This word is from the Japanese language. Continue reading “HENTAI”
Japanese
Words, concepts and other items from Japan that are used by or are familiar to Filipinos.
DOROBO
This word is from the Japanese どろぼう (dorobō), meaning “thief.”
JACK EN POY
This is from the Japanese jankenpón. Continue reading “JACK EN POY”
HOKAGE
This is a very recently emerged Filipino slang word, perhaps as recently as the year 2015.
HAPONES
This word is from the Spanish japonés.
Japanese
Tinatawag na Hapones ang mga lalaking taga-Hapon.
Men from Japan are called Japanese.
Tinatawag na Haponesa ang mga babaeng taga-Hapon.
Women from Japan are called Japanese.
Ang wika ng mga taga-Hapon ay tinatawag na Hapones.
The language of those from Japan is called Japanese.
Kailan unang dumating ang mga Hapones sa Pilipinas?
Whem did the Japanese first arrive in the Philippines?
Ano ang mga kontribusyon ng mga Hapones sa Pilipinas?
What contributions have the Japanese made to the Philippines? Continue reading “HAPONES”
HAIBUN
A prosimetric literary form originating in Japan, combining prose and haiku. Continue reading “HAIBUN”
PONKAN
Scientific name: Citrus poonensis
KATOL
Katól is the generic term that Filipinos use to refer to a coil that is burned to kill or repel mosquitoes. It is actually a brand name of a product of Azumi & Co., Ltd. of Osaka, Japan. The company used to export insecticides as far away as Spain in the early 1900s.
katol
mosquito coil
Katol is one of the few Japanese words that have entered Filipino vocabulary, although few people know of its origin. Continue reading “KATOL”