English Dictionary

TAGALOG

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tagalog mean? 

TAGALOG (noun)
  The noun TAGALOG has 2 senses:

1. a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manilaplay

2. the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is basedplay

  Familiarity information: TAGALOG used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TAGALOG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Tagalog" is a kind of...):

Filipino (a native or inhabitant of the Philippines)

Holonyms ("Tagalog" is a member of...):

Philippine Islands; Philippines (an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Tagalog" is a kind of...):

Filipino; Philippine (official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while." (English proverb)

"If heat is applied to iron long enough it will melt; if cold is applied to water long enough it will freeze." (Bhutanese proverb)

"The rope of lies is short." (Arabic proverb)

"A good dog gets a good bone." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact