Salagintu

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Another insect associated with June bugs is the salagintu or beetle with a metallic golden green color! Did you know that the Kapampangan flag (tricolor of red, yellow, and green) is sometimes called salagintû due to its resemblance to the colors of this beetle? SALAGINTÛ • (suh-luh-gin-TOO’)species of beetle known for its metallic golden-green colorRoot … Read more

Karayatmalatan

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Karayatmalatan It’s World Oceans Day! How do you say “ocean” in your language? KARAYATMALATAN • (kuh-ruh-yuht-muh-luh-TUHN)oceanTagálog (Filipino): karagatán Root Word/Phrase:DÁYAT MÁLAT • (DAH-yuht MAH-luht)sea (literally, “salty field”)Tagálog (Filipino): dágat Etymology & Tagalog ComparisonThe words dáyat and dágat are cognates between Kapampángan and Tagalog, respectively (from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀat “littoral sea”). However, the two evolved into different … Read more

Silahis

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Silahis (Sugbuanon, Tagalog): Tagalog for bisexual, in Sugbuanon it means light-gray, fast-moving clouds shifted by winds that indicate a cumming storm. You may want to read: Gender Hotline

Katulugnan

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Katulugnan It’s World Environment Day! This word isn’t as common as its synonym and also Tagálog word kapaligirán, although the derived word makapatúlug can be encountered in literature. KATULUGNAN • (kuh-too-loog-NUHN)surroundings, environs, environmentSynonym & Tagálog (Filipino): kapaligirán Root WordTÚLUG • (TOO-loog)(to) go around, surroundSynonym & Tagalog (Filipino): lígid, palígid False FriendsKapampángan:TÚLUG “go around, surround”(Synonym and … Read more

Gatal

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Gatal It was National Itch Day a few days ago! How do you say “itchy” in your language? GATAL • (guh-tuhl)itchTagálog (Filipino): katí Derived WordMAGATAL • (muh-guh-TUHL)itchyTagálog (Filipino): makatí Verb Conjugationmanggatal, mánggatal, ménggatal – to itch (Actor Focus)gatalan, gagatalan, gétalan – to scratch an itch (Object Focus) Example SentenceMánggatal ku king málan a ini. [Kap]Nangángati … Read more