10+2 Uncommonly Used Filipino Words

Language is the country’s soul and identity to isolate with other countries in terms of cultures, beliefs, and religions. Furthermore, as time goes by, new words are being discovered and there are words being died.

“The development of language is part of the development of the personality, for words are the natural means of expressing thoughts and establishing understanding between people.”

-Maria Montessori

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1. KARUMALAN

English: Menstrual Period

Definition: Refers to the flow of blood that comes from the woman’s body every month (source: Merriam-Webster).

Halimbawa: Si Nene ay dinatnan ng karumalan sa edad na 13 taong gulang.

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2. PANGHIBAYO

English: Amplifier

Definition: A device that increases the strength of electric signals so that sounds played through an electronic system (source: Merriam-Webster).

Halimbawa: Maari bang mahiram ang iyong panghibayo para sa gaganaping pagdiriwang?

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3. DAGIBALNIING LIBOY

English: Electromagnetic Wave

Definition: One of the wave that are propagated by simultaneous periodic variations of electric and magnetic field (source: Merriam-Webster).

Halimbawa: Ang dagibalniing liboy ay may ibat ibat uri katulad ng radio wave, infrared, visible light, ultaviolet, x rays at gamma rays.

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4. KAWINGAN

Engligh: Hyperlink

Definition: A highlighted word or picture in a document or web page that you can click to go to another place in the same or different document or web page (source: Merriam-Webster).

Halimbawa: Malimit na gumamit ng kawingan ang mga mag-aaral dahil sa kawalan nila ng kaalaman dito.

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5. BILNURAN

English: Arithmetic

Definition: A branch of mathematics that deals with numbers and their addition, subtraction, multiplication and division (source: Merriam-Webster).

Halimbawa: Maraming mag-aaral sa ika-sampung baitang ang nagsasabing madali ang bilnuran.

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6. IPOK

English: Short Pants

Definition: Trousers that end at or above the knee (source: Tagalog-English Dictionary).

Halimbawa: Mahigpit na ipinababawal ng CIHS ang pagsusuot ng ipok sa loob ng campus.

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7. KUWITIB

Engligh: Tiny ant

Definition: small and a wingless insect except for fertile adults, which often form large mating swarms and is provebial for industriousness (source: Merriam-Webster).

Halimbawa: Maraming kuwitib ang nag ipon-ipon sa nalaglag kong pagkain.

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8. KAHIMAN

English: Unbelievable/Impossible

Definition: A very difficult to deal with or unable to be done or to happen (source: Tagalog-English Dictionary).

Halimbawa: Dahil sa ingay ng mga sasakyan sa syudad, kahiman na marinig ni Jose ang tawag ni Cardo.

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9. KAHIMAN

English: Lunch Box

Definition: A container in which to carry a packed meal (source: Filipino-English).

Halimbawa: Araw-araw na pinaghahandaan ni Aling Ebeng ng binalot ang kanyang anak.

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10. TABAK

English: Sword

Definition: A weapon with long metal blade that has a sharp point and edge (source: Merriam-Webster).

Halimbawa: Tabak ang ginamit ni Jose upang paslangin ang nakawalang mabangis na tigre.

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11. BATLAG

English: Car

Deginition: A vehicle that has four wheels and an engine that is use for carrying passengers on roads (source: Merriam-Webster).

Halimbawa: Sa panahon ngayon mahirap na ang magkaroon ng batlag dahil sa batas na ipinagbabawal ang single sa EDSA.

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12. TATSIHAN

English: Trigonometry

Definition: A branch of Mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and the angles of triangles (Merriam-Webster).

Halimbawa: Ang tatsihan ay isa sa mga mahihirap na pinag-aralan ko noong nakaraang taon.

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