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TAGALOG-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
LAYON
lá·yon
PANG-UKOL
root word: ukol
KAY
Ang salitang ito ay pang-ukol.
This word is a preposition.
kay
for, to, towards
for, to, towards
The word kay is used in front of personal names.
Kay Ana.
To Ana.
To Ana.
Pakibigay mo ito kay Ana.
Please give this to Ana.
Itanong mo kay Kris.
Ask Chris.
It is used often in literary works such as in the poem Kay Inay.
KUMBENTO
This word is from the Spanish convento.
BATERYA
This word is from the Spanish batería. Continue reading “BATERYA”
EDITORYAL
This word entered the Philippine lexicon from the Spanish language.
e·di·tor·yál
editorial
EKSTRA
This is a transliteration into Tagalog of the English word.
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