Here are Top 10 uncommonly used Filipino words that are rarely used because they are uncommonly used.
- Maaligasgas – Maaligasgas is the word for a feeling when the floor feels dusty or sandy and it needs to be cleaned.
- Maniniyot – Maniniyot is commonly known as “Taga-Picture” in tagalog but in English, it is known as Photographer
- Maalimuom – This pertains to the fresh smell of rain after a rainy day, and yes, that is also the scent of wet soil after rain.
- Kuwarta – City folk aren’t used to this word but people in the countryside are! Kuwarta actually means money and is commonly known as pera!
- Pantablay – What do you get when your phone is almost dead? A charger! Pantablay literally means charger in but in tagalog and it could be handy when asking your grandparents where your charger is at.
- Kartamuneta – This word is probably the next important thing in your bag besides your phone and this translates to English as Wallet!
- Urat – this means that someone is already having a sick feeling in a certain place or is already impatient.
- Bilnuran – this word in Filipino, when translated to English, is actually Arithmetic!
- Bato-Balani – Who knew that there is a Tagalog meaning for Science? And here it is! Bato-Balani!
- Kubyerta – This word is actually the literal meaning of the deck of a Ferry Boat!
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Maaligasgas
1. “Maaligasgas ang mga sinasabi ni Don Juan sa kanyang kasapi.”
Maniniyot
1. “May maniniyot na tayong nakuha para sa family picture.”
Maalimuom
1. “Naamoy ko parin ang singaw ng maalimuom na mga dahon.”
Kuwarta
1. “Ang pamilya ni Sisa ay gipit na gipit na sa kuwarta.”
Pantablay
1. “Gusto ko nang bumili ng aking pantablay sa aking telepono dahil hindi na ito gumagana.”
Kartamuneta
1. “Ang kartamuneta ni Neil ay punong-puno ng libo-libong mga pera.”
Urat
1. “Naurat na si Maria sa kanyang mga ka-grupo dahil walang tumutulong sa kanilang takdang aralin.”
Bilnuran
1. “Ang bilnuran ng high school ay mas lalong pahirap ng pahirap at halos hindi na makuha ng iba ang tamang sagot.”
Bato-Balani
1. “Kailangan ko bumili ng Bato-Balani dahil kailangan na ito bukas para sa aming proyekto.”
Kubyerta
1. “Gusto ni Alfonso na makaakyat ng kuberta dahil nung bata pa lamang siya ay pangarap na niya mag trabaho dito.”
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