Uncommonly Used Filipino Words Definition and Example

We know that some foreigners are struggling to learn Tagalog . But the truth , also We Filipinos are still struggling, no matter how fluent we are in speaking our native language We still have so much to learn.

Ever heard of  Pook-sapot  ( Website ), Yakis ( To sharpen ), karumalan (menstrual period) or panghibayo (amplifier)? If you still haven't heard of these words, then you're not the only one so Welcome to the Club! Indeed, we can be strangers even to our own language.

So lets try to learn some uncommonly used filipino words! Here are another Filipino words that you might want to share with your friends.

1. Filipino word: Duyog

English translation: Eclipse

Definition: An occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered with a dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the Earth. (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Marami ang namamangha sa duyog.

2. Filipino word: Sulatroniko

English translation: E-mail

Definition: A system for sending messages from one computer to another computer. : messages that are sent electronically from one computer to another.
(Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Ako'y nagpadala sa sulatroniko ng aking mensahe sa aking guro.

3. Filipino Word: Labaha

English translation: Razor

Definition: a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair.
(Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Ginamit ko ang Labaha sa cr upang ipang-ahit sa Aking balbas.

4. Filipino Word: Durungawan

English translation: Window

Definition: an opening especially in the wall of a building for admission of light and air that is usually closed by casements or sashes containing transparent material (such as glass) and capable of being opened and shut.
(Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Nakita ko sa aming Durungawan ang isang napaka gandang babae.

5. Filipino Word: Kansunsilyo

English translation: Boxer Shorts

Definition: men's underwear shorts characterized by loose fit.
(Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Ginamit ko ang bagong biniling Kansunsilyo ng aking magulang

6. Filipino Word: Anluwage

English translation: Carpenter

Definition: a worker who builds or repairs wooden structures or their structural parts.
(Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Ihanap moko ng anluwageng kayang gumawa ng Lamesang pabilog para sa ating sala.

6. Filipino Word: Batlag

English translation: Car

Definition: a vehicle moving on wheels.
(Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Nabangga ang aming minamanehong batlag kaninang umaga.

7. Filipino Word: Kalupi

English translation: Wallet

Definition: A container that resembles a money wallet.
(Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Nawala ng aking kaklase ang kanyang kalumpi noong isang araw.

8. Filipino Word: Sambat

English translation: Fork

Definition: A common tool used in eating that usually has three or four stiff metal points attached to a handle.
(Source: ( https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/ )

Sentence Example: Mas madaling kumain kung may hawak na Sambat.

9.   Filipino Word: Pulot-Gata

English translation: Honeymoon

Definition: A trip or vacation taken by a newly married couple, A period of harmony immediately following marriage.
(Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Pagtapos nilang ikasal ay lumipad sila papuntang Paris para sa kanilang pulot-gata.

10.   Filipino Word: Dupil

English translation: Amulet

Definition: It is an amulet, or anything that is believed to have the power to save the person who owns it from any harm. The more popular Tagalog words currently being used are anting-anting and agimat.

Sentence Example: Ginamit ni Juan ang dupil upang maligtas ang kaniyang Sarili sa kapahamakan.

That's all, The 10 Uncommonly Used Filipino Words and We hope that you learn something and someday these word would be useful for us, Because we are all Filipinos that's why we should never forget what our ancestors leaved to us.

By: Jeffrey Tabao, Kayla Sacdalan, Camela Clemente, Gladys Dela Cruz

Uncommonly Used Filipino Words Definition and Example

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