Kapampangan Words

Single November is Rice Awareness Month in the Philippines and it was also National Fried Rice Day a few months ago! Here’s the Kapampángan word for “fried” or “fried rice”! SINGLÉ • (sing-LEH)fried; fried riceTagálog (Filipino): sinangág Root WordSANGLÉ • (suhng-LEH)(to) fry/roast rice, corn, peanuts, cacao beans, etc.Tagálog (Filipino): sangág, príto Verb Conjugationmanyanglé, mányanglé, ményanglé … Read more

November is Rice Awareness Month in the Philippines, so here’s a special word in Kapampángan that specifically refers to cooking rice! TUN • (toon)(to) cook riceSynonym: sésé (literally “(to) take care of”)Tagálog (Filipino): sáing Verb Conjugation:tumún, tútun, tínun – to cook rice (Actor Focus)itún, tutún, tinún – to cook rice (Object Focus)mitún, mitutún, mítun – … Read more

Nobiembre It’s the last day of November! How do you say “November” in your language? NOBIÉMBRI • (no-BYEHM-bri)NovemberTagálog (Filipino): Nobyémbre EtymologyFrom Spanish noviembre (“November”)

Pangadi Did you know that a Kapampángan locality is known for having one of the longest observances of the Feast of the Dead, where they offer prayers for the departed for up to nine days? PANGADÎ • (puh-nguh-DEE’)prayerRoot: -adî, from Arabic حجي (ḥajjī) “pilgrim to Mecca”, via Malay kaji, pengajian “lesson, studies; recitation of Qur’an”Synonym … Read more

It’s Dáun season of the Kapampángan Zodiac! Dáun is the 6th sign of the Kapampángan Zodiac or Limbúlan conceptualized by @kapampangan.words based on seasonal Kapampángan cultural traditions and symbols. The 6th Kapampángan Zodiac Sign and the 3rd and final Earth signs represent the harvest season. Dáun is the Kapampángan word for the Days of the … Read more