Kapampangan Words

Obra Happy May Day! May 1 is International Workers Day or Labor Day in the Philippines, and we salute all our Kapampángan and Filipino workers for their hard work and service towards the building of our modern Filipino society. ÓBRA • (OB-ruh)work, job, occupation, laborTagálog (Filipino): trabáho Etymology and Tagálog Comparison:Although Philippine languages share a … Read more

Sikluban It was Astronomy Day a few days ago! Did you know that the Kapampángan word for “universe” comes from a root word that means “to cover”? SIKLÚBAN • (sik-LOO-buhn)universeTagálog (Filipino): sansinúkob Root WordSUKLUB • (sook-LOOB)(to) coverTagálog (Filipino): súkob Verb Conjugationsukluban, susukluban, sikluban – to be cover with a lid/covering (Object Focus) You may want … Read more

Sitsiria It was National Potato Chip Day and National Snack Day a few months ago! How do you say “chips” in your language? SITSIRIA • (sit-si-RYUH)chips, finger snacksTagálog (Filipino): tsitsiryá EtymologyFrom Spanish chuchería “goodies, treats, knick-knacks” You may want to read: Minindal

Sakobi Happy National Bubble Tea Day! How do you say “sago/tapioca pearl” in your language? SÁKÓBI • (SAH-KOH-bi)sago pearl, tapioca pearlTagálog (Filipino): sagô EtymologyFrom Hokkien 謝哥米 (siā-ko-bí) “sago”

Pedala Korean:배달 [ˈpɛda̠ɭ]delivery Kapampángan:PÉDALAdelivered, sent; a delivery Etymologies:Korean 배달 [ˈpɛda̠ɭ]:Sino-Korean word from 配達, an orthographic borrowing from 🇯🇵 Japanese 配達(はいたつ, haitatsu, “delivery; distribution”). Kapampángan pédala:From root word dala “bring, carry”, from Sanskrit धर (dhara, “to hold”) Root WordDALA • (duh-LUH)(to) bring, carry; a loadTagálog (Filipino): dalá EtymologyFrom Sanskrit धर (dhara, “to hold”) Derived WordDALADALA • … Read more