10 Uncommon Filipino Words

1. Miktinig

In English: Microphone

Definition: An instrument whereby sound waves are caused to generate or modulate an electric current usually for the purpose of transmitting or recording sound (such as speech or music).

Use in a sentence: Ang mga mang-aawit ay gumagamit ng miktinig para lumakas ang kanilang mga boses.

2. Awanggan

English: Infinity

Definition: Unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity.

Use in a sentence: Hindi magbabago at awanggan ang pagmamahal ko sa’yo.

3. Anluwage

English: Carpenter

Definition: A worker who builds or repairs wooden structures or their structural parts.

Use in a sentence: Ang tatay ni Michael ay isang anluwage.

4. Balintuna

In English: Unbelievable

Definition: Of such a superlative degree as to be hard to believe.

Use in a sentence: Balintuna man, may mga bagay talaga na di maipaliwanag ng siyensya.

5. Duyog

In English: Eclipse

Definition:The total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another.

Use in a sentence: Nakita mo ba ang nangyaring duyog nung isang araw?

6. Hatinig

In English: Telephone

Definition: An instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance.

Use in a sentence: Sagutin mo ang hatinig, may tumatawag!

7. Hidhid

In English: Selfish person

Definition: A concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself.

Use in a sentence: Masyado siyang hidhid; di niya na iniisip ang nararamdaman ng nakararami.

8. Himaton

In English: Clue

Definition: A piece of evidence that leads one toward the solution of a problem.

Use in a sentence: Bigyan mo naman ako ng himaton, di ko mahulaan ang sinasabi mo.

9. Kabtol

In English: Switch

Definition: An exchange or a swap, especially one done secretly.

Use in a sentence: Nag-kabtol kami ng mga impormasyon kagabi.

10. Lantay

In English: Pure

Definition: Free from moral fault or guilt.

Use in a sentence: Si Maria ay napakalantay.

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