Filipino Words

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Alapaap – Clouds
2. Alindog – Charm; Allure
3. Alinlangan – Doubt
4. Aruga – Nurture
5. Asoge – Mercury (Element)
6. Babaylan – A priestess
7. Bahaghari – Rainbow
8. Balarila – Grammar
9. Balintataw – The pupil of the eye
10. Banaag – Glimpse; Faint Manifestation, sinag, sikat, kislap
11. Binibini – a woman; Miss; Young lady
12. Bituin – Star
13. Bukang-liwayway – Sunrise
14. Dagitab – Spark; Electricity
15. Daigdig – World
16. Dalamhati – Grief; Sorrow
17. Dalampasigan – Seashore
18. Dalangin – Prayer
19. Dalisay – Pure
20. Dayang – Princess; Noble lady
21. Diwata – A spirit, usually a lesser god or goddess, who is thought to protect natural features 
22. Engkantada – Female fairy
23. Engkanto – Mythical environmental spirits that are believed to appear in human form.
24. Galak – Joy
25. Galimgim – Loneliness; Melancholy
26. Halakhak – A loud and uninhibited laughter (LOL)
27. Hirang – Appointed
28. Hiraya/Hiraya Manawari – The fruit of one’s dreams/ Wishes and aspirations (may the wishes of your heart
be granted)
29. Himpapawid – Atmosphere; The air up there
30. Hinagap – Premonition
31. Indak – To groove; To dance in time with the music
32. Irog – Dear one; Beloved
33. Kalayaan – Freedom
34. Kalinaw – Serenity; Tranquility
35. Kinaadman – Knowledge
36. Lakambini – Muse
37. Lakan – Paramount Ruler
38. Lambing – Intense tenderness and affection
39. Lihim – Secret
40. Likha – To make something using your intellect and abilities
41. Luha – Tears
42. Maharlika – Noble
43. Mailap – Intractable, elusive, or untamed
44. Payapa – Peaceful
45. Pagsuyo – Affection
46. Pagsubok – Challenge; Obstacle
47. Sulit – Worth it; Worth the effort; Worth the wait
48. Sinta – Old fashioned word for love or loved one
49. Tahanan – Home
50. Takipsilim – Sunset
51. Tala – Star
52. Tampalasan – Wicked; Scoundrel
53. Tampuhan – Lover’s quarrel
54. Yugto – A critical change or transition / A development of a story or phenomena
55. Pahimakas- last farewell
56. Alpas- loose (It paints the image of doing everything you can to break loose, which symbolizes one’s effort
to escape from a difficult situation.)
Example Sentence:Nakaalpas na ako sa pagkakatali sa aking madilim na nakaraan. – (I break loose from
being tied to my dark past.)
Silakbo
Example Sentence: Nagpadala ako sa silakbo ng aking puso at inamin kong mahal ko siya. (I had an emotional
outburst and I confessed my love for him/her.)
When we become emotionally overwhelmed, we tend to have a sudden emotional outburst. Sometimes we say
things that we don’t mean because of our emotions. In Tagalog, this is called silakbo.

Sapantaha- hula
Example Sentence: Ang lahat ng mga sinabi ko ay pawang sapantaha lamang. (Everything that I said are purely
hunch only.)

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