Tagalog
Laksa - ten thousand
Sanlaksa - (one) ten thousand
Taytay - bridge
Tayutay - figure of speech
Mapalaganap - spread
Matakaw - greedy
Sagip - rescue, salvage
Bansag (adjective) - famous
Bansag (noun) - family name, boasting, slogan, alias, claim, motto, surname,
nickname
Rehas (noun) - grating, railing, bar
Rehas (verb) - grate
Tapyas - cut
Luksa - mourn
Bansot - stunted
Makinilya - typewriter
Mawalang-galang na - excuse me
Batikos - criticism
Alkalde - mayor
Salawikain - proverb, saying, byword, slogan, dictum, maxim, motto, watchword
Sawikain - slogan, watchword
Buraot - stupid
Kulay-abo - cinereous, ashy, gray, ashy-gray, grey, grayish
Gris - grey, gray, steel-blue, steel-gray, steel-grey
Senisado - grey, gray
Ipalago - grow
Tambol - drum
Mandaya - cheat (e.g. in school activity)
Angas (adjective) - arrogant, boastful
Angas (noun) - arrogance, boastfulness
Balbas - beard, whiskers
Hiyas - gem, jewel, ornament, decoration
Silayan - look at, glimpse
Sunggab - grab
Sunggaban - grab
Bariles - barrel
Pamahalaban - state (government)
Magaspang - rough, coarse, harsh, vulgar, broad, scurrilous, termagant, coarse-
grained, unfinished, unhewn, crude, crusted, crusty, disrespectful, gritty, gross,
gruff, indelicate, loutish, low, thick, ragged, rugged, rowdy, rude, uncouth,
uneven, rustic, flinty, lubberly
Sanggano (adjective) - picaresque
Sanggano (noun) - gang, loafer, idler, plug-ugly, ruffian, twerp
Makasalamuha - socialize
Troso (adjective) - log
Troso (noun) - chump, log, logwood, timber
Mangtotroso - lumberjack
Bumukod - set aside, live separately from another
Lona (adjective) - made of canvas
Lona (noun) - canvas
Dalamhati - grief, extreme sorrow, anguish, wrench, ache, heartache, heartbreak,
affliction, distress, regret, heaviness, dolour, dolor
Magdalamhati - grieve
Tuyuin - dry
Maluwang (adjective) - baggy, wide, broad, capacious, commodious, roomy, spacious
Maluwang (adverb) - wide, broadly
Gatilyo - trigger
Kalabit - touching with the tip of the finger
Isiwalat - disclose, expose, reveal
Takipsilim (adjective) - twilight, crepuscular
Takipsilim (noun) - dusk, twilight, gloaming, nightfall, owl light, sundown, eve
Bakuran (noun) - backyard, compound, precinct, yard
Bakuran (verb) - enclose, inclose, fence
Walis Tambo - soft broom
Mag-igib - gather, fetch water
Kubeta - closet, toilet, water closet
Karatula - signboard, label, headstone, poster, showbill, shingle, sign
Bubungan (noun) - roof
Bubungan (verb) - provide with a roof
Dama - feeling
Nadama - felt
Baon - pocket money, provision
Tumabo - grow
Kapus-palad - unlucky, unfortunate
Gunita - remember, memory, recollection, retention, reminiscence, reflection
Nitso - niche, tomb
Maapak/Iapak - trample, step on, put the foot on
Apak - foot, barefoot
Salakot - hat
Urong - wash
Baro - clothing
Panlapi - affix
Mapurol - dull (e.g. in sharpness)
Tila - like, seems like, looks like
Kalabog - bang, crash, pound, thump, thud
Tanikala - chain, cords, jess
Kawing - chain, link, track shoe
Hipo - touch, touching, sense of touch, feel, nature of perceived through touch
Maiksi - short
Alinsangan (adjective) - sultry
Alinsangan (noun) - sultriness, oppressively hot feeling of persons
Maghabi - weave
Laong Laan - ever prepared
Dimasalang - untouchable
Sintas - shoelace
Nakasimangot - frowning
Simangot - frown, grimace, lour, lower, scowl
Banatan - slug, smite
Kahel - orange
Nakakaumay - cloy
Mabusisi - finikin, fussy, hairsplitting
Kundol - wintermelon
Bumaon - sink in, sink into, pierce into
Apog - lime, limes, limestone
Maleta (adjective) - bag
Maleta (noun) - bag, case, grip, suitcase, valise, wallet, clothesbag, saratoga
Masikip - crowded, tight, close-fitting, snug, congested, fastened firmly together,
overcrowded
Sumikip - overcrowd
Ihagis - cast, throw, chuck, fling, heave, hurl, pitch, shy, toss
Baldado/Baldada - disabled, overused, crippled
Bayawak - iguana, lizard
Isawsaw - dip, immerse, put into a liquid
Tadtad - chopped
Lumuwas - go to the city
Matambok - plump, convex, rotund
Makinis (adjective) - smooth, soft, without coarseness, shiny, polished, flat,
neat, plain, refined, silken, sleek, slick, taut, velvety
Makinis (adverb) - neatly, shipshape, smooth, finely
Ikinis - planish
Sinulid - cotton yarn, packthread, sewing cotton, thread, yarn
Burda - embroidering, embroidery
Huwaran (noun) - role model, model, example, pattern, paragon, standard
Huwaran (verb) - copy, make a copy, use as a model, fake, falsify, imitate, forge
Huwad - fake, false, copy
Parangal - honor
Ningning - shine, twinkle, lustre/luster, sheen, twinkling, resplendence, radiance
Maninging - shiny, twinkling, radiant
Pamagat - caption, heading, name, title, subheading
Tumingala - look up
Iambag - contribute
Palayok - crock, pot
Mamamanata - swear
Tagpi-tagpi - patchy
Magpaunlak - welcome, favour/favor
Magkalap - gather
Patnugot - editor
Kalaboso - prison, jail, gaol
Pasilyo - hallway
Tagapangasiwa - administrator
Langis - oil
Pagtatalik - sex
Matulis - sharp, peaky, lurid, acrimonious, ridged, ridgy, pointed, pungent
Kalahok - ingredient, participant, entry, partaker, participator
Lapida - tombstone, stone tablet
Gunggong (adjective) - dumb, inane, stupid, dull
Gunggong (noun) - ignoramus, loggerhead, grunt fish, striped grunt
Pandak - short, stocky
Ulam - dish, entree, meat, viand, victual
Mabaya - red
Kayumanggi - brown
Lila - purple
Bughaw - blue
Kalimbahin - pink
Luntian - green
Puraw - white
Kunig - yellow
Dagtum - black
Talahuluganan - dictionary, glossary
Talasalitaan - dictionary, glossary
Ibabad - soak
Magdamag - allnight, night, nightlong, overnight
Buhangin - sand
Puyat - awake
Magpuyat - stay awake
Maglako - peddle, hawk, sell, vend, huckster
Panukala - plan, project, scheme, purpose, schema, proposition, deal, design,
proposal, resolution, motion
Yaon - that
Batikan - expert, well-known, famous, well-seasoned
Sulong - impel, move, trundle
Kung baga/Kumbaga - as if, so to speak
Buklod - bond
Ilatag - lay down
Madulas - slippery
Balakang - pelvic bone, hip, hip bone
Masugid - faithful, persistent, earnest, eager, ardent, zealous, active, rabid,
strong-willed
Sawikain - idiom
Salawikain - proverb
Magsambit - say
Idioms
Magsunog ng kilay - study hard
Magdilang-anghel - be true, honest
Balat-sibuyas - easily offended, thin-skinned, easily hurt, sensitive
Basa ang papel - having a bad record, having a bad reputation
Uncommon words:
1. Pulot-Gata - honeymoon
A trip or vacation taken by a newly married couple, A period of harmony immediately
following marriage.
Sentence Example: Pagtapos nilang ikasal ay lumipad sila papuntang Paris para sa
kanilang pulot-gata.
2. Sambat - fork
A common tool used in eating that usually has three or four stiff metal points
attached to a handle.
Sentence Example: Mas madaling kumain kung may hawak na Sambat.
3. Kalupi - wallet
A container that resembles a money wallet.
Sentence Example: Nawala ng aking kaklase ang kanyang kalumpi noong isang araw.
4. Batlag
A vehicle moving on wheels.
Sentence Example: Nabangga ang aming minamanehong batlag kaninang umaga.
5. Anluwage - carpenter
A worker who builds or repairs wooden structures or their structural parts.
Sentence Example: Ihanap moko ng anluwageng kayang gumawa ng Lamesang pabilog para
sa ating sala.
6. Kansunsilyo - boxer shorts
Men’s underwear shorts characterized by loose fit.
Sentence Example: Ginamit ko ang bagong biniling Kansunsilyo ng aking magulang
7. Durungawan - window
An opening especially in the wall of a building for admission of light and air that
is usually closed by casements or sashes containing transparent material (such as
glass) and capable of being opened and shut.
Sentence Example: Nakita ko sa aming Durungawan ang isang napaka gandang babae.
8. Labaha - razor
A keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair.
Sentence Example: Ginamit ko ang Labaha sa cr upang ipang-ahit sa Aking balbas.
9. Sulatroniko - e-mail
A system for sending messages from one computer to another computer. : messages
that are sent electronically from one computer to another.
Sentence Example: Ako’y nagpadala sa sulatroniko ng aking mensahe sa aking guro.
10. Duyog - solar eclipse
An occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered with a
dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the Earth.
Sentence Example: Marami ang namamangha sa duyog.
11. Urong – it means hugas. (or to wash)
Sentence: Pag- uurong ng mga plato ang aking trabaho sa loob ng kusina.
(Translation: Washing the plates is my job inside the kitchen.)
12. Batalan – it means washroom.
Sentence: Maaari mo ba akong samahan sa batalan ngayon na?
(Translation: Can you accompany me to the washroom right now?)
13. Dulay – it means to climb.
Sentence: Kailangan mong kumuha ng hagdan upang ika’y maka dulay sa taas.
(Translation: You need to get a ladder so you can climb up.)
14. Panimdim – it means deep sense of loss.
Sentence: Makikita mo sakanilang mga mata ang panimdim na kanilang nadarama,
matapos masira ang kanilang pinaghirapan.
(Translation: You can clearly see it in their eyes, the deep sense of loss in what
they feel right now, after losing all of their efforts.)
15. Butsaka – it means bulsa ng damit. (or pocket)
Sentence: Nasira ni neneng ang butsaka ng damit ni tatay.
(Translations: Neneng destroyed Dad’s pocket in his cloth)
16. Tampalasan – it means traydor. (or traitor)
Sentence: Napakatampalasan ng batang iyan lalo na sa mga pagsusulit nila.
(Translation: That child cheated especially during their test.)
17. Sentidokomon – it means commonsense.
Sentence: Wala siyang sentidokomon pagdating sa ganitong bagay!(Translation: He/She
doesn’t have common sense when it comes things like this!)
18. Marahuyo – it means enchanted.
Sentence: Ayon sa mga nakakatanda isang marahuyong lugar ang gubat na iyan.
(Translation: According to the old people, there is a enchanted place in that
forest.)
