Kapampangan Words

GALURA • (guh-LOO-ra’)(1) Kapampángan mythical giant eagle which lives at the peak of Mt. Arayat and spawns strong winds and typhoons(2) a Kapampángan surname originating from the said mythological creature, notably borne by Kapampángan writer Felix Galura EtymologyFrom Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍá) “Garuda”, is a divine eagle-like sun bird and the king of birds in Hinduism. … Read more

Kasibul It’s the First Day of Spring for our Northern Hemisphere temperate friends! How do you say “spring” in your language? KÁSÍBUL • (KAH-SEE-bool)spring (season)Tagálog (Filipino): tagsiból Root WordSÍBUL • (SEE-bool)spring, fountain, water source; (to) sproutTagálog (Filipino): síbol Verb Conjugationsumíbul, sísíbul, síníbul – to sprout, spring (Actor Focus) Example SentenceSíníbul nó ring tanáman kayárí ning … Read more

Amanung Sisuan  We feature the honorific title of the Kapampangan language as the mother tongue of the Kapampángan people. AMÁNUNG SÍSUAN • (uh-MAH-noong SEE-swuhn)“breastfed language” or “language suckled from the breast”, is the honorific title of the Kapampángan language as the mother tongue of its native speakers Root WordSÚSU • (SOO-soo)breastTagálog: súso HomonymSUSÛ • (soo-SOO’)snailTagálog … Read more

Uma Yesterday was Kiss Day! How do you say “kiss” in your language? UMA • (OO-ma’)kissTagalog: halík Example SentenceÚman mu ku. [Kap]Halikán mo akó. [Tag]Kiss me. [Eng] Verb Conjugationúman, uwúman, inúmâ – to kiss someone (Object Focus)manúmâ, mánúmâ, ménúmâ – to kiss (Actor Focus)mipanúmâ, mipánúmâ, mípanúmâ – to kiss each other (Actor Focus) Example SentenceÍkit … Read more

Ustu It was Everything You Do Is Right Day yesterday! How do you say “correct, right” in your language? USTU • (oos-TOO)(1) correct, right, proper; (2) enough, exactCommon Colloquial Variant: istuTagálog (Filipino): támà (most common), wastó (more formal/literary, less common), hustó (“sufficient(ly), adequate(ly)”) Common Kapampángan Expression:Ustú na! / ‘Tú na! [Kap]Támà na! [Tag]Enough already! / … Read more