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Encyclopedia > Tagalog Words of Foreign Origin Chart
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This list has the examples of Tagalog words from foreign languages. For the Hokkien borrowings, the parentheses indicate the equivalent in standard Chinese.

Tagalog meaning language of origin original spelling
dasál pray Spanish rezar
kabayo horse Spanish caballo
silya chair Spanish silla
kotse car Spanish coche
sabón soap Spanish jabón
relós watch Spanish reloj
tsismis gossip Spanish chismes
gera war Spanish guerra
tsinelas slippers Spanish chinelas
sapatos shoes Spanish zapatos
harina flour Spanish harina
sugál gambling Spanish jugar
baryo village Spanish barrio
Senyor Mr., Sir Spanish Seńor
Senyora Mrs., Madame Spanish Seńora
swerte luck Spanish suerte
sorpresa surprise Spanish sorpresa
gobyerno government Spanish gobierno
permiso permission Spanish permiso
karne meat Spanish carne
reyna queen Spanish reina
asukal sugar Spanish azucar
pero but Spanish pero
porke because Spanish porque
laboratoryo laboratory Spanish laboratorio
pera money Spanish perra
Kumusta? How are you? Spanish żComo estás?
sarsa sauce Spanish salsa
barkada groupfriend Spanish barcada
kontra against Spanish contra
birhen virgin Spanish virgen
rosaryo rosary Spanish rosario
krus cross Spanish cruz
Bibliya Bible Spanish Biblia
Diyos God Spanish Dios
santo saint Spanish santo
mestiso mestizo Spanish  
lumpia spring roll Hokkien 潤餅 (春捲)
syopaw steamed buns Hokkien 燒包 (肉包)
pansít noodles Hokkien 便食 (麵)
susě key Hokkien 鎖匙
kuya older brother Hokkien 哥亜 (哥仔)
ate older sister Hokkien 亜姐 (阿姐)
bwisit annoyance Hokkien 無衣食
bakyâ wooden shoes Hokkien 木履
hikaw earrings Hokkien 耳鈎 (耳環)
bihon vermicelli Hokkien 微粉
dyinseng ginseng Chinese 人参
madyong mahjong Chinese 麻雀
kanan right Malay kanan
tulong help Malay tolong
tanghali afternoon Malay tengah hari
dalamhatě grief Malay dalam + hati
luwalhatě glory Malay luar + hati
duryán durian Malay durian
rambutan rambutan Malay rambutan
saráp delicious Malay sedap
nipa nipa Malay nipah
ratan rattan Malay rotan
sepak takraw sepak takraw Malay  
kris kris Malay keris
sinta love Malay cinta
puti white Malay puteh
sarong sarong Malay  
sago sago Malay  
kapok kapok Malay  
datu ancient Filipino village chief Malay dato', datok, datuk
agar-agar agar-agar Malay  
kalabaw carabao Malay kerbau
barangáy village, sub-district Malay balanghai
batik spot Javanese batik
gamelan gamelan Javanese  
lahar lahar Javanese  
asa hope Sanskrit आशा
salitâ speak Sanskrit चरितँ
balitŕ news Sanskrit वार्ता
karma karma Sanskrit  
roti roti Sanskrit  
maharlika noble Sanskrit mahardikka
sutla silk Sanskrit sutra
sutra sutra Sanskrit  
hari king Sanskrit hari
raha rajah Sanskrit rajan
rani rani Sanskrit rajńi
nirbana nirvana Sanskrit  
alak liquor Persian الكل
turban turban Persian dulband، دلبند
mangga mango Tamil mankay
bagay thing Tamil /vakai/
hukom judge Arabic حكم
salamat thanks Arabic سلامة
Islam Islam Arabic إسلام
sultan sultan Arabic سلطان
sharia shari'a Arabic شريعة
jini genie Arabic جني
Ramadan Ramadan Arabic رمضان
Koran Koran Arabic قرآن
imam imam Arabic إمام
harakiri hara-kiri Japanese  
maki maki Japanese  
tofu tofu Japanese  
katól mosquito coil Japanese katōru
bakit why Kapampangan obakit
akyát climb Kapampangan akyát
at and Kapampangan at
bundók mountain Kapampangan bunduk
huwag don't Pangasinan ag
aso dog Luzon languages aso
tayo we (inc.) Luzon languages  
kiwi kiwi Maori  
yukulele ukulele Hawaiian  
tabu taboo Polynesian tabu
tatu tattoo Polynesian tatu

  Results from FactBites:
 
Tagalog language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2849 words)
Tagalog, as its standardized counterpart, Filipino, is the principal language of the national media in the Philippines.
Tagalog is also spoken natively by inhabitants living on the islands of Lubang, Marinduque, and the northern and eastern parts of Mindoro.
Tagalog was written in an abugida called Baybayin prior to the arrival of the Spaniards in the 16th century.
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