Kapampangan Words

Pulayi The first Wednesday of June is Global Running Day! How do you say “run” in your language? PULAYÎ • (poo-luh-YEE’)a runTagálog (Filipino): takbó Verb Conjugationmulayî, múmulayî, mílayî – to run (Actor Focus)pumulayî, púpulayî, pínulayî – to run (Actor Focus)mamulayî, mamulayî, mémulayî – to run (Actor Focus)pulayan, pupulayan, pílayan – to run something or from … Read more

Salagubang June 7 is June Bug Day! What do you call this insect in your language? SALAGÚBANG • (suh-luh-GOO-buhng)June bug / June beetleTagálog (Filipino): salagúbang You may want to read: Salagintu

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 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

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