English Word with Vernacular Term and its

Definition

Above (Igbaw) – used to indicate location higher than

something else.
Airplane (Edru) – a powered flying vehicle with fixed
wings and a weight greater than that of the air it
displaces.
Almost (Haros/Harani) – used to indicate near
completion or almost achieving something.
Always (Permi) – used to indicate regularity or frequency.
And (Ngan) – used to connect words or phrases.
Angry (Isog) – used to indicate a feeling of intense
displeasure or irritation.
Bad (Maraot) – used to indicate low quality or
unsatisfactory performance.
Beautiful (Mahusay) – used to indicate physical
attractiveness or aesthetic appeal.
Bankrupt (Purdoy) - (of a person or organization)
declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts.
Borrow (Huram) –take and use (something that belongs
to someone else) with the intention of returning it.
Blind (Buta) – unable to see because of injury, disease,
or a congenital condition.
Between (Butnga) – used to indicate location or distance
separating two things.
Big (Dako) – used to indicate a large size or amount.
Boat (Baluto) – a small vessel propelled on water by
oars, sails, or an engine.
Busybody (Pakialamera) – used to indicate someone
who is meddlesome or nosy.
Circle (Malidong) – a round plane figure whose boundary
(the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a
fixed point (the center).
Chatty (Mayamos/Mayakan) – used to indicate someone
who talks a lot or is very talkative.
Cheap (Barato) –used to indicate a low cost or price.
Clean (Mahamis) – used to indicate absence of dirt or
impurities. Example: The house is clean after I
vacuumed.
Cousin (Patud) – a child of one's uncle or aunt.
Cold (Mataghom) – used to indicate low temperature.
Coconut (Lubi/Silot) – the large, oval, brown seed of a
tropical palm, consisting of a hard shell lined with edible
white flesh and containing a clear liquid. It grows inside a
woody husk, surrounded by fiber.
Clean (Malimpyo/Mahamis) – free from dirt, marks, or
stains.
Coward (Matalaw) - a person who lacks the courage to
do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things.
Deaf (Bungol) – used to indicate a hearing impairment or
inability to hear.
Difficult (Makuri) – used to indicate complexity or high
level of challenge.
Dirty (Mahugaw) – used to indicate presence of dirt or
impurities.
Dry (Mamara) – used to indicate absence of moisture or
dampness.
Early (Agap) – used to indicate a time before the usual or
expected time.
Easy (Masayon) – used to indicate simplicity or lack of
difficulty.
Excuse me (Patabi-a) – used to politely interrupt or get
someone’s attention.
Expensive (Mahal) – used to indicate a high cost or price.
Farming (Pag-uma) - the activity or business of growing
crops and raising livestock.
Flower (Bukad) - the seed-bearing part of a plant,
consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels)
that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla
(petals) and a green calyx (sepals).
Far (Harayo) – used to indicate location distant from
something else.
Firefly (Bukatkat) – a soft-bodied beetle related to the
glowworm, the winged male and flightless female of which
both have luminescent organs. The light is chiefly
produced as a signal between the sexes, especially in
flashes.
Frequent (Agsub) - occurring or done on many
occasions, in many cases, or in quick succession.
Frowning (Namusdot) - the action of forming an
expression of disapproval, displeasure, or concentration,
typically by turning down the corners of the mouth.
Gathering (Katitirok) - an assembly or meeting,
especially a social or festive one or one held for a specific
purpose.
Good (Maupay) – used to indicate high quality or
satisfactory performance.
Grumpy (Aringit) – used to indicate someone who is
irritable or easily annoyed.
Gun (Pusil) - a weapon incorporating a metal tube from
which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by
explosive force, typically making a characteristic loud,
sharp noise.
Handsome (Gwapo) – used to indicate the physical
attractiveness of a man.
Happy (Malipayon) – used to indicate a positive
emotional state.
He (Lalaki) – used to refer to a male person.
Heavy (Mabug-at) – used to indicate a weight greater
than average.
Hammer (Martilyo) - a tool with a heavy metal head
mounted at right angles at the end of a handle, used for
jobs such as breaking things and driving in nails.
Hot (Mapaso) –used to indicate high temperature.
House (Balay) - a building for human habitation,
especially one that is lived in by a family or small group of
people.
Hungry (Magutom) – used to indicate a feeling of need
for food.
Iron (Puthaw) – a strong, hard magnetic silvery-gray
metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, much
used as a material for construction and manufacturing,
especially in the form of steel.
Ignore (Pabay-an) – refuse to take notice of or
acknowledge; disregard intentionally.
Insert (Isuksok) - place, fit, or thrust (something) into
another thing, especially with care.
Intelligent (Baltok) - having or showing intelligence,
especially of a high level.
Jealous (Panibugho) – used to indicate envy or
possessiveness.
Lemongrass (Tanglad) – a fragrant tropical grass which
yields an oil that smells of lemon. It is widely used in
Asian cooking and in perfumery and medicine.
Lazy (Hubya/Hubsak) – used to indicate a lack of
motivation or unwillingness to do work.
Light (Magaan) – used to indicate a weight less than
average.
Majority (Kadam-an) – the greater number.
Merciful (Maluluy-on) - showing or exercising mercy.
Money (Kwarta) - a current medium of exchange in the
form of coins and banknotes; coins and banknotes
collectively.
Mustache (Bungot) - a strip of hair left to grow above the
upper lip.
Near (Harani) – used to indicate location close to
something else.
Never (Waray) – used to indicate the absence or lack of
something.
New (Bag-o) – used to indicate something recently
acquired or produced. Example: I just bought a new car.
No (Dire/Ayaw) – used to disagree or deny something.
Example: No, I don’t want to go there.
Old (Lagas/Madugay) – used to indicate something that
has been around for a long time.
Own (Kalugaringon) – used with a possessive to
emphasize that someone or something belongs or relates
to the person or thing mentioned.
Payment (Bayad) – the action or process of paying
someone or something or of being paid.
Quick (Madagmit) – used to indicate a short duration or
speed.
Queen (Rayna) - the female ruler of an independent
state, especially one who inherits the position by right of
birth.
Rainbow (Balangaw) – an arch of colors formed in the
sky in certain circumstances, caused by the refraction
and dispersion of the sun's light by rain or other water
droplets in the atmosphere.
Rainy (Mauran) - of weather, a period of time, or an area)
having a great deal of rainfall.
Sad (Masurub-on) – used to indicate a negative
emotional state.
Skin (Panit) the thin layer of tissue forming the natural
outer covering of the body of a person or animal
Star (Bituon) – a fixed luminous point in the night sky
which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
Short (Halipot) – used to indicate a height less than
average.
Slow (Mahinay) – used to indicate a longer duration or
lack of speed.
Small (Guti) – used to indicate a small size or amount.
Strong (Makusog) – having the power to move heavy
weights or perform other physically demanding tasks.
Sometimes (Makadanay) – used to indicate occasional or
infrequent occurrences.
Selfish (A-awaon) – (of a person, action, or motive)
lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with
one's own personal profit or pleasure.
Suffering (Pag-antos) - the state of undergoing pain,
distress, or hardship.
Tall (Hataas/Lanyog) – used to indicate a height greater
than average.
Terrible (Maraot) – used to indicate something that is
worse than bad.
Thank you (Salamat) – used to express gratitude.
Tongue (Dila) – the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of
a mammal, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in
humans) articulating speech.
Town (Bungto) - an urban area that has a name, defined
boundaries, and local government, and that is generally
larger than a village and smaller than a city.
They (Hira) – used to refer to more than one person.
Thirsty (Mauhaw) – used to indicate a feeling of need for
drink.
Tired (Pinapaol) – used to indicate a feeling of fatigue or
exhaustion.
Trustworthy (Matatapuran) - able to be relied on as
honest or truthful.
Ugly (Mapurot) – used to indicate physical
unattractiveness or lack of aesthetic appeal.
Umbrella (Payong) - a device consisting of a circular
canopy of cloth on a folding metal frame supported by a
central rod, used as protection against rain or sometimes
sun.
Uncircumcised (Piyos) - (of a boy or man) not
circumcised.
Under (Ilarom) – used to indicate location beneath
something.
Wave (Balud) - a long body of water curling into an
arched form and breaking on the shore:
Wail (Nguynguy) - a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain,
grief, or anger.
Wet (Humoy/Mahulos) – used to indicate moisture or
dampness.
Worried (Nahuhulop/Nababaraka) – anxious or troubled
about actual or potential problems.
Yes (Oo) – used to agree or confirm something. Example:
Yes, I will be there on time.
Zipper (Siper) - a device consisting of two flexible strips of
metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened
by pulling a slide along them, used to fasten garments, bags,
and other items.