the first letter of the Filipino alphabet.

used to express surprise, delight, regret, disgust, shocked discovery, etc., in accordance with the manner of utterance.

baby-talk for feces.
→ PUPÒ, UÒ

dovetail cut.

• • aában:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to put a dovetail or joint to

crack (on surface).
→ AK-AK

1. wretched; miserable.
abáng buhay, miserable life

2. lowly; humble; ordinary.
abáng tahanan, humble home

3. oppressed; maltreated; abused.
→ AMÍS, APÍ

4. poor; needy; indigent.
→ DUKHÂ, MAHÍRAP, MARALITÂ

• • pagkaabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  misery; wretchedness.
• • pagkaabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  lowliness; humbleness; ordinariness.
• • pagkaabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  maltreatment; oppression; abuse.
• • abahín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to maltreat; to oppress; to subject to tyranny; to abuse.
• • abáng-abâ:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  destitute; much oppressed.

taro plant.

the prayer Hail Mary.

1. expression of surprise, admiration, displeasure, or wonder, more or less equivalent to “Oh.”
Abá! Ano ba iyan? Oh! What's that?
Abá! Hindi maaari. Why! That cannot be.

2. Hail! as in Abá Ginoong Maria, Hail Mary.

abbot: a title of respect given to monks; the superior of an abbey for men.

Mëranaw children’s address to their mother which means lady or queen.

1. abaca plant.

2. the fiber of this plant known commercially as Manila hemp.

• • ábakahán:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  abaca plantation.

abaca, of or made of abaca.
tsinelas na abaká slippers made of abaca

• • abakáng buhok:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  silver or gray hair.

the alphabet of the former national language Pilipino, consisting of 20 letters (a, b, k, d, e, g, h, i, l, m, n, ng, o, p, r, s, t, u, w, y).

1. abacus.

2. a slab forming the top of the capital of column.

• • mag-ábakó:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to use the abacus.

1. delay.
→ ANTÁLA

2. bother; disturbance; interruption.
→ ESTÓRBO, SAGWÍL

• • pang-abála:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  something that causes delay, disturbance, interruption; a bother; imposition; hindrance.
• • abaláhin:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to delay.
• • abaláhin:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to bother or disturb.
• • abaláhin:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to interrupt.
• • maabála:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to be delayed.
• • maabála:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to be bothered, disturbed, or interrupted.

preoccupied; busy.
Abalá siya sa paghahanda sa pista. She is busy preparing for the fiesta.
→ BÍSI, OKUPÁDO

• • pagkaabalá:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  busyness.
• • mag-abalá:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to bother; to attend to; to preoccupy oneself.

small pieces of baggage carried around.

beadwork; glassbeads; any kind of bead work.
→ MÁNIK

to abandon.
→ ÍWAN

• • pag-abandoná:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  the act of abandoning someone.
• • iabandoná, abándonahín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to abandon (x).

abandoned; jilted; ; abandonáda if used to refer to an abandoned woman (e.g. a spouse).
→ INÍWAN, TINALIKÚRAN

act of watching or waiting for someone or something.
→ ABÁT

• • pag-aabáng:
  Part of Speech

  Definition

  watching or waiting for someone or something intently.
• • abangán, mag-abáng, inabangán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to watch or wait intently.

rashy skin eruptions.

hand fan for cooling oneself.

• • mag-abaníko:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to use a fan; to fan oneself

cigar.
→ TABÁKO

1. act of moving or going forward.
→ SÚLONG

2. advantage in score or points.
→ BENTÁHA, LAMÁNG

3. progress; development.
→ UNLÁD

• • umabánte:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to go ahead of (x); to go forward.

leading or ahead in (score, votes, etc.); in favor; winning.
→ LAMÁNG, NAKALÁLAMÁNG

an order that means “Forward!” or “Go ahead!”

baggage; personal effects; belongings.
Pakiligpit mo nga ang mga abásto mo. Please keep all your personal belongings.
→ BAGÁHE

waylaying; ambuscade.
→ ABÁNG

• • pang-aabát, pag-abát:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of waiting and accosting; waylaying.
• • pang-aabát, pag-abát:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  ambush.
• • mang-aabát:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  one who awaits and accosts; waylayers; ambushers.
• • abatán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to wait and accost unexpectedly; to waylay; to ambush.

abaca cloth, but of finer texture than sinamáy.

lying or sitting close to one another.

• • pag-aabáy:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of lying or sitting close together.

1. groomsman or bridesmaid.
Sino-sino ang kinuha mong ábay? Who are your groomsmen?

2. fellow; companion; partner.

3. consort; escort.
Sino ang ábay mo? Who is your best man?

• • mag-ábay, nag-ábay:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to act as a groomsman or bridesmaid at a wedding.

a slave or servant in the palace.

queen bee.

hazelnut brown color.

hazelnut.

avenue (road).
Abenída Rizal, Rizal Avenue.

adventure.
Ang mga Abentúra ni Juan Tamad. The Adventures of Lazy John.
→ PAKÍKIPAGSÁPALARÁN

• • mag-abentúra:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to seek an adventure.
• • mapag-abentúra :
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  adventurous.

adventurer; abenturéra if female.