

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish estrellado. Compare Spanish huevo estrellado.


kompuwesto

kompuwesto (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)
kompwesto (alternative)
kumpwesto (alternative)


bulak-kangkong

bulak-kangkóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜃᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

bulak-kangkóng (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜃᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
bulac cangcong (alternative)


bulak-banaba

bulak-banabá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜊᜈᜊ)

bulak-banabá (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜊᜈᜊ (Baybayin)


ginulay

ᜄᜒᜈᜓᜎᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
guinolay (alternative)
guinulay (alternative)

[ɡɪˈn̪uː.laɪ̯]


malasado

Borrowed from Spanish mal asado (“poorly baked”). Compare Portuguese malassada (“Portuguese fried dough”).


espesipiko

tl-adj

espesípikó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜐᜒᜉᜒᜃᜓ)

espesípikó (canonical)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜐᜒᜉᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


esensiyal

esensiyál (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜎ᜔)

esensiyál (canonical)
ᜁᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
esensyal (alternative)


eseptiko

eséptikó (canonical)
ᜁᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


matik

done out of habit or without conscious thought

inevitable; necessary; prescribed by logic, law, etc.


jejemon

jéjemón (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜋᜓᜈ᜔)

jéjemón (canonical)
ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜋᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌd͡ʒɛː.d͡ʒɛˈmon̪]

Blend of English Digimon + Spanish jeje.

having characteristics of rap love songs with cheesy and sentimental lyrics (especially during 2000s and early 2010s)


walang kuwenta

waláng kuwenta (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

waláng kuwenta (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)


simbergwensa

simbergwensa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ)

ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of simberguwensa.


walang mata sa kulay

waláng matá sa kulay (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜋᜆ ᜐ ᜃᜓᜎᜌ᜔)

waláng matá sa kulay (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜋᜆ ᜐ ᜃᜓᜎᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


gulayin

[ɡʊ.lɐˈjɪn̪]


kaltas

Compare Ilocano kaltas (“leave a group”) and Cebuano kaltas (“slash”).

deducted; removed; cancelled; reduced; subtracted


tersiyaryo

tersiyaryo (feminine tersiyarya, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

tersiyarya (feminine)
ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


panuruan

pánuruán (canonical)
ᜉᜈᜓᜇᜓᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌpaː.n̪ʊ.ɾʊˈʔan̪]


palasak

palasák or palasak (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜐᜃ᜔)

palasák (canonical)
palasak (canonical)
ᜉᜎᜐᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


eskarlata

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔ᜎᜆ (Baybayin)
iskarlata (alternative)


engkarnadina

engkarnadina (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜅ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔ᜈᜇᜒᜈ)

ᜁᜅ᜔ᜃᜇ᜔ᜈᜇᜒᜈ (Baybayin)
enkarnadina (alternative)

[ʔɛŋ.kɐɾ.n̪ɐˈd̪iː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish encarnadina, feminine of encarnadino.


sepya

Borrowed from Spanish sepia, from Latin sēpia, from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía). Doublet of hibya.

sepya:


laging-lungti

laging-lungtî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜒᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜒ)

laging-lungtî (canonical)
ᜎᜄᜒᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
laging-lunti (alternative)

[ˌlaː.ɣɪn̪ lʊn̪ˈt̪ɪʔ]

From lagi (“always”) + -ng- + lungti (“green”). Possible calque of English evergreen.


laging-lunti

tl-adj

laging-luntî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜒᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

laging-luntî (canonical)
ᜎᜄᜒᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[ˌlaː.ɣɪn̪ lʊn̪ˈt̪ɪʔ]


tangherina

[t̪ɐŋ.hɛˈɾiː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish tangerina, feminine of tangerino.


siyena

siyena:


saklang

sakláng (canonical)
ᜐᜃ᜔ᜎᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
saclang (alternative)


kubli

kublí (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ (Baybayin)
cubli (alternative)
cuble (alternative)

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish cubrir (“to cover”), from Old Spanish cubrir, cobrir, from Latin cooperīre. Doublet of kover.


alembong

Uncertain. Possibly from *alem- (“intensifier something disclosed or expression of change”) + *bong (“concealing, hindering, or inhibiting something”).


intermedya

tl-adj

intermedya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ)

ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

[ʔɪn̪.t̪ɛɾˈmɛː.d͡ʒɐ]

[ʔɪn̪.t̪ɛɾˈmɛd̪.jɐ]

paaralang intermedya


pusong mamon

pusong mamón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜋᜓᜈ᜔)

pusong mamón (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔ ᜋᜋᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
pusong-mamon (alternative)

From puso + -ng + mamon, literally “heart made of mamon”.


pusong-mamon

tl-adj

pusong-mamón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜋᜓᜈ᜔)

pusong-mamón (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜋᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


bungso

bungsô or bungsó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓ)

bungsô (canonical)
bungsó (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓ (Baybayin)


panlabas

foreign; related to international affairs or foreign countries


ningas kugon

ningas kugon (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜅᜐ᜔ ᜃᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔)

ᜈᜒᜅᜐ᜔ ᜃᜓᜄᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


mapaghiganti

mapaghigantí (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜄ᜔ᜑᜒᜄᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

mapaghigantí (canonical)
ᜋᜉᜄ᜔ᜑᜒᜄᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.pɐɡ.hɪ.ɣɐn̪ˈt̪ɪ]


puchu-puchu

puchu-puchu (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ (Baybayin)
puchu-pucho (alternative)
pucho-pucho (alternative)
putchu-putchu (alternative)
putchu-putcho (alternative)
putcho-putcho (alternative)
putsu-putsu (alternative uncommon)
putso-putso (alternative uncommon)

[ˌpuː.t͡ʃʊ ˈpuː.t͡ʃʊ]

Possibly related to Spanish pucho (“remainder; leftover; residue”).


sampid

sampíd (canonical)
ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
samper (alternative)
sampir (alternative)

clinging or caught on something like a rock or a barrier (as a result of falling on it)


walastik

wálastík (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

From earlier walastig, from a play on walang katigil-tigil (“not even a stop; nonstop”). Alternatively, the word possibly came from a blend of wala (“no”) + tigas (“solid”), according to Zorc (1993).


kengkoy

ᜃᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
kenkoy (alternative)

After the titular character of the Philippine comic book Kenkoy. Compare Cebuano kingkoy.


dobol ded

tl-adj

dobol ded (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜊᜓᜎ᜔ ᜇᜒᜇ᜔)

ᜇᜓᜊᜓᜎ᜔ ᜇᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


tsipipay

ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜒᜉᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
chipipay (alternative)


dugong berde

dugóng berde (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒ)

dugóng berde (canonical)
ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

[d̪ʊˌɣom ˈbɛɾ.d̪ɛ]


hagdan-hagdan

hagdán-hagdán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜑᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)

hagdán-hagdán (canonical)
ᜑᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜑᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[hɐɡˌd̪an̪ hɐɡˈd̪an̪]

Reduplication of hagdan (“staircase”). Literally, “staircase-like”. Compare Cebuano hagdanhagdan.


madrama

madrama (plural madadrama, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜇᜋ)


ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜉᜓᜎ᜔

ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ • (pulpol)


epek

epék (canonical)
ᜁᜉᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
efek (alternative)

Borrowed from English effect. Doublet of epekto.


usapin

[ʔʊ.sɐˈpɪn̪]

(law) invited or requested to help others (of a person)


katapusan

katapusán (canonical)
ᜃᜆᜉᜓᜐᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
catapusan (alternative)


in-in

in-ín (canonical)
ᜁᜈ᜔ᜁᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
inin (alternative)

fully cooked after having been kept for some time over hot coals or a slow fire (of rice, etc.)

fully rested (as of a person remaining in bed for a time after waking)


ub-ob

with or having the head bowed or bent forward


problemado

problemado (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜋᜇᜓ)

ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜋᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


etsapuwera

etsapuwera (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆ᜔ᜐᜉᜓᜏᜒᜇ)

ᜁᜆ᜔ᜐᜉᜓᜏᜒᜇ (Baybayin)
echapwera (alternative)
itsapuwera (alternative)
etsapwera (alternative)

[ʔɛt.t͡ʃɐˈpwɛː.ɾɐ]

[ʔɛt̪.sɐˈpwɛː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish echar fuera (“cast out; kick out”, literally “throw outside”).


havey

From English have + -ey. Compare waley and itey.


kuwela

From Spanish, possibly from:
* Corruption of Spanish chulear (“make fun of; show off”), from chulo (“cool”).
* Spanish cuela (“you strain”), second-person singular imperative of colar (“to strain”)


segunda mano

tl-adj

segunda mano (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇ ᜋᜈᜓ)

ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇ ᜋᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


sari-sari

⇒ English: sari-sari store

[ˌsaː.ɾɪʔ ˈsaː.ɾɪʔ]

[ˌsaː.ɾiː ˈsaː.ɾɪʔ]


ekskomunikado

ekskomunikado (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜈᜒᜃᜇᜓ)

ᜁᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜈᜒᜃᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
eskomunikado (alternative)

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English excommunicated, and influenced by Spanish -ado, or possibly borrowed from the archaic Spanish excomunicado (but the general Spanish word is excomulgado).


botyog

ᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜌᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
botsog (alternative)
bochog (alternative)
botchog (alternative)
botyok (alternative)
butyog (alternative)
butityog (alternative)

Possibly a play on the word busog (“full; satiated”). Also compare Ilocano buttiog (“having a big belly”) and Tuwali Ifugao butyug (“to be pregnant”).


di-makatarungan

tl-adj

dî-makatarungan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜋᜃᜆᜇᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

dî-makatarungan (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜋᜃᜆᜇᜓᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌd̪ɪʔ mɐ.xɐ.t̪ɐˈɾuː.ŋɐn̪]

[ˌd̪iː mɐ.xɐ.t̪ɐˈɾuː.ŋɐn̪]


makatarungan

makatarungan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜆᜇᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

[mɐ.xɐ.t̪ɐˈɾuː.ŋɐn̪]


mataas ang ihi

mataás ang ihì (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜀᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜁᜑᜒ)

mataás ang ihì (canonical)
ᜋᜆᜀᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜁᜑᜒ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.t̪ɐˌʔas ʔɐŋ ˈʔiː.hɪʔ]

(idiomatic) egoistic; arrogant; prideful


iisa

íisá (canonical)
ᜁᜁᜐ (Baybayin)
yisa (alternative)

[ˌʔiː.ʔɪˈsa]

Ang nanay mong tunay at si Gng. Gomez ay iisa.

Your real mother and Mrs. Gomez are one.

Ayoko ibigay itong bag at iisa na lamang ito.

I don't want to give this bag because this is the one and only (of its kind).

Iisang araw na nga lang ang hiling ko, bakit hindi mo pa mabigay sa akin?

I request only one day, why can't you give it to me?


karinyosa

karinyosa (masculine karinyoso, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ)

karinyoso (masculine)
ᜃᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish cariñosa (“affectionate”), feminine form of cariñoso.


japorms

japórms (canonical)
ᜇ᜔ᜌᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜋ᜔ᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

A play on English the form with /ð/ from ⟨the⟩ changed to /d͡ʒ/, a calque of ang porma (“fashion; fashionable”) + -s.

(slightly dated, slang) fashionable; stylistic


bonak

Contraction of bobong anak (literally “dumb child”).

contraction

Bonak talaga iyong manager namin. Nakakairita.

Our manager is really stupid. How irritating.


waglit

waglít (canonical)
ᜏᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
uaglit (alternative)


badtrip

ᜊᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)
bad trip (alternative)

Borrowed from English bad trip (“psychedelic crisis”).

bor+

Badtrip ako sayo.

annoyed; fed up; disappointed; in a bad mood

Badtrip naman 'yung nanay ko. Inutusan pa ako.

My mother is annoying. She still gave me errands.

annoying; frustrating; disappointing; causing a bad mood


abanse

Borrowed from Spanish avance (“advance; progress”), deverbal from avanzar, from Catalan avançar, from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre, from Late Latin ab ante.

(colloquial) stolen; taken surreptitiously


aligid

aligíd (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜒᜄᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
aliguid (alternative)
aliguir (alternative)

[ʔɐ.lɪˈɣɪd̪̚]

[ʔɐˈliː.ɣɪd̪̚]

circling around; hovering; lingering; going around in circles

surrounded (as with a fence, soldiers, enemies)


kulay-abo

kulay-abó (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜎᜌ᜔ᜀᜊᜓ (Baybayin)
colay abo (alternative)


elektroniko

tl-adj

elektrónikó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜃᜓ)

elektrónikó (canonical)
ᜁᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


maluwag ang tornilyo

maluwág ang tornilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜄ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

maluwág ang tornilyo (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜓᜏᜄ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
maluwag ang turnilyo (alternative)

Ellipsis of maluwag ang tornilyo sa utak (“insane”, literally “having a loose screw in the brain”).

ellipsis

Naninilaw ang mga ngipin. Walang nakaalam sa tunay niyang pangalan. Mula't sapul, Kandong Mulluong ang tawag sa kanya. Mulluong. Ibig sabihin, sira-ulo. Maluwag ang turnilyo sa utak. Wala ring makapagtuturo kung saan siya nagmula .

[His] teeth are coated with plaque. No one knows his real name. Since the, he is called Kandong Mulluong. Mulluong. It means "crazy". Insane. No one can point out where he came from.

(idiomatic, euphemistic, offensive) loose screw (insane; crazy)


Quezonin

From Quezon + -in, claimed by Diego Cagahastian and Raffy Sarnate to be coined by them.

Quezonian (pertaining to Quezon province)


Tayabasin

Tayabense (pertaining to Tayabas, Quezon)

(historical) Tayabeño (pertaining to the former province of Tayabas)


Tayabeño

Borrowed from Spanish tayabeño, from Tayabas + -eño.


pangkalahatan

tl-adj

pangkalahatán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜑᜆᜈ᜔)

pangkalahatán (canonical)
ᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜑᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

general (not specific or particular); overall


gasingsing

gasingsíng (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

gasingsíng (canonical)
ᜄᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ɡɐ.sɪn̪ˈsɪŋ]


pasensiyoso

pasensiyoso (feminine pasensiyosa, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜐᜓ)

pasensiyosa (feminine)
ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)
pasensyoso (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish paciencioso, from paciencia + -oso. By surface analysis, pasensiya + -oso.


okray

Uncertain. Possibly a play of English corny or Tagalog okra.


kunot

wrinkled (of one's forehead, brow, etc.)


kuwadrilatero

kuwadriláteró (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜎᜆᜒᜇᜓ)

kuwadriláteró (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜏᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜎᜆᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


boldyak

ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
boljak (alternative)

Blend of kalbo + English Kojak, the detective from the 1970s series of the same name.


milenyal

[mɪˈlɛː.ɲɐl]

milennial (relating to people born in the last two decades of the 20th century)


kapuwa

kápuwâ (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜓᜏ (Baybayin)
capoua (alternative)
capova (alternative)
kapowa (alternative obsolete)
kapua (alternative obsolete)
kapwa (alternative common)

Unknown. See also Kapampangan kaddua, Bikol Central kapwa, Hokkien 佮我 (kap góa, “with me”), Malay puak (“group; tribe; faction”), and Khmer ពួក (puək).

Sila'y kapuwa magnanakaw.

kindred; both; equal (applied to one of a pair)


walang-awa

waláng-awà (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜀᜏ (Baybayin)
walang awa (alternative common)

[wɐˌlaŋ ˈʔaː.wɐʔ]

From wala (“without”) + -ng- + awa (“mercy”).


giniling

[ɡɪˈn̪iː.lɪŋ]


muntik

muntík (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
montic (alternative)
muntic (alternative)

[mʊn̪ˈt̪ɪk̚]


isip-bata

isip-batà (canonical)
ᜁᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜊᜆ (Baybayin)

From isip (“mind”) + bata (“child”), literally “childminded”.


negatibo

(physics) negative (of electrical charge)


unti-unti

tl-adj

untí-untî (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

untí-untî (canonical)
ᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[ʔʊn̪ˌt̪iː.ʔʊn̪ˈt̪ɪʔ]


Sugbuanon

Sugbuanon (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜀᜈᜓᜈ᜔)

ᜐᜓᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜀᜈᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


agaw-buhay

agaw-buhay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜏ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

[ˌʔaː.ɣaʊ̯ ˈbuː.haɪ̯]

in agony or critical state, usually nearing death; moribund

(by extension) in serious hardship, usually financially


pornada

Borrowed from Spanish por nada (“for nothing”).

bor+

Kung matalo ka paano ang anak mo? Purnada ang pag-aaral niya. Kaisa-isa siyang anak mo na pag-asa mo.

foiled; prevented from happening or being accomplished


purnada

[pʊɾˈn̪aː.d̪ɐ]


walang anuman

tl-adj

waláng anumán (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜀᜈᜓᜋᜈ᜔)

waláng anumán (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜀᜈᜓᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
walang-anuman (alternative)

From wala (“without”) + -ng- + anuman (“whatever”), literally “no anything”. Compare Spanish de nada.


kawakas-wakasan

tl-adj

kawakás-wakasan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜃᜐ᜔ᜏᜃᜐᜈ᜔)

kawakás-wakasan (canonical)
ᜃᜏᜃᜐ᜔ᜏᜃᜐᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
cauacasuacasan (alternative)
cavacas vacasan (alternative)
kawakaswakasan (alternative)

From wakas + ka- -an with reduplication.

Ako ang kawakas-wakasang marunong sumulat dito sa bayang ito.

I am the ultimate one who knows writing in this town.

Ako po ang kawakas-wakasa't kahuli-hulihan ng mga kriyado mo

I am the least and the last of your servants.

Kawakas-wakasan ka ng dunong.

You are the smartest./ You are the greatest in knowledge.

ultimate; supreme; extreme; greatest (or least); maximum (or minimum)


maykaya

ᜋᜌ᜔ᜃᜌ (Baybayin)
may-kaya (alternative nonstandard)

From may (“to have”) + kaya (“to be able to”), literally “has a capability”.

compound

Noon para sa maykaya lamang ang mga telepono.

Telephones were once only for the affluent.


peymuth

From lisp pronunciation of English famous.


buhok-mais

tl-adj

buhók-maís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜋᜁᜐ᜔)

buhók-maís (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
buhuk-mais (alternative nonstandard)


pangkultura

pangkultura (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ)

ᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ (Baybayin)

sentrong pangkultura


pampanitikan

pampánitikán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉᜈᜒᜆᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

pampánitikán (canonical)
ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉᜈᜒᜆᜒᜃᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


pandangal

pandangál (canonical)
ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜅᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


panrehiyon

panrehiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

panrehiyón (canonical)
ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


panrelihiyon

panrelihiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

panrelihiyón (canonical)
ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜑᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


losyang

ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
lusyang (alternative)

University of Santo Tomas#Libraries and archives

Possibly from either:
* From Hokkien 老相 (lāu-siàng, “looking older than one's actual age”, literally “old appearance”), attested in the Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum (1626-1642) as "viejo 老相 laǔ siǒⁿ; lò sianǧ" ^([sic]).
* From English lost young (literally “lost one's youth”).


matrabaho

tl-adj

matrabaho (plural matatrabaho, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆ᜔ᜇᜊᜑᜓ)


pangkagawaran

pangkagawarán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜄᜏᜇᜈ᜔)

pangkagawarán (canonical)
ᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜄᜏᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


pantaw

pantáw (canonical)
ᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
pantao (alternative)

[pɐn̪ˈt̪aʊ̯]

From Chinese, according to the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala by Fr. Noceda and Sanlucar, possibly from Hokkien 放數 /放数 (pàng-siàu, “to buy or sell on credit”). See also Hokkien 便 (pân, “advantageous”) and Hokkien 投 (tâu, “to send”).


pampolitika

tl-adj

pámpolítiká (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜆᜒᜃ)

pámpolítiká (canonical)
ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜆᜒᜃ (Baybayin)

From pam- + politika, with partial assimilation. Doublet of pamomolitika.


pamomolitika

pamomolítiká (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜓᜋᜓᜎᜒᜆᜒᜃ)

pamomolítiká (canonical)
ᜉᜋᜓᜋᜓᜎᜒᜆᜒᜃ (Baybayin)

From pam- + politika, with partial assimilation. Doublet of pampolitika.


pampribado

pampribado (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜊᜇᜓ)

ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜊᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

From pam- + pribado, with partial assimilation.


pampubliko

pampúblikó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜃᜓ)

pampúblikó (canonical)
ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

From pam- + publiko, with partial assimilation.


kisig

ᜃᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
cqisig (alternative)
qisig (alternative)
quisig (alternative)

From Proto-Austronesian *kəsəʀ (“strength, vigor, force”). Compare Hanunoo kusog (“strength”), Cebuano kusog (“muscle; strength; effort”), and Tausug kusug (“strength; power; vigor”). Also possibly from Hokkien 假識 /假识 (ké-siak, “feign understanding”), according to Manuel (1948).


tangina

tl-adj

tanginá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅᜒᜈ or ᜆᜅ᜔ᜁᜈ)

tanginá (canonical)
ᜆᜅᜒᜈ (Baybayin)
ᜆᜅ᜔ᜁᜈ (Baybayin)
taena (alternative)

[t̪ɐ.ŋɪˈn̪a]

[t̪ɐŋ.ʔɪˈn̪a]

Clipping of putang ina (“mother whore”).


nenok

From backslang of kunin. Also possibly a blend of nakaw (“steal”) + English took, according to Zorc (1993).


GGSS

[ˌd͡ʒɪ d͡ʒɪ ˈʔɛs ʔɛs]

[ˌd̪jɪ d̪jɪ ˈʔɛs ʔɛs]

Initialism of gandang-ganda sa sarili (literally “finds the self so beautiful”) or alternatively, guwapong-guwapo sa sarili (literally “finds the self so handsome”).


salimpusa

sálimpusà (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜐ (Baybayin)


kainis

[kɐ.ʔɪˈn̪ɪs]


asul-seleste

asúl-seleste (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ)

asúl-seleste (canonical)
ᜀᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
asul seleste (alternative)


asul-marino

asúl-marino (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜋᜇᜒᜈᜓ)

asúl-marino (canonical)
ᜀᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜋᜇᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


Katoliko Romano

Katólikó Romano (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜓᜎᜒᜃᜓ ᜇᜓᜋᜈᜓ)

Katólikó Romano (canonical)
ᜃᜆᜓᜎᜒᜃᜓ ᜇᜓᜋᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


historikal

historikál (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜃᜎ᜔)

historikál (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜃᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English historical, and influenced by ultimate stress in Spanish.


pangkasaysayan

tl-adj

pangkasaysayan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜐᜌ᜔ᜐᜌᜈ᜔)

ᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜐᜌ᜔ᜐᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


makasaysayan

makasaysayan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜐᜌ᜔ᜐᜌᜈ᜔)


sala sa init, sala sa lamig

sala sa init, sala sa lamíg (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ ᜐ ᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔ ᜵ ᜐᜎ ᜐ ᜎᜋᜒᜄ᜔)

sala sa init (canonical)
sala sa lamíg (canonical)
ᜐᜎ ᜐ ᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔ ᜵ ᜐᜎ ᜐ ᜎᜋᜒᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌsaː.lɐ sɐ ˌʔiː.n̪ɪt̪̚ | ˌsaː.lɐ sɐ lɐˈmɪɡ̚]

damned if one does and damned if one doesn't (of a situation)

(by extension) hard to please due to fickleness (of a person)


mahadlika

mahadliká or mahadlikâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ)

mahadliká (canonical)
mahadlikâ (canonical)
ᜋᜑᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ (Baybayin)


mahaglika

mahaglikâ (canonical)
ᜋᜑᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ (Baybayin)


maharlica

maharlicâ (canonical)
ᜋᜑᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ (Baybayin)


bangking

Borrowed from Ilocano bangking. Compare Pangasinan bangking. See also Cebuano bangking and English banking.


lungayngay

lungayngáy (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜅᜌ᜔ᜅᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[lʊ.ŋaɪ̯ˈŋaɪ̯]

having one's head drooped to the back or the body bent backward due to weakness


mapagmataas

mapagmataás (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜄ᜔ᜋᜆᜀᜐ᜔)

mapagmataás (canonical)
ᜋᜉᜄ᜔ᜋᜆᜀᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


praktisado

praktisado (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜐᜇᜓ)

ᜉ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜐᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


apisyonado

apisyonado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜇᜓ)

ᜀᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
apisyunado (alternative)


sistemiko

sistémikó (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜒᜃᜓ)

sistémikó (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


sistematiko

sistemátikó (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜆᜒᜃᜓ)

sistemátikó (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜆᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


megalomanya

megalomanya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜄᜎᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜌ)

Borrowed from Spanish megalomanía, from Ancient Greek μεγαλο- (megalo-) + -manía.


masereno

ᜋᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
masireno (alternative)
masirino (alternative)

From ma- + sereno (“dew; nightbreeze”), literally “filled with dew”.

prefix

Masereno sa labas.


sunungaling

tl-adj

sunungaling (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜅᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

ᜐᜓᜈᜓᜅᜎᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
sonong̃aling (alternative)
sunong̃aling (alternative)

[sʊ.n̪ʊˈŋaː.lɪŋ]

Attested in Doctrina Christiana, Vocabulario de lengua tagala (1613), and Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860).


medyibal

medyibál (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜊᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
medyebal (alternative)


medyebal

medyebál (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜊᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


parokyal

parokyál (canonical)
ᜉᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


kabisote

Borrowed from Spanish cabezote (literally “big-headed”), from cabeza + -ote. See also Spanish cabezota (“stubborn”).


basang sisiw

tl-adj

basáng sisiw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜏ᜔)

basáng sisiw (canonical)
ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)


kognado

Borrowed from Spanish cognado, from Latin cognātus.


portabol

pórtaból (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜊᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


amoy-kulob

amóy-kulób (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜌ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜊ᜔)

amóy-kulób (canonical)
ᜀᜋᜓᜌ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)
amoy kulob (alternative)

[ʔɐˌmoɪ̯ xʊˈlob̚]

Literally, “smells as if tightly covered”. Molds and mildew can grow in places with poor ventilation.


italiko

Borrowed from Spanish itálico, from Latin italicus. Named after the nation of Italy, as it was first used by an Italian printer, Aldo Manuzio, around 1500.


wala sa kalingkingan

tl-adj

walâ sa kalingkingan (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜐ ᜃᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜅᜈ᜔)

walâ sa kalingkingan (canonical)
ᜏᜎ ᜐ ᜃᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “not [even] by the little finger”.

lit

(idiomatic) challenging someone's ability; far below one's ability or skill; not holding a candle


makapigil-hininga

tl-adj

makapigil-hiningá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜉᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ)

makapigil-hiningá (canonical)
ᜋᜃᜉᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ (Baybayin)


marakulyo

marakulyo or marakulyó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜃᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

marakulyo (canonical)
marakulyó (canonical)
ᜋᜇᜃᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
murukulyo (alternative uncommon)

Compare Chavacano murucullo (“ill-tempered; grumpy”) and Spanish murucullo (“bald person”).


hawak sa leeg

tl-adj

hawak sa leég (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜎᜒᜁᜄ᜔)

hawak sa leég (canonical)
ᜑᜏᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜎᜒᜁᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌhaː.wɐk sɐ lɛˈʔɛɡ̚]


kaliwa't kanan

kaliwá't kanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔ ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

kaliwá't kanan (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔ ᜃᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Contraction of kaliwa at kanan (literally “left and right”).

left and right; everywhere; all over the place


sarap-buhay

saráp-buhay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜉ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

saráp-buhay (canonical)
ᜐᜇᜉ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

Compound of sarap + buhay, from masarap ang buhay.


mapaniwalain

mapaniwalaín (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜈᜒᜏᜎᜁᜈ᜔)

mapaniwalaín (canonical)
ᜋᜉᜈᜒᜏᜎᜁᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


selestiyal

selestiyál or seléstiyál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜎ᜔)

selestiyál (canonical)
seléstiyál (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
selestyal (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish celestial, from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, based on caelum (“sky, heaven”).


patay-sindi

patáy-sindí (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ)

patáy-sindí (canonical)
ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ (Baybayin)
patay sindi (alternative)
patay-sinri (alternative)
patay sinri (alternative)

[pɐˌt̪aɪ̯ sɪn̪ˈd̪ɪ]

(by extension) flickering (of a light source or a computer screen)


kuhila

kuhilâ or kuhilà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜑᜒᜎ)

kuhilâ (canonical)
kuhilà (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜑᜒᜎ (Baybayin)
cohila (alternative)


kunwa

kunwâ (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜏ (Baybayin)
kunuwa (alternative)


istalapata

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜎᜉᜆ (Baybayin)
estalapata (alternative)

Possibly from Spanish estar a pata (“to be on foot”).


mesiyaniko

mesiyánikó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜒᜌᜈᜒᜃᜓ)

mesiyánikó (canonical)
ᜋᜒᜐᜒᜌᜈᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)
mesyaniko (alternative)


makabagbag-damdamin

makabagbág-damdamin (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜊᜄ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔ᜇᜋ᜔ᜇᜋᜒᜈ᜔)

makabagbág-damdamin (canonical)
ᜋᜃᜊᜄ᜔ᜊᜄ᜔ᜇᜋ᜔ᜇᜋᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


omnisyente

omnisyente (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋ᜔ᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜂᜋ᜔ᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[ʔom.n̪ɪˈʃɛn̪.t̪ɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish omnisciente, from Medieval Latin omnisciēns (“all-knowing”).


singkahulugan

tl-adj

singkahulugán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜑᜓᜎᜓᜄᜈ᜔)

singkahulugán (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜑᜓᜎᜓᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
kasingkahulugan (alternative)


nakabibingi

nakabíbingí (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜊᜒᜊᜒᜅᜒ)

nakabíbingí (canonical)
ᜈᜃᜊᜒᜊᜒᜅᜒ (Baybayin)
nakakabingi (alternative)

[n̪ɐ.xɐˌbiː.bɪˈŋɪ]

From naka- + bingi with partial reduplication.


'ika

'ikà (canonical)
'ikâ (canonical)
ᜁᜃ (Baybayin)
'eka (alternative)
eka (alternative)
ika (alternative)


walang habas

waláng habas (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜑᜊᜐ᜔)

waláng habas (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜑᜊᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


walang pakundangan

waláng pakundangan (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜉᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜅᜈ᜔)

waláng pakundangan (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜉᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


kakarampot

kákarampót (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜇᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔)

kákarampót (canonical)
ᜃᜃᜇᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

(colloquial) alternative form of kararampot


karampot

karampót (plural kararampot, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔)

karampót (canonical)
kararampot (plural)
ᜃᜇᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

From ka- + dampot affected by the /d/~/r/ allophony.


linangin

[lɪ.n̪ɐˈŋɪn̪]

[lɪˈn̪aː.ŋɪn̪]

to be cultivated or tilled (of a field or a piece of land)

(dialectal, Quezon) pertaining to the barrio, rural area, or farming side (of a community)


bida-bida

Reduplication of bida (“protagonist”). Literally, “trying to be the protagonist”.


ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔

tl-adj

ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔ • (tulog)


mahalang

mahalang (plural mahahalang, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜎᜅ᜔)


kumporme

ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜒ (Baybayin)
kumpurmi (alternative)
komporme (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish conforme, from Latin cōnfōrmis.


ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜒ

ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜒ • (kumpurmi)


mukhang pera

mukháng pera (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜇ)

mukháng pera (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔ ᜉᜒᜇ (Baybayin)

From mukha (“face”) + -ng + pera (“money”).


malakas ang kapit

malakás ang kapit (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜃᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

malakás ang kapit (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜃᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜉᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

(idiomatic) not easily removed from one's position due to patronage or influence


ᜋᜎᜃᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜉᜒᜆ᜔

malakas ang kapit
malakas ang kapit#Tagalog


mano-mano

ᜋᜈᜓᜋᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
mano mano (alternative)

Reduplication of mano (“hand”), literally, “by hand”.


kaawa-awa

kaawà-awà (canonical)
ᜃᜀᜏᜀᜏ (Baybayin)
caauaaua (alternative)

[kɐˌʔaː.wɐʔ ˈʔaː.wɐʔ]

[kɐˌʔaː.waː ˈʔaː.wɐʔ]


palamunin

pálamunín or pálamúnin (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜋᜓᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

pálamunín (canonical)
pálamúnin (canonical)
ᜉᜎᜋᜓᜈᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

unemployed and dependent on others' livelihood


de-kalibre

de-kalibre (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜎᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜒ)

From de- + kalibre, from Spanish de calibre (“of caliber”).

Anim o pitong taong gulang siya nang kanyang ipinta ang banner ng Gwardiya Sibil para sa pistang bayan. Sa gulang na siyam na taon , itinuring siya ng kanyang mga kamag-aaral na isang de-kalibreng pintor[…]

2001, Victor C. Ramos, Sa ningas ng apoy: si Rizal ang dakilang manunubos ng kalayaan henyo, makabayan, bayani at martir (1861-1896), Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 13:


ᜆ᜔ᜇᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔

ᜆ᜔ᜇᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔ • (trarisyunal)


wala sa wisyo

walâ sa wisyo (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜐ ᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ)

walâ sa wisyo (canonical)
ᜏᜎ ᜐ ᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


amoy-araw

amóy-araw (canonical)
ᜀᜋᜓᜌ᜔ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐˌmoɪ̯ ˈʔaː.ɾaʊ̯]


Aurorahin

Aurorahin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

ᜀᜏ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔaʊ̯.ɾoˈɾaː.hɪn̪]

Aurorahin (pertaining to San Francisco, Quezon)


Sampalukin

Sampalukin (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜎᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜎᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Sampalukin (pertaining to Sampaloc, Quezon)


Lucenahin

Lucenahin (pertaining to Lucena, Quezon)


Infantahin

Infantahin (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

ᜁᜈ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Infantahin (pertaining to Infanta, Quezon)


bayanin

(dialectal, Quezon) pertaining to the town center


ᜀᜋᜓᜆ᜔

ᜀᜋᜓᜆ᜔ • (amot)


nakaiinis

nakaíinís (canonical)
ᜈᜃᜁᜁᜈᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
nakakainis (alternative informal)
kainis (alternative informal)

[n̪ɐ.xɐˌʔiː.ʔɪˈn̪ɪs]

From naka- + inis with partial reduplication.

Nakaiinis talaga yung malakas na boses niya.


hawsiyaw

háwsiyáw (canonical)
ᜑᜏ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˈhaʊ̯.ʃaʊ̯]


baryante

Borrowed from Spanish variante. Doublet of varyant.


makyabeliko

makyabélikó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃ᜔ᜌᜊᜒᜎᜒᜃᜓ)

makyabélikó (canonical)
ᜋᜃ᜔ᜌᜊᜒᜎᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)
makiabeliko (alternative)


humpak

humpák (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
humbak (alternative)
umpak (alternative)

hollow; concave (of one's cheeks, abdomen, etc.)


siyokot

siyokót (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜃᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
shokot (alternative)
syokot (alternative)


gerlalu

gérlalú (canonical)
ᜄᜒᜇ᜔ᜎᜎᜓ (Baybayin)
girlaloo (alternative)
girlalu (alternative)

[ˌɡəɹ.lɐˈlu]

[ˌɡɛɾ.lɐˈlu]

From English girl, but the end patterned after words like English boogaloo or hullabaloo.


marumi

marumí (plural marurumi, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜓᜋᜒ)

marumí (canonical)
marurumi (plural)
ᜋᜇᜓᜋᜒ (Baybayin)

From ma- + dumi with allophonic lenition of /d/ to /ɾ/ between vowels.


kaladkarin

kaladkarin (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜇ᜔ᜃᜇᜒᜈ᜔)

ᜃᜎᜇ᜔ᜃᜇᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
kalarkarin (alternative)

easily persuaded into joining activities

babaeng kaladkarin

(derogatory, slightly dated) flirtatious; easy to get


benediksiyon

benediksiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

benediksiyón (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜈᜒᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
benediksyon (alternative nonstandard)

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English benediction, and influenced by Spanish -ción. Proper corresponding Spanish term is bendición.


abrasete

[ʔɐ.bɾɐˈsɛː.t̪ɛ]


pahiram

From pa- + hiram, literally “let others borrow; lent”.


maangal

[mɐˈʔaː.ŋɐl]


wangki

almost similar (in appearance or facial features)


nakapaa

From naka- + paa, literally “using/wearing feet”.


walang bisa

tl-adj

waláng bisà (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜐ)

waláng bisà (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜐ (Baybayin)


diskumpiyado

diskumpiyado (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜌᜇᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜌᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ

ᜁᜅ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ • (inggrandi)


walang-sala

waláng-sala (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜐᜎ (Baybayin)
walang sala (alternative common)

From wala (“without”) + -ng- + sala (“fault; blame”).


walang-muang

tl-adj

waláng-muáng (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜀᜅ᜔)

waláng-muáng (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜀᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[wɐˌlaŋ mʊˈʔaŋ]


walang-humpay

waláng-humpáy (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜑᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔)

waláng-humpáy (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜑᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
walang humpay (alternative common)

From wala (“without”) + -ng- + humpay (“cessation; pause”).

compound

incessant; ceaseless; continuous; never ceasing


walang-kuwenta

tl-adj

waláng-kuwenta (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

waláng-kuwenta (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)
walang kuwenta (alternative common)
walang-kwenta (alternative)
walang kwenta (alternative common)

From wala (“without”) + -ng- + kuwenta (“value; importance”).

compound

Sawa na ako sa mga walang-kuwentang bagay mong sinasabi.

useless; unimportant; insignificant; worthless

Napakawalang-kuwenta mo!

(usually derogatory) worthless; miserable; good for nothing


walang-dila

waláng-dilà (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ (Baybayin)
walang dila (alternative common)

From wala (“without”) + -ng- + dila (“tongue”).

(idiomatic, derogatory, by extension) shy


walang-bayag

tl-adj

waláng-bayág (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜄ᜔)

waláng-bayág (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
walang bayag (alternative common)

From wala (“without”) + -ng- + bayag (“testicle”).

compound

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wala, bayag.

[Hindi kikilos si MIKE.] Duwag! Walang bayag! Duwag! Pare- parehokayong lahat . Buksan mo ang dresser. [Magtataka si MIKE. Hindi siya gagalaw.] Buksan mo! [ Ikakasa ang revolver, nakatutok sa mukha ni MIKE. Unti- unting kikilos si MIKE.] ...

1994, Mindanao State University, Aday: A Language and Literature Publication of Mindanao State University, →ISBN:

"Ano bang hindi umalis, talagang takbuhin ang mga gerilyang balutan na iyan, inampon lang natin iyan sa Biak na Bato, ngayon ay tayo pa ang masama, mga walang kuwenta, mga walang bayag!

2000, Jose Rey Munsayac, Ang aso, ang pulgas, ang bonsai, at ang kolorum, →ISBN:

(idiomatic, derogatory, vulgar) cowardly; coward (especially against men lacking masculinity or courage)


walang-bayad

tl-adj

waláng-bayad (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜇ᜔)

waláng-bayad (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
walang bayad (alternative common)

From wala (“without”) + -ng- + bayad (“payment”).


walang-hanggan

tl-adj

waláng-hanggán (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔ᜄᜈ᜔)

waláng-hanggán (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔ᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
walang hanggan (alternative common)

[wɐˌlaŋ hɐŋˈɡan̪]

From wala (“no, without”) + -ng- (enclitic suffix) + hanggan (“limit”).


lupak

crushed by pounding (from the first pounding of rice grains to separate the chaff)

pounded into a mash (of boiled, green saba bananas)


keber

kebér (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
kebs (alternative)
keberlu (alternative)
kiber (alternative)
que ber (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish [nada] que ver (“nothing to see”).


nakakahawa

tl-adj

nakákaháwa or nakákahawà (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜃᜑᜏ)

nakákaháwa (canonical)
nakákahawà (canonical)
ᜈᜃᜃᜑᜏ (Baybayin)


Zamboangueño

Zamboangueño (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
Sambuwanggenyo (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish zamboangueño, from Zamboanga + -eño.


soolohiko

soolóhikó (canonical)
ᜐᜓᜂᜎᜓᜑᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


geym

ᜄᜒᜌ᜔ᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)
geim (alternative dated)

Geym ka na ba?


alahado

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish alajado, from a- + laja (“slab”) + -ado.

bor+

aligned; flush (of both sides of the surface of two slabs of any material)


asintada

[ʔɐ.sɪn̪ˈt̪aː.d̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish asentada (“settled”). See asinta.

feminine of asintado: accurate (of someone in marksmanship or shooting)


tingkayad

tingkayád (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜌᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
tingkayar (alternative)


asintado

tl-adj

asintado (feminine asintada, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish asentado (“settled”). See asinta. Alternate etymology posits it to be from Spanish acertado.

bor+

accurate (of someone in marksmanship or shooting)


banidosa

Borrowed from Spanish vanidosa (“vain”).

feminine of banidoso: vain (in one's looks, ability, etc.)

vain (having no real substance, value, or importance)


banidoso

tl-adj

banidoso (feminine banidosa, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜒᜇᜓᜐᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish vanidoso (“vain”).

(uncommon) vain (in one's looks, ability, etc.)


hubog-kandila

hubog-kandilà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ)

hubog-kandilà (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ (Baybayin)

From hubog + kandila, literally “candle-shaped”.

af

(by extension) tapered (especially applies to fingers of women)


bukas-palad

tl-adj

bukás-palad (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜐ᜔ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)

bukás-palad (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜃᜐ᜔ᜉᜎᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
bukaspalad (alternative)

From bukas + palad, literally, “open-palmed”. Compare Cebuano bukhad og palad.


bukas-isip

bukás-isip (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜐ᜔ᜁᜐᜒᜉ᜔)

bukás-isip (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜃᜐ᜔ᜁᜐᜒᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)


pinagsakluban ng langit at lupa

pinagsaklubán ng langit at lupà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜄ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔ᜎᜓᜊᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜎᜓᜉ)

pinagsaklubán ng langit at lupà (canonical)
ᜉᜒᜈᜄ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔ᜎᜓᜊᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜎᜓᜉ (Baybayin)

[pɪ.n̪ɐɡ.sɐk.lʊˌban̪ n̪ɐn̪ ˌlaː.ŋɪt̪ ʔɐt̪ ˈl̪uː.pɐ]

Literally, “covered by heaven and earth”.

lit

(idiomatic) confused and unable to think properly due to an unfortunate or frightening event or a failure


'eka

'ekà (canonical)
'ekâ (canonical)
ᜁᜃ (Baybayin)
eka (alternative)


grawnded

tl-adj

grawnded (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜏ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜇ᜔)

ᜄ᜔ᜇᜏ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˈɡɾaʊ̯n̪.d̪ɛd̪̚]

(colloquial) grounded (confined to one's room for some misdemeanor)


saklob

placed face to face (of two pictures, plates, etc.)

(gambling) sharing with each other in an investment (especially of bankers in a gambling venture)


pasensiyosa

pasensiyosa (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜐ)

ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜐ (Baybayin)
pasensyosa (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish pacienciosa, from paciencia + -osa. By surface analysis, pasensiya + -osa.


pasensyosa

pasensyosa (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ)

ᜉᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of pasensiyosa.


kumpidensyal

kumpidensyál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)

kumpidensyál (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


nakabubuwisit

nakabubuwisit (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜊᜓᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐᜒᜆ᜔)

ᜈᜃᜊᜓᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
nakabwibwisit (alternative)
nakakabuwisit (alternative informal)
nakakabwisit (alternative)

From naka- + buwisit, with partial reduplication.


nakatatakot

nakatatakot (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜆᜆᜃᜓᜆ᜔)

ᜈᜃᜆᜆᜃᜓᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
nakakatakot (alternative informal)

From naka- + takot with partial reduplication.


pasang-awa

pasáng-awà (canonical)
ᜉᜐᜅ᜔ᜀᜏ (Baybayin)

[pɐˌsaŋ ˈʔaː.wɐʔ]

From pasa (“pass”) + -ng- + awa (“mercy”), literally “mercy pass”.

compound

(colloquial) barely passing (of a grade or score)


gasuklay

gasukláy (canonical)
ᜄᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

From ga- (prefix indicating similarity) + suklay (“comb”).


sabaw ang utak

tl-adj

sabáw ang utak (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜏ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜂᜆᜃ᜔)

sabáw ang utak (canonical)
ᜐᜊᜏ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜂᜆᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

[sɐˌbaʊ̯ ʔɐŋ ˈʔuː.t̪ɐk̚]

Literally, “the brain is soup”. The sense is because of soup being generally liquid and having little to no solid pieces or substance.

(figurative, slang) empty-headed; dazed; lacking a clear, mental state (resulting in lack of concentration and clear thinking)


palangiti

[pɐ.lɐ.ŋɪˈt̪ɪʔ]


palasimba

palasimbá (canonical)
ᜉᜎᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ (Baybayin)


mabilisan

mábilísan (canonical)
ᜋᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


indoy

[ʔɪn̪ˈd̪oɪ̯]

From Spanish indio + -oy. Compare Cebuano inday.

(archaic, derogatory, colloquial, slang) ugly (especially natives of the Philippines under the Spanish East Indies, as used by Spaniards during the Spanish Colonial Era)


utak-pulbura

utak-pulburá (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜃ᜔ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ)

utak-pulburá (canonical)
ᜂᜆᜃ᜔ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ (Baybayin)

From utak (“brain”) + pulbura (“gunpowder”).

quick on the draw with firearms like a gunslinger (someone, especially law enforcers, with the reckless bravado expected of someone who would duel with guns)


mapapel

mapapél (plural mapapapel, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜉᜒᜎ᜔)

mapapél (canonical)
mapapapel (plural)
ᜋᜉᜉᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

From ma- + papel (“paper; role; script”). Can be interpreted as “full of roles”.

histrionic; attention-seeking; publicity hound


kandong

carried on one's lap (such as of a child)


hinog sa pilit

hinóg sa pilit (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜓᜄ᜔ ᜐ ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

hinóg sa pilit (canonical)
ᜑᜒᜈᜓᜄ᜔ ᜐ ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


ekiboko

Borrowed from Spanish equívoco, from Late Latin aequivocus (“equivocal; ambiguous”).


bulagsak

bulagsák (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜎᜄ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


ikatatlumpu

tl-adj

ikatatlumpû (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ)

ikatatlumpû (canonical)
ᜁᜃᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ (Baybayin)
ycatlong pouo (alternative)
ikatlumpu (alternative uncommon)


kumpurmi

ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜋᜒ (Baybayin)


lingid sa kaalaman

lingíd sa kaalamán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜅᜒᜇ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜀᜎᜋᜈ᜔)

lingíd sa kaalamán (canonical)
ᜎᜒᜅᜒᜇ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜀᜎᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[lɪˌŋɪd̪ sɐ xɐ.ʔɐ.lɐˈman̪]


walang-kabuluhan

waláng-kabuluhán (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜎᜓᜑᜈ᜔)

waláng-kabuluhán (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜎᜓᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
ualang cabolohan (alternative)
valan cabolohan (alternative)
walang kabuluhan (alternative common)

From wala (“no; without”) + -ng- + kabuluhan (“hair strands; value; worth”).


anak-mayaman

tl-adj

anák-mayaman (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜋᜌᜋᜈ᜔)

anák-mayaman (canonical)
ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜋᜌᜋᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


walang kaluluwa

waláng kaluluwá (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜃᜎᜓᜎᜓᜏ)

waláng kaluluwá (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜃᜎᜓᜎᜓᜏ (Baybayin)
walang-kaluluwa (alternative)

From wala (“without”) + -ng + kaluluwa (“soul”), literally “soulless”.


walang-kaluluwa

tl-adj

waláng-kaluluwá (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜓᜎᜓᜏ)

waláng-kaluluwá (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜓᜎᜓᜏ (Baybayin)


ipodermiko

ipodérmikó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜓᜇᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜃᜓ)

ipodérmikó (canonical)
ᜁᜉᜓᜇᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


walang kinikilingan

waláng kinikilingan (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜃᜒᜈᜒᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅᜈ᜔)

waláng kinikilingan (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜃᜒᜈᜒᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


kanya-kanya

kanyá-kanyá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜌᜃᜈ᜔ᜌ)

kanyá-kanyá (canonical)
ᜃᜈ᜔ᜌᜃᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)


kanya-kanyang bayad

kanyá-kanyáng bayad (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜌᜃᜈ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔ ᜊᜌᜇ᜔)

kanyá-kanyáng bayad (canonical)
ᜃᜈ᜔ᜌᜃᜈ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔ ᜊᜌᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

kaniya-kaniyang bayad
kaniya-kaniyang bayad#Tagalog

alternative form of kaniya-kaniyang bayad


makitid ang utak

makitid ang utak (plural makikitid ang utak, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜂᜆᜃ᜔)

makikitid ang utak (plural)
ᜋᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜂᜆᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
makitir ang utak (alternative)

[mɐˌxiː.t̪ɪd̪ ʔɐŋ ˈʔuː.t̪ɐk̚]


bisting-bisti

bistíng-bistí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ)

bistíng-bistí (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
bisteng-biste (alternative)

Reduplication of bisti (“apparel; outfit”).

rdp

(dialectal, Batangas, Rizal) well-dressed


nerbyoso

ᜈᜒᜇ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜌᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)


akwatiko

akwátikó (canonical)
ᜀᜃ᜔ᜏᜆᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish acuático, borrowed from Latin aquāticus, from aqua + -āticus.


konsentidora

tl-adj

konsentidora (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜇ)

ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜇ (Baybayin)
kunsintidora (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish consentidora, or analytically konsenti + -dora.


bilingguwal

bilingguwál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜎ᜔)

bilingguwál (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English bilingual, influenced by Spanish reading with ultimate stress. The correct Spanish term is Spanish bilingüe.


de-koryente

tl-adj

de-koryente (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
de-kuryente (alternative)


laway conscious

laway conscious (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜌ᜔ ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

ᜎᜏᜌ᜔ ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
LC (alternative initialism)

From laway (“saliva”) + English conscious.

(slang) sensitive to another person's saliva being shared especially by indirect contact through food, drinks, utensils, straws, or any drinking vessel


antipatika

antipátiká (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜉᜆᜒᜃ)

antipátiká (canonical)
ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜉᜆᜒᜃ (Baybayin)


nakasisira

nakasisirà or nakasísirà (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜐᜒᜐᜒᜇ)

nakasisirà (canonical)
nakasísirà (canonical)
ᜈᜃᜐᜒᜐᜒᜇ (Baybayin)
nakakasira (alternative informal)

[n̪ɐ.xɐˌsiːˈsiː.ɾɐʔ]

From naka- + sira with initial reduplication.


nakapipinsala

nakapípinsalà (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜉᜒᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜎ)

nakapípinsalà (canonical)
ᜈᜃᜉᜒᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜎ (Baybayin)
nakakapinsala (alternative informal)

From naka- + pinsala with initial reduplication.


nakaiilang

nakaíiláng (canonical)
ᜈᜃᜁᜁᜎᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
nakakailang (alternative informal)

[n̪ɐ.xɐˌʔiː.ʔɪˈlaŋ]

From naka- + ilang with initial reduplication.

Nakakailang pag may kasama tayong bata!" SiLana. "Sasabay ka ba talaga, 'Tay ? Sige, pero ito, usapang marangal: isang asik mula sa 'yo, h'wag mong sabihing nasa ibabaw tayo ng tulay... ibababa ka namin!" Nakatawa ang mga damuho!

1991, Lualhati Bautista, Buwan, buwan, hulugan mo ako ng sundang: dalawang dekada ng maiikling kuwento, →ISBN:

(colloquial) embarrassing; uncomforting; causing awkwardness


komplikado

komplikado (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜎᜒᜃᜇᜓ)

ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜎᜒᜃᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
kumplikado (alternative)


hitik

heavy or fully laden with flowers, fruits, etc. (of a branch or a tree)

(figurative) filled; loaded; charged (with something)


alibutdan

alibutdán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)

alibutdán (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜒᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
alibukdan (alternative)
alibut-an (alternative)
alibutran (alternative)

Possibly from syncopic form of *alibuturan, from alibutod + -an. Compare Hiligaynon alibutdan.

half-cooked; not properly cooked (of food especially rice)


alibutran

alibutrán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)

alibutrán (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜒᜊᜓᜆ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


arok

arók (canonical)
ᜀᜇᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
aroc (alternative)
arioc (alternative)
ariok (alternative obsolete)


ayok

Ayok sa iyo ang damit mo.


ayok

ayók (canonical)
ᜀᜌᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
ayoc (alternative)

Aayok-ayok ka ng paglakad


agkap

Unknown. Possibly backslang from pagka-.


pambihira

pambihirà (canonical)
ᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜇ (Baybayin)

From pam- + bihira, literally “differentiator; contrast; something for extraordinary/rare times”.

af

extraordinary; exceptional; unique; rare

unbelievable; unreasonable; ridiculous (of a person, thing, or situation)


boses-pekpek

tl-adj

boses-pekpek (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜃ᜔ᜉᜒᜃ᜔)

ᜊᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜃ᜔ᜉᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

From boses + pekpek, literally “cunt voice”.

(idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar) having a very shrill voice


despalinghado

despalinghado (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜑᜇᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜑᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
dispalinghado (alternative)

From Spanish des- + paling + Spanish -ado.


despaborisido

despaborisido (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜊᜓᜇᜒᜐᜒᜇᜓ)

ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜉᜊᜓᜇᜒᜐᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


shupatid

shupatíd (canonical)
ᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜉᜆᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
shupated (alternative)
syupatid (alternative)
shupatembang (alternative)

[ʃʊ.pɐˈt̪ɪd̪̚]

From kapatid, with the first syllable replaced with gay slang prefix shu-. Compare shuta (from puta) and shunga (from tanga).


kalunus-lunos

kalunus-lunos or kalunús-lunós (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜈᜓᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜈᜓᜐ᜔)

kalunus-lunos (canonical)
kalunús-lunós (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜓᜈᜓᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜈᜓᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


di-maaari

dî-maaarì (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜋᜀᜀᜇᜒ (Baybayin)

[ˌd̪ɪʔ mɐ.ʔɐˈʔaː.ɾɪʔ]

[ˌd̪iː mɐ.ʔɐˈʔaː.ɾɪʔ]

From di- + maaari, literally “couldn't have”.


Gregoryano

Gregoryano (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜈᜓ)

ᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜄᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


malangis

malangís (plural malalangis, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜅᜒᜐ᜔)

malangís (canonical)
malalangis (plural)
ᜋᜎᜅᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


Sugbuhanon

Sugbuhanon (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜈᜓᜈ᜔)

ᜐᜓᜄ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜈᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


bisyesto

ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


insulado

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English insulated thinking Spanish insulado exists. By surface analysis, insula + -ado.


pursigido

tl-adj

pursigido (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜄᜒᜇᜓ)

ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜄᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish perseguido. Doublet of persigido.


persigido

persigido (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜄᜒᜇᜓ)

ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜄᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish perseguido. Doublet of pursigido.


walandyo

walandyó (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
walanja (alternative)
walanjo (alternative)
walanju (alternative)

From a play on walangya, univerbation of walang-hiya (“shameless”), with the ⟨y⟩ having a /d͡ʒ/ sound. Alternatively, from blend of wala (“without”) + -n- + English joke, according to Zorc (1993). Also possibly from wala (“without”) + Joe (“American”).


buwis-buhay

tl-adj

buwís-buhay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

buwís-buhay (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


krung krung

krung krung (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

tlb

(slang, dated, humorous, mildly offensive)

ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
krungkrung (alternative)
krung-krung (alternative)

/ˌkɾuŋ ˈkɾuŋ/

[ˌkɾuŋ ˈkɾuŋ]

Onomatopoeic from the sound of a telephone ringing. Compare kring-kring. Popularized by Sandara Park in the 2000s.

crazy; eccentric; weird (but somehow amusing)


tililing

tililíng (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
tuliling (alternative)

[t̪ɪ.lɪˈlɪŋ]

Onomatopoeic from the sound of a loose screw. Compare Cebuano tuliling.

having a screw loose
having a screw loose


krung-krung

tl-adj

krung-krung (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)


walang-kain

waláng-kain (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜁᜈ᜔)

waláng-kain (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜁᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
walang kain (alternative)

From wala + -ng + kain, literally “without eating”.

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Maghapon na akong walang-kain.

Wala pa akong kain buong maghapon.


kilitiin

kílitíin (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜆᜒᜁᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɪ.lɪ.t̪ɪˈʔɪn̪]


balakubakin

tl-adj

balakubakin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃᜓᜊᜃᜒᜈ᜔)


mapangahas

mapangahás (plural mapapangahas, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜅᜑᜐ᜔)

mapangahás (canonical)
mapapangahas (plural)
ᜋᜉᜅᜑᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


onomatopeyiko

onomatopéyikó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈᜓᜋᜆᜓᜉᜒᜌᜒᜃᜓ)

onomatopéyikó (canonical)
ᜂᜈᜓᜋᜆᜓᜉᜒᜌᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)
onomatopeiko (alternative nonstandard)


nakalulula

nakalululà or nakalúlulà (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜎᜓᜎᜓᜎ)

nakalululà (canonical)
nakalúlulà (canonical)
ᜈᜃᜎᜓᜎᜓᜎ (Baybayin)
nakakalula (alternative informal)

From naka- + lula, with initial reduplication.

causing feelings of vertigo or acrophobia

Nakakalula ang halaga ng mga tsinelas na inaapakan mo. Game ka sa mga biglaang buffet sa hotel, na hindi inaalala kung magkano ang ibabayad mo. Kapag bored ka, nagbo-book ka ng flight o kaya nagsho-shopping online.

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The price of the slippers you step on is exorbitantly high. You're prepared for sudden buffets in a hotel, without considering how much you will pay. If you're bored, you book flights or shop online.


nakakaalarma

nakakaalarma (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜃᜀᜎᜇ᜔ᜋ)


nakaloloko

nakaloloko (feminine nakaloloka, Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜎᜓᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

nakaloloka (feminine)
ᜈᜃᜎᜓᜎᜓᜃᜓ (Baybayin)
nakakaloko (alternative informal)

From naka- + loko with initial reduplication.


nakaloloka

ᜈᜃᜎᜓᜎᜓᜃ (Baybayin)
nakakaloka (alternative informal)

From naka- + loka with initial reduplication.


nakakaintriga

nakakaintriga (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜃᜁᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ)

ᜈᜃᜃᜁᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ (Baybayin)

[n̪ɐ.xɐ.xɐ.ʔɪn̪ˈt̪ɾiː.ɣɐ]


malilimutin

malilimutín (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜎᜒᜋᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

malilimutín (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜒᜎᜒᜋᜓᜆᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From limot + ma- -in with partial reduplication.


makitir ang utak

makitir ang utak (plural makikitir ang utak, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜂᜆᜃ᜔)

makikitir ang utak (plural)
ᜋᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜂᜆᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐˌxiː.t̪ɪɾ ʔɐŋ ˈʔuː.t̪ɐk̚]

makitid ang utak
makitid ang utak#Tagalog


makitir

makitir (plural makikitir, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔)


kinse-kinse

kinse-kinse (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)

ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ (Baybayin)


akala kung sino

akalà kung sino (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜎ ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜈᜓ)

akalà kung sino (canonical)
ᜀᜃᜎ ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜈᜓ (Baybayin)

Literally, “thinks as if one is someone [important]”.


ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ

tl-adj

ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ • (kinsikinsi)


ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔

ᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔ • (ligtas)


sinukin

ᜐᜒᜈᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
sin-ukin (alternative)


Nasareno

[n̪ɐ.sɐˈɾɛː.n̪o]


talikodgenic

talíkodgénic (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈᜒᜃ᜔)

talíkodgénic (canonical)
ᜆᜎᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
talikodyenik (alternative)

[t̪ɐˌliː.xoˈd͡ʒɛː.n̪ɪk̚]


tiyempuhan

tiyempuhan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜑᜈ᜔)

ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
tyempuhan (alternative)


intelektuwal

intelektuwál (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜏᜎ᜔)

intelektuwál (canonical)
ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜏᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
intelektwal (alternative nonstandard)

Borrowed from Spanish intelectual, from Latin intellēctuālis.


samot-sari

samot-sarì (canonical)
ᜐᜋᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜇᜒ (Baybayin)
samo't-sari (alternative proscribed)
samu't sari (alternative proscribed)
samut-sari (alternative)


onomatopeiko

onomatopéikó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈᜓᜋᜆᜓᜉᜒᜁᜃᜓ)

onomatopéikó (canonical)
ᜂᜈᜓᜋᜆᜓᜉᜒᜁᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


laptrip

ᜎᜉ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)
laftrip (alternative)


madiin

[mɐ.d̪ɪˈʔɪn̪]


mapang-akit

mapáng-ákit (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜅ᜔ᜀᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

mapáng-ákit (canonical)
ᜋᜉᜅ᜔ᜀᜃᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐˌpaŋˈʔaː.xɪt̪̚]


kabigha-bighani

kabighá-bighanì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜑᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜑᜈᜒ)

kabighá-bighanì (canonical)
ᜃᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜑᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜑᜈᜒ (Baybayin)

From ka- + bighani, with partial reduplication of the root.


de-abaniko

Borrowed from Spanish de abanico. By surface analysis, de- + abaniko.

folding; foldable (as of a fan, knife, door, etc.)


de-kuryente

de-kuryente (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

[d̪ɛ xʊɾˈjɛn̪.t̪ɛ]

(common) alternative form of de-koryente


abot-kaya

From abot (“graspable”) + kaya (“capability; ability”), literally “attainable/accessible with what one can”.


bahain

[bɐ.hɐˈʔɪn̪]

Nakatira ako sa isang bahaing lugar.


guwaping

guwapíng (canonical)
ᜄᜓᜏᜉᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
gwaping (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish guapín. By surface analysis, guwapo + -ing.


kuluntoy

kuluntóy (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)


ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜌ᜔

tl-adj

ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜌ᜔ • (kuluntoy)


maimpluwensiya

maimpluwénsiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ)

maimpluwénsiyá (canonical)
ᜋᜁᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌ (Baybayin)


mamahalin

mámahálin (canonical)
ᜋᜋᜑᜎᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From mahal + -in, with initial reduplication.

Mamahalin ang bihis mo ngayon ah. Magkano iyan?

Your outfit looks fancy today. How much are they?

having characteristics of something of expensive taste


mainit sa mata

mainit sa matá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔ ᜐ ᜋᜆ)

mainit sa matá (canonical)
ᜋᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔ ᜐ ᜋᜆ (Baybayin)

[mɐˌʔiː.n̪ɪt̪ sɐ mɐˈt̪a]


kitaipon

kítaipón (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜆᜁᜉᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
kitaypone (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish quita y pon (“remove and put”).


ansiyano

tl-adj

ansiyano (feminine ansiyana, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜈᜓ)

ansiyana (feminine)
ᜀᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
ansyano (alternative)

[ʔɐn̪ˈʃaː.n̪o]

Borrowed from Spanish anciano, from Old French ancien or Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *anteanus, from Latin ante.


magkakaibigan

magkakaibigan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜁᜊᜒᜄᜈ᜔)

ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜁᜊᜒᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From mag- + kaibigan with initial reduplication.

Magkakaibigan naman kami lahat dito.

We are all friends with one another so far.

friends with one another (three or more people)


muskulado

ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
maskulado (alternative common)

Borrowed from Spanish musculado (“muscled”).


mutwal

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English mutual with a shift of stress. The proper Spanish term is Spanish mutuo.


resonable

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English reasonable, influenced by Spanish razonable.


abyerta

ᜀᜊ᜔ᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)
abiyerta (alternative)

[ʔɐbˈjɛɾ.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish abierta, feminine of abierto, from Old Spanish abierto, from Latin apertus. Doublet of abyerto.


bahete

ᜊᜑᜒᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
bahite (alternative)
bahiti (alternative)

[bɐˈhɛː.t̪ɛ]

(chiefly Batangas, colloquial) broke; bankrupt; running short in funds


malayo ang loob

tl-adj

malayò ang loób (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜌᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔)

malayò ang loób (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜌᜓ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜎᜓᜂᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “the inner part is far”, or more loosely translated as “the heart is far”.


kataas-taasan

tl-adj

kataás-taasan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜀᜐᜈ᜔)

kataás-taasan (canonical)
ᜃᜆᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜀᜐᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐ.t̪ɐˌʔas t̪ɐˈʔaː.sɐn̪]


kagalang-galang

kagalang-galang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜅ᜔)

[kɐˌɣaː.lɐŋ ˈɡaː.lɐŋ]


onorable

ᜂᜈᜓᜇᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ (Baybayin)
honorable (alternative)


kulimbat

kulimbát (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)


kagalang-galangan

kagalang-galangan or kagaláng-galangan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

kagalang-galangan (canonical)
kagaláng-galangan (canonical)
ᜃᜄᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐˌɣaː.lɐŋ ɡɐˈlaː.ŋɐn̪]

[kɐ.ɣɐˌlaŋ ɡɐˈlaː.ŋɐn̪]

From galang + ka- -an with reduplication.


labas-pasok

labás-pasok (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ᜉᜐᜓᜃ᜔)

labás-pasok (canonical)
ᜎᜊᜐ᜔ᜉᜐᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
labas-masok (alternative)


ag-ag

ag-ág (canonical)
ᜀᜄ᜔ᜀᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
agag (alternative)

sifted; sieved (of grains, sand, flour, etc.)


alapap

alapap or alapáp (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜉᜉ᜔)

alapap (canonical)
alapáp (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜉᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)
alap-ap (alternative)

reluctant; in doubt; uncertain; hesitant


alap-ap

alap-áp or alap-ap (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜉ᜔ᜀᜉ᜔)

alap-áp (canonical)
alap-ap (canonical)
ᜀᜎᜉ᜔ᜀᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)


dasik

dasík (canonical)
ᜇᜐᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
dasic (alternative)


aruga

being protected and reared by someone; being taken care of by someone


arimuhunan

árimuhunán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜋᜓᜑᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

árimuhunán (canonical)
ᜀᜇᜒᜋᜓᜑᜓᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From ariin + puhunan, according to English (1987) and Panganiban (1973), but most likely a variant of arimuhanan, from arimuhan + an.


arimuhanan

árimuhanán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜋᜓᜑᜈᜈ᜔)

árimuhanán (canonical)
ᜀᜇᜒᜋᜓᜑᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
arimuhunan (alternative)

worth taking or keeping although not strictly needed or much needed at the moment


siyurbol

ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜇ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
syurbol (alternative)

Borrowed from English sureball, usually said in relation to basketball games.


multilingguwal

multilingguwál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜎ᜔)

multilingguwál (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
multilinggwal (alternative)

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English multilingual. The correct corresponding Spanish term is Spanish multilingüe.


kahinog-hinugan

tl-adj

kahinóg-hinugan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜈᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜒᜈᜓᜄᜈ᜔)

kahinóg-hinugan (canonical)
ᜃᜑᜒᜈᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜒᜈᜓᜄᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
cahinoghinogan (alternative)

[kɐ.hɪˌn̪oɡ hɪˈn̪uː.ɣɐn̪]


saling-ketket

saling-ketket (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔)

ᜐᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
salingket (alternative)
salingkit (alternative)
saling-kitkit (alternative)

Partial calque of saling-pusa with the second element translated to English cat pronounced as /æ/ with reduplication, as in saling-cat-cat.


kulang sa pito, labis sa walo

kulang sa pitó, labis sa waló (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜅ᜔ ᜐ ᜉᜒᜆᜓ ᜵ ᜎᜊᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐ ᜏᜎᜓ)

kulang sa pitó (canonical)
labis sa waló (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜎᜅ᜔ ᜐ ᜉᜒᜆᜓ ᜵ ᜎᜊᜒᜐ᜔ ᜐ ᜏᜎᜓ (Baybayin)

[ˌkuː.lɐn̪ sɐ pɪˌt̪o | ˌlaː.bɪs sɐ wɐˈlo]

Literally, “less than seven, more than eight”.


basang-sisiw

tl-adj

basáng-sisiw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜏ᜔)

basáng-sisiw (canonical)
ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
basang sisiw (alternative)


hubad sa katotohanan

hubád sa katotohanan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜊᜇ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜆᜓᜆᜓᜑᜈᜈ᜔)

hubád sa katotohanan (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜊᜇ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜆᜓᜆᜓᜑᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “naked from the truth”, or more loosely translated as “lacking and devoid in truth”.


lawit na ang dila

tl-adj

lawít na ang dilà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔ ᜈ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ)

lawít na ang dilà (canonical)
ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔ ᜈ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ (Baybayin)

[lɐˌwɪt̪ n̪ɐ ʔɐn̪ ˈd̪iː.lɐʔ]

Literally, “the tongue is now sticking out”.


nominatibo

tl-adj

nominatibo (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜋᜒᜈᜆᜒᜊᜓ)


de-kolor

de-kolór (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜎᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
de color (alternative)
decolor (alternative)
de-color (alternative)
de kolor (alternative)
dekolor (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish de color (“colored; of color”). By surface analysis, de- + kolor.

bor+

Paghiwalayin mo ang mga puting damit sa mga de-kolor.

Separate the white clothes from the colored ones.


akademiko

tl-adj

akadémikó (feminine akademika, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜇᜒᜋᜒᜃᜓ)

akadémikó (canonical)
akademika (feminine)
ᜀᜃᜇᜒᜋᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐ.xɐˌd̪ɛː.mɪˈxo]

Borrowed from Spanish académico, from Medieval Latin acadēmicus, from Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós).


produktibo

produktibo (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜊᜓ)

ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜒᜊᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish productivo (“productive”).


dekoratibo

tl-adj

dekoratibo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜇᜆᜒᜊᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish decorativo (“decorative”).


kunuwari

kunuwarì (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜈᜓᜏᜇᜒ (Baybayin)
conouari (alternative)
conovari (alternative)
conuari (alternative)
kunowari (alternative)

[kʊˈn̪waː.ɾɪʔ]


abrebyado

tl-adj

abrebyado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜌᜇᜓ)

ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜌᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
abrebiyado (alternative)


de-bote

ᜇᜒᜊᜓᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
debote (alternative)
de bote (alternative)

Clipping of de-botelya. By surface analysis, de- + bote.


de-botelya

de-botelya (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜊᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

ᜇᜒᜊᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)
de botelya (alternative)


maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw

maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜏᜈᜄ᜔ ᜉ ᜐ ᜐᜒᜃᜆ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜇᜏ᜔)

ᜋᜎᜒᜏᜈᜄ᜔ ᜉ ᜐ ᜐᜒᜃᜆ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

[mɐ.lɪˌwaː.n̪ɐɡ pɐ sɐ ˌsiː.xɐt̪ n̪ɐŋ ˈʔaː.ɾaʊ̯]


basang-basa

basáng-basá (canonical)
ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ᜊᜐ (Baybayin)


basang-basa

basáng-basâ (canonical)
ᜊᜐᜅ᜔ᜊᜐ (Baybayin)


walang kain

waláng kain (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜃᜁᜈ᜔)

waláng kain (canonical)
ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜃᜁᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


amoy kulob

amóy kulób (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜌ᜔ ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜊ᜔)

amóy kulób (canonical)
ᜀᜋᜓᜌ᜔ ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜊ᜔ (Baybayin)


karagragan

[kɐ.ɾɐɡˈɾaː.ɣɐn̪]


ansyano

ansyano (feminine ansyana, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜈᜓ)

[ʔɐn̪ˈʃaː.n̪o]

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of ansiyano.


areglado

[ʔɐ.ɾɛˈɡlaː.d̪o]

Borrowed from Spanish arreglado. By surface analysis, aregla + -ado.


asul seleste

asúl seleste (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜎ᜔ ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ)

asúl seleste (canonical)
ᜀᜐᜓᜎ᜔ ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)


selestyal

selestyál or selestyal (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)

selestyál (canonical)
selestyal (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of selestiyal.


aristokratiko

aristokrátikó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜆᜒᜃᜓ)

aristokrátikó (canonical)
ᜀᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜆᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


demokratiko

demokrátikó (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜆᜒᜃᜓ)

demokrátikó (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜆᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


oligarkiko

oligárkikó (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒᜄᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜃᜓ)

oligárkikó (canonical)
ᜂᜎᜒᜄᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


monarkiko

monárkikó (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜈᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)


nakatuntong sa numero

nakatuntóng sa númeró (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜐ ᜈᜓᜋᜒᜇᜓ)

nakatuntóng sa númeró (canonical)
ᜈᜃᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ ᜐ ᜈᜓᜋᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
nakatungtong sa numero (alternative)

minding one's ps and qs
mind one's ps and qs

minding one's ps and qs; walking on eggshells (carefully dealing with a person or situation to avoid upsetting someone)


rahan-rahan

rahan-rahan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜈ᜔)

[ˌɾaː.hɐn̪ ˈɾaː.hɐn̪]


lantaran

[lɐn̪ˈt̪aː.ɾɐn̪]

in plain sight; out in the open; easily visible; evident; overt


antemeridyan

antemeridyan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜒᜇᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜋᜒᜇᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐn̪.t̪ɛ.mɛˈɾiː.d͡ʒɐn̪]

Borrowed from English antemeridian, from Latin antemerīdiānus. Doublet of antemeridyano.


taas-noo

From taas + noo, literally “forehead raised”.

with one's head held high
with one's head held high

with one's head held high; proud (generating a sense of pride; being a cause for pride)


magkabuhos-utang

magkabuhos-utang (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜑᜓᜐ᜔ᜂᜆᜅ᜔)

ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜑᜓᜐ᜔ᜂᜆᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

belonging to the same ancestry or lineage (of two people)


pantropiko

pantrópikó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜒᜃᜓ)

pantrópikó (canonical)
ᜉᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜒᜃᜓ (Baybayin)

Feels like summer when I'm with you
Parang islang pantropiko
Can't wait to go back with you
Sa islang pantropiko

2024, BINI, “Pantropiko”, in Talaarawan:

Feels like summer when I'm with you
Like [a] tropical island
Can't wait to go back with you
In [a] tropical island


matalas ang mata

matalas ang matá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜎᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜋᜆ)

matalas ang matá (canonical)
ᜋᜆᜎᜐ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜋᜆ (Baybayin)

[mɐˌt̪aː.lɐs ʔɐŋ mɐˈt̪a]


sanib-puwersa

sanib-puwersa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈᜒᜊ᜔ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜐ)

ᜐᜈᜒᜊ᜔ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜐ (Baybayin)
sanib-pwersa (alternative)


nahukay sa baul

nahukay sa baúl (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜑᜓᜃᜌ᜔ ᜐ ᜊᜂᜎ᜔)

nahukay sa baúl (canonical)
ᜈᜑᜓᜃᜌ᜔ ᜐ ᜊᜂᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Literally, “happened to dig up from a chest”.

lit

found or reappeared after being lost or forgotten in a long time


bagsak-presyo

tl-adj

bagsák-presyo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ)

bagsák-presyo (canonical)
ᜊᜄ᜔ᜐᜃ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)


elado

Borrowed from Spanish helado, from Latin gelātus. Compare Cebuano helada.


ibayiw

ᜁᜊᜌᜒᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
ibayeo (alternative)
ibayio (alternative)
ibayiu (alternative)
ybayiu (alternative)

[ʔɪˈbaː.jɪʊ̯]


absuluto

Superseded, pre-2014 spelling of absoluto.


salingket

sálingkét (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌsaː.lɪŋˈkɛt̪̚]


kanalado

Borrowed from Spanish canalado, variant of acanalado.


kanelado

ᜃᜈᜒᜎᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
kanilado (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish canelado, older variant of acanelado. By surface analysis, kanela + -ado.


kanilyado

Borrowed from Spanish canillado, acanillado (literally “interwoven like little canes”).


akantilado

akantilado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜎᜇᜓ)


akaparado

Borrowed from Spanish acaparado. By surface analysis, akapara + -ado.


aksesible

aksesible (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

ᜀᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish accesible, from Late Latin accessibilis (“accessible”).


pabandying-bandying

pabandying-bandying (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔)

ᜉᜊᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
pa-bandying-bandying (alternative)
pa-banjing-banjing (alternative)
pabanjing-banjing (alternative)

From pa- + bandying-bandying, with the root being a reduplication of English bandying, from bandy + -ing.

prone to gallivanting; directionless; carefree; aimless


wala sa hulog

walâ sa hulog (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎ ᜐ ᜑᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

walâ sa hulog (canonical)
ᜏᜎ ᜐ ᜑᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

From its verb form mawala (“to disappear”) + sa (“in”) + hulog (“meaning”).

compound

out of one's mind; crazy; insane; unhinged; deranged (of a person)


nakapagpapabagabag

tl-adj

nakapagpápabagábag (superlative pinakanakapagpapabagabag, Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜉᜉᜊᜄᜊᜄ᜔)

nakapagpápabagábag (canonical)
pinakanakapagpapabagabag (superlative)
ᜈᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜉᜉᜊᜄᜊᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
nakakapagpabagabag (alternative informal)
nakapapagpabagabag (alternative)

From naka- + pag- + pabagabag, with initial reduplication.


Manilense

Borrowed from Spanish manilense, from Manila + -ense.


asentuwado

asentuwado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜏᜇᜓ)

ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜏᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
aksentuwado (alternative)
aksentwado (alternative)
asentwado (alternative)


asentwado

asentwado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜏᜇᜓ)

ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜏᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of asentuwado.


aksentuwado

aksentuwado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜏᜇᜓ)

ᜀᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜏᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
aksentwado (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish acentuado but refitted for aksento, a pseudo-Hispanism derived from English accent.


aksentwado

tl-adj

aksentwado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜏᜇᜓ)

ᜀᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜏᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of aksentuwado.


kapritsoso

kapritsoso (feminine kapritsosa, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜐᜓ)

kapritsosa (feminine)
ᜃᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜐᜓ (Baybayin)
kaprisyoso (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish caprichoso, from Italian capriccioso.