Pamilia
It’s International Day of Families! Today we honor the very first bond that we form the minute we come to this world and the relationship that stays through generations.
PAMÍLIA / PAMÍLYA • (puh-MEE-lyuh)
family
Common Spelling & Tagálog (Filipino): pamílya
Etymology
From Spanish familia (“family”)
Derived Words
KAPAMÍLIA • (kuh-puh-MEE-lyuh)
fellow family member
Tagálog (Filipino): kapamílya
MIPAMÍLIA • (mi-puh-MEE-lyuh)
family, belonging to the same family; family member
Tagálog (Filipino): magkapamílya
MIPÁPAMÍLIA • (mih-PAH-puh-MEE-lyuh)
family members
Tagálog (Filipino): magkakapamílya
Example Sentence
Íkayú ing pamíliá ku. [Kap]
Kayó ang pamílya ko. [Tag]
You (plural) are my family. [Eng]
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