“ Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. ”
Our native language not only allows us to communicate and connect with one another, but it allows us to understand and appreciate the history of our ancestors and our upbringing. We, Filipinos, actually has some words that we uncommonly used in connecting and interacting to each other. But, the truth is that, we actually forgot the word which ended up for us to not use it anymore. With the state of the languages running around our country, it unavoidably overlay some pure Filipino words we have and replaced it to what we usually used foreign language.
Here are some tagalog words that we, Filipinos rarely used.
UNCOMMONLY USED FILIPINO WORDS
1. Tagalog Word : Batlag (Car)
Definition : a vehicle moving on wheels or a four-wheeled road vehicle that is powered by an engine and is able to carry a small number of people.
Example in sentence : Dahil sa sipag at tiyaga ng aking mga magulang, ngayon ay nakabili kami ng bagong batlag.
2. Tagalog Word : Awanggan (infinity/limitless)
Definition : the quality of having no limits or end
Example in sentence : Simula nung lubos kong makilala si Cristo naniniwala na ako sa salitang awanggan dahil Siya mismo ang nagpapatotoo nito sa pamamagitan ng awanggang pagibig Niya sa atin.
3. Tagalog Word : Irog (darling/beloved)
Definition : sinta or darling. It is used as an affectionate form of address to a beloved person. It is a relationship between a couple.
Example in sentence : ‘Aking irog, tanging ikaw lang ang mamahalin at wala ng iba pa,’ sambit ng lalaki sa kasama niyang babae.
4. Tagalog Word : Payneta (comb)
Definition : A strip of plastic, metal, or wood eith a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or arranging of hair.
Example in sentence : Galit na galit ang aking ina dahil palagi kong naiiwala ang paynetang binibili nya para sa akin.
5. Tagalog Word : Talailigan (dictionary)
Definition : a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage.
Example in sentence : Talailigan ang iniregalo sa akin ng aking kapatid sapagkat makakatulong daw ito sa pagpapalawak ng aking bokabularyo.
6. Tagalog Word : Hidhid (selfish/frugal)
Definition : (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure. The more common words for “selfish” in Tagalog “maramot/makasarili”.
Example in sentence : Patuloy na rumarami ang mga hidhid na nagpapahirap sa mga mamamayan lalo’t higit sa ating bansa.