TEN UNCOMMONLY USED FILIPINO WORDS; DEFINITION AND EXAMPLE SENTENCES

  FILIPINO IS  USED BY MANY PEOPLE IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH OVER 170 LANGUAGES THAT HAS IT’S OWN DIFFERENT CULTURES AND HISTORIES ALL OVER THE ISLANDS OF THE SMALL COUNTRY. HOWEVER, NOT ALL FILIPINO WORDS ARE KNOWN AND RECOGNIZE BY THE FILIPINOS. TO HELP YOU BE FAMILIAR WITH THESE WORDS, HERE ARE 10 UNCOMMONLY USED FILIPINO WORDS.

  Have you ever heard the words? Dupil (Amulet), Kansunsilyo (Boxer shorts), Sipnayan (Mathematics), Salumpawit (Chair), Sulatroniko, Sentidokomon(Common Sense), Pantablay (Charger), Sapantaha(Gut Feeling), Asoge(Mercury), Pinilakang-tabing(Cinema), if you still haven't heard of these words, then you're not the only one. Indeed we can be strangers in our own home country language.

 

1. Dupil

         

        Definition: It is an amulet, or anything that is believed to have the power to save the person who owns it from any harm. The more popular Tagalog words currently being used are anting-anting and agimat.

         Sentence Example: Ang dupil na ipanamana kay Maria mula sa kanyang mga ninuno ay may kakayahang magligtas ng buhay.

2.  Kansunsilyo 

           Definition: Boxer shorts are a type of undergarment typically worn by men.

           Sentence Example: Ginamit ni Petro ang bagong kansunsilyo na ibinili ng kanyang Ina para sa kaniya.

3. Sipnayan

        Definition: it is the abstract science of number, quantity, and space.; Mathematics

        Sentence Example: Ang sipnayan na pinag-aaralan sa sekondarya ay madali lamang.

4. Sulatroniko 

         Definition: It is a messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network. 

         Sentence Example: Naipadala ko na ang sulatroniko na naglalaman ng aking impormasyon sa isang kompanya.

                                         

 5. Salumpawit  

            Definition: A piece of furniture with a raised surface, commonly used to seat a single person.; Chair

            Sentence Example: Madaming salumpawit ang darating mula sa gobyerno.

6. Sentidikomon 

               Definition: The ability to think and behave in a reasonable way and to make good decisions.; Common Sense

               Sentence Example: Siya lamang ang kilala kong walang sentidikomon.

7. Pantablay 

           Definition: A device used to recharge the battery in a moblie phone unit.; Charger

           Sentence Example: Nasira ang pantablay na ginagamit ko.

8. Sapantaha

         Definition: A feeling that you are certain is right, even if you cannot explain why.; Gut Feeling

            Sentence Example:    Ang aking mga sapantaha ay laging tama.

 9.  Asoge/ Mercury 

            Definition: It consists of a bulb containing mercury attached to a glass tube of narrow diameter; the volume of mercury in the tube is much less than the volume of the bulb.

             Sentence Example: Ingatan at hawakan mo ng mabuti ang hinahawakang thermometer dahil nakakamatay ang kaniyang asoge.

10. Pinilakang-tabing

              Definition: A theater where movies are shown for public entertainment; a movie theater.

              Sentence Example: Si Isko Moreno ay naging sikat na artista sa pinilakang-tabing bago naging pulitiko.

3 UNCOMMONLY USED FILIPINO WORDS; PRONOUNCIATION & USING THEM INTO SENTENCES