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15 Uncommonly Used Filipino Words

Updated: Nov 16, 2021

The words listed here are examples of uncommonly used Filipino words, as well as how to use them in a sentence. The purpose of this blog is to broaden your vocabulary when it comes to words with complex pronunciations, spellings, and meanings.

1. Anluwage


English Term: Carpenter

Anluwage is a person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures.

For example: Ang ama ni Hanz ay isang Anluwage.



2. Batalan


English Term: Sink

Batalan is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture used for washing hands, dishwashing, and other purposes.

For example: Si maine ay tumungtong sa upuan upang maabot ang Batalan.



3. Daksipat


English Term: Telescope

Daksipat is an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified.

For example: Si Galileo ang unang gumamit ng Daksipat.




4. Hinuhod


English Term: Agree

Hinuhod is having the same opinion about something

For example: Hinuhod ng hurado ang aking katwiran sa nakaraang debate na aking sinalihan.


5. Kauukilkil


English term: Asking

Kauukilkil is the word that can be used by someone who wants to say to the other person who asks more questions.

For example: Si Bb. Santos ay naiinis dahil sa kauukilkil ng kanyang estudyante.



6. Lukong


English Term: Concave

Lukong is having an outline or surface that curves inward like the interior of a circle or sphere.

For example: ​​Kung ang iyong kamay ay maipapasok mo nang eksakto lamang sa lukong ng iyong likod at kung madali kang nakakatagilid, tama lamang para sa iyo ang tigas ng kutson.



7. Balintataw


English Term: Imagination

Balintataw is a word that shows a dream, or someone who has a lot of things in their mind.

For example: Si Amira ay nag babalintataw habang siya’y natutulog.



8. Durungawan


English Term: Window

Durungawan is an opening in the wall or roof of a building or vehicle that is fitted with glass or other transparent material in a frame to admit light or air and allow people to see out.

For example: May nakita akong isang napakagandang bulaklak ng sumilip ako sa aming Durungawan.



9. Gaso


English Term: Rowdy

Gaso is a word that shows the action that is not good for the eyes, this can be used as a reaction.

For example: Nasagi ni Samuel ang baso sa lamesa dahil siya ay magaso.



10. Ginapas or Hinabi


English Term: Crop

Ginapas is a cultivated plant that is grown as food, especially a grain, fruit, or vegetable.

For example: Ngayon ay sabik na kaming dumalaw sa isang kabyawan upang makita kung ano ang nangyayari sa mga Ginapas na tubó.



11. Sukgisan


English Term: Trigonometry

Sukgisan is a branch of mathematics that deals with the measurements

For example: Ang Sukgisan ay isa sa pinaka mahirap na pag aralan sa paksang sipnayan.



12. Nag kukumahog


English Term: In a hurry

Nagkukumahog is a word that expresses fast action.

For example: Si Marites ay nag kukumahog dahil naiwan siya ng kaniyang sundo.



13. Panginain


English Term: Browser/Computer Program

Panginain is a computer program with a graphical user interface for displaying and navigating between web pages.

For example: Buksan ang Panginain at tsaka hanapin ang kailangan kasagutan.



14. Kagaw


English Term: Bacteria

Kagaw is a microorganism causing disease

For example: Ang COVID-19 ay binubuo ng iba’t ibang Kagaw



15. Anakula

English Term: Captain

Anakula a person who is in charge of ship

For example: Si Bugoy ang anakula ng malaking barko.




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