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The Tagalog and Malay word mula is derived from Sanskrit mula, meaning "root", [19] while the Malay word jadi and its Tagalog equivalent yari [16] are descended from the Sanskrit word jati (birth), [20] [21] and both words can mean "finished" or completed regarding something made or created (becoming/being). [22]
Pamulinawen is a popular old Ilocano folk song possibly from the pre-Spanish era. [1] It is about a girl with a hardened heart. [2] who does not need her lover's pleading. [3] It is about courtship and love. [4][5] The term pamulinawen translates to "alabaster", a very type of stone. [6] It is used as the woman's name in the song, signifying ...
Baybayin (ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔, [a] Tagalog pronunciation: [bajˈbajɪn]), also called Basahan and Guhit, erroneously known historically as alibata, is a Philippine script widely used primarily in Luzon during the 16th and 17th centuries to write Tagalog and to a lesser extent Kampampangan, Ilocano, and several other Philippine languages.
Atin Cu Pung Singsing is a traditional Filipino folk song [1] from Central Luzon, Philippines in Kapampangan [2] sung by adults and children. The origin of the song is unknown, and there was a debate whether it was pre-historic [3] or colonial. [4] But its melody is most likely from the 18th century as it was similar to Spanish and Mexican folk ...
An example is the Tagalog word libre, which is derived from the Spanish translation of the English word free, although used in Tagalog with the meaning of "without cost or payment" or "free of charge", a usage which would be deemed incorrect in Spanish as the term gratis would be more fitting; Tagalog word libre can also mean free in aspect of ...
Google Translate is a web-based free-to-use translation service developed by Google in April 2006. [12] It translates multiple forms of texts and media such as words, phrases and webpages. Originally, Google Translate was released as a statistical machine translation (SMT) service. [12] The input text had to be translated into English first ...
Paru-Parong Bukid. Paru-Parong bukid is a traditional "Kutang-Kutang" Filipino folk song which originated from "Mariposa Bella", a Filipino song in Spanish originated in the 1890s. [1] The song "Mariposa Bella" was composed during the time of American invasion of the Philippines. [2][3]
A Tagalog speaker, recorded in South Africa.. Tagalog (/ t ə ˈ ɡ ɑː l ɒ ɡ /, tə-GAH-log; [3] [tɐˈɣaː.loɡ]; Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority.