Paninap | Malalam
March 2023 is a month of palindromes as it is full of days that can be read the same forward and backward! (3-20-23 to 3-29-23)
Do you know of some palindromes in your language? Here are two common Kapampángan words that are palindromes! We’ve featured “panínap” before, so here’s the Kapampángan word for “deep”!
TWO KAPAMPÁNGAM PALINDROMES:
PANÍNAP • (puh-NEE-nuhp)
dream (during sleep)
Tagálog (Filipino): panagínip
MALÁLAM • (muh-LAH-luhm)
(1) deep; (2) profound, obscure, archaic (words/language)
Tagálog (Filipino): malálim
Root Word
LÁLAM • (LAH-luhm)
(1) depth; (2) below, under
Tagálog (Filipino): lálim, ilálim (“below, under”)
Verb Conjugation
lumálam, lálálam, línálam – to get deeper; to go below/underneath (Actor Focus)
ilálam, lalálam, linálam – to place below/underneath (Object Focus)
Example Sentence
Malálam ya ing panínap ku nabéngi. [Kap]
Malálim ang panagínip ko kagabí. [Tag]
My dream last night was deep. [Eng]