Tagalog words starting with M

512 words starting with M, with English meanings and example sentences.

mthe thirteenth letter of the Filipino alphabet
mamom; mother (term of address)
maaariallowed
maagaearly
maagapprompt, ready, alert
maalatsalty
maanghangspicy
maanoso what; even if
Maano!interjection expressing indifference ('I don't care')
maapektuhanto be affected
maaripossible
maasimsour
maayosregular
mababalow
mababang paaralanelementary school
mabagalslow
mabahohas a foul odor
mabaitkind
mabangofragrant
mabantothas a foul odor
mabasawet
mabigatheavy
mabilisfast
mabuhaywelcome!
mabutigood
madalasoften; frequently
madaldaltalkative
madalieasy
madaling-arawearly dawn
madilimdark
madrastastepmother
madrenun
madre-kakawSt. Vincent plum
madyikmagic
madyongmahjong
mag-aaralstudent
mag-amafather and child
mag-anakfamily
mag-aralto study
mag-asawahusband and wife
mag-inamother and child
mag-ingattake care
mag-isipto think
magaanlight in weight
magaganapwill happen
magalingskilled; good at
magalitto get angry
maganapto be able to fulfill
magandabeautiful
magawato be able to do
magbayadto pay
magbigayto give
magboboteperson who collects and sells bottles for a living
magdalato bring
magdamagall night
magdaragatsailor; seafarer
maghanapto look for
maghaponall day
maghintayto wait
maghiwalayto separate
magingto be
maginoogentleman
magkaibiganfriends
magkakapatidsiblings
magkanohow much
magkapatidsiblings
magkaroonto get
maglabasto bring (something) from inside (for someone)
maglagayto put
maglaroto play
magmulato come from
magnanakawthief
magpahingato rest
magpakasalto get married
magpakitato make an appearance
magpatuloyto continue
magpuntato go
magsabito say
magsagawato conduct
magsalitato speak
magsasakafarmer
magsimulato start
magsuotto don on clothing
magtanongto ask
magtrabahoto work
maguindanaoMaguindanao people
magulangparent
magulodisorderly
mahabalong
mahalexpensive; costly
mahalagaimportant
mahalinto love
maharlikanobleman/noblewoman
mahigitmore than; over
mahigpittight
mahiligfond of
mahinaweak
mahirapdifficult
mahistradojustice (judge of certain courts)
mahiyainshy
mahulito be able to catch someone or something (doing something)
mahulogto fall (from a height)
mahusaywell
maibalikto be able to return something
mainamgood
maingatcareful
maingayloud
mainithot
maintindihanto be able to be understood
maiscorn
maisipto be able to think of
makabansapatriotic, nationalistic
makabayannationalist, nationalistic
makagawato be able to do or make
makakuhato happen to get something
makalawathe day after tomorrow; in two days
makapalthick
makapangyarihanpowerful
makatiitchy
makausapbe able to be talked to
makilalato recognize
makinaengine
makinigto listen
makipag-usapto converse
makitato see
makitidnarrow
maktolto express hurt feelings in an exaggerated way
makuhato obtain; to get; to understand
mala-prefix meaning partly, somewhat, or quasi-
malabounlikely
malabonsilted
malakaritcrescent moon; sickle moon
malakasstrong
malakibig
malaking taoa powerful person
malalimdeep
malamanfleshy
malamangchances are
malambotsoft
malamigcold
malapadwide
malapitnear
malaryamalaria
malasto be unlucky
malasadoundercooked; soft-cooked (especially eggs or meat)
malathoarse
malawakwide
Malayawareness; consciousness
malayafree (to choose)
malayofar
maliwrong
mali-malieasily confused, absent-minded
malibanexcept
maliitsmall
maliksiactive
malimitfrequently
malinawunderstood
malinisclean
malisyamalice
malisyosomalicious; lewd-minded
maliwto disappear
maliwanagclear
mallshopping mall
malumihaving penultimate stress with a final glottal stop
malunggaymoringa tree
malungkotsad
malupitcruel
malusoghealthy
maluwagnot full
mamamom
mamahalinexpensive
mamamahayagjournalist
mamamayancitizen
mamatayto die (because of a disease, old age, or any unintended cause)
mamayalater
mambabataslawmaker
mameraat one centavo each
mamimilibuyer
mamuhayto live
maneven
manato inherit, receive as an heir from ones ancestor
manaloto win
mananalovictor
manangdevotee
manatilito stay or remain unchanged or constant
mandalahaystack; stack of palay
mandamyentowarrant, order
mandaragatfisherman; sailor
MandarinMandarin Chinese
mandatemandate
manehoto drive (i.e. a vehicle)
mangterm of address for an elderly man
mang-used to form a noun indicating a profession
mang-aawitsinger
mang-aglahito insult or mock another person
mang-agrabyadoto take advantage of someone
mang-akitto attract or entice someone
mang-akoto volunteer to take responsibility for another
mang-ilitto confiscate property such as land due to failure to pay a debt
manga-used to form plural verb forms
mangag-used to form plural verb forms
mangagka-used with nouns to form plural-action verbs
mangagkaka-used to form verbs that indicate plural doers
mangagpaka-used to form verbs indicating intensified collective action
mangagsi-used to form a verb for action done by many
mangagsipag-used to form verbs indicating plural intensified action
mangagsipagpa-used to form verbs indicating plural intensified action
mangagsipagpaka-used to form verbs indicating strongly intensified plural action
mangahasto dare to do something forbidden
mangakoto promise
mangalagato take care
mangalakalto trade
mangalantato wilt
mangalapto enlist
mangalawangto become rusty
manggamango
manggagahasarapist
manggagamotphysician
manggagawaworker
manggagawayfolk healer or sorcerer
manggamotto heal, to practice medicine
manghaamazement; great surprise
manghabolto chase or run after
manghagadto catch or attack by running after
manghalayto rape someone
manghalikto kiss
manghamonto challenge someone
manghampasto hit, beat or strike someone with something held by the hand
manghapdito become painful
mangharangto obstruct
manghatakto pull by the hand
manghatawto beat someone mercilessly
manghawato infect someone (e.g., with a cold or cough)
manghawakto hold; to base an argument on something
manghihilottraditional midwife; massage healer
manghihimagsikrevolutionary; rebel
manghikayatto persuade
manghilakbotto be horrified
manghilotto perform traditional healing, including midwifery and therapeutic massage
manghimagsikto revolt
manghimasokto meddle in someone else's affairs
manghimokto persuade others
manghinato become weak
manghinawato become tired of; to lose interest in
manghinayangto regret missing an opportunity
manghingito ask for something without payment
manghinukoto trim fingernails or toenails
manghinulito remove earwax
manghiramto borrow
manghiyato shame someone; to refuse someone's request
manghuhulafortune teller
manghuhuwadforger; falsifier
manghulato guess; to predict
manghulito catch
manghuthotto extort; to profiteer
mangibang-bansato go abroad; to emigrate
mangibang-bayanto immigrate to another country
mangilalato cry or become shy around unfamiliar people (said of a child)
mangilinto fast
mangilitito tickle someone
mangiloto feel tingling in one's tooth when eating sour or sweet food or cold or hot water
mangimayto feel numbness in certain parts of the body like the leg
mangimbuloto feel jealous
mangimito feel shy to talk or act
mangingisdafisher
manginigto tremble; to shiver
mangisayto shake violently as in convulsion
mangisdato go fishing
mangkokbowl
mangkukulamwitch
mangmangignorant; uneducated
Mangyancollective term for the indigenous ethnolinguistic groups of Mindoro
mangyarito happen
Mangyari pa!That's true! That should be expected!
manhidnumb
manipeanut (Arachis hypogaea Linn.)
manibalangalmost ripe
manigoprosperous
manilato hunt or pursue (prey)
maniobrato maneuver
manipisthin
manipulato be manipulated
maniwalato believe
manlalaroplayer
manliligawsuitor
manoput an elder's hand to one's forehead as a sign of respect or greeting
Mano!short form of Maano! indicates an "I don't care" attitude
Manoboan ethnolinguistic group in Agusan del Sur, Davao, Bukidnon and Cotabato
manokchicken (bird)
manonoodviewer
manoodto watch (a show, concert, game, etc.)
mansanasapple
mansanilyawinter aster
mansiyonmansion
mantekadoice cream made with butter or margarine
mantenemaintain
mantsastain
ManunubosSavior, referring to Jesus Christ
manunulatwriter
manupakturamanufacture
manyanitasong sung at dawn by Cursillo members
manyikadoll VAR
maongdenim jeans
mapamap
mapa-used to form a verb, indicates that one had or was persuaded to do the action specified by the root word
mapag-used to form an adjective, indicates that a person habitually does something
mapam-variant of mapang-
mapan-variant of mapang-
mapang-prefix used to form adjectives describing a habitual tendency
mapanganibrisky
mapansinto happen to notice
mapatayto kill
marahilprobably
maramdamanto be felt
maramimany
marefemale sponsor in a child's baptism, confirmation, or wedding; also a close female friend
marinigto be able to hear
markatrademark
MarsoMarch
MartesTuesday
martilyohammer
martirmartyr
martsato march
marumidirty
marunongcapable
mascomparative marker of inequality
masadough
masabichatty
masaheto massage
masahistamasseuse
masakermassacre
masakitpainful
masaklapacrid
masaktanto get hurt (unintentionally)
masamabad
masarapdelicious
masayajoyful
maselmuscle
masipagdiligent
masirato break down
maskieven if
maskulinomasculine
masokismomasochism
masonmason
masoneriyamasonry
masturbasyonmasturbation
masusingthorough; diligent
masyadovery
mataeye
mataashigh
mataderobutcher at a slaughterhouse
matagaldurable
matagumpaysuccessful
matalikclose, intimate (as with friends)
matalinosmart
mataloto be defeated
matamis sa baococonut jam
matandaold (having existed for a relatively long period of time)
matang-bakapurse-eyed scad (Selar crumenopthalmus)
matang-lawina person with very good eyesight
matanggalto come off
matanggapto be able to be received
matangkadtall
matapangbrave
mataposafter
matatagrobust
materyalmaterial (data used for writing)
matibaystrong
matigashard
matindiacute
matinosensible
matulogto sleep
matuwidstraight
mawalato get lost
mayto have
may-akdaauthor
may-ariowner
mayabangto boast
mayamanrich
maybahaywife
MayoMay
mayormayor
mayroonto have
maysakitpatient or sick person
maysalaguilty person
mebleat (cry of goat or sheep)
medalyamedal
medikmedic
medikalmedical
medikasyonmedication
medikodoctor
medisinalmedicinal
meditasyonmeditation
medyassocks
medyorather
megalomanyamegalomania
megastara famous person, usually from the film industry
MehikoMexico
mekanikamechanics
mekanismomechanism
melodikomelodic
meloncantaloupe melon (Cucumis melo)
memorymemory
memoryadomemorized
memoryalmemorial
meninghitismeningitis
menoposmenopause
menorminor
mensahemessage
mensaheromessenger
mentalmental institution (colloquial)
mentalidadmentality
menudomeat dish with potatoes and tomato sauce
merenggemeringue, dessert made of egg whites and sugar
meritoryomeritorious
merkadomarket
mersenaryomercenary
meryendasnack
mesatable
mesaninmezzanine
mesiyassavior
mestisomixed-race; of mixed heritage
metabolismometabolism
metalmetal
metalikometallic
metalurhiyametallurgy
metrotaximeter
mgamarks the noun that follows as plural
militarsoldier
miloncantaloupe melon (Cucumis melo)
milyonmillion
minamine (excavation for minerals)
ministrominister
minsansometimes
mintisto miss
minuskulalowercase letter
minutominute (60 seconds)
misamass (Catholic religious service)
misiswife
mismosame
misterMister
misteryomystery
misteryosomysterious
misyonmission
miyembromember
MiyerkulesWednesday
miyuralmural
moyou (as the one doing the action)
modelomodel
modernomodern
mokonglousy or shabby dresser (said of males)
molabea kind of Philippine hard wood VAR molave (family Verbenaceae)
molestato molest
molestiyato molest
monarkikomonarchical
monumentomonument
moogthick stone wall, fort
moralmoral
moratoryummoratorium
morconbeef roll stuffed with sausages, eggs, pickles, pimiento and other ingredients
morenoa tanned or brown-skinned man
moroterm used by the Spanish to refer to Muslims in the Philippines (especially southern Philippines)
moro-moropopu-lar term for the komedya, derived from the Spanish comedia, plays on the lives of princes and princesses set in Europe during the Middle Ages
morpinamorphine
morpolohiyamorphology
mosketeromusketeer
moskiteromosquito net
motelmotel
motibomotive
motormotor
motoristamotorcyclist
motorsiklomotorcycle
motosiklistamotorcyclist
muhito hate
muhonlandmark; boundary marker
mukhaface
mukmokto sulk
mulafrom; since
mulagasuddenly unable to speak, wide-eyed, and gawking at something or someone
muliagain
multafine
multilingguwalmultilingual
multimilyonmultimillion
multimilyonarya/-yofemale/male multimillionaire
multinasyonalmultinational
multipilikato multiply
multiplisidadmultiplicity
multoghost
mumogto gargle
munafirst; for now
mundoworld
mungkahiproposal; suggestion
munito contemplate; to reflect
muningother name for cats
munisipalmunicipal
munisipalidadmunicipality
munisipyomunicipality
muntismall
muntikalmost
muogthick wall
muracheap
musangAsian palm civet (Paradoxorus philippinensi) ALSO now refers to a kind of coffee, made from coffee berries eaten by the palm civet
musikamusic
musikalmusical
musikomusician
muskiteromosquito net
muslimMuslim
mustasamustard plant (Brassica integrifolia O.E. Schutz)
mutaeye goop or gum or crust especially after waking up in the morning
mutsatsahousemaid; female domestic worker
muweblesfurniture
muwestraexample, signal, gesture