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10 Filipino translations you probably didn't know

Alixandra Caole Vila - Philstar.com
August 13, 2015 | 1:05am

MANILA, Philippines — Signed by President Fidel Ramos in 1997, Proclamation 1041 declares August as "Buwan ng Wika."

What is the last Filipino word you have learned this year? Did you know that email ("sulatroniko") and browser ("panginain") actually have Tagalog translations?

Just in time for the nationalistic celebration, let us take a break from our usual routine by appreciating and familiarizing our tongue with these little known Filipino words.

English: infinity
Tagalog: awanggan

English: gravity
Tagalog: dagsin

English: addicted
Tagalog: gumon

English: selfish
Tagalog: hidhid

English: germ
Tagalog: kagaw

English: unadulterated
Tagalog: lantay

English: to nurse
Tagalog: magsimpan

English: collection
Tagalog: napangilakan

English: kitchen
Tagalog: paminggalan

English: fork
Tagalog: sambat

ACTUALLY

ADDICTED

BUWAN

ENGLISH

FILIPINO

NBSP

PRESIDENT FIDEL RAMOS

QUOT

STRONG

TAGALOG

WIKA
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