Kapampangan Words

Komusta It’s World Hello Day, so here’s one of the most important & essential Kapampángan words!  How do you say “hello” in your language? KÓMUSTA • (KOH-moos-tuh)Hello; How are you?Can be shortened to: mustaEtymology: Spanish ¿cómo está? “How are you?”Tagálog: kumustá [standard], kamustá [non-standard] Common Greeting:Kómustá na ka? [Kap]Kumustá ka na? [Tag]How are you* now? … Read more

SÚYÛ • (SOO-yoo’)service; (to) serveTagálog (Filipino): lingkód, silbí (as pagsisilbí) Derived WordPÁMANIÚYÛ / PÁMANYÚYÛ • (PAH-muh-NYOO-yoo’)service, servingTagálog (Filipino): paglilingkód, pagsisilbí TALASÚYÛ • (tuh-luh-SOO-yoo’)servant, attendant, ministerTagálog (Filipino): tagapaglingkód False FriendsKapampángan:SÚYÛ “serve”(Tagálog (Filipino): lingkód, silbí) Tagálog (Filipino):SÚYÒ “woo, win one’s favor/affection”(Now also used as a Tagalog loanword in Kapampángan, such as the verb makisúyû “to ask as … Read more

Talang-talangHere’s a rarely used Kapampángan word for “goldfish” that possibly comes from the word for a similarly colored and shaped fruit! TALANG-TÁLANG • (tuh-luhng-TAH-luhng)goldfish (rarely used)Tagálog (Filipino): láli (rarely used) Possible OriginTÁLANG • (TAH-luhng)mabolo fruit, velvet apple (whose color and shape resemble the goldfish)Tagálog (Filipino): mabólo, kamagóng (mabolo tree)

ÍNGAT • (EE-nguht)carefulness, caution, precaution; taking care, keeping safeTagálog: íngat Derived WordMÍNGAT • (MEE-nguht)to be careful/cautious, stay safeTagálog: mag-íngat Kapampángan ExpressionMímíngat! [Kap]Íngat! [Tag]Take care! / Stay safe! [Eng] Verb Conjugationmíngat, mímíngat, míníngat – to be careful/cautious, stay safe (Actor Focus) Derived WordMAÍNGAT • (muh-EE-nguht)careful, cautiousTagálog: maíngat PÁMANÍNGAT • (PAH-muh-NEE-nguht)taking care, carefulness, caution, precautionTagálog: pag-iíngat Verb … Read more

GINTÛ • (gin-TOO’)goldTagálog (Filipino): gintô EtymologyPossibly from either Hokkien 金條／金条 (kim-tiâu) “gold bar” or 金鍍 (kim-tō͘) “gold-plated” Derived WordMAGIGINTÛ • (muh-gi-gin-TOO’)a kind of wizard/conjurer/sorcerer/witch that shows up at night Derived Kapampángan SurnameGUINTO / GUINTU • (GEEN-toh) / (geen-TOO’)a Kapampángan surname, from the Hispanicized form of the word gintû which means “gold” You may want to … Read more