DUNGIS

dumi, dusing

dungis
dirt, stain, grime

marungis
dirty, stained

also spelled madungis

karungisan
dirtiness

also spelled kadungisan

 marungis na bata
grungy child, a ragamuffin

Ang kasalungat ng marungis ay malinis.
The opposite of unkempt is clean.

dinungisan
made something dirty

dudungisan
will dirty, soil

The most common Tagalog word for  ‘dirty’ is marumi.

The word marungis brings to mind a child with a soiled face.

KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG

dúngis: dumi sa katawan, lalo na sa mukha

dungisan ang kamay: pumatay o gumawa ng masama

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