Daya

Daya The traditional Filipino sacrificial ritual of paraya (Kapampángan) or padugô (Tagálog) is rooted in these languages’ words for “blood”, and is also the root for the verb magparáyâ which means “to sacrifice oneself for the sake of others”. DÁYÂ • (DAH-ya’)bloodTagálog (Filipino): dugô Kapampángan:DÁYÂ “blood”(Tagálog: dugô) Tagalog:DÁYÀ “cheat, deceit”(Kapampángan: piráyit) Derived WordMARÁYÂ • (muh-RAH-ya’)bloodyTagálog … Read more

Mais/Mayis

Mais/Mayis It was National Corn on the Cob Day a few days ago! How do you say “corn” in your language? MAIS/MAYÍS • (muh-YIS)cornTagálog (Filipino): maís EtymologyFrom Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís “corn” Derived WordMÁYÍSAN • (MAH-YEE-suhn)cornfieldTagálog (Filipino): máísan MAGMAIS • (muhg-muh-YIS)(slang) to make stuff up; to flatter, butter up MAMAIS • (muh-muh-YIS)(slang) pretentious, fond … Read more

Tulang

Tulang It was National Dragonfly Day a few days ago! How do you say “dragonfly” in your language? Did you know that the Kapampángan word for “dragonfly” is similar to the Malay/Indonesian word for “bone”? TULANG • (too-LUHNG)dragonflyTagálog (Filipino): tutubí Kapampángan:TULANG = dragonfly(Indonesian: capung, Malay: pepatung) Malay/Indonesian:TULANG = bone(Kapampángan: bútul) Derived TermsTULANG KARÁYUMdamselfly (literally, “needle … Read more

The Parisian Life by Juan Luna

The Parisian Life by Juan Luna Parisian Life (also known as Interior d’un Café), dated in 1892 is a work from a distinctive period. Even more importantly, it dates from the last year of painter Juan Luna’s own Parisian life, painted barely a few months before the artist would be caught up in dramatic events … Read more

Recuerdo de Patay

Recuerdo de Patay, sometimes referred to as ‘The Dead Child’ is displayed at the National Museum of Fine Arts’ gallery of 19th-century portraiture. Completed in 1896, this oil painting of an infant seemingly in deep sleep may have been commissioned during her funeral as the family’s memento mori, a remembrance of the deceased beloved, which … Read more