root word: yelo (meaning: ice)
tagyelo
“icy” season
= winter
The Philippines is a tropical country on the equator, with neither winter nor naturally falling snow, so there is no native Tagalog word for either phenomenon.
taglamig
“cold” season
~ winter
In the Philippines, December is considered a cold month compared to the rest of the year.
tag-init
“hot” season
= summer
tag-ulan
“rainy” season
= summer
taglagas
“shedding” season
= autumn/fall
