Uncommon Filipino Words
Here are some of the uncommon Filipino words that most Pinoys don't understand:
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Filipino word: Pook-sapot
English translation: Website
Definition: A place on the World Wide Web that contains information
about a person, organization, etc., and that usually consists of many Web pages
joined by hyperlinks. (Source:Merriam-Webster)
Example: Nilagyan mo ba ng POOK-SAPOT
ang jimdo mo?
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Filipino word: Sulatroniko
English translation: E-mail
Definition: A system for sending messages from one computer to another
computer. (Source: Merriam-Webster)
Example: May SULATRONIKO ka ba??
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Filipino word: Yakis
English translation: “To sharpen”
Definition: To make (something) sharp or sharper. (Source: Merriam)
Example: Meron akung tahal YAKIS ko na
yan.
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Filipino word: Pang-ulong hatinig
English translation: Headset
Definition: A device that holds an earphone and a microphone in place on a
person’s head. (Source: Merriam-Webster)
Example: Pahiram naman ng PANG-ULONG
HATINIG?
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Filipino word: Panginain
English translation: Browser
Definition: A computer program that is used to find and look at information on
the Internet. (Source: Merriam-Webster)
Example: Alam mo ba yung Panginain sa
E-tech.
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Filipino word: Pantablay
English translation: Charger
Definition: A device for charging storage
batteries. (Source: Merriam-Webster)
Example: Meron akung PANTABLAY, manghihiram
kaba?
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Filipino word: Miktinig
English translation: 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 (as
speech or music). (Source: Merriam-Webster)
Example: Lakasan mo naman yung
MIKTINIG!!
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Filipino word: Initsigan
English translation: Thermodynamics
Definition: A science that deals with the action of heat and related forms of
energy. (Source: Merriam-Webster)
Example: Ang hirap naman ng INITSIGAN
sa science.
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Filipino word: Duyog
English translation: Eclipse
Definition: An occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially
covered with a dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the
Earth. (Source: Merriam-Webster)
Example: My DUYOG mamaya!!
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Filipino word: Danumsigwasan
English translation: Hydraulics
Definition: The science that deals with ways to use liquid (such as water) when it
is moving. (Source: Merriam-Webster)
Example: Grabe! mas mahirap pala ito sa
unang “subject” na DANUMSIGWASAN natin.
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