Kapampangan Dictionary

This website was conceived in the year 2002 as principally a “Tagalog only” site, but because of the numerous queries we received about the other languages of the Philippines, particularly Kapampangan, we decided to add a few pages for those seeking translation help.

 

KAPAMPANGAN	TAGALOG	ENGLISH
abyas	bigas	rice
akalingwan	limutin	forget
aku	ako	I/me
albugan	kanluran	west
aldo	araw	day
alikabuk	alikabok	dust
alipatpat	alitaptap	firefly
ampo	at	and
angin	hangin	wind/air
api	apoy	fire
arung	ilong	nose
asán	isda	fish
asbuk	bibig	mouth
aslagan	silangan	east
aslam	suka	vinegar
asu	aso	dog
atandanan	alalahanin	remember
ate	atay	liver
awakan	baywang	waist
awang	durungawan	window
ayat	payat	thin
ayun	lindol	earthquake
ayup	ibon	bird
babai	babae	girl/woman
babi	baboy	pig
bagyu	bagyo	storm/typhoon
bale	bahay	house
balugbug	tainga	ear
banwa	langit	heaven/sky
batal	leeg	neck
batu	bato	stone/rock
batwin	bituin	star
bengi	gabi	night/evening
biga	ulap	cloud
bili	ilagay	put/place
bisa	gusto	want
bitis	paa	foot
bitis	binti	leg
bulan	buwan	month
buldit	puwit	butt/ass
bulus	baha	flood
bunduk	bundok	mountain
bungu	bungo	skull
buntuk	ulo	head
burak	putik	mud
butaki	butiki	gecko
butu	titi	penis
butul	buto	seed
bwak	buhok	hair
bwang	bubuyog	bee
bye	buhay	life
dakal	marami	many
dalan	dalhin	bring
damulag	kalabaw	carabao
danum	tubig	water
dapot	ngunit	however/but
dapu	buwaya	crocodile
daya	dugo	blood
dinan	bigay	give
ditak	kaunti	some/few
duldul	kulog	thunder
dungus	puson	abdomen
ebun	itlog	egg
ekspertu	eksperto	expert
eran	hagdan	staircase/steps
gabun	lupa	soil
galus	kamot	itch
gamat	kamay	hand
gulasyo	sumigaw	yell
gulut	likod	back
gumulung	gapang	crawl
ibwat	buhatin	carry
ibye	ibigay	to give
ika	ikaw	you
ila	sila	them
ilug	ilog	river
imi	umihi	urinate/pee
ing	ang	the
ini	ito	this
ipan	ngipin	tooth
ipas	ipis	cockroach
irap	pilikmata	eyelash
ita	singit	groin
kabaldugan	kahulugan	meaning
kabang	habang	while
kabud	agad	immediately
kabiran	hilahin	pull
kakewan	gubat	forest/jungle
kalang	kalan	stove
kakung	akin	mine/my
kalupa	kamukha	alike
kanaku	sa akin	to me
kanwan	noo	forehead
kapatad	kapatid	sibling
kapilan	kailan	when
karela	sa kanila	to them
karelang	kanilang	their
kawe	langoy	swim
kaya	sa kanya	to her/him
kayang	kanyang	his/hers
ke babo	sa ibabaw ng	on top of
ke kilub	sa loob	inside
keka	sa iyo	to you
ken	diyan	there
keng arap	sa harap	in front
keni	dito	here
kildap	kidlat	lightning
kile	kilay	eyebrow
kilikili	kilikili	armpit
king gulut	sa likod	at the back
kuku	kuko	fingernail/toenail
kumaul	yumakap	to hug
kumyak	umiyak	to cry
kuran	palayok	clay pot
kutis	kutis	skin complexion
kwanan	kuhanin	to get
kwayan	kawayan	bamboo
lako	alisin	remove
lalam	sa ilalim ng	beneath/under
lango	langaw	housefly
lango dapu	bangaw	fruit fly
lelut	lugaw	congee/porridge
lipaktung	tipaklong	grasshopper
lukluk	umupo	to sit
lulam	ulap	cloud
lumaban	lumaban	to fight
lumakad	lumakad	to walk
lumawe	tumingin	to look
lumpu	lumpo	lame
lundag	tumalon	jump
lungub	pumasok	enter
lupa	mukha	face
lura	dumura	to spit
lwal	lumabas	emerge/ go out
mababo	mababaw	shallow
mabagal	mabagal	slow
mabanglu	mabango	fragrant
mabayat	mabigat	heavy
mabilug	bilog	round
mabuluk	bulok	rotten
madalumdum	madilim	dark
maganaka	mahabagin	merciful/kind
magaspang	magaspang	coarse/rough
magbalik	bumalik	return
magkanta	umawit	to sing
magkera	humiga	to lie down
magkunwari	magkunwari	pretend
maglaram	magsinungaling	to lie
maglutu	magluto	to cook
mag-obra	magtrabaho	to work
makaba	mahaba	long
mabsi	busog	full/satiated
makanyan	ganyan	like that/ thus
makananu	paano	how
maklak	bingi	deaf
makuyad	maigsi, maikli	short
makyapus	gayahin	imitate/mimic
malagu	maganda	pretty
masikan	malakas	strong
malalam	malalim	deep
malangi	tuyo	dry
malapit	malapit	near
malat	maalat	salty
malati	maliit	small
malingapngap	makilitiin	ticklish
malinis	malinis	clean
malsinta/lugud	umibig/mahal	to love
malumud	malunod	to drown
malungkut	malungkut	sad
mamaliksi	magmadali	to hurry
mamipi	maglaba	to do laundry
mamiru	magbiro	to joke
mamyalung	maglaro	to play
manabu	mahulog/bumagsak	to fall
manako	magnakaw	to steal
manandam	humiram	to borrow
manatsing	bumahin	to sneeze
mandilu	maligo	to bathe/shower
mangadi	manalangin	to pray
mangan	kumain	to eat
mangisnawa	huminga	to breathe
manguku	umubo	to cough
manik	pumanhik	to go up stairs
maninap	managinip	to dream
makarine	nakakahiya	embarrassing
mako	umalis	to leave
manuk	manok	chicken
manuyab	maghigab	to yawn
manyaman	masarap	delicious
manyuka	sumuka	to vomit
mapagal	pagod	tired
mapait	mapait	bitter
mapali	mainit	hot
maparas	maanghang	spicy
mapinu/malinatnat	makinis	smooth
maputi	puti	white
maragul	malaki	big/large
maranun	maaga	early
maranup	gutom	hungry
marayu	malayo	far
marimla	malamig	cold
marinat	marumi	dirty
mariposa	paruparo	butterfly
marok	masama	bad
masakit	maysakit	sick
masalese	maayos	orderly
masala	maliwanag	bright
maslam	maasim	sour
mata	mata	eye
mataba	mataba	fat
mataloti	duwag	coward
mataluras	madulas	slippery
matamad	tamad/batugan	lazy
matapang	matapang	brave
mataram	matulis	sharp
mataranta	malito	confused
matas	matangkad	tall
mate	mamatay	to die
matilus	tulis	sharp
matsin	unggoy	monkey
matudtud	matulog	to sleep
matuling	itim	dark/black
matwa	matanda/magulang	old
mayan	magaan	light (not heavy)
mayap	mabait	nice
maympis	nipis
mayna	mahina	weak
mengan	kumain	ate
mayumu	matamis	sweet
Menila	Maynila	Manila
merakap	nahuli	to be caught
mete	patay	died
metung	isa	one
migising	gumising	to awaken
minum	uminom	to drink
misip	mag-isip	to think
mitutundu	inaantok	sleepy
mukyat	umakyat	to climb
mulala	tanga	stupid
muma	humalik	to kiss
murit	baliw	crazy
nanu	ano	what
napun	kahapon	yesterday
nasi	kanin	cooked rice
ngeni	ngayon	now
ngungut	niyog	coconut
ninu	sino	who
nukarin	saan	where
nung	kung	if/when
ot	bakit	why
pagó	balikat	shoulder
palisan	magwalis	sweep with broom
panangab	panggatong	firewood
panas	langgam	ants
pangane	panganay	eldest
paro	hipon/sugpo	shrimp/prawn
pasbul	pinto	door
patag, pante	pantay	even
paten	patayin	to kill
pau	pagong	turtle
pilan	ilan	how many
pile	pilay	lame
pilinan	piliin	select/choose
pinan-ari	bahaghari	rainbow
pipi	pipi	mute
pisan	pinsan	cousin
pitaklan	butas ng puwit	anus
puki	kiki	vagina
pusa	pusa	cat
pusu	puso	heart
pwad	hita	thigh
sakalan	sakalin	to choke
salibubang	salagubang	beetle
salu	dibdib	chest
salwan	saluhin	to catch
samsaman	agawin	to snatch
siku	siko	elbow
sinup	itago/ingatan	to put away
sipsipan	humigop	to sip
sulapo	lumipad	tofly
sumabi	magsalita	to say
susu	suso	breast
suyuan	paglingkuran	to serve
takap	takip	to cover
takbang	humakbang	to step
takla	tae	feces
taliri	daliri	finger
tasik	lehiya	lye water
tata	ama/tatay	father
tau	tao	person
terak	magsayaw	to dance
tikdo	tumayo	to stand
tud/intud	tuhod	knee
tuknang	huminto	to stop
tulak	itulak	to push
tulang	tutubi	dragonfly
tuldu	tumuro	to point at
tundun	batok	nape
uran	ulan	rain
wapin	oo nga	yes, indeed
wagwagan	kumaway	wave at
ya	siya	she/he
yamuk	lamok	mosquito
yatsa	ihagis	to toss
yugse	itapon	to throw

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Kapampangan is one of the major languages of the Philippines. It is primarily spoken in Pampanga province in Central Luzon.

AMLAT
legend, history

BANWA
year; sky; heaven

BULDET / BULDIT
butt; ass

BUNTOK/BUNTUK
head

DANUP
(N.) hunger.
makidanup ‘starvation’.
(V.) danupan, dumanup, pa:ranupan ‘make (pigs) hungry’, mangadanup.
(D.) madanup, medanup, pekamaranup.

DUNGUS
intestines, stomach

KAPALI / KAPALE
How hot. (Ang init.)

KATUWANGAN / KATWANGAN / KATUANGAN
parent-in-law, parents-in-law

MAKO
leave, depart

MAGANAKA
kind, nice

MAKAYAMA
conducive to pleasure

MALANTONG / MALANTUNG
flirty

MAPANAGKAS
prone to cursing or swearing

MARAGOL / MARAGUL
big

MAPARAS
sharp-tasting (hot, spicy)

NOKARIN / NUKARIN / NUKAREN
Where

PANYUNU
mock

PATUGUT
stop

SIMAP
Thank goodness…
Good thing that…

WA
Yes

WAPEN / WAPIN
Yes, indeed

KAPAMPANGAN	TAGALOG	ENGLISH
abyas	bigas	rice
akalingwan	limutin	forget
aku	ako	I/me
albugan	kanluran	west
aldo	araw	day
alikabuk	alikabok	dust
alipatpat	alitaptap	firefly
ampo	at	and
angin	hangin	wind/air
api	apoy	fire
arung	ilong	nose
asán	isda	fish
asbuk	bibig	mouth
aslagan	silangan	east
aslam	suka	vinegar
asu	aso	dog
atandanan	alalahanin	remember
ate	atay	liver
awakan	baywang	waist
awang	durungawan	window
ayat	payat	thin
ayun	lindol	earthquake
ayup	ibon	bird
babai	babae	girl/woman
babi	baboy	pig
bagyu	bagyo	storm/typhoon
bale	bahay	house
balugbug	tainga	ear
banwa	langit	heaven/sky
batal	leeg	neck
batu	bato	stone/rock
batwin	bituin	star
bengi	gabi	night/evening
biga	ulap	cloud
bili	ilagay	put/place
bisa	gusto	want
bitis	paa	foot
bitis	binti	leg
bulan	buwan	month
buldit	puwit	butt/ass
bulus	baha	flood
bunduk	bundok	mountain
bungu	bungo	skull
buntuk	ulo	head
burak	putik	mud
butaki	butiki	gecko
butu	titi	penis
butul	buto	seed
bwak	buhok	hair
bwang	bubuyog	bee
bye	buhay	life
dakal	marami	many
dalan	dalhin	bring
damulag	kalabaw	carabao
danum	tubig	water
dapot	ngunit	however/but
dapu	buwaya	crocodile
daya	dugo	blood
dinan	bigay	give
ditak	kaunti	some/few
duldul	kulog	thunder
dungus	puson	abdomen
ebun	itlog	egg
ekspertu	eksperto	expert
eran	hagdan	staircase/steps
gabun	lupa	soil
galus	kamot	itch
gamat	kamay	hand
gulasyo	sumigaw	yell
gulut	likod	back
gumulung	gapang	crawl
ibwat	buhatin	carry
ibye	ibigay	to give
ika	ikaw	you
ila	sila	them
ilug	ilog	river
imi	umihi	urinate/pee
ing	ang	the
ini	ito	this
ipan	ngipin	tooth
ipas	ipis	cockroach
irap	pilikmata	eyelash
ita	singit	groin
kabaldugan	kahulugan	meaning
kabang	habang	while
kabud	agad	immediately
kabiran	hilahin	pull
kakewan	gubat	forest/jungle
kalang	kalan	stove
kakung	akin	mine/my
kalupa	kamukha	alike
kanaku	sa akin	to me
kanwan	noo	forehead
kapatad	kapatid	sibling
kapilan	kailan	when
karela	sa kanila	to them
karelang	kanilang	their
kawe	langoy	swim
kaya	sa kanya	to her/him
kayang	kanyang	his/hers
ke babo	sa ibabaw ng	on top of
ke kilub	sa loob	inside
keka	sa iyo	to you
ken	diyan	there
keng arap	sa harap	in front
keni	dito	here
kildap	kidlat	lightning
kile	kilay	eyebrow
kilikili	kilikili	armpit
king gulut	sa likod	at the back
kuku	kuko	fingernail/toenail
kumaul	yumakap	to hug
kumyak	umiyak	to cry
kuran	palayok	clay pot
kutis	kutis	skin complexion
kwanan	kuhanin	to get
kwayan	kawayan	bamboo
lako	alisin	remove
lalam	sa ilalim ng	beneath/under
lango	langaw	housefly
lango dapu	bangaw	fruit fly
lelut	lugaw	congee/porridge
lipaktung	tipaklong	grasshopper
lukluk	umupo	to sit
lulam	ulap	cloud
lumaban	lumaban	to fight
lumakad	lumakad	to walk
lumawe	tumingin	to look
lumpu	lumpo	lame
lundag	tumalon	jump
lungub	pumasok	enter
lupa	mukha	face
lura	dumura	to spit
lwal	lumabas	emerge/ go out
mababo	mababaw	shallow
mabagal	mabagal	slow
mabanglu	mabango	fragrant
mabayat	mabigat	heavy
mabilug	bilog	round
mabuluk	bulok	rotten
madalumdum	madilim	dark
maganaka	mahabagin	merciful/kind
magaspang	magaspang	coarse/rough
magbalik	bumalik	return
magkanta	umawit	to sing
magkera	humiga	to lie down
magkunwari	magkunwari	pretend
maglaram	magsinungaling	to lie
maglutu	magluto	to cook
mag-obra	magtrabaho	to work
makaba	mahaba	long
mabsi	busog	full/satiated
makanyan	ganyan	like that/ thus
makananu	paano	how
maklak	bingi	deaf
makuyad	maigsi, maikli	short
makyapus	gayahin	imitate/mimic
malagu	maganda	pretty
masikan	malakas	strong
malalam	malalim	deep
malangi	tuyo	dry
malapit	malapit	near
malat	maalat	salty
malati	maliit	small
malingapngap	makilitiin	ticklish
malinis	malinis	clean
malsinta/lugud	umibig/mahal	to love
malumud	malunod	to drown
malungkut	malungkut	sad
mamaliksi	magmadali	to hurry
mamipi	maglaba	to do laundry
mamiru	magbiro	to joke
mamyalung	maglaro	to play
manabu	mahulog/bumagsak	to fall
manako	magnakaw	to steal
manandam	humiram	to borrow
manatsing	bumahin	to sneeze
mandilu	maligo	to bathe/shower
mangadi	manalangin	to pray
mangan	kumain	to eat
mangisnawa	huminga	to breathe
manguku	umubo	to cough
manik	pumanhik	to go up stairs
maninap	managinip	to dream
makarine	nakakahiya	embarrassing
mako	umalis	to leave
manuk	manok	chicken
manuyab	maghigab	to yawn
manyaman	masarap	delicious
manyuka	sumuka	to vomit
mapagal	pagod	tired
mapait	mapait	bitter
mapali	mainit	hot
maparas	maanghang	spicy
mapinu/malinatnat	makinis	smooth
maputi	puti	white
maragul	malaki	big/large
maranun	maaga	early
maranup	gutom	hungry
marayu	malayo	far
marimla	malamig	cold
marinat	marumi	dirty
mariposa	paruparo	butterfly
marok	masama	bad
masakit	maysakit	sick
masalese	maayos	orderly
masala	maliwanag	bright
maslam	maasim	sour
mata	mata	eye
mataba	mataba	fat
mataloti	duwag	coward
mataluras	madulas	slippery
matamad	tamad/batugan	lazy
matapang	matapang	brave
mataram	matulis	sharp
mataranta	malito	confused
matas	matangkad	tall
mate	mamatay	to die
matilus	tulis	sharp
matsin	unggoy	monkey
matudtud	matulog	to sleep
matuling	itim	dark/black
matwa	matanda/magulang	old
mayan	magaan	light (not heavy)
mayap	mabait	nice
maympis	nipis
mayna	mahina	weak
mengan	kumain	ate
mayumu	matamis	sweet
Menila	Maynila	Manila
merakap	nahuli	to be caught
mete	patay	died
metung	isa	one
migising	gumising	to awaken
minum	uminom	to drink
misip	mag-isip	to think
mitutundu	inaantok	sleepy
mukyat	umakyat	to climb
mulala	tanga	stupid
muma	humalik	to kiss
murit	baliw	crazy
nanu	ano	what
napun	kahapon	yesterday
nasi	kanin	cooked rice
ngeni	ngayon	now
ngungut	niyog	coconut
ninu	sino	who
nukarin	saan	where
nung	kung	if/when
ot	bakit	why
pagó	balikat	shoulder
palisan	magwalis	sweep with broom
panangab	panggatong	firewood
panas	langgam	ants
pangane	panganay	eldest
paro	hipon/sugpo	shrimp/prawn
pasbul	pinto	door
patag, pante	pantay	even
paten	patayin	to kill
pau	pagong	turtle
pilan	ilan	how many
pile	pilay	lame
pilinan	piliin	select/choose
pinan-ari	bahaghari	rainbow
pipi	pipi	mute
pisan	pinsan	cousin
pitaklan	butas ng puwit	anus
puki	kiki	vagina
pusa	pusa	cat
pusu	puso	heart
pwad	hita	thigh
sakalan	sakalin	to choke
salibubang	salagubang	beetle
salu	dibdib	chest
salwan	saluhin	to catch
samsaman	agawin	to snatch
siku	siko	elbow
sinup	itago/ingatan	to put away
sipsipan	humigop	to sip
sulapo	lumipad	tofly
sumabi	magsalita	to say
susu	suso	breast
suyuan	paglingkuran	to serve
takap	takip	to cover
takbang	humakbang	to step
takla	tae	feces
taliri	daliri	finger
tasik	lehiya	lye water
tata	ama/tatay	father
tau	tao	person
terak	magsayaw	to dance
tikdo	tumayo	to stand
tud/intud	tuhod	knee
tuknang	huminto	to stop
tulak	itulak	to push
tulang	tutubi	dragonfly
tuldu	tumuro	to point at
tundun	batok	nape
uran	ulan	rain
wapin	oo nga	yes, indeed
wagwagan	kumaway	wave at
ya	siya	she/he
yamuk	lamok	mosquito
yatsa	ihagis	to toss
yugse	itapon	to throw

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maranup (hungry), maragul (big), maslam (sour), kapatad (sibling)