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15 Uncommon Filipino Words

Updated: Nov 10, 2021



15 UNCOMMON FILIPINO WORDS



1. Payneta


English Term: Comb


A strip of plastic, metal, or wood with a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or arranging the hair.


For Example: Ang payneta ay ginagamit sa buhok upang maging maayos ito.



2. Duyog


English Term: Eclipse


An occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered because the moon is between the sun and the Earth.


For Example: Marami ang namamangha sa duyog.



3. Labaha


English Term: Razor


A keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair.


For Example Term: Kinuha ko ang labaha para maiahit ang bigote ng aking ama.



4. Durungawan


For English Term: Window


An opening especially in the wall of a building for admission of light and air that is capable of being opened and shut.


Example: Nakakita ako ng isang paru-paro sa aming durungawan.



5. Anluwage


For English Term: Carpenter


A worker who builds or repairs wooden structures or their structural parts.


Example: Mayroon kaming kamag-anak na isang anluwage.



6. Sambat


English Term: Fork


A common tool used in eating that usually has three or four stiff metal points attached to a handle.


For Example: Madali kumain ng pancit kung ang hawak mo ay sambat.



7. Sulatroniko


English Term: E-mail


A system for sending messages from one computer to another computer.


For Example: Ako’y naglahad ng aking paalam gamit ang sulatroniko.



8. Pook-sapot


English Term: Website


A set of interconnected webpages, usually including a homepage, generally located on the same server, and prepared and maintained as a collection of information by a person, group, or organization.


For Example: Marami ngayon ang pook-sapot na makukuhanan ng iba't ibang impormasyon.



9. Miktinig


English Term: Microphone


An instrument that converts sound waves into an electric current, usually fed into an amplifier, a recorder, or a broadcast transmitter.


For Example: Mas maganda ang pakikipag-usap sa online class kung gagamit ka ng miktinig.



10. Talasarili


English Term: Diary


A daily record, especially a personal record of events, experiences, and observations; a journal.


Example: Ako ay makakalimutin kaya palagi akong may dala na talasarili.



11. Pang-ulong Hatinig


English Term: Headset


A device that holds an earphone and a microphone in place on a person’s head.


For Example: Napaka-laking tulong sakin ng pang-ulong hatinig dahil dito ay mas naririnig ko ng maayos ang mga musikang hilig ko.



12. Batlag


English Term: Car


Is a wheeled, self-powered motor vehicle used for transportation and a product of the automotive industry.For Example: Madaling makakarating sa ating patutunguhan kung tayo ay gagamit ng batlag.



13. Paraluman


English Term: Beautiful

A muse that inspires artistically.


For Example:


Paraluman

Ika'y akin nang dadalhin sa

'Di mo inaasahang paraiso



14. Kaugmaon


English Term: Future


The time or a period of time following the moment of speaking or writing; time regarded as still to come.


For Example: Maraming tao ang natatakot para sa kanilang kaugmaon.



15. Dumatal


English Term: Arrived


Reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey.


For Example: Ang bilis dumatal ng aking binili.


"Ating gamitin ang mga salitang ito sapagkat ay maganda bigkasin at ito ang ating sariling wika."

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