We often find foreigner who struggle to learn Tagalog rather amusing. But truth be told, Filipinos- no matter how fluent are in speaking our native languages-still have so much to learn.
So lets try to learn some uncommonly used Filipino words!
1. Dupil
It is an amulet, or anything that is believed to have the power to save the person who owns it from any harm. The more popular Tagalog words currently being used are anting-anting and agimat.
Example: Ginamit ni Pedro and dupil upang maligtas ang kaniyang kapatid sa kapahamakan.
2. Isalat
It is an action word that refers to the use of infliction of witchcraft, or a secret power to inflict pain and suffering to other people.
Example: Lumapit si Aliyah sa Isalat upang ipakulam sila Mina at Tanya.
3. Sulatroniko
It is a messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network.
Example: Ipinadala ko na ang sulatroniko ko kay Angela.
4. Kansunsilyo
Boxer shorts are a type of undergarment typically worn by men.
Example: Ginamit ni Andrei ang bagong biling kansunsilyo sa kanyang tiya.
5. Anluwage
It is person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures.
Example: Ihanap mo ko ng anluwageng kayang gumawa ng upuan para sa sala.
6. Asoge/Mercury
It consist of a bulb containing mercury attached to a glass tube of narrow diameter; the volume of mercury in the tube is much less than the volume of the bulb.
Example: Ingatan mong wag mabasag ang thermometer dahil nakakamatay ang kaniyang asoge.
7. Sambat
a fork is a tool comsisting of a handle with several narrow times on one end.
Example: Paki-abot nung sambat dyan sa kusina.
8. Labaha
It is an instrument with a sharp blade or combination of blades,used to remove unwanted hair from the face or body.
Example: Ginamit niya ang labaha sa cr upang kanyang ipang-ahit sa kanyang balbas.
9. Sipnayan
It is abstract science of number, quantity, and space.
Example: Hindi mahirap aralin ang sipnayan kapag nakikinig ka sa turo ng iyong titser.
10. Pulot-gata
It is the traditional holiday taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage in intimacy and seclusion.
Example: Pagtapos nilang ikasal ay lumipad sila papuntang Greece para sa kanilang pulot-gata.
We hope that you learn something and someday these words can be useful to you. We must always remember that we are all Filipinos we must never forget and just neglect what pur ancestors leaved to us.
Below are the images of the Filipino Words:
Let us all Learn ! Thank You.
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