1. marker of the object for non-personal nouns.
kumain ng gulay, to eat vegetables

2. marker of possession.
sulat ng asawa ko, my spouse’s handwriting

3. marker of the doer in object-focus constructions.
Kinain ng tatay ko ang tinapay. My father ate the bread.

the 16th letter of the Filipino alphabet.

1. please.
Kunin mo ngâ iyon. Will you please get that?

2. really; truly; certainly.
Siya ngâ ba? Is it really that person?

biting of anything by a toothless person or animal.

1. incessant chatter, babbling, or nagging.
→ DAKDÁK, SATSÁT, YAPYÁP

2. loud and prolonged crying.
→ NGALNGÁL, NGAWÂ

• • pagngakngák:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of incessant babbling.
• • pagngakngák:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of crying aloud for a demand.
• • ngumakngák:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to babble endlessly.
• • ngumakngák:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to cry aloud for a demand.

name; behalf.
sa ngálan mo, on your behalf

spreading the news about something, as if bragging.

palate; roof of the mouth.

numbness; muscular fatigue.
→ NGÁWIT

• • pangangálay, pagkangálay:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  numbness or fatigue.
• • mangálay:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to become numb or to experience fatigue.

numbed or fatigued (s.o. body parts).
→ NGAWÍT

bail-jumping.

• • pangangalíma:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of jumping bail.
• • mangalíma:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to jump bail.

almost; nearly; at the point of; on the verge of.
Ngalingáli ko siyang suntukin. I almost punched that person.
→ HÁLOS, MUNTÍK, NGANINGÁNI

1. fury; rage; wrath; anger.
→ GÁLIT, POÓT

2. act of gnashing one’s teeth because of anger.

• • pagngangálit:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  condition of being furious.
• • magngálit:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to be furious.
• • magngálit:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to gnash one’s teeth.

1. crunching sound when chewing food.

2. sound produced when grinding teeth in anger.

1. loud and prolonged crying.
→ NGAKNGÁK, NGAWÂ

2. nonstop talking.

• • pagngalngál:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of loud, prolonged crying.
• • pagngalngál:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of nonstop talking.
• • ngumalngál:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to cry loudly and at length.
• • ngumalngál:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to chatter endlessly.
• • ngalngálin:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  whiny; wailing.

trembling; shaking.
→ KALÓG

• • pangangalóg:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of trembling or shaking.
• • mangalóg:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to tremble; to shake.

chewing noisily.

• • pagngalót:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of chewing noisily.
• • ngalutín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to chew (x) noisily.

detachment of flesh from its covering (as of coconut meat from the shell).

• • mangalubakbák:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to become detached (s.o. fruit flesh, bark of trees, etc.)

crackle of brittle food (e.g., toasted bread, fried pork rinds).

peeling off of old plaster or paint from walls.

• • pangangalukabkáb:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  state of being peeled off (s.o. old plaster or paint from walls).

having dark circles around the eyes.
→ KALUMATÁ

• • pangangalumatá:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  condition of having dark circles around the eyes.
• • mangalumatá:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to have dark circles around the eyes.
• • nangángalumatá:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  having dark circles around the eyes.

resting the chin on the palm or back of the hand, especially when melancholic or pensive.
→ KALÚMBABÀ

feeling of depression.

• • pangangalungkóng:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  state of being depressed.
• • mangalungkóng:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to feel depressed.

the gnashing and grinding sound of teeth.
→ LANGUTNGÓT

speaking unintelligibly by slurring words.

to give birth for the first time.

mouth opening.

• • ngumangá:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to open the mouth.
• • nakangangá:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  with an open mouth.

betel nut wrapped in lime-smeared betel leaf for chewing.
→ HITSÓ

• • magngangà:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to chew betel nut.

apprehensive feeling, as in touching something dirty.

almost; nearly; at the point of; on the verge of.
→ HÁLOS, MUNTÍK, NGALINGÁLI

groping when finding one’s way in darkness.

loud smacking of the lips, especially when chewing.

• • pagngasáb:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of smacking the lips loudly.
• • ngumasáb:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to smack the lips loudly.

mouth movements or twitch of a fish.
→ KASÁW

1. speaking in a way that shows anger or sulking, sometimes accompanied by hand gestures.

2. monotonous, nonstop talking.
→ NGAYNGÁY

chewing to extract juice.

• • pagngatâ:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of chewing to extract juice.
• • ngataín, ngumatâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to chew (x) in order to extract juice.

trembling; shivering.
→ KATÁL

gnawing on something (as done by a dog, rat, etc.)
→ KABKÁB

• • pagngatngát:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of gnawing.
• • ngatngatín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to gnaw (x).

1. pointless talk.
→ NGAWNGÁW

2. up and down movement of the jaws.

3. loud and prolonged crying.
→ NGALNGÁL, NGAKNGÁK

• • pagngawâ:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of crying loudly.
• • ngumawâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to cry loudly.

wind chime.

twisting of the mouth.
→ NGÍBIT