Pinoy Dictionary

silaw

Tagalog

silaw adj. 1. dazzled; 2. having an inferiority complex

pagpapaanyaya

Tagalog

pagpapaanyaya n. act of injuring or causing harm; sabotaging

kopya

Tagalog

n. 1. copy; 2. replica; reproduction; 3. transcript

kategoria

Tagalog

kategoria n. category; class; character; quality

a. having a fishy smell or the taste of blood. Bahung langsa ang mga pasahírag isdà, Fish vendors have a fishy smell. Ang mulmul langsa nga isdà, The parrot fish has an intense fishy taste. Langsag báhù ang babáying girigla, Women smell of fish when they menstruate; v. be smelly from fish or blood.

balasúbas

Cebuano

(not without l) n. one who avoids meeting his obligations. Balasúbas kaáyu siyang muswildu. Utsu ang sábut, dus ray báyad, He is immoral in the way he pays wages. He promises eight pesos, but two is all you get; v. be a person who avoids meeting obligations.

ídlab

Hiligaynon

Spark, scintilla; to emit or throw off sparks, to spark, sparkle, glitter, scintillate. Ang bató nga matíg-a kon pakibyasán mo sing salsálon magaídlab. A hard stone, if struck a glancing blow with iron, will emit sparks. Paidlabá ang ímo santíkan, agúd makódtan sang kaláyo ang bárok. Strike a spark from your flint, that the tinder may take fire. (see ídlak, ígpat, sídlak, sílak).

inalóng-ong

Hiligaynon

Understanding, knowledge, inkling. Walâ siá sing inalóng-ong sang ginpanáysay kaína. He knows nothing of what was explained a short while ago. (see alóng-ong).