Skin terms in the Filipino language

PEKLAT

spelling variation: piklat

This word has at least two different meanings, differentiated by accent on syllables.

This word is from the Spanish callo.

ap-ap: like white splotches on the skin

Another term for it in Tagalog is an-an.

These are white fungal spots. Most cases of ap-ap are what’s called by the medical term Tinea versicolor in English. Continue reading “AP-AP”

root word: lapnós

This English word can be transliterated into Tagalog as iskín.

balát
skin (noun)

pamamantal

pantál
welt, weal, hives, rash

pantal

Also known as paño blanco in Spanish and alanan in Kapampangan. Continue reading “AN-AN”