Beg to Beginning

This dictionary contains English, Spanish and Tagalog words from the early 20th century, quite a few of which are obsolete. The spelling and meaning of the words herein may be slightly different from current usage. Still, we believe it is a useful reference for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that period.

Beg, v. [beg]
Mendigar, pordiosear, suplicar.
Magpalimos; huming̃î, sumamò, mamanhik. MAGLIMOS, HUMINGI NG LIMOS

Beget, v. [biguét]
Engendrar; producir, causar.
Mang̃anák; magkaroon, magtamó, mamung̃a.

Beggar, n. [béguær]
Mendigo, suplicante.
Pulubi, taong nagpapalimos. PULUBI

Beggar, v. [béguær]
Empobrecer, arruinar.
Magpahirap.

Beggarly, adj [béguærli]
Pobre, miserable.
Marálitâ, parang pulubi.

Begin, v. [biguín]
Comenzar, empezar.
Magpasimulâ, magsimulâ.

Beginner, n. [biguíner]
Principiante, novicio; rudimentos.
Baguhan; pinagmulan, pinanggaling̃an.

Beginning, n. [biguíning]
Principio ó causa.
Pasimulâ. SIMULA

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