Kapampangan Words

Kamatis It was Fresh Tomato Day earlier this month! How do you say “tomato” in your language? KAMÁTIS • (kuh-MAH-tis)tomatoTagálog (Filipino): kamátis EtymologyFrom Spanish tomates, plural of tomate “tomato”, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl “tomatillo” Verb Conjugationmangamátis, mángamátis, méngamátis – to swell and turn red like a tomato (Actor Focus)magmúrang-kamátis, mágmúrang-kamátis, migmúrang-kamátis – (literally “immature tomato”) … Read more

Bulan Here’s the Kapampángan word for moon and month! How do you say ‘moon’ in your language? BÚLAN • (BOO-luhn)(1) moon, (2) monthTagálog (Filipino): buwan Derived Words:PABÚLANone month; for a monthTagálog (Filipino): isang buwan BÚLÁNANmonthlyTagálog (Filipino): búwánan BULAN-BÚLANevery monthTagálog (Filipino): buwan-buwan TÉLABÚLANlunula, the white part at the base of the fingernail Example sentence:Mílábas né ing … Read more

AYUN • (uh-YOON)earthquakeTagálog (Filipino): lindól Verb conjugationmayún, mámayun, minayún – to quake, for an earthquake to occur Example sentence:Mámayun! [Kap]Lindól! / Lumílindol! [Tag]There’s an earthquake! (Literally: An earthquake is happening!) [Eng] You may want to read: 1863 Earthquake

Kapampangan Words of Arabic and Persian Origin Happy Eid to all our Muslim friends & followers! Here are some examples of Arabic & Persian loanwords in the Kapampangan language of the Philippines! Arabic & Persian loanwords in Philippine languages were mostly borrowed indirectly through two major Arabic-influenced languages that Philippine languages borrowed them from: first … Read more

While “gabun” means “land” or “soil” in Kapampángan, it refers to a completely opposite thing in Tausug! How do you say “land, soil, earth” in your language? GABUN • (guh-BOON)land, earth, ground, soilTagálog (Filipino): lúpà FALSE FRIENDSTausugGABUN = cloudKapampángan: bígâ KapampánganGABUN = land, earth, ground, soilTausug: lupa’ You may want to read: Can A Foreigner … Read more