Tagalog words starting with A
327 words starting with A, with English meanings and example sentences.
- aato defecate
- aabto make a small hole or hollow in (by or as by biting)
- abawow (susprise)
- abadcentury
- abalatrouble
- abanganplace for ambush
- abanikoto fan (oneself)
- abantemovement forward
- abatto waylay
- abayaabaya
- abogray; ash-colored
- abogadolawyer
- abotto reach
- abot-kamaywithin reach
- abot-tinginwithin sight
- about galunggonghard-tail mackerel, round scad (Decapterus macrosoma)
- abre-latacan opener
- AbrilApril
- absentto be absent
- absuweltoproclaimed innocent
- abusoto be abused
- abutinto reach
- abyadto attend to (a job, task, or project)
- abyogto cause to move or swing up and down (of a branch, pole, etc.)
- adhikahonorable objective, desire
- adikaddict
- adingyounger sibling in the Ilocano language
- administrasyonmanagement
- adobochicken or pork stewed in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and bay leaf
- agaearliness
- agadimmediately
- agahasto wheeze
- agapayalongside someone who helps
- agawto snatch away
- aghamscience
- agham pangkalikasannatural sciences
- agham panlipunansocial sciences
- agilaeagle
- agimattalisman
- aglahiactions that show scorn, contempt, or mockery, insult, affront
- agnasdecomposition (of a cadaver); erosion
- AgostoAugust
- agpangto fit
- agrikulturaagriculture
- agwawater
- agwa benditaholy water
- agwatinterval
- Aha!surprise, triumph, satisfaction
- ahassnake
- ahensiyaagency
- ahentesales agent
- ahitto shave (with a razor)
- ahonto remove food after cooking (from a stove, fire, etc.)
- akalabelief
- akasyaacacia tree
- akayto lead by holding one's hand
- akdaliterary work
- akin(to) me
- aklasto strike (stop working as a protest to improve working conditions)
- aklatbook
- aklatanlibrary
- akmaappropriate; fitting
- akoI
- aksayato waste
- aksidenteaccident
- aksiyonaction
- aktibidadactivity
- aktibismoactivism
- aktiboactive
- aktitudattitude
- aktoractor
- aktuwalactual
- akusadodefendant
- akusasyonaccusation
- akyatto go upstairs
- ala ea Batangas interjection expressing hesitation, doubt, or disapproval
- ala-unaone o'clock
- alaalamemory
- alabflame; blaze; fervor
- alagapet
- alagadapostle
- alagang hayoppet
- alahasjewel
- alakwine
- alakdanscorpion
- alalato remember
- alalayservant
- alamto know
- alamatlegend
- alaminto find out
- alanganinuncertain
- alaso'clock
- alas-dostwo o'clock
- alas-kuwatrofour o'clock
- alas-nuwebenine o'clock
- alas-otsoeight o'clock
- alas-singkofive o'clock
- alas-siyeteseven o'clock
- alas-tresthree o'clock
- alaskamockery
- alayto offer
- albaysupport brace at the side of a house
- alborototo cause an uproar
- albumalbum
- alegasyonallegation
- alemanGerman (inhabitant of Germany or person from German descent)
- alimangomud crab
- alimasagblue crab with white dots on its shell
- alinwhich
- alin INTERROGwhich
- alingtitle for older women
- alingasngasruckus; disorder; scandalous rumor
- alingawngawto echo
- alinsunodin accordance (with)
- alipatoflying ember
- alipinslave
- alipungaathlete's foot
- alisto leave
- alisinto remove; to take away
- alistoalways ready, alert
- alitandiscord
- aliwconsolation
- alkaldemayor
- alkansiyapenny bank, piggy bank
- alkansyapenny bank, piggy bank
- alkolrubbing alcohol
- almirolstarch used to stiffen clothing after washing
- almusalbreakfast
- alocomfort
- alogto shake (the content of something)
- alokbid
- aloncurl
- alpaalphabet
- alpasto break free
- alsato revolt
- alyasalias
- amrice water
- amafather
- amangterm of address for an elderly man
- ambonto drizzle
- amerikanasuit
- amerikanoAmerican (native of the United States)
- aminours
- aminadoopenly acknowledging to something usually hard to admit
- amininto admit
- amomaster
- amorosoloving; affectionate
- amoyscent
- amponto adopt
- ampunanorphanage
- anakchild
- anak na babaedaughter
- anak na lalakison
- anak ng putastrong insult; equivalent to "son of a bitch"
- anak-anakansurrogate son or daughter
- anakansow who had just given birth
- analohiyaanalogy
- anangaccording to
- anarkismoanarchism
- anarkistaanarchist
- anatomiyaanatomy
- anayto be infested with termites
- andapblinking, flicker, glimmer
- andarto start working or functioning (of an engine, motor, machine, etc.)
- anekdotaanecdote
- angmarks the topic or focused subject of the sentence: the
- angalcomplaint
- angguloangle
- anghelangel
- anghitfoul smell of armpits, body odor
- angkantribe
- angkatimportation; imported goods
- angkinclaim ownership, anything inherent or inborn to someone
- angkopsuitability; fitness
- anhinalternative form of anuhin (“to do something to or with”)
- anisaid by
- anibmember
- anibersaryoanniversary
- anilathey say or said
- animsix
- animeanime (Japanese animation)
- anisanise plant or seed
- anitoancestral or natural spirit of the ancestor or of nature
- aniyaaccording to him
- anowhat
- anodsomething carried away by the flow or current of water
- anomalyanomaly, abnormality
- anomalyaanomaly
- antato become rancid
- antabayto wait a little while (as for one's turn)
- antaksevere pain as from a fresh wound
- antaladelay, procrastination
- antasphase
- antigslight touch or nudge
- antigoantique
- antikuwaryoantiquary
- anting-antingamulet, talisman
- antipatikouncongenial; disagreeable; ungracious
- antipoloArtocarpus blancoi (a species of tree endemic to the Philippines)
- antokto feel sleepy or drowsy
- antolohiyaanthology, a collection of literature or writings selected by a compiler
- antropolohiyaanthropology
- anumanwhatever
- anunsiyoto announce
- anyayato invite
- anyoform
- aparolled wafer, ice cream cone
- apahapAsian sea bass; silver sea bass; barramundi (Lates calcarifer)
- apakstep, footstep, footprint
- aparadorfree-standing closet, dresser
- aparatoapparatus
- apartmentapartment (domicile occupying part of a building)
- apatfour
- apawto overflow
- apdobile, gall bladder
- apektadoaffected
- apelaappeal (legal or general request)
- apelyidosurname
- apito be oppressed
- apidconcubinage; illicit cohabitation
- apitonghardwood tree of medium height, lumber of said tree. known in Malay as keruing belimbing (Dipterocarpus grandiflorus)
- aplayto apply for a job
- aplayabeach
- aplikadong mga aghamapplied sciences
- aplikanteapplicant
- aplikasyonapplication
- apograndchild
- apoyfire
- apuhapto search something by hand in the dark or in blindness
- apurato hurry
- aralto study
- arawday
- araw-arawdaily
- arayouch! (pain)
- Aray!Ouch!
- aregladosomething that has been fixed
- argumentodebate
- arithis one
- ari-arianproperty
- arinolaurinal, chamber pot
- arkilato rent
- arkoarch
- armadoarmed
- armasweapon
- arnisFilipino martial art using sticks as weapons
- arroz caldodish of rice porridge with chicken
- artikuloarticle
- artipisyalartificial
- artistaartist; actor
- artistikoartistic
- arugato take under one's care
- asahope; expectation
- asadomeat dish made with soy sauce, onions, tomatoes, and red peppers
- asahanto rely on
- asalconduct
- asaltosurprise party, assault
- asamyearning, longing
- asapsmoke
- asarto tease (someone), to mock
- asarollarge hoe
- asawaspouse
- asendero/-ralandlord; owner of a hacienda or plantation
- asignaturasubject in school
- asikasoto look after, to take care of
- asimto become sour
- asimilasyonassimilation
- asinsalt
- asintato aim
- asintada/-doa woman/man who has good aim
- asiwaawkward; clumsy; uneasy
- askadbitterish acrid taste (as of orange peel)
- asodog
- asósmoke
- asosasyonassociation
- asoteabalcony of a house
- astathe way one acts
- astiga person who acts tough
- astrologoastrologist
- astrolohiyaastrology
- asukalsugar
- asukarerasugar factory; sugar refinery
- asulblue
- asupsulphur
- aswangaswang (shapeshifting evil creature in Philippine mythology)
- AsyaAsia
- asyendahacienda, plantation
- atand
- ataketo attack
- atang-atangan Ybanag healing ritual in Cagayan
- atasto order
- ataulcoffin
- atayliver
- ateolder sister
- ateneoathenaeum
- atensiyonattention
- atigto persuade gently
- atinours
- atissugar apple, custard apple
- atletaathlete
- atmosperaatmosphere
- atraksiyonattraction
- atrasbackward; back
- atrasadolate, slow, not on schedule, delinquent
- atrasodebt, delinquency
- atsarapickled green papaya and other vegetables
- atsoyto jeer at
- atsuweteannatto seeds used for food coloring
- atubilihesitation
- atungalthe long wail of a cow or carabao and other animals
- awacompassion
- awatto break up a fight
- awayfight
- awitpsalm
- awitinto sing
- awtocar, auto
- awtobiyograpikoautobiographic, based on one's own life
- awtoridadauthority
- aylinking or inversion particle used in equational and topicalized sentences
- Ay!exclamation of surprise, loss, or pain
- ayawdislike
- ayokoused to express one's own aversion to something or someone: I don't want it
- ayonaccording to
- ayosto fix; to tidy; to arrange
- ayósin order, fixed, ready
- ayunginsilver perch, a kind of fish (Datnia plumbea)
- ayunofast
- ayusinto fix