Tagalog words starting with D
284 words starting with D, with English meanings and example sentences.
- dthe fourth letter of the Filipino alphabet
- daanhundred
- daananpath
- dagamouse (genus Rattus)
- daganweight
- dagatsea
- dagdagaddition (arithmetic)
- dagdaganto add to
- dagitsnatch from above or from the air
- daglatabbreviation
- dagliliterary form popular during the first decade of the 20th-century
- dagokblow on the nape
- dagsasudden flow of people or objects
- dagtaplant or tree sap
- dagundongroar, rolling sound similar to thunder
- dahakphlegm; sputum
- dahasforce, violence
- dahilbecause
- dahilanreason
- dahonleaf (part of a plant)
- daigdigworld
- daingdried fish
- dakdakspeaking out of turn; chatter
- dakilagreat, noble
- dakipto arrest
- daklotto snatch suddenly
- dakmato seize quickly; to grab
- dakodirection
- dakotto grab suddenly
- dalasmall dragnet
- daláthing brought, carried
- dalagmud fish (Ophiocephalus striatus Bloch)
- dalagaunmarried woman
- dalagang bukidcountry maiden; provincial young woman
- dalagitayoung girl
- dalampasiganbeach
- dalandandalandan; Philippine sour orange (Citrus x aurantium)
- dalangcondition of being set far apart then usual
- dalanghitadalanghita; Philippine mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata)
- dalasfrequency; frequent occurrence
- dalawvisit, visitor
- dalawatwo
- dalawinto visit
- daldalchatter; excessive talk
- dalhinto bring
- dalieasy; not difficult
- Dali!Quickly!
- dalingcomplaint, moan
- dalirifinger
- dalisaypure
- dalisdisslope of a hill
- dalitindigenous Tagalog poem with eight syllables and four lines, hymn in praise of God
- dalitapoverty; destitution
- daloto attend
- dalosbrashness; recklessness
- daloyleak
- dalubhasaexpert
- damato touch; to feel
- dama de nochenight-blooming jasmine (lady of the night flower)
- damagthe whole night; all night
- damayto be implicated
- dambato pounce on someone; to jump on with force
- dambongto loot; to plunder
- dambuhalahuge, usually referring to an animal
- damdaminresentment
- damiamount
- damitclothing
- damograss
- dampotto pick up
- danakto flow or spill copiously (especially of blood)
- dangalhonor; integrity
- danggitsmall siganid fish
- dantayto place a leg over someone or something
- daoa large timber tree (Dracontomelon dao)
- daonghuge boat
- daopto clasp hands
- dapato lie face down; to fall face down
- dapatshould
- dapithapontwilight, dusk, sunset
- dapoan orchid plant (often an epiphyte/air plant)
- darakrice bran used to feed hogs
- dasalprayer
- datipreviously
- datingto arrive
- datosdata
- dausdosto slide down
- dawreportedly, it is said
- dawitto implicate (as in a crime)
- dayato cheat; to defraud
- daysdice (die)
- dayuhanalien
- de edadminor, of minor age
- de-numeroa person who is very careful about following rules
- debatedebate
- dedeto feed milk from the breast or a baby bottle (of a baby)
- dehadohas little chance of winning
- dekadadecade
- dekwatto pilfer
- delegadodelegate
- delikadoserious
- deliryoto be afflicted with delirium
- demandademand
- demokrasyademocracy
- demokratikodemocratic
- demolisyondemolition
- demonstradordemonstrator
- denggoyto rip off
- departamentodepartment
- depeksiyondefection
- depektibodefective
- depektodefect
- dependedependent
- depensadefense
- depensibodefensive
- deportadodeported person
- deportasyondeportation
- deposisyondeposition
- depositodeposit
- deregulasyonderegulation
- deretsodirect, straight ahead
- desaparecidodisappeared person; victim of enforced disappearance
- desentedecent
- desentralisasyondecentralization
- desididodetermined
- designasyondesignation
- desimaldecimal
- desisyonverdict
- deskargadischarge, unload
- deskarilto be derailed (of a train, etc.)
- deskarteways or methods to achieve a goal
- deskripsiyondescription
- deskuwentodiscount
- despedidafarewell; going-away party
- desperada/-dodesperate
- despuwestherefore, afterwards
- destinasyondestination
- destruksiyondestruction
- detalyedetail
- determinasyondetermination
- dino
- dibaright?; isn't it? (casual, from "hindi ba")
- dibdibchest
- dibdibanserious sincere, with one's full efforts
- dibersiyondiversion
- diborsiyada/-dodivorced person
- dibuhodrawing; illustration
- digaact of expressing love to a woman, court by idle talk
- digmabattle, war
- digmaanwar
- dignidaddignity
- diinpressure
- diitto place one's fingerprints on something
- dikdikto pound into powder
- dikittangent (line)
- dilatongue
- dilawyellow
- dildilto repeatedly press or force on
- diligto water plants
- dilihensiyaresourcefulness in obtaining something by borrowing, asking, or finding ways
- dilihentediligent
- dilimdarkness
- dilimandark place
- dilislong-jawed anchovy (Stolephorus commersonii)
- dimensiyondimension
- dinalso, too (adds emphasis or agreement)
- dinamikodynamic
- dinamitadynamite
- dinastiyadynasty
- dingdingwall, part of a house
- dingsolto paint one's teeth black
- dinigto hear
- dionaindigenous poem consisting of three lines in a stanza and seven syllables per line, usually recited or sung in a wedding
- diplomasyadiplomacy
- dipteryadiphtheria
- diputadodeputy
- direkfilm director
- direksiyoninstruction
- direktadirect
- direktibadirective
- direktormanager
- direktoryodirectory
- diretsostraight ahead
- disentedecent
- disenyodesign
- disinuwebenineteen
- disiotsoeighteen
- disiplinadiscipline
- disisaissixteen
- disisiyeteseventeen
- diskarteresourcefulness
- diskriminasyondiscrimination
- diskursodiscourse
- diskusyondiscussion
- diskuwentodiscount
- dispensaapology, excuse
- dispensaryodispensary
- disposysondisposition
- distansiyadistance
- distribusyondistribution
- distritodistrict
- DisyembreDecember
- ditohere
- diwaspirit
- diwangto celebrate
- diyanthere
- diyaryonewspaper
- diyosgod
- diyosagoddess
- dnaDNA
- dobledouble
- doble-karatwofaced, traitor
- dogmatikodogmatic
- dogmatismodogmatism
- doktordoctor
- doktoradodoctorate
- doktrinadoctrine
- dokumentaryodocumentary
- dokumentasyondocumentation
- dokumentodocument
- dolphycomedy king
- dolyardollar (currency)
- dominantedominant
- dominasyondomination
- donDon (title of respect for men)
- doña aurorashrub or small tree with small tubelike flowers
- donasyondonation
- donselyavirgin
- doonyonder
- dormitoryodormitory
- dostwo (the number two or the card with value of two)
- dosetwelve
- dosenadozen
- dotedowry given by the groom, bride price
- dramadrama
- dramatikodramatic
- drayberdriver
- drogadrug (any substance used to treat an illness)
- dudaapprehension
- dugoblood
- dugongsea cow
- duhata tree known as Java plum
- duke/dukesaduke/duchess
- dukhapoor; needy; destitute; indigent
- duklaya drooping branch of a tree
- dukotto pickpocket
- dukwangto reach out by leaning one's body and stretching one's arms
- dulaplay; drama; stage play
- dulaantheater
- dulanglow table used for dining
- dulasto slip
- dulingcross-eyed
- duloend
- dulogto present oneself to someone from whom one can seek help or advice
- dulongfry of anchovies (family Engaulidae)
- dulotresult
- dumaanto happen
- Dumagatone of Philippine tribes among the Agta ethnolinguistic groups of Luzon
- dumalagayoung female chicken, young female carabao
- dumalawto visit
- dumaloto attend
- dumatingto arrive
- dumidirt
- dumogto be inundated by an unruly crowd
- dung-awindigenous song praising the dead, eulogy in the form of a song
- dungawto look out the window
- dungisblemish; stain; dirt
- dungoshy; timid; bashful
- dunongintelligence
- dupilasstumble; an accidental slip or slide
- duplikadoduplicate
- duploindigenous verbal joust
- duroto prick or pierce; to puncture; to dominate someone by repeatedly pointing a finger at their face
- durogto crush; to pulverize
- durugistadrug addict
- dusato suffer
- dustaberate, look down, deride, insult
- dutdotto poke something or someone (with one's fingers or a pointed object)
- duwaga coward, fainthearted
- duwendedwarf
- duwetoduet
- duyancradle, hammock, swing
- dyaryonewspaper
- dyipnijeepney
- dyologsto be punked