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This article or section should be merged with Tagalog language#Tagalog Words of Foreign Origin Chart 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
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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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