maestro

tl-noun

maestro (feminine maestra, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ or ᜋᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

maestra (feminine)
ᜋᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
ᜋᜌᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish maestro, from Latin magister, magistrum. Compare Kapampangan mestru and English master. Doublet of mister.


opera

[ˌʔoː.pɛˈɾa]

Italian language
Latin language
Spanish language

Borrowed from Spanish ópera (“opera”), from Italian opera, from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of obra.


baton

Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.

(music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band


ere

Borrowed from Spanish aire, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr). Doublet of arya.


metodo

Borrowed from Spanish método, from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos).

(music) method (textbook for a specified musical instrument)


jota

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish jota, from older xota, from Mozarabic *šáwta (“jump”), from Latin saltō (“to dance”). Doublet of salta.


gitara

[ɡɪˈt̪aː.ɾɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish guitarra, from Old Spanish guitarra, borrowed from Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra), borrowed from Aramaic קיתרא, borrowed from Ancient Greek κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ (kĭthắrā). Doublet of sitara.


arpa

arpa (canonical)
arpá (canonical)
ᜀᜇ᜔ᜉ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish arpa (“harp”), from Late Latin harpa.


koro

Borrowed from Spanish coro, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós).

(music) chorus (part of a song repeated between verses)


medida

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


menor

Borrowed from Spanish menor, from Latin minōrem.


harmonika

harmóniká (canonical)
ᜑᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜈᜒᜃ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish armónica, from English harmonica. The /h/ has been repronounced due to spelling and English influence.


dila

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq. Compare Ibanag zila, Ilocano dila, Kiput deleiʔ, Malay lidah, and Tsat la⁵⁵. Also possibly from a metathesis of Sanskrit लीढ (līḍha, “licked”).


puwa

Borrowed from Spanish púa (“plectrum; pick”), from Vulgar Latin *pugia, from Latin pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to sting”).


organo

[ˌʔoɾ.ɡɐˈn̪o]

(music) organ (a musical instrument made of multiple pipes)


trombon

trombón (canonical)
ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish trombón (“trombone”).


konduktor

tl-noun

konduktór (feminine konduktora, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

konduktór (canonical)
konduktora (feminine)
ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish conductor, from Latin conductor. Sense of “person who collects fares in Public transportation”, semantic loan from English conductor.

(music) conductor; bandmaster; orchestra or band leader


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.


kulot

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulut (“curly-haired”). Compare Ilocano kulot, Pangasinan kulut, Kapampangan kulut, and Cebuano kulot.

(music, colloquial) melismatic (in singing)


kulot

kulot ng boses

(music, colloquial) melisma; vocal run (in singing)


trumpeta

[t̪ɾʊmˈpɛː.t̪ɐ]


bilis

Compare Kapampangan bilis. See also Spanish veloz.


serenata

[sɛ.ɾɛˈn̪aː.t̪ɐ]


akordeon

akordeón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

akordeón (canonical)
ᜀᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish acordeón, from German Akkordeon.


orkestra

orkestra or órkestrá (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)

orkestra (canonical)
órkestrá (canonical)
ᜂᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ (Baybayin)

[ʔoɾˈkɛs.t̪ɾɐ]

Borrowed from English orchestra, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρᾱ (orkhḗstrā). Doublet of orkesta.


piyano

Borrowed from Spanish piano (“piano”), from Italian piano, from Latin plānus.


basista

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English bassist, influenced by Spanish -ista. Doublet of bahista.


gansa

Borrowed from Malay gangsa (“bell-metal; bronze”), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa). Compare Kankanaey gangsa, Tausug gangsa', Indonesian kangsa, Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa) and Balinese ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ (gangsa).

bor+

Ifugao brass gong with convex side and forked stick as a handle


batuta

[bɐˈt̪uː.t̪ɐʔ]


plektro

ᜉ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish plectro (“plectrum”), from Latin plēctrum, from Ancient Greek πλῆκτρον (plêktron).


balada

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


baho

Borrowed from Spanish bajo, from Late Latin bassus.


kulintang

kulintáng (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulintaŋ. Compare Tboli klintang, Yakan kwintangan, Indonesian kolintang, Indonesian kelenteng, Javanese ꦏ꧀ꦭꦺꦤ꧀ꦛꦺꦁ (klénthéng).


panderetas

tl-noun

panderetas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆᜐ᜔)

ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[pɐn̪.d̪ɛˈɾɛː.t̪ɐs]

Borrowed from Spanish panderetas, plural form of pandereta (“tambourine”).


rigodon

Borrowed from Spanish rigodón, from French rigodon.


hagod

(music, colloquial) portamento; gliding or sliding between notes (especially with the voice)


silopono

silóponó (canonical)
ᜐᜒᜎᜓᜉᜓᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


kundiman

The name of the love song is possibly due to the strong association of love to the color of the cloth. Compare Cebuano kundiman, Hiligaynon kundiman, Calamian Tagbanwa kundiman, Palawan Batak kundiman, Hanunoo kundiman.

(music) kundiman (a genre of native love songs or serenades)


antem

Borrowed from English anthem, from Middle English anteme, from Old English antefn, antefen and Old French antiene, anteine, anteivne, from Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna). Doublet of antipona.


akordeonista

akordeonista (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

ᜀᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish acordeonista. By surface analysis, akordeon + -ista.


agong

From Malay gong. Compare Hanunoo agong, Cebuano agong, Maranao agong, Tausug agung, and Javanese ꦒꦺꦴꦁ (gong).


tambol

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


medyor

[ˈmɛː.d͡ʒoɾ]


biyolin

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


biyola

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


batingting

tl-noun

batingtíng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

batingtíng (canonical)
ᜊᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

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


bahon

Borrowed from Spanish bajón (“bassoon”).


martsa

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


arya

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

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


kawad

Compare Maranao kawat, Tausug kawat, and Malay kawat.

(music, obsolete) chord; string (of a musical stringed instrument)


tagumpay

tagumpáy (canonical)
ᜆᜄᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɐ.ɣʊmˈpaɪ̯]

Possibly composed of tag- (“time of”) and humpay (“stop; pause”). Compare Kapampangan tagumpe.

(music, historical) traditional victory song (to commemorate a battle won or to honor victors)


talingdaw

talingdáw (canonical)
ᜆᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜇᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

[t̪ɐ.lɪn̪ˈd̪aʊ̯]

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


kumintang

kumintáng (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

ancient battle or conquest songs of Kumintang warriors

(music) a type of song and music
a type of matrimonial ballad

a type of doleful wedding ditty (in verse sung by men during nuptial ceremonies)

amorous song and music with guitar accompaniment

(music) a type of song and music
a type of kundiman

stylistic chant set to the verses of Florante at Laura


hasang

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hasaŋ. Compare Bikol Central asang, Cebuano hasang, Ilocano asang, Kiput iëŋ, Malay insang, and Yami arang.

inh+

(music) tool covering the hole of wind instruments


tiyempo

Borrowed from Spanish tiempo, from Latin tempus.


bangsi

Borrowed from Malay bangsi, ultimately from Sanskrit वंशी (vaṃśī, “pipe; flute”).

(music) native flute (made of reed or rice stalk)


saliw

tl-noun

saliw or salíw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜏ᜔)

saliw (canonical)
salíw (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜒᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)


bahista

Borrowed from Spanish bajista. By surface analysis, baha + -ista. Doublet of basista.


tambuli

Compare Cebuano tambuli and Maguindanao tambuli.


konsiyerto

konsiyerto (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish concierto. Doublet of kunsirto.

(music) concert (a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part)


kuwerdas

Borrowed from Spanish cuerdas, plural of cuerda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”). Compare Cebuano kuldas.


kompositor

tl-noun

kompositór (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜒᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

kompositór (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜒᜆᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


dilaan

tl-verb

dilaan (complete dinilaan, progressive dinidilaan, contemplative didilaan, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜀᜈ᜔)

dinilaan (completive)
dinidilaan (progressive)
didilaan (contemplative)
ᜇᜒᜎᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
la (root)
dilaan (infinitive)
dinilaan (completive root)
dinidilaan (progressive root)
inadilaan (dialectal progressive root)
didilaan (contemplative objective)
adilaan (contemplative dialectal objective)
dilai (dialectal imperative objective)

tl-infl-in-an

dilaan

dilaan

[d̪ɪˈlaː.ʔɐn̪]

(music) to provide a reed on (a woodwind instrument)


segundahan

tl-verb

segundahán or segúndahán (complete sinegundahan, progressive sinesegundahan, contemplative sesegundahan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜈ᜔)

segundahán (canonical)
segúndahán (canonical)
sinegundahan (completive)
sinesegundahan (progressive)
sesegundahan (contemplative)
ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
segunda (root)
segundahan (infinitive)
sinegundahan (completive root)
sinesegundahan (progressive root)
inasegundahan (dialectal progressive root)
sesegundahan (contemplative objective)
asegundahan (contemplative dialectal objective)
segundahi (dialectal imperative objective)

segundahan

[ˌsɛː.ɣʊn̪ˈd̪aː.hɐn̪]

(music) to accompany by singing the second voice


kudyapi

[kʊˈd͡ʒaː.pɪʔ]

Ultimately from Sanskrit कच्छप (kacchapa, “tortoise”). Compare Ilocano kudiapi, Central Subanen kutapi', Maranao kotiyapi' (“banjo”), Malay kecapi (“four-stringed lute”), Sundanese ᮊᮎᮕᮤ (kacapi, “zither”), and Sanskrit कच्छपी (kacchapī, “lute”).


pikolo

Borrowed from Spanish pícolo, from Italian piccolo.


antipona

antíponá (canonical)
ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜉᜓᜈ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish antífona, from Medieval Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, “verse response”). Doublet of antem.


plawta

Borrowed from Spanish flauta, from Occitan and Old Occitan flaut.


indayog

[ʔɪn̪ˈd̪aː.joɡ̚]


kumpas

Borrowed from Spanish compás, from Medieval Latin compassus (“circle, circuit”). Doublet of kompas.

Hindi siya makasabay sa pag-awit sapagkat mabilis ang kumpas ng kanta.

She cannot keep up with singing because the beat of the song is fast.

(music) conductor's beat in music with a baton or one's hand


kotilyon

kotilyón (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


akompanya

akompanyá (canonical)
ᜀᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)


armonika

armóniká (canonical)
ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜓᜈᜒᜃ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐɾˌmoː.n̪ɪˈxa]

Borrowed from Spanish armónica, from English harmonica.


orkesta

Borrowed from Spanish orquesta, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρᾱ (orkhḗstrā). Doublet of orkestra.


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.


palakpak

Probably related to pakpak, pagakpak, and a fossilized infix *-al-. The fossilized -*al- infix is possibly related to Malay -el- infix.

(music) ratchet; rattle for scaring birds


lubi-lubi

lubí-lubí (canonical)
ᜎᜓᜊᜒᜎᜓᜊᜒ (Baybayin)

Possibly from Cebuano lubilubi or another Visayan language (cf. Cebuano lubi (“coconut”)).

(music) a Waray folk song used as a mnemonic for the months of the year


birit

[ˈbiː.ɾɪt̪̚]

(music) belting out songs with maximum range and vocal power


tambol-mayor

tl-noun

tamból-mayór (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

tamból-mayór (canonical)
ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish tambor mayor (“drum major”).


karilyon

tl-noun

karilyón or karilyon (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

karilyón (canonical)
karilyon (canonical)
ᜃᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


budots

Borrowed from Cebuano budots (“slacker”).

bor+

electronic dance music
electronic dance music#English

(music) budots (a grassroots electronic dance music genre characterized by its heavy use of percussion, hypnotic bass, high-pitched whistle hooks, and organic noises)


diyona

[ˈd͡ʒoː.n̪ɐ]

(music) folk song during weddings or drinking parties


imno

Borrowed from Spanish himno, from Latin hymnus, from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos).


Magnipikat

tl-proper noun

Magnípikát (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜈᜒᜉᜒᜃᜆ᜔)

Magnípikát (canonical)
ᜋᜄ᜔ᜈᜒᜉᜒᜃᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Latin magnificat, the first word of the Latin version of the canticle.


bangsing-tao

tl-noun

bangsíng-tao (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜆᜂ)

bangsíng-tao (canonical)
ᜊᜅ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜆᜂ (Baybayin)

From bangsi (“native flute”) + tao (“people; person”).


tangluyan

tangluyán (canonical)
ᜆᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From tangloy (“hunting call to the dogs”) + -an.


modo menor

tl-noun

modo menór (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇᜓ ᜋᜒᜈᜓᜇ᜔)

modo menór (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜇᜓ ᜋᜒᜈᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


modo mayor

modo mayór (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇᜓ ᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

modo mayór (canonical)
ᜋᜓᜇᜓ ᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


kastanyetas

kastanyetas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜆᜐ᜔)

ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜆᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[kɐs.t̪ɐˈɲɛː.t̪ɐs]

Borrowed from Spanish castañetas, plural of castañeta. Doublet of kastanet.


kastanet

kástanét (canonical)
ᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜈᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from English castanet, from Spanish castañetas, plural of castañeta. Doublet of kastanyetas.


sirimiyas

Early borrowing of Spanish chirimías, plural of chirimía, from Old French chalemie.


kabutse

[kɐ.bʊˈt͡ʃɛ]

Clipping of Spanish sacabuche, with the clipped part possibly interpreted as preposition sa (“in; on; at”), ultimately from French sacqueboute.


akompanyamyento

akompanyamyento (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔ᜌᜋ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

ᜀᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔ᜌᜋ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)


akompanyador

akompanyadór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

akompanyadór (canonical)
ᜀᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔ᜌᜇᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


akompanista

akompanista (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

ᜀᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English accompanist, influenced by Spanish -ista.


akompanyante

tl-noun

akompanyante (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜀᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)


akorde

[ʔɐˈxoɾ.d̪ɛ]


adahiyo

Borrowed from Spanish adagio, from Italian adagio.


ganap na tono

ganáp na tono (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜉ᜔ ᜈ ᜆᜓᜈᜓ)

ganáp na tono (canonical)
ᜄᜈᜉ᜔ ᜈ ᜆᜓᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


de-kuwerdas

tl-adj

de-kuwerdas (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔)

ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)


awiting-bayan

tl-noun

awiting-bayan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

ᜀᜏᜒᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜊᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)