Tagalog English Dictionary

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á! intj. an exclamation of suddenrecollection

abá! intj. an exclamation of sur-prise, wonder or disgust, emphaticdenial

abaká n. Manila hemp, abacaabakáda n. alphabetabála n. delay, detention, distur-

bance •mag-abalá (mag-) v. to troubleoneself over something or somebody.Huwag kang mag-abala. Don’ttrouble yourself (too much).mang-abála (mang-) v. to disturb.Nang-abala na naman sila kagabi.They caused some disturbance againlast night.

abalóryo n. glass beads, bead workabańiko n. folding fan [syn. pa-

mayp´ ay ]abánte – iabante (i-) v. to move

something forward. Iabante mo ang kotse nang kaunti. Move the carforward a little.umabante (um-) v. to move for-ward. Umabante ka nang kaunti.(You) Move forward a little.

abáng – mag-abang, abangán(mag-:-an) v. to wait or watch forsomeone or some vehicle to comeby. Mag-abang ka ng sasakyan. Waitfor a vehicle. Wait for a ride.

ábay n. companion, best man,bridesmaid •umabay (um-) v. to escort, toact as best man, maid of honor,bridesmaid at a wedding. Umabay si Pedro sa kasal. Pedro was best manat the wedding.

ab́iso n. notice, notification

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mag-abiso, iabiso, abisúhan(mag-:i-:-an) v. to announce, toinform, to notify. Abisuhan mo si Juan ng aking pagdating. NotifyJohn about my arrival.

abitsuéla Sp n. snap bean [var.

bitsuélas ]

abó n. ashes • adj. grey (color)abokádo Sp n. avocadoabogádo/a Sp n. lawyer, attorney-

at-law (masculine/feminine)abót n. reach, grasp •

umabot, abut́in (um-:-in) v. toreach for. Umabot ka ng ulam.Reach for the food.mag-abot, iabot, abut́an (mag-:i-:-an) v. to hand to. Mag-abot ka ng pera sa akin kapag suweldo na.Hand me your money when it’spayday.

ábot – umabot, abútan (um-:-an)

v. overtake, reach. Hindi ko siya maabutan sa pagtakbo. I can notovertake her in running.

abreláta Sp n. can-opener [syn.pambuk´ as ]

abŕigo Sp n. wrap, lady’s coatAbŕil n. Aprilabúbot n. knickknacks carried

aroundabúloy n. contribution, help fund,

relief, aid, subsidy •mag-abuloy, iabuloy (mag-:i-)v. to contribute. Mag-abuloy ka sa patay. Contribute (some money) for

the funeral.umabuloy, abulúyan (um-:-an) v.to aid. Umabuloy ka sa kanya. Helphim.

abuŕido Sp adj. anxious, confusedabuśado Sp adj. abusiveabúso Sp n. abuse, maltreatmentabyadór n. pilot [syn. pil´ oto]akála’ n. idea, belief • p.v. to think.

Akala ko’y kumain ka na. I thoughtyou had already eaten. •mag-akala’, akaláin (mag-:-in) v.to believe, to presume, to think, toconceive, to imagine. Huwag kang

mag-akalang ako ay taksil. Don’tget the idea that I’m unfaithful.Baka akalain mong ako ay taksil.You might think I’m unfaithful.

ákap – mang-akap (mang-) v. toembrace. Nang-akap siya ng babae.


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He embraced a woman.

umakap, akápin (um-:-in) v. toembrace (someone). Inakap niya ako. He embraced me.mag-akapán (mag-:-an) v. toembrace each other. Mag-akapan kayo ngayon kung kayo’y magkabati.Embrace each other now if you arereally friends.

akásya n. acacia tree, monkeypodákay n. person led by the hand •

mag-akay, akáyin (mag-:-in) v. tolead by the hand. Inakay niya ang bata. He led the child by the hand.umakay (um-) v. to hang-on (for

support). Umakay siya sa akin. Hehung on to me (for support or guid-ance).

akbáy – umakbay, akbayán (um-:-an) v. to put one arm on anotherperson’s shoulder. Umakbay siya sa akin. He put his arm across myshoulder.

ákin pron, adj. my, mineákit – umakit, mang-akit, aḱitin

(um-, mang-,-in) v. to charm, to at-tract, to lure, to entice. Akitin moang mga mamimili sa pamamagitan ng iyong ganda. Attract the buyers

by means of your beauty.aklát n. book [syn. libr´ o]aklátan n. libraryakó pron. first person singular num-

ber pronoun meaning ”I”, ”me”akmá’ – mag-akma’, iakma’

(mag-:i-) v. to set something. Iakma mo ang baril. Aim the gun.umakma’ (um-) v. to get ready todo something. Umakma siya. He gotready (to do something).

aksayá n. wastage •maaksaya (ma-) adj. wasteful •maaksaya (ma-) v. to be wasted,

to go to waste. Baka maaksaya ang tubig. The water might be wasted.mag-aksaya, aksayah́in, pag-aksayahán (mag-:-in:pag-an) v.to squander, to use somethingwastefully. Nag-aksaya siya ng

panahon. He wasted time. Huwag

pag-aksayahan ng panahon ang hindi importanting bagay. Don’t wastetime with unimportant things.

aksidénte Sp n. accident •maaksidente (ma-) v. to meetwith an accident. Naaksidente siya kahapon. He met with an accidentyesterday.

ákto Sp umakto (um-) v. to act,to perform as in a play, to behave.Umakto siyang baliw sa isang pal-abas. He took the role of a crazyperson in a play.

akyát – mag-akyat, iakyat (mag-

:i-) v. to carry something up aheight. Mag-akyat ka rito ng isang baldeng tubig. Bring a pail of waterup here.umakyat, akyat́in (um-:-in) v.to climb up, to go up something.Akyatin mo ang punong iyon. Climbthat tree.

adóbo n. a popular Filipino meatdish cooked in vinegar, salt, garlic,pepper and soy sauce

adórno Sp n. adornment, decora-tionmag-adorno, adornohán (mag-

:-an) v. to decorate. Nagadornosiya ng kanyang bagong bahay. Hedecorated his new house.

adyós Sp intj. farewell, goodbyeága – maaga (ma-) adv. earlyagáhan n. breakfast [syn. almus´ al ]agád adv. at once, soon, imme-

diately, right away, promptly.Tumakbo siya agad. He ran at once.

ágap n. promptness, quickness •maagap (ma-) adj. prompt, punc-tual, quick •umagap, agápan (um-:-an) v. toanticipate, to watch for something,

to make sure that one gets it. Aga-pan mo ang mga sariwang gulay sa palengke. Get to market early to getthe fresh vegetables.

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(mang-:-in:-an) v. to snatch, to

grab. Nang-agaw siya ng bag. Hesnatched (somebody’s) bag.umagaw (um-) v. to participatein grabbing. Umagaw ka sa pabitin.(Get in there and) grab the hangingobject.

aghám n. scienceágila n. eagleágiw n. cobwebágos n. current •

maagos (ma-) adj. having swiftcurrents •inagos (-in) v. to be carried awayby the current. Inagos ang mga

damit sa ilog. The clothes werecarried away by the current in theriver.umagos (um-) v. to flow. Umagos ang tubig. The water flowed.

Agósto n. Augustaguh́ilya Sp n. hair pináhas n. snakeahédres n. chessahénsiya n. pawnshop, agencyah́ente n. agent, salesmanáhit n. the shaved part, a shaving

service •mag-ahit, ah́itin, inahit (mag-

:in) v. to shave. Inahit ni Pedro ang kanyang balbas. Pedro shaved off hisbeard.

áhon – mag-ahon, iahon (mag-:-in, i-) v. to take something outof the water. Iahon mo ang bata sa tubig. Pull the child out of thewater.umahon (um-) v. to get out of thewater. Umahon na tayo. Let’s getout of the water.

álaála n. remembrance, souvenirálak n. wine, liquoralakdán n. scorpion

alága’ n. pet, ward, person, animalor thing being taken care of •mag-alaga’, alagáan (mag-:-an)v. to take care of, to raise, to bringup. Alagaan mo ang iyong kapatid.(You) take care of your brother (or

sister).

alagád n. disciple, follower, apostle,helper

aláhas n. jewelry, jewelsalahéro n. jewel maker, jewel

repairer, merchantalála n. memory, recollection •

alalahánin (-in) v. to worry, to beanxious about somethingmakaalala, maalala (maka-:ma-)v. to remember someone withsomething. Aba, nakaalala ka. Ah,you remembered (him ... withsomething).mag-alalá (mag-) v. to worry, to

be anxious. Huwag kang mag-alala.Don’t worry.

alálay – mag-alalay, alaláyan(mag-:-an) v. to take precaution, topractice moderation or to act mod-erately. Alalayan mo ang pagkain.Take it easy on the food or eatmoderately.umalalay, alaláyan (um-:-an) v.to give support. Umalalay siya sa maysakit. He gave physical supportto the sick (person). Alalayan moang maysakit. Support the sick(person).

alám n. knowledge •maalam (ma-) adj. knowledgeable,well-versed •alamín (-in) p.v. to know, to havea knowledge of, to find out. Alamin mo kung ano ang nangyari. Find outwhat happened.

alamáng n. tiny shrimpsalamát n. folklore, traditionalámbre n. wirealampáy n. shoulder kerchief alangán adj. uncertain, doubtful,

insufficient, not fitted, unfit, inade-quate •

mag-alangan (mag-) v. to be un-certain, to be doubtful. Nag-alangan siya sa sasabihin niya. He wasuncertain about what he would say.

alapáap n. cloudsalás Sp n. ace (in playing cards).


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umalóg (um-) v. to shake. Umalog

ang sasakyan. The vehicle shook.álon n. waves •

umalon (um-) v. to move like thatof waves. Umalon nang malakas ka-hapon sa dagat. The waves on theocean were big yesterday.

alpás – umalpas, alpaśan (um-:-an) v. to become free, loose, untied(as animals)maka-alpas (maka-) v. to be ableto break loose. Naka-alpas ang bilanggo. The prisoner was able tobreak loose.

alpiĺer n. pin, brooch, safety pin

alpómbra n. rug, carpetalsá Sp n. a rising, as of dough •

umalsa (um-) v. to rise. Umalsa ang puto. The rice cake rose.mag-alsa (mag-) v. to rebel torevolt to rise up against to stage astrike. Nag-alsa sila laban sa mga dayuhan. They rose up against theforeigners.mag-alsa, alsah́in, ialsa (mag-:-in, i-) v. to lift something. Alsahin mo ito. Lift this up.

altár n. altar, shrinealulód n. rain pipe, rain gutter,

downspout, drain pipealumpih́it adj. wriggling and twist-

ing (due to discomfort or pain)aluṕihan n. centipedeam n. broth of riceamá n. father [syn. t´ atay, it´ ay ]ámag n. mold, mildewamáin n. uncle [syn. t ́ io, t ́ iyo]amáng n. 1 reference to a boy [syn.

t´ otoy, it´ oy, t´ oto] 2 elderly man (insome areas) [syn. M´ amang, Mang (both used with first name)] 3 aterm for father in some areas [syn.Am´ a, T´ atay ]

ambá’ n. a threatening gesture •umamba’, ambaán (um-:-an) v.to gesture threateningly. Inam-baan niya ako. He gestured to methreateningly.

ambág n. contribution, share in a

collective affair •

mag-ambag, iambag (mag-:i-) v.to contribute, to give a share of anykind. Mag-ambag tayo para sa mga mahihirap. Let’s give something forthe poor.

ambón n. drizzle, light rain, showerumambon (um-) v. to drizzle, toshower lightly. Umambon kahapon. Itshowered lightly yesterday.

ambulánsiya Sp n. ambulanceamerikána n. suit (for men), sports jacket, coat [syn. dyaket ]

Amerikáno/a n. American (male /female)

ámin pron. first person pluralnumber pronoun (exclusive meaning– our ours us (exclusive) shows pos-session of location where precededby sa. Pumunta ka sa amin. Go toour place.amínin (-in) v. to admit one’s mis-take. Aminin mo na ang kasalanan mo. Admit your mistake now.

amiról n. starch [var. almir´ ol ]ámo n. boss, master, employer, man-

agerámo’ n. 1 tameness 2 coaxing, sup-

plication •

maamo’ (ma-) adj. tame, not wildamúin (-in) v. to placate. Amuin mo siya. Placate him.umamo’ (um-) v. to become tame,to become domesticated, submissive.Umamo ang mabangis na lion. Thefierce lion became tame.

ámot n. something obtained orbought at cost price •umamot, amútan (um-:-an) v. toobtain, procure, buy at cost price.Umamot ka sa kanya ng isang salona bigas. He bought a ganta of riceat cost.

amóy n. smell, odor, aroma, bodyodor, intensive smell, offensive smellamuýin (-in) v. to smell something.Amuyin mo nga ito. Smell this.mangamóy (mang-) v. to becomesmelly or odorous. Nangamoy ang


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sirang pagkain. The spoiled food

smelled bad.ampalayá n. bitter melon, balsam

apple, amargosoampáw n. puffed rice or corn, sug-

ared popcornampón n. adopted child, protection

in the form of adoption •mag-ampon, ampuńin (mag-:-in)v. to adopt. Ampunin mo ang bata.Adopt the child.

anák n. child, son/daughter, off-spring •ipanganak (ipang-) v. to be born.Ipinanganak na bulag ang bata. The

child was born blind.anáhaw n. palm treeánay n. termite, white antsandadór Sp n. walking aid for ba-

biesandámyo Sp n. gangplank, slipwayandár Sp umandar (-um-) v.

to work, function, to start as inmachinery. Umandar ang kotse. Thecar started.

ángkla n. anchoráni n. harvest, product •

mag-ani, umani, ańihin (mag-,um-:-in) v. to harvest, to reap.

Umani kami ng palay. We harvestedrice.

ánib – umanib (um-) v. to join anorganization, to be a member of.Umanib siya sa isang samahan. He joined an organization.

anibersáryo n. anniversaryánim num. sixańinag adj. visible, transparent,

translucentańino n. shadow, reflectionańis n. nutmegánit n. scalpańito n. deity, idol

anó intj. what, as a greeting, itmeans hello

anluwági n. carpenter [var. alw´ agi ]ánod – maanod (ma-) v. to be car-

ried away by the currentanúrin (-in) v. carried away. Inanod

ng tubig ang bakya. The water car-

ried the wooden shoes away.antá – maanta (ma-) adj. rancid

(food)anténa Sp n. antennaantimáno conj. beforehandanting-ant́ing n. amuletantók – inantok, antoḱin (-in) v.

to be sleepy. Inantok ang bata. Thechild got sleepy.

anu-anó intj. plural form of thequestion word – ano – ”what”

anumán pron. whatsoever usuallyoccurs with ”walang” as in ”walanganuman ” to mean ” not at all or

there is nothing to it”anúnsiyo n. advertisementanyáya n. invitation •

mag-anyaya, anyayáhan (mag-:-an) v. to invite. Nag-anyaya ako ng maraming bisita. I invited a lot of visitors.

anyó’ n. figure, form, appearanceáng mkr. definite article similar to

”the” that marks the topic of thesentence, focus marker, topic marker

angát – mag-angat, angat́in,iangat (mag-:-in, i-) v. to lift, toraise something. Angatin mo ang

silya. Raise this up.umangat (um-) v. to rise, toprogress, to get lifted. Umangat siya sa kanyang kabuhayan. His status inlife was raised.

angkán n. family, lineageangkás – mag-angkas, iangkas

(mag-:i-) v. to take someone fora ride. Iangkas mo ako sa iyong bisikleta. You take me for a ride onyour bicycle.umangkas, angkasán (um-:-an)v. to hitch a ride, to ride withsomeone. Umangkas ako sa kotse

niya. I got a ride in his car.angḱin adj. inborn, native, having

or possessing •mag-angkin (mag-) v. to possess(usually used in the incompletedaspect meaning ”possessing or


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having”. Nag-aangkin siya ng tang-

ing kagandahan. She has naturalbeauty.mang-angkin, angkińin (mang-:-in) v. to claim ownership usuallyof something that legally belongsto someone else. Nang-angkin na naman ito ng hindi kanya. He’sclaiming possession again of thingsthat aren’t his.

angkóp adj. fit, proper, becomingangháng n. pepperiness •

maanghang (ma-) adj. spicy(food), peppery hot

angh́el n. angel

ápa n. this rolled wafer of rice starchand red sugar, ice cream cone

aparadór n. cupboard, clothescloset or cabinet, drawers

ápat num. fourápaw – umapaw (um-) v. to over-

flow, to innundate. Umapaw ang tubig sa kanal. The water overflowedfrom the canal.

apdó n. bile, gallapelýido n. surname, last nameaṕi – mang-api, apih́in (mang-

:-in) v. to maltreat, to abuse, tooppress, to harm. Huwag mong

apihin ang bata. Don’t maltreat thechild.

apláya n. beach, seashoreapó n. grandchild (term of refer-

ence).ápog n. limeapóy n. fire •

maapoy (ma-) adj. fiery, flamingapúhap – mang-apuhap,

apuhápin (mang-:-in) v. tofeel something by extending thehand. Inapuhap niya ang pera niya sa dilim. He groped for his moneyin the dark.

umapuhap (um-) v. to feel out byextending the hand

apúlid n. water chestnutáral – mag-aral, arálin (mag-:-in)

v. to study. Mag-aral ka ng iyong lek-siyon. Study your lesson.

aráro n. plow, plough •

mag-araro, ararúin (mag-:-in) v.to plow. Mag-araro tayo ng bukid.Let’s plow the field.

áraw n. day, sun •umaraw (um-) v. to shine brightly(the sun’s coming out). Umaraw ka-hapon. The sun was out yesterday.

áraw-áraw adv. every dayalbuláryo n. a quack doctor who

usually used herbs for treatment of any kind of ailment

arkilá Sp n. rent, rental [syn. alkil´ a ]umarkilá, arkilah́in v. to rent, topay for the use of property. Umarkila

kami ng dyip para hakutin ang aming gamit. We hired a jeepney to haulour things.

arkitékto n. architectári’ n. propertyarmádo Sp adj. armedarmás Sp n. weapon, armsart́ista n. actor/actress (of the

movie, stage, television, etc.)arugá’ – mag-aruga’ (mag-) v. ten-

der care, nurture. Mag-aruga ka ng mga anak mo. Take care of your chil-dren.

ása – umasa, asáhan (um-:-an) v.

to hope for, to expect. Asahan mong hindi kita malilimutan. Rest assuredthat I won’t forget you.

ásal n. custom, habit, behavior,manners

asaról n. a large hoe •mag-asarol, asaroĺin (mag-:-in) v.to use a hoe, to till the soil. Asarolin natin ang halaman. Let’s hoe thegarden.

asáwa n. wife/husband, spouse(term of reference)

asikáso Sp n. attention given tosomeone or some work •

mag-asikaso, asikasúhin (mag-:-in) v. to mind, to take care of, toattend to. Asikasuhin mo ang mga panauhin. Take care of the visitors.

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aśin n. salt

asindéro Sp n. land owner, planta-tion owner

asist́i sp v. to wait on, to serveumasisti, asistihán (um-:-an)v. to assist, to help, to aid, toattend. Asistihan natin ang mga nangangailangan. Let’s help theneedy.

asnó n. donkeyáso n. dogasó n. smokeaspiĺe Sp n. pin, straight pinasúkal Sp n. sugarasúl Sp n. blue (color)

asuśena sp n. tuberoseaswáng n. ghost, evil spiritat conj. and, connects words,

phrases, or entire sentences of equalsyntactic rank •at iba pa phrase. etcetera, and soforth

atáke Sp n. attack •aataḱihin (-in) v. to attack, to havean attack. Aatakihin siya ng sakit sa puso. He will have a heart attack.

ataúl n. coffin, bieratáy n. liveráte n. appellation for elder sister,

used with or without the givenname (term of address reference)

átin pron. first person plural num-ber pronoun (inclusive meaning –our, ours, us (inclusive) shows pos-session of location when precededby ”sa”

at́ip n. roof, roofingátis n. sugar apple, custard appleátom Eng n. atomatrás – umatras (um-) to retreat, to

back up, to move back. Umatras ang kotse. The car backed up.

atrasádo Sp adj. late, slow

atsára n. pickled papayaatsuwéte Sp n. shrub with burry

fruits used for food coloringáwa’ n. grace, pity, charity, compas-

sion •maawa’ (ma-) v. to take pity.

Maawa ka sa akin. Pity me.

áwas – umawas (-um-) v. tooverflow. Umawas ang tubig sa banyo. The water overflowed in thebathroom.

áwat n. pacification of quarrelingpeople •mang-awat, umawat, awátin(mang-, um-:-in) v. to pacify aquarrel, to stand between a fight.Awatin mo sina Ben at David.Pacify Ben and David.

áway n. a quarrel, dispute •mag-away (mag-) v. to quarrel(with each other). Nag-away ang

matalik na magkaibigan. The closefriends had a quarrel.mang-away, awáyin (mang-:-in)v. to quarrel with somebody. Nang-away na naman si Minda. Mindastarted another quarrel.

áwit n. song, chant, hymn •umawit, aẃitin (um-:-in) v. tosing. Umawit si Nenita sa klase.Nenita sang in class.

áwto n. car, automobile [syn. kotse ]ay part. connects the topic of the

sentence and the predicate whenthe sentence is given in the reverse

order; sentence inversion marker.Siya ay umalis. He left.

ay! intj. an exclamation of surpriseor pain

áyaw – umayáw, ayawán (um-:-an) pv. to back out from, to reject,to dislike, to refuse (opposite of gustuh́in). Umayaw siya sa aking plano. He rejected my plan.

áyon adj. parallel to, in agreement• adv. according to ...; as allegedby. Ayon sa sabi ng tao, mabait ka raw. According to what people say,you are good. •

umayon, ayúnan (um-:-an) v.to agree, to conform, to go alongwith. Umayon si Ernest sa balak ni Rosita. Ernest conformed withRosita’s plan.

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maayos (ma-) adj. orderly, ar-

ranged, (well) fixed, just right •mag-ayos, ayúsin (mag-:-in) v.to arrange, to put in order, to fix.Ayusin mo ang buhok ni Linda.Arrange Linda’s hair.

aywán phrase. be ignorant of some-thing. Aywan ko. I don’t know. [var.ew´ an ] [syn. di al´ am ]

B

ba part. question marker, expressiveof interrogation in yes or no ques-tions. Mayroon ba silang ginawa? Have they done anything?

babá’ n. descent •bumaba’, babáin (um-:-in) v. togo down, to descend. Bumaba siya sa hagdan. He went down the stairs.

bába’ n. chinbába’ – mababa’ (ma-) adj. short,

low •magbabá’, ibabá’ (mag-:i-) v. toreduce, to take down, to carry toa lower level. Ibaba mo ang iyong timbang. Reduce your weight.bumaba’ (um-) v. to becomeshorter, to become cheaper. Bumaba ang presyo ng mga bilihin. The priceof goods went down.

babáe n. woman • adj. femalebábad – magbabad, babárin,

ibabad (mag-:in, i-) v. to soak.Ibabad mo ang damit sa sabon. Soakthe dress in soap.

babalá’ n. notice, signbábaw adj. shallowbab́ero n. bibbáboy n. pig, porkbáboy-ramó n. wild pig [var. b´ aboy-

dam´ o]báka n. cattle, cow, beef baká adv. possibly, perhaps, maybe,

might. Baka ka maputulan ng daliri.You might get your finger cut off.

bákal n. iron, steelbakaláw n. cod

bakás n. print, mark, trace •

bumakas (um-) v. to mark or leavea mark, to leave a trail or vestige.Bumakas ang kanyang sampal. Hisslap left a mark

bakasyón n. vacation, rest •magbakasyon (mag-) v. to take avacation, to leave for a vacation, togo on a vacation. Magbabakasyon si Vida sa Texas. Vida will vacation inTexas.

bakbák – mabakbak adj. de-tached, decorticated •bakbakán (-an) v. to remove thebark or thick skin of something, to

chastise (someone)bakbákan n. fight, altercation

(slang)bákit int. why. Bakit ka naparito?

Why have you come here?baklá’ adj. effeminate man,

hermaphrodite [syn. binabáe ]bakĺi’ adj. broken (stick)bákod n. fencebákol n. a big basket (flat), a four-

cornered bamboo basket with roundopening

baku-bakó’ adj. rugged (surface)bakúna n. vaccination

bakúran n. yardbakyá’ n. wooden shoes, clogsbakyum-kĺiner Eng n. vacuum

cleanerbága n. embers, glowing coalbága’ n. lungbagá adv. emphatic marker, throws

more stress on the interrogation.Ikaw baga ay nagasawa? Did you(ever) get married? • conj. (+man)although

bagáhe Sp n. baggage, luggagebágal adj. slow, sluggishbagáng n. molar (tooth)

bágay n. thing, objectbágay adj. becoming, proper, fit •

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báging n. vine, climber, creeper

bágo adj. new, recent, modern •pagbabago (pag-) n. change

bágo adv/conj. before, recentlybagón n. freight car, wagon, vanbagoóng n. salty small fish of

shrimp relish, anchovies, wet saltedsmall fish or tiny shrimps [syn.alam´ ang ]

bagsák – bumagsak (um-) v. tofall, to fail. Bumagsak ang ero-planong sinasakyan ng pangulo.The airplane the president was oncrashed.magbagsak, ibagsak (mag-:i-) v.

to drop. Ibinagsak ng Totoy ang telepono. Totoy slammed down thetelephone.

bagśik adj. violent, fierce, merciless,strict, cruel, severe

bagyó n. storm, typhoon •bagyuh́in (-in) v. (phenomenalverb) to have a storm/typhoon.Baka ka bagyuhin sa probinsya. Youmight get hit by the storm in theprovince.bumagyo (um-) v. (phenomenalverb) to rain violently as in astorm or typhoon. Bumabagyo nang

malakas. The storm is raging strong.bahá’ n. flood •

binaha’ (-in) v. (phenomenal verb)to flood. Binaha ang buong bayan.The whole town was flooded.bumaha’ (um-) v. (phenomenalverb) to flood. Bumaha dahil sa lakas ng ulan. I flooded because of the strong rain.

bahág n. G-string, loin cloth with apart pulled between the thighs

bahaghári’ n. rainbowbahági’ n. part, portion, piecebahagyá’ adj. hardly, barely

bahála’ n. an expression of uncer-tainty or responsibility. Bahala na kayo. The decision is yours. (It’s upto you.)mabahála’ (ma-) adj. to feelconcerned, worried, anxious

báhay n. house

báhay-áso n. dog-kennelbáhay-batá’ n. uterusbah́in n. sneeze •

bumahin (-um-) v. to sneeze. Ako’y malimit bumahin kapag ako’y may sipon. I sneeze frequently when Ihave colds.

báho’ adj. foul odor, bad smellstinking odor

bahúra n. reef [var. batuh´ an ]bailaŕina Sp n. dancer (feminine),

taxi-dancerbáile Sp n. ball, dancebáit n. kindness •

mabait (ma-) adj. kind, good, gen-tle, virtuous

baitáng n. steps of a staircasebaiwáng n. waistbála n. bulletbalábal n. mantilla, wrap, shawl

(apparel) •magbalabal, balabálin, ibalabal(mag-:-in, i-) v. to wrap oneself with a shawl, mantle, or kerchief.Magbalabal ka at nang hindi ka ginawin. Wrap yourself so you won’tget cold.

bálak n. plan, intention •

magbalak, binalak (mag-:-in) v.to plan, to intend to do. Binalak kong dalawin ka. I planned to visityou.

balakáng n. hips, pelvisbalákid n. obstaclebalakúbak n. dandruff baláe n. parents and parents-in-law

relationship (term of reference), aparent of one’s son or daughter-in-law

balah́ibo n. fine body hair, featherhair of fowls of woolly hair of ani-mals, fur

balánse Sp n. balance, remainderbálang n. locustbalangá’ n. wide mouthed earthen

cooking potbalangkás n. frameworkbalaŕila’ n. grammar [syn.


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balása – magbalasa, balasáhin(mag-:-in) v. to shuffle playingcards. Balasahin mo na ang baraha.Shuffle the cards (now).

bálat n. birthmark (on skin)balát n. bark of a tree, skin, peel-

ings, leatherbalatkayó n. costume, disguisebaláto Sp n. money given away by

a winning gambler as goodwill •magbalato, balatúhan (mag-:-an)v. donate, give away (money orwinnings). Balatuhan mo sila. Givethem some of your winnings.

balátong n. soybeanbalbás Sp n. beardbalkón Sp n. porch, balcony [var.

balkon´ ahe ]baldádo Sp adj. disabled, crippled,

overusedbald́e n. large can, pail, bucket [var.

bald ́ i ]baldósa Sp n. tilebále Sp adj. value (used commonly

as – ”hindi bale,” it’s all right nevermind, ”bale wala’,” of no value) •n. promissory note •bumale (um-) v. to get a cash

advance. Bumale ako dahil sa kapos ako ngayon. I got a cash advancebecause I’m broke now.

bále-bále Sp adj. of quite somevalue

balediktóryan Eng n./adj. vale-dictorian

báli’ n. fracture •baĺi’ adj. fractured, broken •bumali’, binali’ (um-:-in) v. tobreak (usually with the hands). Bi-nali ni Rogelio ang lapis sa kanyang galit. Rogelio broke the pencil inanger.

balibág n. to heave or throw some-thing like a boomerang of a piece of wood or cane •bumalibag (um-) v. to be thrown,hurledmagbalibag, ibalibag (mag-:i-)

to throw, hurl, cast an object.

Ibinalibag ng bata ang kanyang laruan. The child threw down histoy.mangbalibag, balibaǵin (mang-:-in) v. to throw, hurl, cast anobject at someone or something.Nambalibag si Pedro ng kahoy sa kanyang mga kalaro. Pedro hurledthe stick to his playmates.

baĺibol n. awl, auger, bit [syn.baŕena ]

baĺik – bumalik (um-) v. tocome back, to return. Bumalik si McArthur sa Pilipinas. McArthur

returned to the Philippines.magbalik, ibalik (mag-:i-) v. toreturn something, to restore. Ibalik mo agad ang libro. Return the bookearly as soon as possible.mabalik (ma-) v. to be returned toformer status. Nabalik sa kanya ang dati niyang bahay. He got back hisformer house.

baĺikat n. shoulderbalikwás – bumalikwas (um-) v.

to turn suddenly to the oppositeside, to suddenly rise from a lyingposition. Bumalikwas ako sa kama

nang narinig ko ang putok ng baril.I jumped out of bed when I heardthe gunshot.magbalikwas, balikwaśin (mag-:-in) to turn something suddenly tothe opposite side

baligtád adj. inside-out, up-sidedown [var. baliktad ] •magbaligtad, baligtaŕin, ibalig-tad (mag-:-in, i-) v. to turnsomething over, to invert, to re-verse, to tur inside-out. Baligtarin mo ang kinuha ko. Turn over those(clothes) I was sunbleaching.

bumaligtad (um-) v. to turn over.Bumaligtad ang sasakyan. The carturned completely over.

balimb́ing n. starfruit, a smal treewhose edible fleshy fruit has five lon-gitudinal, angular lobes


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balintatáw n. pupil (of the eye)

balintawák n. woman’s native cos-tume with butterfly sleeves, informal

Balintawák n. historical placenorth of Manila where the first cryof the Revolution against Spain wasmade by Andres Bonifacio

balintuwád adj. bottom-up,upside-down [syn. baligt´ ad ]

baĺisa n. anxiety •balisá adj. anxious, restless

balisóng n. fan knife made inBatangas

baĺita’ n. news • adj. well-known,famous, talked about •

magbalita’, ibalita’ (mag-:i-)v. to tell, to report, to relay thenews. Ibalita mo naman sa amin ang nangyari. Let us know whathappened.

baĺiw n. crazy or demented person,maniac • adj. crazy, demented

bálo n. widow, widower [var. b´ ao][syn. biy´ udo/ biy´ uda ]

balón n. a well (of water), a deephole in the ground

bálot n. covering, wrapping, take-home food •balót adj. covered, wrapped •

magbalot, balútin, ibalot (mag-:-in, i-) v. to wrap, to encase, toenvelope. Magbalot ka ng makakain natin. (You) wrap the food we’regoing to eat.

balsá n. raftbálse Sp n. waltzbalták n. sudden, strong pull •

mambaltak, baltaḱin (mang-:-in)v. to pull suddenly. Baltakin mosiya at baka mahulog. Pull him orhe might fall.

balt́ik n. stubborness, head strong-ness

baluktót adj. crooked, curved, bentbalunbalúnan n. gizzard (of fowls)balústre n. banistersbalút n. boiled duck’s egg with par-

tially developed embryo (a nativedelicacy)

balútan n. bundle, package

balýena Sp n. whale, white waxcandle

bambáng n. canal [syn. kan´ al ]bának n. mulletbanál adj. pious, virtuousbanás n. sultriness and humidity

[syn. alins´ angan ] •mabanas (ma-) adj. sultry andhumid

bánat n. a strike, sock, bow or stroketo hit something, a pull to stretch •banát adj. taut, stretched •magbanat, banátin (mag-:-in) v.to pull, to stretch. Banatin mo ang

iyong buto sa trabaho. Stretch yourbones with some work.

banáyad adj. moderate, soft, gentle(in manner)

bandá adj. towards or about a cer-tain place or time, in the directionof

bánda n. band of musicians, an or-ganized group of musicians

bandána Eng n. kerchief, scarf bandéha Sp n. traybandehádo Sp n. platter, oblong

china traybandéra Sp n. flag, banner [var.

band ́ ila ]band́ido Sp n. banditbanidóso/a Sp adj. vain (mascu-

line/ feminine)bańig n. matbánil n. adhering dirt on neck [syn.

lib´ ag ]bańilya n. vanillabanláw – magbanlaw, banlawán

(mag-:-an) v. to rinse, to cleanse.Banlawan mo ang mga kinula. Rinsethe things you have sun bleached.

banĺi’ n. scalding •magbanli’, banlián (mag-:-an) v.

to scald, to sterilize. Banlian moang mga tinidor at kutsara. Scalpthe forks and spoons.

bansá’ n. country, nationbansót adj. stunted (in growth), ar-

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bantá’ n. threat •

magbanta’, bantaán (mag-:-an) v.to threaten. Binantaan niya ako. Hethreatened me.

bantád adj. sated, satiated [syn.saw´ a’, suy´ a’ ]

bantáy n. guard, watcher •magbantay, bantayán (mag-:-an)v. to watch closely, to be on guard.Bantayan mo ang bahay. Guard thehouse.

bantáyog n. monumentbantóg adj. famousbanyága’ n. foreigner • adj. foreignbányo Sp n. bathroom, shower room

bányos Sp n. sponge bath [syn.p´ unas ]

bangá’ n. jar, earthen jar, for drink-ing water

bángaw n. big flybangká’ n. boat, bancabangkáy n. corpse, cadaverbangkéro Sp boatman, banker,

dealer and/or payer in gambling(shortened to ”bangká’,” colloqui-ally)

bangkéta Sp n. sidewalk, footpathbangkéte Sp n. banquetbanḱito n. stool, small chair

bángko Sp n. bankbangkó’ n. bench, stoolbanggá’ – bumangga’ (-um-) v.

to hit something, to collide withsomething. Bumangga ang kotse sa pader. The car ran into a stonewall.mabangga’ (ma-) v. to hit, collideagainst accidentally, to bump into.Nabangga ang kotse sa pader. Thecar ran against the stone wall.ibangga’, banggáin (mag-:i-:-in)v. to ram an object against some-thing, to collide against something.

Binangga ng kotse ang pader. Thecar ran into the stone wall.mangbangga’ (mang-:-in) v. to hitor ram against. Nambangga siya ng kotse ko. He bumped my car.

banggéra Sp n. extension from

windows where the chinaware is

kept [var. banggerah ́an ]bangǵit – bumanggit, banggit́in

(-um-:-in) v. to mention, to cite. Bi-nanggit niya sa akin ang nangyari.He mentioned to me what had hap-pened.

banǵin n. ravine, abyss, precipicebanǵis n. ferocity, wildness •

mabangis (ma-) adj. cruel, fiercebangó n. aroma, fragrance •

mabango (ma-) adj. fragrant,sweet-smelling

bángon n. rising from a lying posi-tion •

bumangon (-um-) v. to rise from alying position, to get up from bed.Bumangon siya nang maaga kanina.He got up early a while ago.magbangon, ibangon (mag-:i-) v.to raise something, to see somethingin an upright position. Ibangon moang may sakit. Help the sick personget up.

bangús n. milk fishbáo n. coconut shell without husk or

meatbaól n. footlocker, chest, a rectangu-

lar trunk (for clothes)

báon n. provision or supply of foodtaken on a journey •magbaon, baúnin, ibaon (mag-:-in, i-) v. to carry provisions or sup-plies usually food. Magbaon ka nang di ka gutumin. Take enough food tokeep you from getting hungry.

baón – bumaón (-um-) v. to be-come buried, to sink. Buma´ on ang sapatos ko sa putik. My shoes gotstuck in the mud.magbaon, ibaon (mag-:i-) v. tobury something. Ibaon mo ang patay na pusa. Bury the dead cat.

bapór n. ship, boat, steamshipbará – bumara (-um-) v. to cause

an obstruction. Bumara sa daan ang nabuwal na kahoy. The uprootedtree blocked the road (path).magbara, ibara (mag-:i-) v. to


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bar, to hinder, to obstruct with

something. Ibara mo ang mga batosa daan. Block the road (path) withstones.

baráha n. playing cardsbarand́ilya n. handrailbaráso n. armbarát adj. niggardly, stingy, miserlybárbel Eng n. weights (used in

weightlifting)barbéro Sp n. barberbarberyá Sp n. barbershopbaŕena n. drillbaŕeta n. barbaŕil n. gun •

bumaril (-um-) v. to shoot with agun. Bumaril si Pedro. Pedro shotthe gun.magbaril (mag-) v. to shoot one-self. Magbaril ka. (You) shoot.mamaril, bariĺin (mang-:-in) toshoot at something. Barilin mo ang ibon. Shoot the bird.

baŕiles n. barrelbarńis n. varnishbáro’ n. dress, upper garment [syn.

bestido, damit ]bárungbárong n. make-shift shackbárong-Tagálog n. man’s native

shirt, formal attirebarumbádo adj. temperamentalbaryá n. loose or small change, coinsbáryo Sp n. barrio, subdivision of a

townbása – bumasa (-um-) v. to read.

Bumasa ka ng tula. Read a poem.magbasá, basáhin (mag-:-in) v. toread something. Basahin mo ang di-yaryo. Read the newspaper.

basá’ adj. wet •mabasa’ (ma-) v. to become wet,drenched

básag n. break, crack •

básag adj. brokenmakabasag, mabasag (maka-:ma-) v. to break china, glassware, orearthenware accidentally, to be ableto break. Nabasag niya ang mga pinggan. He broke the plates.

magbaság, baśagin (mag-:-in) v.

to break glassware, china, earthen-ware, to crack, to break repeatedly,deliberately. Baka basagin ng bata ang plorera. The child might breakthe flower vase.

basáhan n. cleaning ragbásket Eng n. basketbasketból Eng basketabll •

magbasketbol (mag-) v. to playbasketball

bási’ n. rice winebáso n. drinking glass, drinking cupbastá Sp adv. an interjection mean-

ing enough, just, as long as

bastón n. cane, walking canebastós adj. uncouth, rude, impolite,

impertinentbasúra n. trash, garbage

basurahán (-an) n. garbage con-tainer, trash can, a place wheregarbage or trash is thrownbasuŕero n. garbageman, garbagecollector

báta n. nightgown, robe, dressinggown

báta’ n. childbáta’ adj. young, immaturebatá – magbata, bumata (mag-:-

in) v. to endure, to tolerate, to bear,to suffer. Nagbata ng hirap ang aking ina para sa aking kinabukasan. Mymother endured hardships for my fu-ture.

bátak – bumatak, batákin (-um-:-in) v. to pull, to stretch [var. balt ́ak ].Batakin mo ang lubid. Stretch therope.

batalán n. rear of barrio house forwashing and for storage of water

batás n. lawbátaw n. hyacinth beanbátay – ibatay (i-) v. to base on

something. Ibinatay sa tula ni Rizal ang drama. The drama was basedon Rizal’s poem.

bateriyá Sp n. storage battery,flashlight battery

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báti’ – bumati’, bat́iin (-um-:-in)

v. to greet, to welcome, to salute, tocongratulate. Binati namin ang mga bagong dating. We welcomed the newarrivals.

báting sut Eng n. bathing suitbatingáw n. bell [syn. kamp´ ana’ ]bátis n. stream, creek, springbató n. stone, kidneybátok n. nape (of neck), back of neckbatóg n. shelled and boiled cork tp

which grated coconut and salt areadded

bátsoy Ch n. chopped and sauteedentrails of pig with soup

batubaĺani’ n. magnetbatúgan adj. lazy, indolentbatúta’ Sp n. policeman’s club,

truncheonbatyá’ n. laundry tub, flat basinbaúl Sp n. clothes chest, trunk, foot-

lockerbáwal adj. forbidden, prohibited

magbawal, ibawal, bawálan(mag-:i-:-an) to prohibit, to forbid.Ibawal mo ang pagsisigarilyo sa loobng klase. Prohibit smoking in theclassroom.

báwang n. garlic

báwas – magbawas, ibawas (mag-:i-) v. to lessen, to remove (some-thing) from

bawa’t pron. each, every, as in –”bawa’t isa”, everyone, everybody

báwi’ n. recovery from losses, re-tractionbumawi’, baẃiin (-um-:-in) torecover. Bumawi ka na lang sa susunod. Just make up for it thenext time.mambawi’ (mang-) v. to getback what was give away, reclaim.Nambawi si Jose ng mga regalong

ibinigay niya sa akin. Jose tookback the gifts he gave me.

báya – bayáan (-an) v. to allow ortolerate (a situation), to let someonealone [var. hay´ aan ]. Bayaan mo siya.Let him alone.

bayábas n. guava

báyad n. payment, fare •magbayad, bayáran (mag-:-an) v.to pay for, to compensate. Magbayad tayo ng utang. Let’s pay the debt.Bayaran mo ang kinain natin. Payfor what we have eaten.

bayág n. testiclebáyan n. town, country, fatherlandbayáni n. herobayáw n. brother-in-law (term of

reference)bayáwak n. large lizardbaybáy n. seashorebaybay-dágat n. sea coast

baybáyin n. coastbaylaŕina n. ballerina, ballet

dancer, a dancer [var. bailar ́ ina ]bayó – magbayo, bayuh́in (mag-:-

in) v. to pound, to crush. Bayuhin mo ang palay. Pound the unhuskedrice.

bayonéta n. bayonetbayóng n. large bagbaytáng n. grade, level, step [var.

beyt ́ang ]baywáng n. waist [var. béwang ]b́eke’ n. mumpsbéking páwder Eng n. baking

powderb́ekon Eng n. baconbéisbol Eng n. baseballbélo Sp n. veilb́enda Sp n. (surgical) bandagebendisyón Sp n. benedictionbénta Sp n. sales, income from sales

magbenta, ibenta (mag-:i-) to sell.Ibenta mo ang niluto mong pansit.Sell the pancit you cooked.

bentiladór Sp n. ventilating fan,electric fan

benggánsa Sp n. vengeanceberánda Sp n. porch, verandah

b́erde adj. greenberdúgo Sp n. executioner of death

sentenceberibéri Sp/Eng n. beriberibest́ido n. dress [syn. b´ aro’ ]beteráno Sp n. veteran


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b́etsin n. monosodium glutamate,

food seasoningb́eynte Sp num. twentybéynte-śingko Sp num. twenty-fivebib́ero Sp bibb́ibi n. duckbib́ig n. mouthbib́ingka n. rice cakebiḱig n. foreign matter (as fishbone)

stuck in the throatBikoláno/a n. a person from the

Bikol region (masculine/feminine)b́ida – magbida, ibida (mag-:i-) v.

to tell or relate a story or happening.Ibida mo naman sa amin ang biyahe

mo. Tell us about your trip.bigás n. rice (husked), uncooked ricebigát n. weight, heaviness •

mabigat (ma-) adj. heavybigáy – magbigay, ibigay, bigyan

(mag:i-:-an) v. to give. Ibigay mo ang lapis sa kanya. Give the pencil tohim.

bigkás n. pronunciationbigháni’ n. charm, seductionbiglá’ adv. suddenly, immediatelybigó’ adj. frustrated, disappointedbigóte n. moustachebigti – magbigti, bigtih́in (mag-:-

in) v. to hang or strangle oneself.Nagbigti siya sa sama ng loob. Hestrangled himself because of sadness.

b́ihag n. prisoner-of-warb́ihag n. prisoner-of-war, captivebihása Sp adj. accustomed, used tobih́ilya Sp n. fastingbih́ira’ adv. seldom, rarelyb́ihis n. the clothes one wears •

bih́is adj. well-dressed dressed upmagbihis, ibihis, bih́isan (mag-:i-:-an) v. to change clothes. Bihisan mo ang bata. Dress the child.

b́ihon n. rice noodle

bíik n. young of a pig, pigletbilád – magbilad, ibilad (mag-:i-)

v. to put under the sun, to dry, to ex-pose to the sun. Ibilad mo ang palay.Spread the palay (under the sun).

b́ilang n. number, numeral •

bumilang (-um-) v. to count. Bu-

milang ka hanggang sampu. Countup to ten.magbiláng, bilángin (mag-:-in) v.to count something. Bilangin mo ang mga sisiw. Count the chickens.

bilanggó’ n. prisoner •mabilanggo’ (ma-) v. to be im-prisoned, to be put in jail, to be jailed. Nabilanggo siya. He wasimprisoned.ibinilanggo (i-) v. to imprison, tocaptivate. Ibinilanggo ang nakap-atay. The murderer was imprisoned.bilanggúan n. prison [syn. bil ́ ibid ]

biláo n. winnowing basket (forremoving rice chaff)

bilás n. brother-in-law’s wife orsister-in-law’s husband (term of reference)

bilasá’ adj. stale, not freshbiĺi – bumili, bilh́in, bilh́an

(-um-:-in:an) v. to buy, to purchase.Bumili ng bahay si Gng. Cruz. Mrs.Cruz bought a house.magbili, ipagbili (mag-:ipag-) v.to sell. Ipinagbili nila ang kanilang lupa at bahay. They sold their houseand lot.

biĺibid n. prison [syn. bilangg´ uan ] •ibilibid (i-) v. to tie around a twineor cord several times, to bind, to im-prison. Ibilibid mo ang lubid sa poste.Tie the rope around the post.

b́ilin – magbilin, ibilin (mag-:i-)v. to make a request or ordersomething. Magbilin ka na ng gustomo habang narito pa ako. Orderwhat you want while I’m still here.

biĺing adj. turned over, bent, in-clined •bumiling (-um-) v. to turn around.Bumiling ka. Turn over.

mabiling (ma-) v. to be turnedaside. Nabiling ang mukha niya sa lakas ng sampal. His head wasturned aside by the force of theslap. His face was swung aside bythe force of the slap.


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magbiling, bilinǵin, ibiling

(mag-:-in, i-) v. to turn over, to turnaround. Ibiling mo ang ulo ng bata sa unan. Turn the head of the childon the pillow.

b́ilog n. circle, roundness •mabilog (ma-) adj. round, circular

b́inat n. relapse •mabinat (ma-) v. to have a relapse.Nabinat siya sa katratrabaho. He hada relapse because of overwork.binátin (-in) v. to cause to have arelapse. Huwag mo siyang binatin.Don’t strain him (or he might havea relapse).

biĺis n. speed •mabilis (ma-) adj. speedy, rapid,fast, swiftbilisán (-an) v. to make fast, hurry,speed up. Bilisan mo ang takbo ng kotse. Drive the car faster.

bilog n. dimplesbilyár Sp n. billiardb́impo Ch n. small face towelbinabáe adj. hermaphrodite, effem-

inate [syn. bakl´ a’ ]bináta’ n. unmarried man, bachelorbinatóg n. steamed or boiled grains

of corn mixed with coconut gratings

and saltbindisyón Sp n. benedictionbind́ita Sp n. holy waterbinditádo Sp adj. blessed, holybinh́i’ n. seed (chosen for the nurs-

ery)binib́ini n. miss, unmarried young

womanbinĺid n. rice particlesb́inta Sp n. small swift sailboatbintána’ Sp n. windowbintáng – magbintang, ibintang

(mag-:i-) v. to lay the blame onsomebody, to impute, to accuse

somebody. Ibintang mo ang lahat kay Rosita. Blame everything onRosita.

bint́i’ n. leg, calf of a legbinyág n. baptism •

magbinyá, binyaǵan (mag-:-an)

v. to baptize someone. Nagbinyag

ng mga bata ang pari kahapon.The priest baptized the childrenyesterday.

binǵi Ch adj. deaf b́ingit n. edge, rim [syn. g ́ ilid ]bingẃit n. pole, hook, line and

sinker for fishing [var. binw ́ it ] •mamingwit (mang-:-in) v. tofish with a hook, line and sinker.Mamingwit tayo ng isda bukas.Let’s go fishing (with hook, line andsinker) tomorrow.

b́iro’ n. a joke •magbiro’, birúin (mag-:-in) v.

to tease, to make fun of. Huwag magbiro sa lasing. Don’t make funof drunks.

b́isa’ – mabisa’ (ma-) adj. forceful,effective

biságra n. hingebiskẃit n. cookies, crackers, and the

likeb́ise adj. vice (affix preceding an of-

ficial rank or title). Bise-presidente.Vice-president

biśikleta n. bicycleb́isig n. bicepsbiśita n. guest, visitor

bumisita, bisit́ahin (-um-:-in) topay a visit. Bumisita kami sa ospi-tal. We visited (someone) in the hos-pital.

bist́ik Eng n. beefsteakb́isto Sp adj. obvious, discovered

[var. bist´ ado]b́isyo Sp n. vice, bad habitsb́itag n. snare for birds, based on a

looped twinebitáw n. release of hold •

bumitaw (-um-) v. to release one’shold. Huwag kang bumitaw sa renda ng kabayo. Don’t release the reins of

the horse.b́itay – magbitay (mag-) v. to

hang oneself by the neck. Magbitay ka. Hang yourself.bitáyin, ibitay (-in, i-) v. tohang (by the neck). Ibitay mo ang


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kriminal. (You) hang the criminal.

bitb́it – magbitbit, bitbit́in (mag-:-in) v. to carry or hold danglingfrom the fingers or the hand. Bit-bitin mo nga ang mga daeng. Carrythe dried fish.

b́itin n. dangling prizes and favors •bit́in adj. hanging, suspendedbuḿitin (-um-) v. to hang. Bumitin si Rogelio sa punong kahoy. Rogeliodangled from the tree.magbitin, ibitin (mag-:i-) v. tohang something. Ibitin mo ang mga daeng. Hang the dried fish.

bit́iw – bumitiw (-um-) v. to

release one’s hold or grip [var.bumit´ aw ]. Bumitiw siya ss aking pagkakahawak. He released himself from my grip.magbit́iw, bit́iwan (mag-:-an) v.to resign, to let go [var. magbit´ aw,bit´ awan ]. Nagbitiw ang kalihim sa kanyang katungkulan. The secretaryresigned from his job.

b́its Eng n. beetsb́itsin Ch n. flavoring powder, sea-

soning [var. b́etsin ]bitúka n. intestinebitúin n. star

biyák – magbiyak, biyaḱin (mag-:-in) v. to cleave; to split, to breakin two, halve. Biyakin mo nga ang niyog. (You) cleave the coconutopen.

biyáhe n. trip, journeybiyahéro Sp n. voyager, travellerbiyás n. flank, internodebiyáya’ n. favor, grace, mercybiyenán n. mother-in-law or father-

in-law (term of reference for parents-in-law) [var. biyan´ an ]

Biyérnes Sp n. FridayBiyérnes Sánto Sp n. Good Friday

biyoĺin n. violinbiyolińista Sp n. violinistbiyúdo/ a Sp n. widow / widowerblángko Sp adj. nothing, blankblúsa Sp n. blousebóbo Sp adj. dumb, stupid, dull

bokabuláryo Sp n. vocabulary

bóksing Eng n. boxingbódabil Fr n. vaudevillebodéga Sa n. storeroom, warehousebóla Sp n. ball •

mambola, boláhin (mang-:-in) v.to flatter, to jest, to put someone on.Nambola siya ng husto. He flattered(someone) a lot.

bóling Eng magboling v. to bowl(sport)

bólpen Eng n. ball pointboluntáryo n. volunteer, peace

corps volunteerbómba Sp n. pump

Bombáy n. Indian (native of India)bombéro Sp n. firemanbomb́ilya Sp n. electric light bulbbóses Sp n. voice [syn. t ́ inig ]bóta Sp n. boots, rainbootsbóte Sp n. bottle [syn. bot́elya ]bot́ika n. drugstore, pharmacy [syn.

parm´ asya ]bóto Sp n. vote •

bumoto (-um-) v. to vote. Bumototayo sa darating na halalan. Let’svote in the coming elections.iboto (i-) v. to vote for someone.Iboto natin ang mabuting kandidato.

Let’s vote for the good candidate.bra Eng n. bra [var. brasiyér ]bras Eng n. brush. Bras sa buhok.

Hairbrush.brasiyér Fr n. brabráso Sp n. armbrilyánte Sp n. diamondbrótsa Sp n. painter’s brush (large)brúha n. witch, old hagbubóng n. roof bubót adj. unripe, immaturebubúyog n. bumble-beebuká adj. open •

bumuka (-um-) v. Bumuka na ang

buko. The bud opened.ibuka (i-) v. Ibuka mo ang bibig mo.Open your mouth.

bukáka’ – nakabukaka’ (naka-)adj. wide apart (as legs whenstanding with feet wide apart) [syn.


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bikak´ a’ ]

bukána n. front, thresholdbukáng-bib́ig n. favorite expres-

sion; favorite topic of conversation[var. buk´ ambibig ]

bukáng-liwaywáy n. break of dawn, dawn [syn. madal ́ ing-´ araw ]

búkas adv. tomorrowbukás – bumukas (-um-) v. to be

opened. Bumukas ang pinto sa lakas ng hangin. The door was opened be-cause of the strong wind.magbukas, ibukas, buksán (mag-:i-, -an) v. to open something. Buk-san mo ang bintana. Open the win-

dow.bukáyo’ n. grated coconut cooked

with sugarbukbók Ch n. bow weevil, wood

borer, wood tick, decay (teeth)búkid n. field, farm, rice fieldbuklát – magbuklat, buklat́in,

ibuklat (mag-:-in, i-) v. to opena book or a magazine, to turn thepages of a reading material. Buklatin ninyo ang aklat. Open the book.

búko n. bud, young coconutbukód – bumukod (-um-) v. to sep-

arate from, to segregate. Bumukod

na siya sa amin. He separated him-self from us.magbukod, ibukod (mag-:i-) v. toset apart, to exclude, to set aside.Ibukod mo ang para kay Dadong. Setaside what is for Dadong.

bukód conj. besides, in addition to.bukod sa asawa niya... besides hiswife...

búkol n. tumor, swellingbukungbúkong n. anklebudbód – magbudbod, ibudbod

(mag-:i-) v. to sprinkle, to scatter,to sow. Magbudbod ka ng palay sa

manok. Scatter palay for the chick-ens.

budh́i’ n. consciencebuéna máno Sp n. first customer of

the day who is believed to bring goodluck in business (lit.:Sp. good hand)

buéno Sp part. if that is so, in that

case, well thenbugá – bumuga, bugah́in (-um-

:-in) v. to spit or blow some liquidfrom the mouth. Binuga niya ang mainit na kape. He spat out the hotcoffee.magbuga, ibuga (mag-:i-) v. toforce out of the mouth by a suddenblow. Ibuga mo ang tubig. Spit outthe water.

bugamb́ilya n. bougainvillabugbóg adj. bruised, squashed (of

fruits, vegetables) •mambugbog, bugbuǵin (mang-:-

in) v. to club or pound, to beat up.Binugbog siya ng kanyang kaaway.He was beaten up by his enemies.

bugháw adj. bluebugnót n. exasperationbugók adj. putrid, rottenbugtóng n. riddlebugtóng adj. one and only (child)buhaghág adj. spongy, loose (not

adhesive)buhángin n. sandbúhat – bumuhat, buhátin (-um-

:-in) v. to lift, to carrybúhat conj. eversince [var. mag-

buhat ]. Buhat nang nag-asawa siya,naging matipid siya. Eversince shegot married, she became frugal.

búhay n. life •buháy adj. alive

búhay-mayáman n. rich life, aneasy-going, affluent life

buháwi’ n. cyclone, tornadobuhók n. hairbuhól – magbuhol, ibuhol (mag-

:i-) v. to make a knot, to tie securely.Ibuhol mo ang lubid. Make a knotwith the rope.

búhos – bumuhos (-um-) v. to

pour. Bumuhos ang malakas na ulan. The heavy rain poured.magbuhos, ibuhos (mag-:i-) v.to pour something. Ibuhos mo ang tubig sa ulo niya. Pour the water onhis head.


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bulá’ n. foam, bubbles

búlak n. cottonbulakból adj. truant, vagabond, jobless

bulaklák n. flower •mamulaklák (mang-) v. to bloom.Namulaklak ang mga halaman sa hardin. The plants bloomed in thegarden.

bulalákaw n. shooting star, meteorbulág adj. blindbulastóg adj. (sl) mean, rude,

boastful, rashbuláti n. earthworm [var. bul´ ate ]bulból n. pubic hair

bulkán n. volcanobulgár Sp adj. vulgar, coarsebúlik adj. white and black (feather

of roosters)buĺid – mabulid (ma-) v. to fall off

or downbuĺig n. medium-sized mudfishbuĺilit adj. dwarfish, smallbulók adj. decayed, spoiled, rottenbulóng – bumulong (-um-) v. to

whisper, to mumble. Bumulong siya sa akin. He whispered to me.magbulong, ibulong (mag-:i-) v.to whisper something. Ibulong mo

sa kanya ang sinabi ko. Whisper tohim what I said.

bulsá n. pocketbúlto n. volumebuluntáryo Sp n. volunteer [var.

bolunt́aryo ]bulútong n. smallpoxbulyáw n. loud or shouted rebuke or

reproach, angry and sudden shout todrive away fouls and animalsbulyawán (-an) to shout at, to re-buke or reproach. Bulyawan mo ang mga maingay na bata. Shout at thenoisy children.

bumbúnan n. crown or top of head,specially of babies when still soft

bundát adj. glutted, full (so well-fedthat the abdomen is distended)

bundók n. mountainbúni n. ringworm

bunó’ – magbuno’ (mag-) v. to

wrestle with each other. Nagbunosila. They wrestled with each other.mambuno’, bunúin (mang-:-in)v. to wrestle. Bunuin mo nga siya.Wrestle with him.

bunót n. coconut huskbúnot – bumunot, bunútin (-um-

:-in) v. to pull out, to uproot, to ex-tract. Bunutin mo ang damo. Pullout the grass.magbunot, bunútin (mag:-in) v.to pull out something (a gun). Nag-bunot siya ng baril. He pulled out agun.

bunsó’ n. youngest in the family(term of reference)

buntál – mambuntal, buntaĺin(mang-:-in) v. to give a blow, toknock with fists. Binuntal ng bu-tangero ang matanda. The gangstergave the old man a blow.

bunt́is adj. pregnantbuntót n. tailbuntón n. heap, pile •

bumunton (-um-) v. to pile up, tocrowd in. Bumunton ang basura sa bangketa. The garbage piled up onthe sidewalk.

magbunton, ibunton (mag-: i-) v.to put into a pile, to put in a heap ormound. Ibunton mo ang maruming damit sa batya. Pile the dirty clotheson the wash basin.

búnga n. fruit, betel nut palmbúngad n. front [syn. harap´ an,

buk´ ana ]búngang-áraw n. prickly heatbungánga’ ng bulkán n. (vol-

cano) craterbungkál – magbungkal, bungkaĺin

(mag-:-in) v. to till the soil, to digout

bungkós n. bundle, packagebunggó’ n. impact •

bumunggo’ (-um-) v. to hit, tobump with something. Bumunggoang ulo niya sa pader. His head hitthe wall.


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mábunggo’ (ma-) v. t o hit or

bump against accidentally, to makean impact. Nabunggo ang kotse sa pader. The car hit the wall.magbunggo’, ibunggo’ (mag-:i-)v. to ram an object against some-thing, to bump against something.Ibunggo mo ang ulo niya sa pader.Ram his head against the wall.bunggúin (mang-:-in) v. to hit orbump against. Bungguin mo ang pader. (You) ram against the wall.

búngi’ n. jag, dent, notch, nick •bunǵi’ adj. toothless, missingtooth

nabúngi’, mabúngi’ (ma-) v.Nabungi siya. He lost his tooth.

bungisnǵis n. one who giggles a lotbungó’ n. skullbuó’ adj. entire, complete, wholeburá – magbura, burah́in (mag-:-

in) v. to erase, to remove traces of.Burahin mo ang mga maling sagot.Erase the wrong answers.

burdá n. embroidery •burdádo adj. embroideredmagburda, burdahán (mag-:-an)v. to embroider. Burdahan mo ang punda ng unan. Embroider the pil-

lowcase.búŕi n. a kind of palm treebúro n. pickles (usually green man-

goes) • adj. preserved in salt, picledor salted •magburo, buruh́in, iburo (mag-:-in, i-) v. to pickle, to salt. Binuroniya ang manggang hilaw. He pickledthe green/unripe mangoes.

buról n. hillbus n. busbusábos n. lowly slavebúsal n. corncobbusál n. muzzle

busló’ n. a kind of basketbusóg adj. full, satiated •

mabusóg (ma-) v. to be full, satis-fied, satiated (from eating). Nabusog ako sa dami nang inihanda mo. I wasfull because you served a lot of food.

butangéro/a n. gangster, ruffian

(male/female)bútas n. holebut́ete n. tadpolebúti n. goodness •

mabuti (ma-) adj. fine, goodbutiḱi’ n. lizardbútil n. grain, cereal, kernelbutĺig n. little cyst-like growth on

the skinbutó n. seed, bonebut́ones n. buttonsbutsé n. crop of a chickenbuwál – bumuwal (-um-) v. to fall

down, to drop down

mabuwal (ma-) v. to fall flat onthe ground, to pass out. Nabuwal ang puno. The tree fell.magbuwal, ibinuwal (mag-:i-) v.to cut down, to push down. Ibinuwal niya ang puno. He felled the tree.

buwán n. month, moonbuwáya n. crocodilebuwélta – bumuwélta (-um-) v. to

turn around, to go back, to return.Bumuelta siya pagdating sa kanto.He turned back when he reachedthe corner.ibuwélta (i-) v. to turn a vehicle

around, to go back. Ibuwelta mo na ang kotse. Turn the car around.

buẃig n. bunch or cluster of bananas (fruits)

buẃis n. tax, as on landbuẃisit Ch adj. 1 jinx, ill-omened 2

annoying, vexing [syn. m´ alas ]buyó – mambuyo, magbuyo,

ibuyo (mang-, mag-:i-) v. to incite,to induce, to stimulate. Huwag mosiyang ibuyo sa away. Don’t incitehim to quarrel.


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Kka pron. you (sing.), second person

(sing.), belongs to the ang pronounset) •ka- aff. (+ reduplication of the firstconsonant and vowel of the verbroot) means a recently completedaction

Ká adj. appellation for elders anddistant uncles or aunts, as Ka Pedroor Ka Juana, from kapatid meaning‘sibling’

kaánib n. partner (from ánib)káarawan n. birthday (áraw)kaáway n. enemy, opponent (from

áway)kababáan n. lowland (from babá’)kababáyan n. townmate (from

báyan) [var. kab´ ayan ]kábag n. gas painkabán n. measure of palay, a sack, a

cavankabáong n. coffinkábaret Eng n. cabaret, dance hallkabáyo Sp n. horsekabeséra Sp n. the head of a table

(at meal time) [var. kabiséra ]kab́ibi n. empty clam shellkábig – kumabig, kab́igin (-um-

:-in) v. to draw or pull towardsone’s self, to collect the winningsin gambling, to gather in. Kumabig siya ng malaki. He gathered in a bigshare.mangkabig, kab́igin (mang-:-in)v. Kabigin mo ang pinanalunan mo.Get your winnings.

kabihasnán n. culture (frombihása)

kabilá’ adv. othersidekábinet Eng n. cabinet, dresserkab́isa Sp n. memorization •

mangabisa, kabisáhin (mang-:-in)v. to memorize. Kabisahin mo ang tula. Memorize the poem.

kabisádo Sp adj. memorized,learned by rote

kabisóte Sp adj. dull headed

kabut́ihan n. goodness (búti)kab́it – kumabit (-um-) v. to

fasten, attach, connect, to cling to.Kumabit sa kaniya ang linta. Theleech clung on to him.mag-kabit, ikabit (mag-:i-) v. tofasten, link, join, connect somethingto something. Ikabit mo ang kan-dado sa pinto. Put the padlock onthe door.

kabulastugán n. bluff, boastfulness(bulastóg)

kabut́i n. mushroomkakańin n. tidbits, dainties, sweet-

meats, snacks (from káin)kakáw n. cocoakáki Sp n/adj. khaki (a kind of

brown cloth specially used formilitary uniforms)

kakilála n. acquaintance (fromkilála)

kaeskuwéla n. classmate (from es-kuwéla)

kadalásan (ka:-an) adv. often,usually (from dalás). Kadalasan ay hindi siya nag-aalmusal. He doesnot have breakfast often.

kad́ena Sp n. chain [syn. tanikal´ a’ ]

kadéna de amór n. chain of love,Mexican creeper

kad́ete Sp cadetkagab́i adv. last night (from gab́i)kagaĺit n. one with whom a person

has quarreled, an enemy (fromgaĺit)kagampán adj. in the last month of

pregnancy, maturity of pregnancy(from ganáp)

kagát Mal n. bite •kumagat, kagat́in (-um-:-in) v. tobite. Kumagat siya sa aking bayabas.She took a bite off my guava.mangagat, kagat́in (mang-:-in) v.

to bite. Nangangagat ang aso nila.Their dog bites.

kágaw n. germs, bacteriakagitná’ n. half-pint (from gitná’)káha Sp n/qnt. a pack, usually of

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kahaĺili n. successor, substitute

(from haĺili)kahápon adv. yesterday (from

hápon)kaháti’ n. shareholder, share (from

háti’)kaháwig adj. similar, resemble

(haẃig)kahél n. a citrus tree of the sweet or-

ange variety, producing fruit that isusually sweet but occasionally sour[syn. daland´ an ]

kahéra/o Sp n. cashier (feminine/masculine)

káhig n. scratching off a loose

surface, as soil scratched off bychickens •kumahig, kah́igin (-um- :in) v.Kumahin ng lupa ang manok. Thechicken scratched the ground. Kahi-gin mo ang mga dahong nahulog sa lupa. Rake the leaves off the ground.

káhit ( + na) conj. although, evenif, in spite of

kahól n. bark of a dog [var. tah´ ol ]kahón Sp n/qnt. box, crate, drawer

of a tablekáhoy n. wood, lumber, treekahulugán n. meaning, significance

kaib́igan n. friend (from íbig)kailá’ – mag-kaila’, ikaila’ (mag-:i-

) v. to deny, to profess ignorance of.Ikinaila niya ang nangyari. He de-nied what happened.

kailán int. when [var. kayl´ an, kel´ an ].Kailan ang kasal? When is the wed-ding?. Kaylan man... At any time...

kailángan pv. need, ought, must,necessary, indispensable

káin – pagkain (pag-) n. food, actof eating •kumain, káinin (-um-:-in) v. toeat. Kumain siya nang marami. She

ate a lot.mangain (mang-) v. to eat. Nan-gain ng tao ang leon. The lion atethe people.

kainǵin n. slash and burn agricul-ture

kalabása n. pumpkin, squash

kalabáw n. carabaokalab́it n. touching with the tip of

the finger •mangalab́it, kalabit́in (mang-:-in)v. Huwag kang mangalabit ng tao.Don’t touch the person.

kalabóg n. crashing sound of a fallenbody

kalabós Sp n. prison, jail •ikalabos (i-) v. imprison. Ikinalabos siya ng pulis. The police imprisonedhim.

kalákal n. merchandise, goodskalág adj. untied, loosened

kalagúyo’ n. intimate friend,paramour, concubine (from lagúyo’)

kalaháti’ adj. half (from háti’)kaláhi’ adj. of the same race (from

ĺahi’)kalamanśi’ n. small citrus fruitkalámbre Sp n. crampkalán n. stovekalansáy n. skeletonkálang sp n. wedgekalapáti n. dove, pigeonkalás adj. unstitched, untied, dis-

connected, detached •kumalas (-um-) v. to break away

from, to untie, to unstitch. Kumalas siya sa kaniyang barkada. He brokeaway from his gang.mag-kalas, kalaśin (mag-:-in) v.to rip apart, to detach, to discon-nect, to untie, to unstitch. Kalasin mo ang aking tinahi. Rip apart whatI sewed.

kálat n. litter, things left scatteredabout •mag-kalát (mag-) v. to spread out.Nag-kalat siya ng tsismis. She/Hespread the gossip.

kalatsútsi n. plumeria (frangipani)

kálaw n. hornbill (bird)kaláwang n. rustkaláwit n. hookkalaykáy n. rakekalbó n. bald, hairlesskaldéro n. kettle


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kalésa n. horse-drawn rig of chaise,

a two-wheeled vehicle drawn by ahorse

kaĺikot n. a slender tuba with a pok-ing rod with which to crush and mixkalikútin (-in) v. to poke and stir orpoke and scrape into a hole. Huwag mong kalikutin ang ilong mo. Don’tpoke your finger in your nose.

kaliǵiran n. environment, surround-ings (from ĺigid)

kaĺihim n. secretary (from ĺihim)[syn. sekretarya ]

kalindáryo Sp n. calendarkalingḱingan n. little finger

kalisḱis n. fish scaleskaliwá’ adj. left, left sidekaliwéte adj. left-handedkálma adj. calm, quietkalóg – kumalog (-um-) v. to

rattle, to shake. Kumalog ang bola sa kahon. The ball rattled aroundin the box.mangalog, kaluǵin, ikalog (mag-:-in, i-) v. to shake or rattle thecontents of a box or bottle. Huwag mong kalugin ang itlog sa kahon.Don’t shake the eggs around in thebox.

kálong – kumalong (-um-) v. tosit on one’s lap. Kumalong ang bata sa kandungan ng nanay niya. Thechild sat on his mother’s lap.mangalong, kalúngin, ikalong(mag-:-in, i-) v. to hold on one’s lap,to take someone, something on yourlap. Kalungin mo ang bata. Takethe child on your lap.

kalsonśilyo Sp n. briefs, under-shorts [var. karsons ́ ilyo]

káluluwa n. spirit, soulkálye Sp n. road, street [syn. da´ an,

kals´ ada ]

kályo n. corn (feet)káma n. b edkamakalawa adv. day before yester-

day (from dalawá)kamag-ának n. relative (term of ref-

erence)

kamagóng n. mahogany

kamálig n. warehouse, granarykamandág n. poisonkamatáyan n. death (from patáy)kamátis n. tomatoeskamatsiĺe n. guamachilekamáy n. handkambál n. twin (term of reference)kamb́ing n. goatkaḿi n. we (exclusive, I and others)kaminéro Sp n. street cleanerkamisadéntro Sp n. long-sleeved

shirtkamisatśino Sp n. outside shirt that

is closed-necked, and without collar

and lapelkamiśeta n. undershirtkamisóla Sp n. lady’s shirt dress

[syn. best ́ ido]kamisón n. chemisekaḿit – magkamit, kamit́in

(mag-:-in) v. to obtain, to gain, toget an award. Nagkamin siya ng malaking gantimpala. He obtained alarge award.

kámot – kumamot, kamútin(-um-:-in) v. to scratch (one’s self).Kumamot na lang siya ng ulo. He just scratched his head. Kinamot

na lang niya ang ulo niya. All hecould do was scratch his head (inexasperation).magkamót (mag-) v. to scratch(repeatedly). Nagkamot siya ng ulo.He scratched his head.mangamot (mang-) v. to scratchsomebody. Nangamot ang pusa ng tao. The cat scratched the people.

kamóte n. sweet potato, yamkamóteng-káhoy n. cassava or

tapioca plantkampána’ Sp n. bellkampánya Sp n. campaign

kampeón Sp n. championkamṕi – kumampi, kampihán (-

um-:-an) v. to take sides. Kumampi siya sa akin. She took my side (per-taining to an argument).

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kampón n. disciple, follower

kámya n. white/yellow ginger orginger lily

kanál n. canalkánan adj. right (side)kandóng adj. held on the lap •

kandúngan n. lapkanáryo Sp n. canarykandádo n. padlock, lockkandidáto Sp n. candidatekand́ila’ Sp n. candlekandúli’ n. salt water catfishkańela n. cinnamonkanilá pron. (sa-pronoun) their,

theirs

kánin n. cooked rice (boiled),steamed rice

kańina adv. a little while ago, ear-lier. Sinabi ko na po sa inyo kanina na... I just told you a little while agothat...

kańino int. whosekanitá pron. (sa-dual pronoun)

yours and mine, of the two of us; forthe two of us

kaniyá pron. (sa- pronoun) his, her,hers, for him/her [syn. kat´ a/kit´ a ]

kaniyá’ conj. therefore, as a result,consequently [var. kanya’, kaya’ ].

Kaniya siya umalis... The reason heleft...

kanlóng – kumanlong (-um-) v.to hide from view, to take shelteror cover. Kumanlong siya sa ilalim ng puno. He took shelter under thetree.magkanlong, ikanlong (mag-:i-)v. to hide something from view.Ikinanlong niya ang binilad sa silong. He brought in from underthe house the clothes that he hadbeen hanging to dry.

kanlúran n. western, west, occiden-

talkantá n. song [syn. ´ awit, aw ́ itin ] •

umawit, awitin (-um-:-in) v. tosing. Awitin mo ang bagong kanta.Sing the new song.

kantéro Sp n. mason

kant́ina Sp n. snack bar, metal flask

for carrying liquidskánto Sp n. street cornerkanyón Sp n. cannonkangkóng n. swamp-cabbage,

watercresskáong n. palm (cabo negro)kapá’ – kumapa’ v. to grope, to

feel aboutmangkapa’, kapáin (mang-:-in)v. to grope for something, to feelabout for something. Nangapa siya sa dilim. He groped in the dark.

kapág conj/adv. (single eventsviewed as completed in the future)

if, when, in case, whenever [var.pag, paka, kapagka, pagka ]. Kapag ginawa mo iyan... If you do that...

kapál n. thickness •makapal (ma-) adj. thick

kapaláran n. luck, forture, fate(from pálad)

kapanganákan n. birthday (fromanák)

kapangyaŕihan n. power, authoritykapat́as n. foremankapat́id n. brother or sister, sibling

(term of reference)kapkáp – kapkapán (-an) v. to feel

or frisk (the pockets). Kinapkapan siya ng pulis. The policeman friskedhim.

kapé Sp n. coffee • adj. brown or tan(color)

kapet́irya Sp n. cafeteriakápit – kumápit, kaṕitan (-um-:-

an) v. to hold, to grasp. Kumapit siya sa akin. He held onto me.ikápit (i-) v. to attach to, toconnect to, to anchor. Ikapit mo ang kamay mo sa balikat ng bata. Putyour hand on the child’s shoulder.magkápit (mag-) v. to hold onto

each other, to join hands. Magkapit kayo at baka kayo mahulog. Holdonto each other’s hands because youmight fall.

kapitán/a Sp n (masculine/ fem-inine). captain


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kapitán/a del báryo n (mascu-

line/ feminine). captain, head of the barrio

kapitaĺista Sp n. capitalistkápit-báhay n. neighbor, next-door

neighborkapitéra Sp n. coffee potkápok n. kapok, cotton treekapón Sp adj. castrated, geldedkapós adj. insufficient, lacking,

wantingkapóte n. raincoatkapŕitso Sp n. caprice, whim, fancykápwa pron. kindred, both, fellow-

beings, equally (applied to one of

a pair). Kapwa sila magnanakaw.They are fellow thieves. Kapwa sila malakas. They are equally strong.

karamdáman n. ailment, sickness(from damdám) [syn. sak ́ it ]

karangálan n. honor (from dangál)[syn. p´ uri ]

karańiwan adj. ordinary, common,usual

karapatán n. rights and privilegeskaráyom n. needlekarbón n. coalkarbúro Sp n. carbidekárdinal n. cardinal

karéra Sp n. race, racing, career,profession

karetéla n. two-wheeled cartlikehorsedrawn passenger-and-freightvehicle

kargá Sp n. load, burden, freight •adj. carried, loaded

kargadór n. porter, baggage carrier,stevedor

kaŕihan n. local restaurantkarindeŕia n. small store where

food is servedkárit n. sickle, scythekaritón n. cart

karnabál n. carnival, fairkarné n. meatkárne nórte n. corned beef (usually

canned)károt n. carrotkarpentéro n. carpenter

kartamunéda n. purse [var. porta-

monéda ]kart́ero n. mailman, postmankartoĺina n. cardboard, bristol

boardkartón Sp n. pasteboard, binder’s

boardkasabáy adv. together, at the same

time, simultaneously (from sabáy)kasál n. weddingkasalánan n. fault, sin (from sála)kasalukúyan adv. at the present

timekasáma n. a companion, tenant,

farm help (from sáma) •

magkasama (mag-) adj. beingtogether • adv. in company with,along with

kasangkápan n. household belong-ings, tools, furniture, equipment(from sangkáp)

kasápi’ n. member (from sápi’)kaskó Sp n. long river boat with

sheltering roofings at either end,navigated by pushing with longpoles

kaśero/a n. landlord, landladykaseróla n. casserole, pankaśi conj. because

kaśilyas n. toilet, restroom or com-fort room

kasintáhan n. sweetheart, fi-ance/fiancee

kásiya adj. sufficient, enough, ade-quate, fit

káso Sp n. case in court, disagree-ment

kastányas n. chestnutskasúy n. cashew nutskatá pron. the two of uskátad n. animal skin, leatherkatám n. carpenter’s planerkatanǵian n. characteristic (from

tángi’)katapusán n. end, conclusion (from

tápos)katarúngan n. justice, equity (from

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katawán n. body

kátay – kumatay, magkatay,katáyin (-um-:mag-:-in) v. tobutcher, to cut into slices, especiallymeat, to slaughter. Kinatay ng matadero ang baka. The butcherbutchered the cow.

káti’ n. lowtidekat́i – makati (ma-) adj. itchy,

scratchykatók n. sharp knock or rap [syn.

tukt´ ok ]katolikó n. Roman Catholickatotohánan n. truth (from totoó)kátre n. bed

katúlong n. helper, maid, houseboy(from túlong)

katungkúlan n. occupation, office,official designation (from tungkól)

katuwíran n. reason (from tuwíd)káunti adj. little, fewkaúsap n. person with whom one is

conversing (from úsap) •kausápin (-in) v. to talk with

káwa n. big kettlekawág n. movement of hands and/or

feet, specially when swimming ordrowning, also movement of wings

káwal n. soldier

kawáli n. frying pankawáwa adj. pitifulkawáy – kumaway, kawayán

(-um-:-an) v. to wave with thehand. Kumaway siya sa akin bagoumalis. He waved at me before heleft.

kawáyan n. bambookáwit n. hook •

kumawit (-um-) v. to get hooked.Kumawit ang pantalon niya sa pako.He caught his trousers on the nail.makawit (ma-) v. to get hooked ac-cidentally. Nakawit ang bagong pan-

talon niya ng pako. His new pair of pants was caught by a nail.magkawit, kaẃitin, ikawit (mag-:-in:i-) v. to hook something. Ikawit mo ang alambre sa pako. Hook thewire on the nail.

kay part. singular sa proper noun

marker, also marks possession, thepluralform is kina, to, from, for

kaysá conj. than, more than.Matamis kaysa asukal. Sweeter thansugar.

káya n. competence, abilitykayá’ conj. perhaps, maybe, so,

that’s why, therefore. Kaya akonaparito... I have come here sothat.... Kaya siya... That’s why...• mod. perchance, perhaps, might,expresses doubt or possibility of choice). Ano kaya ang iniutos mosa kanya? What perchance did you

order him to do?. Baka kaya nawala siya. He might have gotten lost.

káyag – mangkayag, kayágin(mang-:-in) v. to invite, to induce[var. y´ akag ]. Kayagin mo ang ibig sumama. Invite the ones that wantto come along.

kayamánan n. wealth, richnesskayiḿito n. star-apple [var.

kaym ́ ito]kayó pron. you (plural)káyod – kumayod, kayúrin,

magkayod (-um-:-in; mag-) v. toscrape, to grate. Kumayod kami ng

niyog. We scraped the coconut.magkayod, kayúdin (mag-:-in).Kayurin mo ang niyog. Grate thecoconut.

kayumangǵi adj. brown (race, com-plexion, color)

kayurán n. graterkéndi n. candykeŕida Sp n. paramour, mistress

[syn. bab ́ai, bab´ ae ]kérot n. carrotkéso n. cheesekétong Ch n. leprosyḱetsap n. ketsup

kibó’ – kumibo’ (-um-) v. to talk,to move, to stir. Kumibo ka naman diyan. Say something.kibúin (-in) v. to break the silencewith someone by talking

kibót n. throb, pulsation


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