10 Uncommonly Filipino words

 

1

FILIPINO WORD: Anakula

MEANING: a person who is in charge of ship

OTHER TERM/S: Captain

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Sya ang anakula ng ating barko.

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2

FILIPINO WORD: Awanggan

MEANING: the quality of having no limits or end

OTHER TERM/S: infinity, limitless

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Mamahalin kita hanggang sa dulo ng awanggan.

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3

FILIPINO WORD: Bandahali

MEANING: chief male servant of a household

OTHER TERM/S: none

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Si Ruben ay isang bandahali.

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4

FILIPINO WORD: Batalan

MEANING: a room that is equipped with washing and toilet facilities

OTHER TERM/S: comfort room / CR

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Nasa batalan si Ken ngayon.

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5

FILIPINO WORD: Kagaw

MEANING: a microorganism causing disease

OTHER TERM/S: bacteria

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Maghugas ka na ng iyong kamay dahil maaaring may kagaw na iyan.

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6

FILIPINO WORD: Salipawpaw

MEANING: machine that has wings and an engine

OTHER TERM/S: airplane

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Tingnan mo may salipawpaw sa taas.

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7

FILIPINO WORD: Sukgisan

MEANING:  branch of mathematics that deals with measurements 

OTHER TERM/S: trigonometry, etc.

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Mahirap pag-aralan ang sukgisan.

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8

FILIPINO WORD: Talukay

MEANING: a polynomial of three terms

OTHER TERM/S: trinomial

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Ang sagot sa tanong na yan ay isang talukay.

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9

FILIPINO WORD: Sipnayan

MEANING: the science of numbers and their operations

OTHER TERM/S: mathematics

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Hindi ko gusto ang sipnayan.

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10

FILIPINO WORD: Panginain

MEANING: computer program; browser

OTHER TERM/S: browser

SAMPLE SENTENCE: Buksan mo ang panginain at dyan ka maghanap ng sagot.

 

By: Jasper Java