the 22nd letter of the new Filipino alphabet.

a sacred handwoven cloth made from abaca fibers by the Tboli people.

contraction of kitá, katá, you and I, the two of us.

the cuttings of sugarcane for planting.
→ TABTÁB

• • patáad:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  slant planting of sugarcane with its head up.

a tree that grows 8 to 15 meters tall, with broad, egg-shaped leaves, pink flowers, and thin-skinned capsule fruits.

1. a town in the province of Batangas.

2. lowest volcano in the world.
Bulkáng Taál, Taal Volcano

anyone born in a particular place, region, or country.
taál na taga-Batanes, a native of Batanes
→ TUBÒ

allowance; preparation; reservation.
→ LAÁN, RESÉRBA

• • patáan:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  reserved; allowance; extra supply for contingency.
• • itáan:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to reserve; to prepare for.

1. a barricade made of stones and split bamboo matting is used to catch fish on coral reefs.

2. a fishing rig made of a long string tied vertically on two ends.

3. long fishing line.
→ KÍTANG

appetizer.
→ PAMPAGÁNA

catalyst: a chemical substance that changes the rate of chemical reaction.

1. height (of human body).
Anim na talampakan ang taás niya. He is six feet tall.
→ KATAYÚGAN, TÁYOG

2. highness (of position).

3. altitude (of a place or object).
→ ALTITÚD

• • pagkataás:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  promotion, the elevation of position or rank.
• • pagmamataás:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  arrogance, snobbishness.
• • pagtaás:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  ascent; movement to an upward direction.
• • pagtaás:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  state of becoming high or increased.
• • tagáitaás:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  inhabitant of mountainous land; highlander.
• • itaás, taasán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to raise; to elevate.
• • magtaás, taasán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to increase, to raise.
• • pagmataasán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to snub; to be arrogant with (x).
• • pumaitaás:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to ascend.
• • mapagmataás:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  supercilious; haughty; arrogrant.
• • mataás:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  high; tall.
• • pataás:
  Part of Speech

  Adverb

  Definition

  upward; toward a high place or position.

tasteless.
→ TABÁNG

1. fatness.
→ TÁMBOK

2. lard.

• • katabaán:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  state or condition of being fat.
• • patabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  fertilizer.
• • pátabàin:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  fattening animals (e.g., poultry or grazing animals).
• • magpatabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to increase one's weight; to make one's self healthy.
• • tumabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to become fat; to gain weight.
• • matabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  fatty; stout.
• • matabâ:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  can bear or produce.

hairy herb (Ouret lanata) with alternate round leaves, known for its medicinal uses. The boiled flowers are said to be diuretic and helpful in treating bladder cataracts and gonorrhea.
→ APÚG-APÚGAN

bloodletting.
→ PADUGÔ

• • pagtatabád:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  process of bloodletting.

adding liquid to weaken the taste of liquor, juice, and etc.
tábad na alak, diluted liquor

water or any liquid added to dilute any kind of alcoholic beverage.
→ BANTÔ, HALÒ

oblique cutting of material.

a curved-shaped weapon that is longer than a knife.
→ GÚLOK, ITÁK, SUNDÁNG

1. tobacco plant.

2. cigar.
→ ABÁNO

• • tabakéro:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  cigar-maker, cigar-dealer.
• • tabakeríya:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  cigar factory.
• • tabakúhan:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  tobacco plantation.

lushness of a plant making it fruitless and sterile.

hold or grasp to stabilize one’s footing.
→ HÁWAK, TÁNGAN

• • tabánan:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to hold or grasp.

help.
→ TÚLONG

1. tastelessness.
→ YAPÁ

2. lack of interest and enthusiasm.

• • katabangán:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  state of being tasteless.
• • tabangán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to lessen the flavor; to make the consistency thin.
• • tabangán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  (Figurative) to lose interest and enthusiasm.

shrub (Flemingia strobilifera) with small flowers and bulging seed pods.
→ GÁNGAN

a large species of sea catfish.
→ HITÒ

1. cutting or trimming off excess parts (such as foliage, branches, or fabric).
→ ÁLAP, PÚTOL

2. appearance; form; figure.
→ ANYÔ, ÁYOS, ITSÚRA, PÓRMA

• • pagtábas:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  act of cutting or trimming off excess parts (such as foliage, branches, or fabric).
• • magtábas, tabásin:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to cut or trim off excess parts.
• • tabásin :
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to cut or trim excess parts of (x).

pertaining to anything that has been shaped, cut, or trimmed.
→ PUTÓL, SANGÁL

elephant’s foot with sharp-pointed leaves.
→ DILÀ-DILÀ

a bulky vine climbing on trunks of trees and having oblong-shaped leaves.
→ TAMPINBANÁL

(Colloquial) fatty.

tavern.
→ BAR

• • tabernéro:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  tavern keeper.

tabernacle: in Christianity, a box in which the consecrated Eucharist is housed.

asking permission to pass through.

side; edge.
tabí ng daan, roadside.
→ GÍLID, HANGGÁHAN

• • katabí:
  Part of Speech

  Noun

  Definition

  person or object near oneself.
• • itabí:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to set aside.
• • itabí:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to keep something.
• • pagtabihín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to place side by side or close together.
• • patabihín:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  indirect command or request telling someone to sit, stand, or lie down beside another.
• • tabihán:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  a direct command to or a request to somebody to go near someone.
• • katabí:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  next; beside; adjoining.
• • magkatabí:
  Part of Speech

  Adjective

  Definition

  side by side; close together.

Get out of the way!
→ HABÌ!

Excuse me! (when entering a locale where folkloric spirits may be living to avoid accidentally offending them or causing harm).

1. a hard backward push or strike with the elbow.
→ SIKÓ

2. smack with the back of the hand.
→ ALDABÍS

• • tabígin:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to push or strike (x) hard with the elbow.
• • tabígin:
  Part of Speech

  Verb

  Definition

  to smack (x) with the back of the hand.

dividing wall.
→ DINGDÍNG