List of English Words of Tagalog Origin
Are you looking for a list of English words of Tagalog origin? Well look no more, because there is a place to go for a great list. In this article is the source for that list along with examples and other relevant information.
List of English Words of Tagalog Origin
Wikipedia has a list of English words of Tagalog origin. Unfortunately, there are not very many words on the list. Here they are:
- Abaca = a kind of banana
- Boondocks = a remote area, means “land area inland”
- Capiz = shells used in decorating
- Cogon = a kind of grass used in thatching, from “kugon”
- Cooties = from the word “kuto” which means head lice
- Manila = fiber from the leaves of the abaca
- Ylang-Ylang = a fragrant flower
- Yo-Yo = a toy
Let’s add a twist to it, and look at Tagalog words of English origin. These are words that have been taken from English and incorporated into the everyday Tagalog language. Here are a few examples:
- Basketbol = Basketball
- Biskwit = Biscuit
- Ekonomiks = Economics
- Interbyu = Interview
- Iskrin = Screen
- Isports = Sports
- Kechap = Ketchup
- Keyk = Cake
- Perpyum = Perfume
- Websayt = Website
Tagalog and the Philippines
Tagalog is spoken by around 22 million people who live in the Philippines. A form of Tagalog, called Filipino, is spoken by about 60 million people. The word “tagalog” comes from “tagailog” with “taga” meaning “native of” and “ilog” meaning “river.” So the word tagalog means “river dweller.”
The Republic of the Philippines is located in the western part of the Pacific Ocean and is part of Southeast Asia. It is near Taiwan, via the Luzon Strait; near Vietnam via the South China Sea; and near Borneo via the Sulu Sea. It is also bordered by the Philippine Sea, and the Celebes Sea, which separates it from other Indonesian islands.
The Philippines is an archipelago of 7107 islands and its capital city is Manila. Being on the Pacific Ring of Fire, it has frequent earthquakes, and being tropical in climate means it has typhoons. There are around 92 million people living in the Philippines, which places it at 12th for the most populated country.
The Narra tree is the national tree and the leaf of the fan palm is the national leaf. The national fruit is a Philippine mango, and the national bird is the Philippine eagle. The water buffalo is the animal and the Sampaguita is the flower.