Pinoy Dictionary

mabasa

Tagalog

mabasa (nababasa, nabasa, mamabasa) v., inf. become wet; be wet; be washed (poetical)

ligi

Tagalog

ligi n. powdered by crushing or pounding

katwiran

Tagalog

n. 1. argument; 2. reason; 3. cause; 4. justice; 5. explanation

itadhana

Tagalog

itadhana (itinatadhana, itinadhana, itatadhana) v., inf. stipulate

idalanging mapanganyaya

Tagalog

mapanganyaya (idinadalanging, idinalanging, idadalanging (mapanganyaya)) v., inf. curse; damn; wish evil upon

sawa

Cebuano

n. 1. large snake; 2. python. — nga baksan banded python.

n. 1. name of a kind of folk dance with lively movements; 2. general name for dancing; 3. insulting term of address to a woman named Dádang; v. 1. dance the kuradang or with lively movements; 2. go to a dance. — kun danggit nonsense words used to fill out the lines in a rhyme. Kuradang kun danggit, Kumusta ang inun-únan, Mudúul lag muduslit, Dáyung dalágan, Kuradang or danggit (kind of fish), How is it stewed in vinegar? He only comes near me if he wants sex, and then, when he’s done, he leaves me.

igsuon nga babaye

Cebuano

sister

bantáaw

Cebuano

a. be situated in clear view from the distance. Bantáaw kaáyu ang syudad didtu sa búkid Manunggal, You get a good view of the city from Mount Manunggal; v. be, become clear in view from the distance. Ihigut ang kábaw niánang nagbantáaw nga lubi, Tie the carabao to the coconut tree which we can see clearly from here; n. the clear view of something from a distance. Sa bantáaw lang sa liyun mahadluk aku, Just the sight of a lion from the distance scares me.

kalan-ónon

Hiligaynon

(H) Sweets, sweetmeat, pastry, cakes, biscuits, bread, etc. (Almost any side-dish may be called "kalan-ónon", except rice, meat, fish and vegetables). (see káon).

pamúlut

Hiligaynon

(H) Freq. of púlut-to take up, lift up, raise from the ground.

tulumbánan

Hiligaynon

What is to be stepped or trodden upon; foundation, base, floor. (see túmban).

túrong

Hiligaynon

To turn round, revolve, whirl, pirouette, spin round, rotate, gyrate, twirl. Sa daláyon nga pagtúrong sang mga tinúig--. In the ever turning wheel of Fortune--. In the course of years--. As the years keep (kept) coming round--. (see túyub, búyung).

ikláhag

Hiligaynon

To make a false step, stumble; shake up and down, swing to and fro. (see tikláhag).

grade

Ilocano

n. grado, tucad, kita

instruction

Ilocano

n. panangisuro, bilin

knowledge

Ilocano

n. sursuro

lieutenant

Ilocano

n. teniente

tense

Ilocano

n. iti tiempo