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PARAYA/PADUGÔ (traditional Filipino sacrifice ritual) Blood spilling (paráyâ in Kapampángan or padugô in Tagálog) is a traditional Filipino sacrificial ritual. A well-known example of this is when the blood of animals is mixed with the foundation of structures (such as houses or buildings) under construction as it is believed to drive away bad spirits and … Read more
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 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
KABALEN • (kuh-buh-LEHN)townmate, fellow of the same homeland; a fellow KapampánganTagálog (Filipino): kababáyan The word “kabalén” (or commonly, “cabalen” in Spanish-based orthography) literally means “townmate” and is a term used by Kapampángans to refer to their fellow Kapampángans. It can also be used to endearingly address Kapampángans in general. It is equivalent to “kababáyan” in … Read more
Luwid Luid ya ing Pilipínas! Mabúhay ang Pilipínas! Long live the Philippines! LUID / LUWID • (loo-WID)longevity, conservation, prolongation;“Long live!”, an expression of praiseTagálog (Filipino): Mabúhay! (“Long Live!”, from búhay “life”) Kapampángan ExpressionLuid! [Kap]Mabuhay! [Tag]Long Live! [Eng]The Kapampángan word by itself is the root word for “longevity, conservation, prolongation” and is used as an expression … Read more