PG

Borrowed from English PG; the meaning being a phono-semantic matching of English parental guidance, coined by Movie and Television Review and Classification Board in 2012.

coinage

(film, television) Initialism of patnubay at gabay: parental guidance (television and motion picture rating in in the Philippines)


ensayo

Borrowed from Spanish ensayo (“essay”), from Late Latin exagium.


manikin

Borrowed from English mannequin, from French mannequin, from Dutch manneken. Doublet of maniki.


parte

Borrowed from Spanish parte. Doublet of part.

(theater, film) role; stint; part (in a theatrical play, drama, or film shoot)


iki

(folklore) nocturnal, winged creature of a batlike appearance with a long thread-like sucker tongue (said to suck blood from the soles of the feet of women in childbirth)


medida

(literary, poetry, music) measure; measurement; number of syllables in a line (in poetry)


sirena

[sɪˈɾɛː.n̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish sirena, from Late Latin Sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn). The third sense is an extension of the original, further popularized by the rap song Sirena.

Ligaya Tiamson Rubin, may mga kuwento ang mga taga- Angono tungkol sa mga sirena na siyang nakikita sa isang malaking bato na umaawit at may mahabang gintong buhok. Kapag may dumarating na tao ay agad itong nawawala.

2005, Ligaya Tiamson- Rubin, (Es) kultura ng bayan: Kakambal ng ibang mga bayan:

Diego: 'Yun pong bahagi ng dagat ditong nilalabasan ng mga sirena. Galit daw po ang mga sirena sa mga tagarito. Ayon po kasi sa kuwentu-kuwento, noong unang panahon daw e pinakialaman ng mga mangingisda dito ang mga sirena ...

1993, Ricardo Lee, Salome: a Filipino filmscript, Univ of Wisconsin Center for:

Sa kaharian nila Amelita... Sa kaharian ng mga Sirena...Nakaramdam ako ng kasiyahan. Si Lagrimas... Sana ay masaya siya saan man siya naroon.... Katapusan Si Robinson Mago ay isang Electronics and Communication Engineer na ...

2014, Robin Mago, Amelita, Robinson Mago:

Natutuklasan nila sa mga libro ni Gaying na lahat ng mga taga-Angono ay nagiging bida, walang bandido, nagiging mga diwata, higante at mga sirena sa kanilang mahal na Angono. Nagkakaroon tuloy sila ng pakiramdam na sila man ay ...

2005, Ligaya Tiamson- Rubin, Angono, Rizal: Pagtatala ng gunita, panimulang dokumentasyon ng mga bayan sa Pilipinas, →ISBN:


retirada

[ɾɛ.t̪ɪˈɾaː.d̪ɐ]


retirada

[ɾɛ.t̪ɪˈɾaː.d̪ɐ]


tono

(literature) tone (manner in which speech or writing is expressed)


tipo

Borrowed from Spanish tipo, from Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”).


kapre

Borrowed from Spanish cafre, from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “unbeliever”), originally referring to the East African slaves brought by the Portuguese and sold in Manila as "Cafres".

(folklore) ogre or giant believed to smoke cigars and live in old trees, especially balete (banyan) trees


salta

Early borrowing from Spanish saltar. Doublet of jota.


bituin

tl-noun

bituín or bituin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔)

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

[bɪˈt̪uː.ʔɪn̪]

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

(chiefly acting, figurative) star; celebrity


laho

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

bor+

(folklore, obsolete) eclipse monster that devours the moon


lirika

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


sukat

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


asento

Borrowed from Spanish acento, ultimately from Latin accentus.

(orthography) accent (mark to indicate accent)


dahon

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *dahun (“leaf”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (“leaf; blade of paddle or oar; ‘table’ for eating”). Compare Malay daun.

inh

(publishing) sheet of paper; leaf (of a book)


balada

Borrowed from Spanish balada, from French ballade, from Old Occitan ballada, from Late Latin ballāre.


SPG

[ˌʔɛs pɪ ˈd͡ʒi]

Borrowed from English SPG; the meaning being a phono-semantic matching of English strong parental guidance. Coined by Movie and Television Review and Classification Board in 2012.

coinage

(television) Initialism of striktong patnubay at gabay: strong parental guidance (television content rating in the Philippines used for programs containing mature or disturbing graphic content and subject matter, and/or coarse language that are not suitable for children without parental supervision)


akto

Borrowed from Spanish acto, from Latin āctus.


nuno

(folklore, mythology) goblin in Philippine folklore believed to live in anthills


katinig

[kɐˈt̪iː.n̪ɪɡ̚]


kunan

tl-verb

kunan (complete kinunan, progressive kinukunan, contemplative kukunan, 1st benefactive trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

kinunan (completive)
kinukunan (progressive)
kukunan (contemplative)
ᜃᜓᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
kuha (root)
kunan (infinitive)
kinunan (completive root)
kinukunan (progressive root)
inakunan (dialectal progressive root)
kukunan (benefactive contemplative)
akunan (benefactive contemplative dialectal)
kuni (benefactive dialectal imperative)

tl-infl-in-an

kunan

kunan

From a syncopic form of kuhanan, from kuha + -nan.


tiktik

(folklore) harpy-like creature believed to attack victims at night (whose cry is supposed to announce the presence of an aswang)


engkanto

Borrowed from Spanish encanto (“charm, spell”).

bor+

(folklore) engkanto (mythical environmental spirits in Philippine folklore)


aswang

From Greater Central Philippine *aswang (“witch”). Compare Aklanon aswang, Cebuano aswang, Hiligaynon aswang, and Malay ason (“evil spirit of the night”). See also Malay suangi. Possibly related to Sanskrit असुर (asura) + -ng.

(folklore, mythology) aswang (shapeshifting evil creature in Philippine mythology)


sakay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakay. Compare Kapampangan sake.

inh+

(printing) mounting of type composition on a printing machine

(printing) number of type compositions needed (to complete printing of a publication on the machine)


tikbalang

(folklore, mythology) tikbalang (humanoid creature in Philippine folklore having a head and hooves of a horse)


lakambini

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


trahedya

[t̪ɾɐˈhɛː.d͡ʒɐ]


tutuldok

tutuldók (canonical)
ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


impakto

Uncertain. Possibly from Spanish impacto (“impact; impression”) or from Latin en facto, and most sources cite the latter, despite the ungrammatical nature of the phrase in Latin. Zorc (1985) also believes it to be from the Spanish term and not the Latin one.

Tila dinadala tayo ng mga halimbawa sa daigdig ng mga impakto. Hu- wag sana tayong mabahala. Ibig lamang nating ipakita ang kasaklawang semantiko ng " ginhawa" sa kinagisnang sikolohiya, at ang pagkakaugnay nito sa kaluluwa.

1982, Rogelia Pe- Pua, Philippine Psychology Research, Training House, Sikolohiyang Pilipino: teorya, metodo, at gamit:

... pagpaslang kay Rabot ay importanteng tanda ng katapusan ng mga halimaw na galing sa Gagamban. Sa panahon ni Bantong, tuluyan nang nalipol ang mga tandayag, ang mga mampak, ang mga impakto ni Aswang. Tahimik na ang Bikol.

(folklore, mythology) evil spirit causing temporary madness


tiyanak

[ˈt͡ʃaː.n̪ɐk̚]

Shortened from patiyanak. Related to Malay pontianak (“ghost of a mother who died at birth”).

Sinabi ng kanyang ina na siya'y iniligaw ng batang sinusundan niya na isang tiyanak pala at ang naging laban sa panliligaw ng tiyanak ay ang ginawa niyang pagbabaligtad ng damit nang wala naman sa kanyang loob. Mula nga noon ay ...

1970, Rolando E. Villacorte, Baliwag! then and now:

MANGKUKULAM Sige, Tiyanak. TP/ANAK Peace, peace, peace ! Iminumungkahi ko na ang lahat ng tiyanak ay bigyan ng pagkakataong lumaki. (Magtatawanan.) TIYANAK Aba, noon pa e sanggol na kami, a. Huwag ninyong sabihin na ...

2000, Rey Edrozo De la Cruz, Mag Cruz Hatol, Tatlong manyika hanggang sa Pulburon: mga dula tungkol sa paglikha, pagkain at kahit anuman:

(folklore) tiyanak (vampiric creature in Philippine mythology taking the form of a baby that dies before being baptized)


mangkukulam

tl-noun

mangkukulam (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜃᜓᜎᜋ᜔)

ᜋᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜃᜓᜎᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

... naniniwala kayo sa Diyos. Mas malaking pinsala ang mangyayari kahit sa mga hindi mananampalataya kung mangkukulam sila, dahil kung mangkukulam kayo, nagtatawag kayo ng masasamang espiritu. Halimbawa, kung mangkukulam.

2017, Dr. Jaerock Lee, Espiritu, Kaluluwa, at Katawan I : Spirit, Soul and Body Ⅰ (Tagalog Edition): Ang Kwento ng Mahiwagang Pagkilala sa Ating “Sarili”, UrimBooks, →ISBN:

Noong bata pa si Sabel, at ni hindi natin alam kung sinong Sabel, dalawang mangkukulam - isang babae at isang lalaki - ang nag-away. Hindi natin alam kung magkabiyak ang dalawang ito; ni hindi natin alam kung ano ang pinag- awayan ...

1989, “Ani: Literary Journal of the Cultural Center of the Philippines”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

Sinabi ng doktor-kulam na hindi niya naabutan ang mangkukulam sa loob ng katawan ng dalagita kaya ito'y hindi gumaling. Sa madaling sabi, nakatakas ang matinik na mangkukulam at di-umano'y bakas na lamang ang naiwan kung kaya't ...

1970, Rolando E. Villacorte, Baliwag, Then and Now:


pelikula

Borrowed from Spanish película, from Latin pellicula.

(cinematography) film; movie; motion picture


mambabarang

mámbabárang (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜇᜅ᜔)

mámbabárang (canonical)
ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜊᜇᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

From mam- + Cebuano barang with initial reduplication.


pahilis

(orthography) acute accent, used to indicate stress on a following syllable in Tagalog words


paiwa

[pɐˈʔiː.wɐʔ]

(orthography) grave accent, used to indicate a final glottal stop


siyokoy

A metathesis of Hokkien 水鬼 (chúi-kúi). For the second sense, coined by Virgilio S. Almario.

(folklore) siyokoy; merman (especially the Philippine version)


talingdaw

talingdáw (canonical)
ᜆᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜇᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɐ.lɪn̪ˈd̪aʊ̯]

(literature, music) ancient, dramatic boat song (sung during certain domestic activities)


diwata

[d̪ɪˈwaː.t̪ɐʔ]

Borrowed from Cebuano diwata, from Proto-Visayan *diwata, from Malay dewata, from Sanskrit देवता (devátā, “god, deity”). Compare Kapampangan diuata.

(mythology, folklore, obsolete) universal supreme being


Bathala

Borrowed from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra, “revered, worshipful”). Likely related to Batara Guru. Compare Malay berhala.

bor+

(historical, folklore) supreme deity of the Tagalog people


henyo

Borrowed from Spanish genio (“genie”), from French génie.


komposisyon

tl-noun

komposisyón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

komposisyón (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

(typography) typesetting; composition of written material into type


gayuma

From Southern Luzon axis *gayúma (“love-charm”). Compare Kapampangan gayuma. See also Cebuano gugma (“love”). The sense of “magnet” is coined in the 1960s as an allusion to the effect of the magical potion.

(folklore, magic) love charm; philter (charm or potion to cause a person to fall in love)


gayumahin

tl-verb

gayumahin (complete ginayuma, progressive ginagayuma, contemplative gagayumahin, 1st object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜌᜓᜋᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

ginayuma (completive)
ginagayuma (progressive)
gagayumahin (contemplative)
ᜄᜌᜓᜋᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
-in (affix)
ᜒᜈ᜔ (affix)
gayuma (root)
ᜄᜌᜓᜋ (root)
gayumahin (infinitive)
ᜄᜌᜓᜋᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (infinitive)
ginayuma (completive root)
ᜄᜒᜈᜌᜓᜋ (completive root)
ginagayuma (progressive root)
ᜄᜒᜈᜄᜌᜓᜋ (progressive root)
inagayuma (dialectal progressive root)
ᜁᜈᜄᜌᜓᜋ (progressive root)
gagayumahin (contemplative objective)
ᜄᜄᜌᜓᜋᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (contemplative objective)
agayumahin (contemplative dialectal objective)
ᜀᜄᜌᜓᜋᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (contemplative objective)
gayumahin (imperative objective)
ᜄᜌᜓᜋᜑᜒᜈ᜔ (imperative objective)
gayuma (dialectal imperative objective)
ᜄᜌᜓᜋ (imperative objective)
gayumaha (dialectal imperative objective)
ᜄᜌᜓᜋᜑ (imperative objective)

gayumahin

gagayumahin
ᜄᜄᜌᜓᜋᜑᜒᜈ᜔
agayumahin¹
 ᜀᜄᜌᜓᜋᜑᜒᜈ᜔

gayumahin
 ᜄᜌᜓᜋᜑᜒᜈ᜔
gayuma¹
ᜄᜌᜓᜋ
gayumaha¹
ᜄᜌᜓᜋᜑ

"Kung ako lang ang dalaga, indi na ako kailangan pang gayumahin ni Narding," at muling tumawa ang matanda. "Mapalad ang babaing mapapangasawa niya." Humagikgik si Esang. "Sa tingin ko, may gusto sa iyo si Narding," patuloy ng ina ...

1994, Corazon D. Villareal, Translating the Sugilanon: Re-Framing the Sign, University of Hawaii Press:

" If I'm the only lady, Narding wouldn't have charmed me," and the old woman laughed again. "His wife to-be is very lucky." Esang giggled. "I think Narding likes you," her mother continued ...

"Hindi ka ginayuma ni Amando, natiyempuhan niyang nasa oras ka ng iyong karupukan. Dumaraan sa buhay nating mga babae ang gayong kalagayan." Napatungo si Myrna sa katotohanang iyon.

2006, Ireneo Perez Catilo, Pandesal: at iba pang kuwento:

Amando didn't charm you, he was there during the time of your weakness. Those conditions come into our lives as women." Myrna jumped into that conclusion.

(folklore) to attract or charm someone to a relationship using a love potion or charm


palaisipan

paláisipán (canonical)
ᜉᜎᜁᜐᜒᜉᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From isip + pala- -an, literally “something to think or ponder about”.


tandang pananong

tl-noun

tandáng pananóng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈᜈᜓᜅ᜔)

tandáng pananóng (canonical)
ᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈᜈᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

From tanda + -ng + pananong. Either a calque of Spanish signo de interrogación or English question mark.


tandang padamdam

tl-noun

tandáng padamdám (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜉᜇᜋ᜔ᜇᜋ᜔)

tandáng padamdám (canonical)
ᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜉᜇᜋ᜔ᜇᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

From tanda + -ng + padamdam. Either a calque of Spanish signo de exclamación or English exclamation mark.

(typography) exclamation point; exclamation mark


mamamahayag

mámamahayág (canonical)
ᜋᜋᜋᜑᜌᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

From mam- + pahayag, with initial reduplication.


oktaba

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.


sakyan

tl-verb

sakyán (complete sinakyan, progressive sinasakyan, contemplative sasakyan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

sakyán (canonical)
sinakyan (completive)
sinasakyan (progressive)
sasakyan (contemplative)
ᜐᜃ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
sakay (root)
sumakay (infinitive root trigger-actor)
sumakay (completive root trigger-actor)
sumasakay (progressive trigger-actor)
nasakay (dialectal progressive trigger-actor)
sasakay (contemplative trigger-actor)
masakay (contemplative dialectal trigger-actor)
kasasakay (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakasakay (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
sakyan (infinitive root trigger-object)
sinakyan (completive root trigger-object)
sinasakyan (progressive trigger-object)
inasakyan (dialectal progressive trigger-object)
sasakyan (contemplative trigger-object)
asakyan (contemplative dialectal trigger-object)
pagsakyan (infinitive root trigger-locative)
pinagsakyan (completive root trigger-locative)
pinapagsakyan (progressive trigger-locative)
pinagsasakyan (progressive trigger-locative)
papagsakyan (contemplative trigger-locative)
pagsasakyan (contemplative trigger-locative)
isakay (benefactive infinitive root)
isinakay (benefactive completive root)
isinasakay (benefactive progressive)
isasakay (benefactive contemplative)
ipansakay (infinitive root trigger-instrument)
ipinansakay (completive root trigger-instrument)
ipinapansakay (progressive trigger-instrument)
ipapansakay (contemplative trigger-instrument)
ikasakay (infinitive root trigger-causative)
ikinasakay (completive root trigger-causative)
ikinasasakay (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakasakay (progressive trigger-causative)
ikasasakay (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakasakay (contemplative trigger-causative)
isakay (emphatic infinitive rare root trigger-causative)
isinakay (completive emphatic rare root trigger-causative)
isinasakay (emphatic progressive rare trigger-causative)
isasakay (contemplative emphatic rare trigger-causative)
isakay (infinitive root trigger-measurement)
isinakay (completive root trigger-measurement)
isinasakay (progressive trigger-measurement)
isasakay (contemplative trigger-measurement)
magpasakay (infinitive trigger-actor)
nagpasakay (completive trigger-actor)
nagpapasakay (progressive trigger-actor)
magpapasakay (contemplative trigger-actor)
kapasasakay (completive formal past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapapasakay (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kapagpapasakay (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
kakapasakay (completive past past-recent trigger-actor)
pasakyin (actor-secondary infinitive)
pinasakay (actor-secondary completive)
pinasasakay (actor-secondary progressive)
pinapasakay (actor-secondary progressive)
pasasakyin (actor-secondary contemplative)
papasakyin (actor-secondary contemplative)
pasakyan (infinitive trigger-object)
pinasakyan (completive trigger-object)
pinapasakyan (progressive trigger-object)
pinasasakyan (progressive trigger-object)
papasakyan (contemplative trigger-object)
pasasakyan (contemplative trigger-object)
ipagpasakay (benefactive infinitive)
ipinagpasakay (benefactive completive)
ipinagpapasakay (benefactive formal progressive)
ipinapagpasakay (benefactive progressive)
ipagpapasakay (benefactive contemplative formal)
ipapagpasakay (benefactive contemplative)
ikapagpasakay (infinitive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpasakay (completive trigger-causative)
ikinapagpapasakay (formal progressive trigger-causative)
ikinakapagpasakay (progressive trigger-causative)
ikapagpapasakay (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
ikakapagpasakay (contemplative trigger-causative)
pagpasakyan (infinitive trigger-locative)
pinagpasakyan (completive trigger-locative)
pinagpapasasakyan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
pinapagpasakyan (progressive trigger-locative)
pagpapasasakyan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
papagpasakyan (contemplative trigger-locative)
papagsakyan (infinitive trigger-locative)
pinapagsakyan (completive trigger-locative)
pinapapagsakyan (progressive trigger-locative)
papapagsakyan (contemplative trigger-locative)
makasakay (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakasakay (completive trigger-actor)
nakasasakay (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakasakay (progressive trigger-actor)
makasasakay (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakasakay (contemplative trigger-actor)
mapasakay (infinitive trigger-actor)
napasakay (completive trigger-actor)
napasasakay (formal progressive trigger-actor)
napapasakay (progressive trigger-actor)
mapasasakay (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
mapapasakay (contemplative trigger-actor)
masakyan (infinitive trigger-object)
nasakyan (completive trigger-object)
nasasakyan (progressive trigger-object)
masasakyan (contemplative trigger-object)
maisakay (benefactive infinitive)
naisakay (benefactive completive)
naisasakay (benefactive progressive)
maisasakay (benefactive contemplative)
maikasakay (infinitive trigger-causative)
naikasakay (completive trigger-causative)
naikasasakay (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naikakasakay (progressive trigger-causative)
naiikasakay (progressive trigger-causative)
naikasasakay (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
naikakasakay (contemplative trigger-causative)
naiikasakay (contemplative trigger-causative)
maisakay (infinitive trigger-causative)
naisakay (completive trigger-causative)
naisasakay (progressive trigger-causative)
maisasakay (contemplative trigger-causative)
mapagsakayan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napagsakayan (completive trigger-locative)
napagsasakayan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
napapagsakayan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapagsasakayan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
mapapagsakayan (contemplative trigger-locative)
makapagpasakay (infinitive trigger-actor)
nakapagpasakay (completive trigger-actor)
nakapagpapasakay (formal progressive trigger-actor)
nakakapagpasakay (progressive trigger-actor)
makapagpapasakay (contemplative formal trigger-actor)
makakapagpasakay (contemplative trigger-actor)
mapasakay (actor-secondary infinitive)
napasakay (actor-secondary completive)
napasasakay (actor-secondary formal progressive)
napapasakay (actor-secondary progressive)
mapasasakay (actor-secondary contemplative formal)
mapapasakay (actor-secondary contemplative)
mapasakyan (infinitive trigger-object)
napasakyan (completive trigger-object)
napasasakyan (formal progressive trigger-object)
napapasakyan (progressive trigger-object)
mapasasakyan (contemplative formal trigger-object)
mapapasakyan (contemplative trigger-object)
maipagpasakay (benefactive infinitive)
naipagpasakay (benefactive completive)
naipagpapasakay (benefactive formal progressive)
naipapagpasakay (benefactive progressive)
naiipagpasakay (benefactive progressive)
maipagpapasakay (benefactive contemplative formal)
maipapagpasakay (benefactive contemplative)
maiipagpasakay (benefactive contemplative)
maikapagpasakay (infinitive trigger-causative)
naikapagpasakay (completive trigger-causative)
naikapagpapasakay (formal progressive trigger-causative)
naikakapagpasakay (progressive trigger-causative)
naiikapagpasakay (progressive trigger-causative)
maikapagpapasakay (contemplative formal trigger-causative)
maikakapagpasakay (contemplative trigger-causative)
maiikapagpasakay (contemplative trigger-causative)
mapagpasakyan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napagpasakyan (completive trigger-locative)
napagpapasasakyan (formal progressive trigger-locative)
napapagpasakyan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapagpapasasakyan (contemplative formal trigger-locative)
mapapagpasakyan (contemplative trigger-locative)
mapapagsakyan (infinitive trigger-locative)
napapagsakyan (completive trigger-locative)
napapapagsakyan (progressive trigger-locative)
mapapapagsakyan (contemplative trigger-locative)
makisakay (direct infinitive)
nakisakay (completive direct)
nakikisakay (direct progressive)
makikisakay (contemplative direct)
makipagpasakay (indirect infinitive)
nakipagpasakay (completive indirect)
nakikipagpasakay (indirect progressive)
makikipagpasakay (contemplative indirect)

Syncopic form of sakayan, from sakay + -an.

(printing) to mount with type forms or compositions (of a printing press)


salawikain

saláwikaín (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜏᜒᜃᜁᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

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

(literature) proverb; maxim; adage; saying


santelmo

Borrowed from Spanish santelmo, from fuego de San Telmo (“St. Elmo's fire”).

(folklore) fireball or flame spirit, similar to the will o' the wisp, that stalks or chases people at night, and believed to be formed from the ignited blood of a person who tragically died


korido

(literature) corrido (narrative poem of some length, in octo or dodecasyllabic syllables)


parikala

tl-noun

parikalà or parikala (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒᜃᜎ)

parikalà (canonical)
parikala (canonical)
ᜉᜇᜒᜃᜎ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Sanskrit परिकर (parikara, “covert or indirect intimation of coming events in a plot”).


parabula

Borrowed from Spanish parábola. Doublet of parabola, palabra, and parol.


diyona

[ˈd͡ʒoː.n̪ɐ]

(literature) ancient poem with three lines and seven-metered stanzas, and recited or sung at weddings


balik-tanaw

tl-noun

balík-tanáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜈᜏ᜔)

balík-tanáw (canonical)
ᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜈᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)


Pasyon

Borrowed from Spanish Pasión, from Latin passiōnem (“suffering”). Compare Kapampangan Pasiun.

(literature) life of Christ in vernacular verse and chanted for a whole day and whole night without pause during Lent


pabasa

(Catholicism, literature) reading of the Passion during Lent