Pinoy Dictionary

manahi

Tagalog

manahi (nananahi, nanahi, mananahi) v., inf. engage in sewing

magdalaga

Tagalog

magdalaga (nagdadalaga, nagdalaga, magdadalaga) v., inf. grow into a teenage girl

ligamgam

Tagalog

ligamgam n. lukewarm temperature (liquid)

balay

Tagalog

n., zoo. species of mollusk; oyster

n. 1. the rules or procedures by which something is carried out. Mga rúling sa baksing, Rules of boxing. Unsa may mga rúling sa inyung kapunúngan arun makasúd ta? What are the rules for joining your organization? 2. the decision pronounced by a referee, ruling handed down by a judge. Unsa may rúling sa ampayir? What was the umpire’s decision? May rúling sa kurti nga dílì dawátun kúmu piyansa ang yútang prindádu, The court ruled that you cannot post bail with mortgaged property.

pirmísu

Cebuano

n. permission, permit. Dúnay pirmísu ang ílang bayli, They have a permit to hold their dances. Milakaw silang way pirmísu sa inahan, They went out without their mother’s permission; v. give permission.

dáhup

Cebuano

v. 1 close the mouth of a bag or net by pulling a drawstring run through a casing in the edge; 2. haul in a fishing net by pulling the edges together in a bunch. Káda dáhup daghang makúhà, Each time you pull in the net, you get a lot of fish.

dialékto

Hiligaynon

(Sp. dialecto) Dialect, form or idiom of a language peculiar to one place distinguishing it from the same language spoken in other parts of the country, provincialism. (see hámbal, púlong, pululúngon).