LDP

[ʔɛl d̪ɪ pɪ]

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
w:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino

initialism of Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino


ta

ta (canonical)
tâ (canonical)
ᜆ (Baybayin)

command of execution for commands involving weapons such as a rifle or a sword


admiral

Borrowed from English admiral. Doublet of almirante.


kaki

Borrowed from Spanish caqui, from English khaki, ultimately from Persian خاکی (xâki, “dusty, earthy, earth-colored”).


kung fu

Borrowed from English kung fu, from the Wade–Giles romanization (kung¹-fu⁵) of Mandarin 功夫 (gōngfu, “skill, accomplishment, martial art”).


adelantado

tl-noun

adelantado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜓ)

Borrowed from Spanish adelantado (“advanced”).

bor+

adelantado; governor general (specifically during the early Spanish regime)


karate

[kɐˈɾaː.t̪ɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish karate or English karate, from Japanese 空手(からて) (karate), from 唐手(からて) (karate), from Okinawan 唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī).

ryu-r

唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī)


bodega

→ Tausug: buriga

[boˈd̪ɛː.ɣɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish bodega, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Compare Tausug buriga. Doublet of botika.


ministro

ᜋᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish ministro, from Latin minister.

(government) politician who heads a ministry

minister
politician who heads a ministry


bombero

ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
bumbero (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish bombero. The sense “bomber” is a semantic loan from English bomber. By surface analysis, bomba (“pump; bomb; nude scene”) + -ero.


entrega

ᜁᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ (Baybayin)
intriga (alternative)

[ʔɛn̪ˈt̪ɾɛː.ɣɐ]


tumba

Borrowed from Spanish tumbar. Compare Cebuano tumba.


kendo

Borrowed from Japanese 剣道(けんどー) (kendō), from Middle Chinese 劍 (kjæ̀m, “sword”) + 道 (dáu, “way”).


modus

Ellipsis of English modus operandi, from New Latin.


aikido

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”).


alerta

[ʔɐˈlɛɾ.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish alerta, from Italian all'erta (“to the height”). Doublet of alerto.

(military) watchword (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard)


batalyon

batalyón (canonical)
ᜊᜆᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish batallón (“battalion”).


kapitan

tl-noun

kapitán (feminine kapitana, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔)

kapitán (canonical)
kapitana (feminine)
ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
capitan (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish capitán, from Late Latin capitāneus.


almirante

almirante (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish almirante, from Old Spanish amirate. Doublet of emir and admiral.


GMA

ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒ ᜁᜋ᜔ ᜁᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ˌd͡ʒɪ ʔɛm ˈʔeɪ̯]

[ˌd̪jɪ ʔɛm ˈʔeɪ̯]

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
w:Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

(Philippine politics) initialism of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines


kamara

Borrowed from Spanish cámara, from Latin camera. Doublet of kamera.

(government, politics) legislative body; house


lakan

Compare Javanese ꦫꦏ (raka) and Malay laki.

Filipino martial arts
w:Filipino martial arts

(martial arts) black belt (in Filipino martial arts)


aperkat

[ˌʔaː.pɛɾˈkat̪̚]


kompanya

kompanyá (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)
kompania (alternative dated)
kompaniya (alternative)
kumpaniya (alternative)
kumpanya (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish compañía, from Old Spanish compaña, from Late Latin *compānia, from Late Latin compāniō.


dilaw

diláw (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)
dilao (alternative)
dilau (alternative)

From Proto-Philippine *dilaw (“turmeric; yellow”). Compare Ilocano duyaw, Pangasinan duyaw, Kapampangan dilo, Aklanon dueaw, and Cebuano dulaw.
The political senses' origin can be traced from the song Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree, a song recorded by Tony Orlando and Dawn, which was chosen to be played by friends and supporters of Benigno "Ninoy" Simeon Aquino Jr. to welcome him for his return to the Philippines on August 21, 1983 after three years from his self-imposed exile in the United States. The song told a story of a released prisoner of coincidentally, also three long years, and is uncertain whether his girlfriend will welcome him home so the prisoner wrote a letter to his girlfriend to tie a yellow ribbon around the “ole oak tree” to signify that he is welcome to go home. After Aquino's assassination on the same day of his return, the yellow ribbon and color became a symbol associated with Aquino and the opposition led by his widowed wife, Corazon Aquino, against the Marcos regime.
The term has been used by politicians to attack allies of PDP-LABAN, Ninoy Aquino's political party at the time, back in the 1980s. Its usage has been revived after Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III, son of Ninoy Aquino, ran for presidency for the 2010 Philippine presidential election under the Liberal Party of the Philippines, with yellow as his campaign color after the death of Corazon Aquino. Ninoy Aquino also was a senator who formerly ran under the Liberal Party. Hence, the color associated with the Aquinos also became associated with the Liberal Party and liberalism itself locally.

inh

(Philippine politics, slang) liberal; of the Liberal Party


dilaw

→ Ambala Ayta: dilaw

(Philippine politics, slang) Liberal Party of the Philippines


inspektor

tl-noun

inspektór (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

inspektór (canonical)
ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
ispektor (alternative)

(law enforcement) inspector (police officer ranking below superintendent)


banwa

ᜊᜈ᜔ᜏ (Baybayin)
banoua (alternative)
banua (alternative)
banuwa (alternative obsolete)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land, territory supporting the life of a community”). Compare Ibatan vanua (“port”), Pangasinan banwa (“sun”), Kapampangan banua (“year, sky, heaven”), Cebuano banwa (“homeland”), Hiligaynon banwa (“town”), and Malay benua (“large expanse of land”).

inh

(politics, neologism) state; the government of a country or city-state


bilanggo

bilanggô (canonical)
ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ (Baybayin)
bilango (alternative)

→ Ilocano: bilanggo

[bɪ.lɐŋˈɡoʔ]

Borrowed from Malay belenggu (“shackle”), ultimately from Tamil விலங்கு (vilaṅku, “animal; fetters; shackles; manacles”).

der

(law enforcement, historical, obsolete) bailiff


kabo

Borrowed from Spanish cabo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput. Doublet of hepe and tsip.


kabalyero

ᜃᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
kaballero (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Spanish caballero, from Late Latin caballārius.


administrasyon

tl-noun

administrasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

administrasyón (canonical)
ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
administrasiyon (alternative)

[ʔɐd̪.mɪ.n̪ɪs.t̪ɾɐˈʃon̪]

Borrowed from Spanish administración (“administration”), from Latin administrātiōnem.

bor+

Ilang administrasyon na ang dumaan, pero malaking problema pa rin ang katiwalian.

Many administrations have past, but corruption remains a major problem.

(government, politics) executive part of government

administration
executive part of government

administrasyong Marcos

(government, politics) country's government under a particular leader


paisano

tl-noun

paisano (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜁᜐᜈᜓ or ᜉᜌ᜔ᜐᜈᜓ)

ᜉᜁᜐᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
ᜉᜌ᜔ᜐᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
paysano (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish paisano, from Old French païsan. Doublet of pesante.


presinto

ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ (Baybayin)

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English precinct, influenced by Spanish precinto (“seal”), recinto (“precinct; enclosure”), ultimately from Latin praecīnctum (“enclosure; boundary line”).


armori

[ˌʔaɾ.moˈɾɪ]


yakap

ᜌᜃᜉ᜔ (Baybayin)
yacap (alternative)
akap (alternative)


datu

[ˈd̪aː.t̪ʊʔ]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Compare with Fijian ratu, Javanese ꦫꦠꦸ (ratu), and Malay datu. Doublet of dato.

datu (title denoting a ruler of various pre-colonial and modern indigenous peoples of the Philippines)


kaliwa

kaliwâ (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜒᜏ (Baybayin)
caliua (alternative)
caliva (alternative)

From Proto-Philippine *kali(n)wala with elision of the second /l/, from Southern Proto-Philippine *walah. Compare Bikol Central wala, Asi wala, Aklanon waea, Cebuano wala, Butuanon kawa, Surigaonon waya, and Tausug lawa.


komandante

tl-noun

komandante (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

ᜃᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
kumandante (alternative)


operasyon

operasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

operasyón (canonical)
ᜂᜉᜒᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish operación, from Latin operātiō.

(military) operation (military campaign)


meyor

Borrowed from English mayor, from Middle English maire, from Old French maire, from Latin maior. Doublet of mayor and medyor.

Coordinate term: mayora


balimbing

balimbíng (canonical)
ᜊᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
balingbing (alternative)

→ Spanish: balimbín

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliŋbiŋ. Compare Bikol Central balimbing, Tausug baymbing, and Malay belimbing. The senses involving treachery alludes to the fruit's multifaceted appearance when viewed from the side.

Nakita ngayon si Buyok na nagpayo sa kanyang pumunta sa Kongreso dahil maraming balimbing doon.

year unknown, Kawil Iv' 2002 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., page 29

(politics, figurative, slang) traitor; turncoat; politician who switch political parties


BBM

[ˌbɪ ˌbɪ ˈʔɛm]


bilangan

tl-verb

bilangan (complete binilangan, progressive binibilangan, contemplative bibilangan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

binilangan (completive)
binibilangan (progressive)
bibilangan (contemplative)
ᜊᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
bilang
bilangan (infinitive objective)
binilangan (objective)
binibilangan (objective progressive)
inabilangan (dialectal objective progressive)
bibilangan (objective)
abilangan (dialectal objective)
bilangi (dialectal imperative objective)

bilangan


gabinete

[ɡɐ.bɪˈn̪ɛː.t̪ɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish gabinete, from Old French gabinet. Doublet of kabinet.


rompida

ᜇᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ (Baybayin)
rumpida (alternative)

(martial arts) rompida (a striking technique in Philippine martial arts wherein one strikes or slashes up and down repeatedly in the same line)


PDP

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
w:Partido Demokratiko Pilipino

initialism of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino


heneral

tl-noun

henerál (feminine henerala, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜇᜎ᜔)

henerál (canonical)
henerala (feminine)
ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜇᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
Hen. (alternative abbreviation)

Borrowed from Spanish general (“general”), from Latin generālis. Compare Indonesian jenderal.


korporal

korporál (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜉᜓᜇᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish corporal, from Latin corporālis. Doublet of kulpuralis.


hudo

Borrowed from Spanish judo (“judo”), from Japanese 柔道(じゅうどう) (jūdō, “judo”). Doublet of diyudo.

ja-r

柔道(じゅうどう) (jūdō, “judo”)


karbin

Borrowed from English carbine, from French carabine. Doublet of karabina.

carbine, a rifle shorter in length and lighter in weight


tulog

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tuduʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuduʀ (cf. Aklanon tueog, Bikol Central turog, Ilocano turog, Javanese ꦠꦸꦫꦸ (turu), Malay tidur, Maranao torog, Tausug tug), from Proto-Austronesian *tuduʀ.

(boxing, figurative, colloquial) act of knocking out


tulog

(boxing, figurative, colloquial) knocked out


padyak

padyák (canonical)
ᜉᜇ᜔ᜌᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
paryak (alternative)


depensa

ᜇᜒᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ (Baybayin)
dipensa (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish defensa (“defense”).


humanda

humandâ (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜇ (Baybayin)
manda (alternative)
da (alternative)


kulata

tl-noun

kulata or kulatà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜆ)

kulata (canonical)
kulatà (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜎᜆ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish culata, from Italian culatta.


alperes

alperés or alperes (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

alperés (canonical)
alperes (canonical)
ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐl.pɛˈɾɛs]

[ʔɐlˈpɛː.ɾɛs]


tenyente

ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ (Baybayin)
tinyente (alternative)
tenente (alternative)
tininte (alternative)
tininti (alternative)

[t̪ɛnˈɲɛn̪.t̪ɛ]

[t̪ɛn̪ˈjɛn̪.t̪ɛ]

Borrowed from Spanish teniente, from Latin tenentem. Doublet of tininte.


kulay

ᜃᜓᜎᜌ᜔ (Baybayin)
colay (alternative)
culay (alternative)

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuray (“veining pattern on wood or other material”). Compare Kapampangan kule (“color”), Maranao koray (“patterns or whorl of grains in wood”), and Malay kurai (“veining; strip-marking on kris blades”).

cog

pagpasok ng mga kulay


medyor

[ˈmɛː.d͡ʒoɾ]


tokhang

(law enforcement) knocking on a suspected drug trafficker or drug addict's home to persuade them to surrender and stop their illegal activities


hukbo

tl-noun

hukbó or hukbô (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜓ)

hukbó (canonical)
hukbô (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜓ (Baybayin)
hocbo (alternative)

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


itak

iták (canonical)
ᜁᜆᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)
itac (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *əták. Compare Hanunoo utak, Aklanon utak, and Hiligaynon utak.

(weaponry) short, wide bolo with long handle


makakaliwa

makakaliwâ (canonical)
ᜋᜃᜃᜎᜒᜏ (Baybayin)

From maka- + kaliwa. Calque of English leftist.

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

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

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

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


makakaliwa

Binubudburan ang pagbabalik-aral ng kasaysayan sa PSR ng isang patuloy na salaysay ng kapalaran ng kilusang radikal na maka-Kaliwa: mula sa pagtatag ng PKP noong 1930, sa diumano'y pagpasok dito ng mga petiburges na ...

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


kongresista

tl-noun

kongresista (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)
konggresista (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish congresista. By surface analysis, kongreso + -ista.

464) Malapit na ang eleksiyon* para sa presidente, bise-presidente, senador*, at kongresista. Abalang-abala ang mga kandidato. May miting* dito, may miting doon. Kurnakampanya sila sa mga probinsya, sa mga bayan, sa mga baryo, at sa ...

1968, Jean Donald Bowen, Babasahing Panggitnang Baytang Sa Tagalog, Univ of California Press, page 80:

Sa ganang atin, kesehodang umorder ang ating mga kongresista ng kahit na ga' no kadami, at kahit na anong klaseng armas na mataypan nila, basta ba sa bulsa nila manggagaling ang pambayad. Why not? 'Pagkat ang ating mahal na mga ...

2005, Pandy Aviado, Sylvia Mayuga, Dario Marcelo, Huling Ptyk: Da Art of Nonoy Marcelo, →ISBN:

Maraming senador at kongresista ang nagbabala sa mabilis na pagpapasakop sa yakap ng Rusya. Ang senado, lalo na, ay tila hindi masigasig na gawin ito ng Pilipinas. Tatlong komite sa senado ang laban sa pagkakaroon ng relasyon sa ...

Sa madalasna pagdalawsa amingtanggapan ng Kongresista (Hesusmaryosepl) Miguel Cueneo ng Sebu ay napagusapan ang nauukol sa wikang pangbansa. Kahi't Bisaya, ang naturang kongresista ay matatas sa Tagalog. "Ang binabasa ...

1995, Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Ilang piling akda ni Teodoro A. Agoncillo, de La Salle University, →ISBN:


pulisya

pulisyá or pulisya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)

pulisyá (canonical)
pulisya (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)
polisiya (alternative)
polisya (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish policía (“police officer; policeman”), from Latin politīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Doublet of palisi, polisiya, and pulis.

bor+

Isang matandang lalaki ang namatay Biyernes ng umaga matapos mahilo habang nakapila sa community pantry na inorganisa ng aktres na si Angel Locsin sa Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, ayon sa pulisya.

2021, “1 namatay matapos pumila sa community pantry ni Angel Locsin; aktres nag-sorry sa siksikan sa pila”, in ABS-CBN News:

An old man died on Friday morning after fainting while lining up at the community pantry that was organized by actress Angel Locsin at Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, according to the police


reperendum

tl-noun

reperendum (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜉᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜋ᜔)

ᜇᜒᜉᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜋ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ɾɛ.pɛˈɾɛn̪.d̪ʊm]


CPP

Borrowed from English CPP (“Communist Party of the Philippines”).

bor+

Communist Party of the Philippines
w:Communist Party of the Philippines

initialism of Communist Party of the Philippines


boodle fight

tl-noun

boodle fight (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜉᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔)

ᜊᜓᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜉᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
budel payt (alternative colloquial)
budol payt (alternative colloquial)

Unadapted borrowing from English boodle fight. Used due to Tagalog-English code-switching (Taglish).


kinatawan

kinatawán (canonical)
ᜃᜒᜈᜆᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From katawan + -in-, literally “embodied”.

(politics) delegate; representative; congressperson


konsentrasyon

tl-noun

konsentrasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

konsentrasyón (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

(military) concentration of forces or attack


oposisyon

oposisyón (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

oposisyón (canonical)
ᜂᜉᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


konstitusyon

konstitusyón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜆᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

konstitusyón (canonical)
ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜆᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish constitución, from Latin cōnstitūtio, cōnstitūtiōnem.

Konstitusyon ng Malolos


mamangka sa dalawang ilog

tl-verb

mamangkâ sa dalawáng ilog (complete namangka sa dalawang ilog, progressive namamangka sa dalawang ilog, contemplative mamamangka sa dalawang ilog, verbal noun pamamangka sa dalawang ilog, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜅ᜔ᜃ ᜐ ᜇᜎᜏᜅ᜔ ᜁᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

mamangkâ sa dalawáng ilog (canonical)
namangka sa dalawang ilog (completive)
namamangka sa dalawang ilog (progressive)
mamamangka sa dalawang ilog (contemplative)
pamamangka sa dalawang ilog (noun-from-verb)
ᜋᜋᜅ᜔ᜃ ᜐ ᜇᜎᜏᜅ᜔ ᜁᜎᜓᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)

(politics) to favor more than one political party


Gitnang Silangan

tl-proper noun

Gitnáng Silangan (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

Gitnáng Silangan (canonical)
ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ɡɪt̪ˌn̪an̪ sɪˈlaː.ŋɐn̪]

(geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)


laksamana

Borrowed from Malay laksamana, from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa).


basyo

basyó (canonical)
ᜊᜐ᜔ᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
basiyo (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish vacío (“empty”), from Old Spanish vazio, from Latin vacīvus.


baterya

bateryá (canonical)
ᜊᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)
bateriya (alternative)
bateria (alternative)
batirya (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish batería (“large, rectangular, rechargeable battery”), with the definition broadened to all forms of electric batteries like the English battery.

bor+

(military) battery (coordinated group of artillery)


dilawan

tl-noun

dilawán or dilawan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜏᜈ᜔)

dilawán (canonical)
dilawan (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜎᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From dilaw (“yellow”) + -an. For senses involving the Liberal Party, see more at dilaw.

(Philippine politics, slang, sometimes derogatory) Liberal Party supporter (especially the Aquino administrations)


dilawan

(Philippine politics, slang, sometimes derogatory) liberal; of the Liberal Party


gobernador heneral

gobernadór henerál (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜇᜓᜇ᜔ ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜇᜎ᜔)

gobernadór henerál (canonical)
ᜄᜓᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜇᜓᜇ᜔ ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜇᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish gobernador general.


kasama

(communism) comrade (fellow socialist or communist)


kuwarenta y singko

tl-noun

kuwarenta y singko (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ ᜁ ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

ᜃᜓᜏᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ ᜁ ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ (Baybayin)
kwarenta y singko (alternative nonstandard)


pulahan

From pula + -han, from the association of red to communism and socialism. First used against the Hukbalahap.

Inakusahan ng mga grupong maka-kaliwa ang mga "dilawan" ng pagdaragdag ng mga delegado sa listahan, habang pinaratangan naman ng huli ang mga "pulahan" ng panggugulo sa bulwagan ng kumbensyon.

1992, Dante G. Guevarra, Unyonismo sa Pilipinas:

The left-wing groups accused the Liberals of adding delegates to the list, while the latter accused the reds of rioting in the convention center.

Mga pulahan sa talaang itim. Sa isang salita, lahat ng unyong manggagawa ng mga company union, lahat ng naghahangad na mabago ang mga progresibo at rebolusyonaryo.

1997, Amado V. Hernandez, Magkabilang Mukha Ng Isang Bagol at Iba Pang Akda, University of Philippines Press, →ISBN:

Commies in the blacklist. In short, all labor unions of company unions, [and] anyone wishing to change how progressives and revolutionaries are viewed.

(politics, derogatory) red; commie; leftist


KBL

[ˌkeɪ̯.bɪˈʔɛl]

At higit sa lahat, ang nangunguna sa mga kandidato ng KBL sa Metro Manila ay walang iba kundi si Gobernador Imelda Marcos. Gayunpaman, ipinagpatuloy nila ang laban.

And more than everything else, Governor Imelda Marcos holds the first place among all the other KBL [Kilusang Bagong Lipunan] candidates in Metro Manila. However, they continued the fight.

Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
w:Kilusang Bagong Lipunan

(Philippine politics) initialism of Kilusang Bagong Lipunan


Malakanyang

tl-proper noun

Malakanyáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜃᜈ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔)

Malakanyáng (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜃᜈ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
Malacañan (alternative)
Malacañang (alternative)

Borrowed from English Malacañang, from Spanish Malacañán, from Tagalog mamalakayahan (“place of fishermen”), or malakayahan (“place for fishing”), ultimately from lakaya (“to fish”). A common folk etymology is that the name was a univerbation of may + lakan + diyan.

der

(metonymic, Philippine politics) the Philippine executive government


PKP

Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas
w:Communist Party of the Philippines

initialism of Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas


astinggal

tl-noun

astinggál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜎ᜔)

astinggál (canonical)
ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)

[ʔɐs.t̪ɪŋˈɡal]

Borrowed from Malay istinggar, ultimately from Portuguese espingarda.


alkabus

Borrowed from Spanish arcabuz, from French arquebuse, from Dutch haakbus (“hook tube”).


sapok

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sa(m)puk. Compare Bikol Central sampok and Malay sampok.

(boxing) uppercut (upward blow with one's fist)


konserbatibo

tl-adj

konserbatibo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜊᜆᜒᜊᜓ)

ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜊᜆᜒᜊᜓ (Baybayin)

Bagaman naging mainit ang kampanya sa halalan, ang paligsahang elektoral sa kalahatan ay humangga lamang sa mayayaman at konserbatibong pamilya sa lalawigan

1997, Renato Constantino, Ang bagong lumipas:

Although the electoral campaigns were heated, the electoral competition in general only appealed to the rich and conservative families in the province.

(politics) conservative (supporting fiscal, political or social conservatism)


konserbatibo

ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜊᜆᜒᜊᜓ (Baybayin)

Nahati ang Kongreso sa dalawa: ang mga konserbatibo, sa isang panig, at ang mga radikal na lider at unyonista sa kabila.

1995, Dante G. Guevarra, Manggagawa sa kasaysayan, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 67:

Congress was split between conservatives on one side, and the radical leaders and unionists on the other.


henerala

Borrowed from Spanish generala (“female general”).


ulnungkuro

tl-noun

ulnungkurò (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎ᜔ᜈᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜇᜓ)

ulnungkurò (canonical)
ᜂᜎ᜔ᜈᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜇᜓ (Baybayin)

[ʔʊl.n̪ʊŋˈkuː.ɾoʔ]

Blend of ulnong (“society”) + kuro (“belief”).


BRP

[ˌbɪ ʔɐɾ ˈpɪ]

initialism of Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas (“Ship of the Republic of the Philippines”, ship prefix for the Philippine Navy)


alguwasil

tl-noun

alguwasíl (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜐᜒᜎ᜔)

alguwasíl (canonical)
ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜐᜒᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)
algwasil (alternative)
aguwasil (alternative)
agwasil (alternative)
agusil (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish alguacil, from Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير (al-wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “minister”).

(law enforcement, historical) alguazil; constable; sheriff; peace officer during Spanish era


Kapitan

Kapitán (feminine Kapitana, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔)

Kapitán (canonical)
Kapitana (feminine)
ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
Kap. (alternative abbreviation)
Kapt. (alternative abbreviation)

Kapitan Tiago

(military) honorific used before the name of a captain or local head of a community: Captain


ehersito

ehérsitó (canonical)
ᜁᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜆᜓ (Baybayin)
ejercito (alternative)

[ʔɛˌhɛɾ.sɪˈt̪o]

Borrowed from Spanish ejército, from Latin exercitus.

Yaong ehersitong mula sa Etolya ang unang nawika sa gayong ligaya: "Biba si Floranteng hari ng Albanya! Mabuhay, mabuhay ang Prinsesa Laura!"

1838, Francisco Balagtas, Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at ni Laura sa Kahariang Albanya:


dibisyon

dibisyón (canonical)
ᜇᜒᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


diyudo

ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜇᜓ (Baybayin)
dyudo (alternative)
judo (alternative)

Borrowed from English judo, from Japanese 柔道(じゅうどう) (jūdō, “judo”). Doublet of hudo.

ja-r

柔道(じゅうどう) (jūdō, “judo”)


radikalismo

tl-noun

radikalismo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜇᜒᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

ᜇᜇᜒᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)


rebolber

ᜇᜒᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish revólver, from English revolver.


saligang-batas

saligáng-batás or saligang-batás (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜄᜅ᜔ᜊᜆᜐ᜔)

saligáng-batás (canonical)
saligang-batás (canonical)
ᜐᜎᜒᜄᜅ᜔ᜊᜆᜐ᜔ (Baybayin)
saligang batas (alternative)
Saligang Batas (alternative)

From saligan (“basis”) + -g- + batas (“law”). Literally, “basic law”. Compare Indonesian undang-undang dasar, with similar literal meaning.

SALIGANG BATAS NG BIYAK-NA-BATO* Sapul pa noong 1892, may tumatayong saligang batas na ang Katipunan. Ang saligang batas ng 1 892, na pinatunayan ng Batangueñong Katipunero na si Briccio Pantas na hindi nakasulat at sa ...

1996, Zeus A. Salazar, E. Yulo, A. Navarro, Talaarawan 1997:

... legal at tamang edad at naninirahan sa Munisipalidad ng Lebak sa Lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat, Pilipino, batay sa aming mga katutubong batas at alinsunod sa saligang batas ng Pilipinas, ay nagkakaisa at ganap na nagpapahayag na: 1.

2008, Priscelina Patajo-Legasto, Philippine Studies: Have We Gone Beyond St. Louis?, UP Press, →ISBN, page 26:

Dang buwang pinag-usapan at pinagtalunan ang mga tad-hena ng saligang-batas, at noong ika-8 ng Febrero, 1935 ay pinagtibay ito. Si Tomaa Cabili lamang ang hindi lumagda sa nayaring saligang-batas dahil sa isang tadhanang nauukol ...

1984, Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Kasaysayan ng bayang Pilipino:

Itinaguyod din ang pagpapakalat ng kaalaman tungkol sa populasyon, pagpaplano ng pamilya, reporma sa lupa, saligang-batas at iba pang may kinalaman sa pag-aangat ng kalagayan ng masa. Sa larangan ng pakikipagtalastasan ay ...

year unknown, Panitikan Sa Pilipinas'2001 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc.


kakampink

kakampínk (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔)

kakampínk (canonical)
ᜃᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)

A blend of kakampi (“ally”) + English pink, the color associated with Robredo's campaign.

blend

At kami, tayo po, araw-araw sa nakikita naming pagkukusa po ninyo, napapangiti rin kami, dahil ramdam namin ng pagmamahal ninyong mga kakampink at ng ating mga kababayan.

2021 November 23, Senator Kiko Pangilinan, quotee, “Leni, Kiko hold joke session; ask supporters to spread joy, happiness”, in Manila Bulletin:

And us, because we see you volunteering every day, you make us smile, too, because we can feel your love, kakampinks and our fellowmen.

Masayang sinalubong ng mga “kakampink” sa New York sina Vice President Leni Robredo at mga anak niya paglapag ng kanilang eroplano mula Pilipinas.

2022 May 16, “VP Leni, mga anak sinalubong ng ilang ‘kakampink’ sa New York [VP Leni, children met by ‘kakampink’ in New York]”, in ABS CBN News:

Her “kakampink” supporters in New York greet Vice President Leni Robredo and her children as their plane arrives from the Philippines.

Ngayon naman, si Eula ang binabakbakan ng mga basher at Kakampink.

2023 February 12, Nitz Miralles, “Sen. Imee gumanda, Cristine at Eula favorite ng ‘the bash’! [Senator Imee doing better, Cristine and Eula favorite of ‘the bash’!]”, in Philstar:

Now Eula is fighting the haters and the Kakampink.

a supporter of 14th Philippine vice-president Leni Robredo on her 2022 Philippine presidential election campaign


kasarinlan

tl-noun

kasarinlán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔)

kasarinlán (canonical)
ᜃᜐᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

From a metathesis of a syncopic form of kasarilinan, from sarili + ka- -nan, literally “selfhood; individuality”. Compare Malay kesendirian.

af

(government) sovereignty; autonomy; self-government


kapulungan

kapulungán (canonical)
ᜃᜉᜓᜎᜓᜅᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
capolong̃an (alternative)


Batasang Pambansa

tl-proper noun

Bátásang Pambansâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜐᜅ᜔ ᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐ)

Bátásang Pambansâ (canonical)
ᜊᜆᜐᜅ᜔ ᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐ (Baybayin)

Batasang Pambansa (unicameral legislature of the Philippines from 1978 to 1986)


blater

ᜊ᜔ᜎᜆᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
blotter (alternative)


magat

[ˈmaː.ɣɐt̪̚]


bandereta

ᜊᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜒᜆ (Baybayin)
banderita (alternative)

[bɐn̪.d̪ɛˈɾɛː.t̪ɐ]

Borrowed from Spanish banderita (“small flag”). Doublet of banderitas.


konstable

tl-noun

konstable (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜆᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ (Baybayin)
kustable (alternative)
kostable (alternative)

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English constable, influenced by Spanish condestable.


sarhento-de-mesa

tl-noun

sarhento-de-mesa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜋᜒᜐ)

ᜐᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜋᜒᜐ (Baybayin)
sarhento de-mesa (alternative)

[sɐɾˌhɛn̪.t̪o d̪ɛ ˈmɛː.sɐ]

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from sargento de mesa. The correct Spanish counterpart is sargento de escritorio.


kalakuwerda

tl-noun

kalakuwerda (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜃᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜇ)

(military) beat of drums signaling to attack the enemy


pulutong

pulutóng (canonical)
ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
polotong (alternative)

Early borrowing of Spanish pelotón, from French peloton.


mosketero

mosketero (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇᜓ)

ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇᜓ (Baybayin)


kadre

From French cadre, from Italian quadro (“framed painting, square”), from Latin quadrum, from quattuor (“four”).

der

(politics) cadre (core member of a revolutionary party)


kasunduang panlipunan

tl-noun

kasunduang panlipunan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈ᜔ᜎᜒᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

ᜃᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜀᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈ᜔ᜎᜒᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)
panlipunang kasunduan (alternative)

From kasunduan + -g + panlipunan. Calque of English social contract.


kumander

ᜃᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
komander (alternative)

Borrowed from English commander. The slang sense is also a play on English under (“in a state of subordination”). Doublet of komodor and komodoro.


oplan

Borrowed from English oplan, a blend of English op (operational) + English plan.

blend

(usually law enforcement, military) operation plan (especially used in the name of a specific plan)


satelayt

sáteláyt (canonical)
ᜐᜆᜒᜎᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
satelait (alternative dated)

Borrowed from English satellite, from Middle French satellite, from Latin satellitem, accusative form of satelles (“attendant”). Doublet of satelite.

(politics) satellite (country, state, office, building etc. under the control of another body)


palintong

palintóng (canonical)
ᜉᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

Compare Malay pelinting and Javanese ꦥ꧀ꦭꦶꦤ꧀ꦛꦼꦁ (plintheng).


BAYAN

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan
w:Bagong Alyansang Makabayan

(Philippine politics) short for Bagong Alyansang Makabayan


mano-mano

ᜋᜈᜓᜋᜈᜓ (Baybayin)
mano mano (alternative)

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

(martial arts) suntukan (Filipino martial art)


partido komunista

tl-noun

partido komunista (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

ᜉᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)

Borrowed from Spanish partido comunista. By surface analysis, partido + komunista.

surf

Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas


kamayan

From kamay + -an. The noun sense is literally, “hands activity”, or more loosely translated as “eating with the hands” or “handshaking” given the context.


tikas pahinga

tl-noun

tikas pahingá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃᜐ᜔ ᜉᜑᜒᜅ)

tikas pahingá (canonical)
ᜆᜒᜃᜐ᜔ ᜉᜑᜒᜅ (Baybayin)
tikas nga (alternative)


tanghal sandata

tanghál sandata (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜑᜎ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ)

tanghál sandata (canonical)
ᜆᜅ᜔ᜑᜎ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ (Baybayin)
tanghal ta (alternative)


agap sandata

agap sandata (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜉ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ)

ᜀᜄᜉ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ (Baybayin)
agap ta (alternative)

[ˌʔaː.ɣɐp sɐn̪ˈd̪aː.t̪ɐ]


baba sandata

babâ sandata (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ)

babâ sandata (canonical)
ᜊᜊ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ (Baybayin)
baba ta (alternative)


kaliwang balikat sandata

kaliwáng balikat sandata (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜏᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜒᜃᜆ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ)

kaliwáng balikat sandata (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜒᜏᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜒᜃᜆ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ (Baybayin)
kaliwang balikat ta (alternative)


kanang balikat sandata

kanang balikat sandata (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜒᜃᜆ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ)

ᜃᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜎᜒᜃᜆ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ (Baybayin)
kanang balikat ta (alternative)


hukumang-militar

hukumang-militár (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃᜓᜋᜅ᜔ᜋᜒᜎᜒᜆᜇ᜔)

hukumang-militár (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜃᜓᜋᜅ᜔ᜋᜒᜎᜒᜆᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


proteksiyonismo

proteksiyonismo (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ (Baybayin)


PGMA

[pɪ d͡ʒɪ ʔɛm ˈʔeɪ̯]

[pɪ d̪jɪ ʔɛm ˈʔeɪ̯]

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
w:Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

initialism of Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines


PNoy

Abbreviation of English President Noynoy, with Noynoy being a nickname of Benigno Aquino III. Additionally, also a pun on Pinoy.

Benigno Aquino III, 15th President of the Philippines


bokaysendiyo

bokayséndiyó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜓ)

bokayséndiyó (canonical)
ᜊᜓᜃᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜓ (Baybayin)
boka-insendiyo (alternative)
boka-insendyo (alternative)
bokaysendyo (alternative)


ispiker

House of Representatives
House of Representatives#English

(politics) speaker (the chair or presiding officer, especially of the House of Representatives)


hukbong bayan

hukbóng bayan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜌᜈ᜔)

hukbóng bayan (canonical)
ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜌᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


pinklawan

pinklawan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎᜏᜈ᜔)

tlb

(Philippine politics, slang, sometimes derogatory)

ᜉᜒᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎᜏᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Blend of English pink + dilawan (“Liberal Party supporter”, literally “yellow-inclined”), with pink as Leni Robredo's campaign color. Despite running as an independent candidate in 2022, Leni was still associated during the campaign with her former party, Liberal Party, which was associated with the color yellow.

blend

Leni Robredo
Liberal Party (Philippines)


akorasado

Borrowed from Spanish acorazado (“armored”).


masinggan

[mɐˈʃiŋ.ɡɐn̪]


siyasat sandata

tl-noun

siyasat sandata (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜐᜆ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ)

ᜐᜒᜌᜐᜆ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ (Baybayin)
siyasat ta (alternative)


pagsasanay-militar

pagsasanay-militár (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜐᜈᜌ᜔ᜋᜒᜎᜒᜆᜇ᜔)

pagsasanay-militár (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜐᜈᜌ᜔ᜋᜒᜎᜒᜆᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)

From pagsasanay (“training; exercise”) + militar (“military”). Calque of English military exercise.


garand

garánd (canonical)
ᜄᜇᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)
garan (alternative)

Borrowed from English Garand, from a rifle named after its designer John Garand.


iskalawag

iskálawág (canonical)
ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜎᜏᜄ᜔ (Baybayin)
eskalawag (alternative)
eskawalag (alternative)
iskawalag (alternative)

Alex, hindi na ikaw ang lalaking nakilala ko noon. Mabuti pa noong bubot ka eh, busog sa prinsipyo. Mayroon ka noong takot. Mayroon kang konsensiya. Pero ngayon na hinog ka na? Mabilis kang nabulok. Nilamon ka na ng sistema. Alex, wala ka nang pinagkaiba sa mga kasamahan mong iskalawag!

1997, Francis Posadas, director, Iskalawag: Ang Batas ay Batas, spoken by Grace (Gelli de Belen), Star Cinema Productions Inc.:

Alex, you are not the man I have known before. It was better when you were unripe before, full of principles. You have fear before. You have conscience. But now that you're ripe? You got rotten easily. You were consumed by the system. Alex, you now have no difference with your rogue partners!

scalawag (rogue police; rogue military personnel)


akordada

rural constabulary created to apprehend bandits during the Spanish occupation in the Philippine Islands


hendarme

Borrowed from Spanish gendarme, from French gendarme, singular of gendarmes, a respelling of gens d'armes (“people of arms", "armed people”).


lapian

Lapiang Nasyonalista


eroplanong pambomba

tl-noun

eroplanong pambomba (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜓᜉ᜔ᜎᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ)

ᜁᜇᜓᜉ᜔ᜎᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊ (Baybayin)


eroplanong pandigma

eroplanong pandigmâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜓᜉ᜔ᜎᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜋ)

eroplanong pandigmâ (canonical)
ᜁᜇᜓᜉ᜔ᜎᜈᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜋ (Baybayin)


kontra-eroplano

tl-adj

kontra-eroplano (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜁᜇᜓᜉ᜔ᜎᜈᜓ)

ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜁᜇᜓᜉ᜔ᜎᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


kontra-eroplano

ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜁᜇᜓᜉ᜔ᜎᜈᜓ (Baybayin)


manumbalik

tl-head

manumbalik (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔)

ᜋᜈᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜎᜒᜃ᜔ (Baybayin)


pagpigil at pagtimbang

tl-noun

pagpigil at pagtimbáng (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜉᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔)

pagpigil at pagtimbáng (canonical)
ᜉᜄ᜔ᜉᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜉᜄ᜔ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)

[pɐɡˌpiː.ɣɪl ʔɐt̪ pɐɡ.t̪ɪmˈbaŋ]

Calque of English checks and balances. Literally, “restraining and balancing”.


Erap

Jose Marcelo Ejercito, also known as Joseph Estrada, 13ᵗʰ President of the Philippines


partido liberal

partido liberál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ ᜎᜒᜊᜒᜇᜎ᜔)

partido liberál (canonical)
ᜉᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ ᜎᜒᜊᜒᜇᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


Partido Liberal

tl-proper noun

Partido Liberál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ ᜎᜒᜊᜒᜇᜎ᜔)

Partido Liberál (canonical)
ᜉᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ ᜎᜒᜊᜒᜇᜎ᜔ (Baybayin)


JPE

[ˌd͡ʒeɪ̯ ˌpɪ ˈʔɪ]

[ˌd̪jeɪ̯ ˌpɪ ˈʔɪ]


Bagong Lipunan

Bagong Lipunan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜎᜒᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

ᜊᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜎᜒᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

A societal reform movement by former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos.


Kagalang-galang

tl-adj

Kagalang-galang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜅ᜔)

ᜃᜄᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜅ᜔ (Baybayin)
Kgg. (alternative abbreviation)

[kɐˌɣaː.lɐŋ ˈɡaː.lɐŋ]

a courtesy title given to government officials such as senators, congressmen, governors, councilors, etc.


eskopeta

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜉᜒᜆ (Baybayin)
iskopeta (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish escopeta, from Italian schioppetto.


glab

Borrowed from English glove, from Middle English glove, glofe, from Old English glōf, *glōfe, *glōfa.


estokada

ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜃᜇ (Baybayin)
istokada (alternative)
istukada (alternative)


alguwasil mayor

tl-noun

alguwasíl mayór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜐᜒᜎ᜔ ᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔)

alguwasíl mayór (canonical)
ᜀᜎ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜐᜒᜎ᜔ ᜋᜌᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


PDP-Laban

(Philippine politics) acronym of Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan, a center-left political party in the Philippines from 1983 to 2022


almirantasgo

almirantasgo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔ᜄᜓ)

ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔ᜄᜓ (Baybayin)


kalabit

kalabít (canonical)
ᜃᜎᜊᜒᜆ᜔ (Baybayin)
calabit (alternative obsolete)
kalbit (alternative)

(firearms) act of pressing the safety or trigger of a gun


harap sa kaliwa

haráp sa kaliwâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜇᜉ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜎᜒᜏ)

haráp sa kaliwâ (canonical)
ᜑᜇᜉ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜎᜒᜏ (Baybayin)


harap sa kanan

haráp sa kanan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜇᜉ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

haráp sa kanan (canonical)
ᜑᜇᜉ᜔ ᜐ ᜃᜈᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


harap sa likod

haráp sa likód (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜇᜉ᜔ ᜐ ᜎᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔)

haráp sa likód (canonical)
ᜑᜇᜉ᜔ ᜐ ᜎᜒᜃᜓᜇ᜔ (Baybayin)


pugay sandata

pugay sandata (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜄᜌ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ)

ᜉᜓᜄᜌ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ (Baybayin)
pugay ta (alternative)

[ˌpuː.ɣaɪ̯ sɐn̪ˈd̪aː.t̪ɐ]


isakbat sandata

isakbát sandata (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜃ᜔ᜊᜆ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ)

isakbát sandata (canonical)
ᜁᜐᜃ᜔ᜊᜆ᜔ ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜆ (Baybayin)
isakbat ta (alternative)

Literally, “to carry (on the shoulder) arms”.


ametralyadora

tl-noun

ametralyadora (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜎ᜔ᜌᜇᜓᜇ)

ᜀᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜎ᜔ᜌᜇᜓᜇ (Baybayin)
metralyadora (alternative)

[ʔɐ.mɛt̪.ɾɐl.jɐˈd̪oː.ɾɐ]