10 Unfamiliar Filipino Words For You To Know

PANTABLAY – CHARGER

  • A device used to put energy into a secondary cell or rechargeable battery by forcing an electric current through it. The charging protocol depends on the size and type of the battery being charge.

SIPNAYAN – MATHEMATICS

  • The science of structure, order, and relation that has evolved from elemental practices of counting, measuring, and describing the shapes of objects. It deals with logical reasoning and quantitative calculation, and its development has involved an increasing degree of idealization and abstraction of its subject matter.

TSUBIBO – FERRIS-WHEEL

  • An amusement ride, consisting of an upright rotating wheel having seats that remain in a horizontal position as the wheel revolves.

SALIPAWAPAW – AIRPLANE

  • A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces.

TAKIPSILIM – DUSK

  • The darker stage of twilight.

TALAKSAN – STACK/PILE

  • A heap of things laid or lying one on top of another.

PIGING – PARTY

  • A social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment.

DUYOG – ECLIPSE

  • An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.

NAKAKAPAGPABAGABAG – WORRISOME

  • Causing anxiety or concern.

HUNSOY – CIGARETTE HOLDER

  • A traditional pipe or cigarette holder.

We made a video to show you how some of the words in this list are pronounced. The words: Takip-silim, Talaksan, and Nakakapagpabagabag are featured in this video.

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