root words: dalá, súlat
TAGALOG-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
KOLUMNISTA
This Filipino word is from the Spanish columnista.
HISTORYADOR
from the Spanish word historiador, meaning “historian”
MANUNULAT
ARTIKULO
This word is from the Spanish artículo.
SALAY
This is no longer a commonly used word in contemporary Tagalog conversation.
MUTYA
paraluman, diwata; bukudtangi, tangi, pinakatatangi; darling, irog, giliw, hirang, sinta
mut·yâ
amulet, charm
mutyâ
pearl, jewel
GUNAM-GUNAM
This is a literary term for isip, which simply means “thought” or “thinking.”
gunam-gunam
reflection, meditation
reflection, meditation
gunam-gunam
reverie
(lost in thoughts)
gunam-gunam
foreboding