Pinoy Dictionary

tanggapan

Tagalog

tanggapan (tinatanggapan, tinanggapan, tatanggapan) v., inf. accept (receive) [idiomatic]

pigil

Tagalog

n. 1. prevention; 2. holding in hand; 3. control; 4. checking; 5. inhibition

makahapo

Tagalog

makahapo (nakakahapo, nakahapo, makakahapo) v., inf. fatigue; make weary

kalingain

Tagalog

(kinakalinga, kinalinga, kakalingain) v., inf. take care of; protect

bestido

Tagalog

n. 1. woman's dress; 2. frock; 3. gown

v. 1. lower something Mitábang kug tuntun sa lungun sa buhù, I helped lower the coffin into the hole. Ituntun ang baldi sa atábay, Lower the pail into the well; 1a. sag loosely. Mituntun íyang súsu nga wà bráhi, Her breasts sagged without a bra. Nagtuntun ang luag níyang karsúnis, His pants are sagging because they are loose; 1b. pay out a fishline. Tuntúni ug mga lima ka dupa ang pasul, Pay out five fathoms of line; 2. for something weighted down to sink; cause it to do so. Magtuntun siya sa iring nga ilábu sa dágat, He’ll weight the cat down to throw it into the sea. Mutuntun (matuntun) ug dalì ang pasul ug lagdúngan, The fishing line will sink easily if you attach a sinker; 2a. use a plumb to test whether things are vertical. Magtuntun kus halígi arun dílì maghirig, I am using the plumb line on this post so it won’t lean; n. 1. string or rope used to lower something; 2. heavy object attached to something to make it sink; 3. plumb line. paN- v. fish in deep waters with a hook, line, and sinker; n. fishing with a hook, line, and sinker in deep waters.

salapì

Cebuano

n. 1. money; 2. fifty-centavo coin; 3. silver. paN- n. source of income. Sa alkabála may panalapì ang lungsud, The market fee provides a source of income for the town. kalíhim sa — Secretary of Finance. maN- n. fifty centavos each. see also sápì.

pagduhaduha

Cebuano

suspense

gamatoy nga sanga

Cebuano

n. twig

líplip

Hiligaynon

To bribe, suborn. See híphip, líklik.

maíwat

Hiligaynon

Scarce, rare, not easy to obtain. (íwat; see mahínà, maíngol).

paígod

Hiligaynon

To shift or push along. Paigóra ang síya. Move the chair. Ipaígod ang síya dídto. Push the chair over there. (pa, ígod).

túbtub

Hiligaynon

Until, till, up to, to, unto, as far as. Kútub sang--túbtub sa--. From--until (till, to)--. Túbtub karón walâ pa siá magabút. Up to this time he has not come yet. (see tódtod, ásta).

baká-báka

Hiligaynon

A game played by children. One goes down on all fours and another rides on his back. Also used as a verb. Baká-bakáha siá. Make him walk on hands and knees and ride on his back.

eggplant

Ilocano

n. tarong

peddler

Ilocano

n. aglaclaco

plow

Ilocano

n. arado, araduen

plum

Ilocano

n. sarguelas

tether

Ilocano

n. itali, isab-it, igalut