10 Uncommonly Used Filipino Words:Definition and Example

Many Filipinos in todays generation don’t have a single idea about some Filipino words.That is why these words are uncommon because nobody uses them nowadays.So we willl help you learn some of the uncommon Filipino words and hope it helps you.

1. Word: Sulatroniko

Translation:Email

Definition:Messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network.

Example: May ipinadala akong sulatroniko para kay Sam.

2.Word:Kawingan

Translation:Hyperlink

Definition: A highlighted word or picture in a document or Web Page that you can click on a computer mouse to go to another place in the same or a different Web Page.An occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Example:Hindi ko alam kung paano gamitin ang kawingan.

3.Word:Panginain

Translation:Browser

Definition:A computer program that is used to find and look at information on the Internet.(Source: Merriam-Webster)

Example:Gumagamit ako ng panginain kapag may salita akong hindi alam.

4.Word:Pook-sapot

Translation:Website

Definition:A place on the World Wide Web that contains information about a person, organization, etc., and that usually consist of many Web pages joined by hyperlinks.(Source: Merriam-Webster)

Example:May nakita akong Pook-sapot tungkol sa NCOV.

5.Word:Pantablay

Translation:Charger

Definition:A device used for charging storage batteries.(Source: Merriam-Webster)

Example:Bumili ako ng bagong pantablay dahil nasira ang una kong pantablay.

6.Word:Sipnayan

Translation:Math

Definition:The science of numbers,quantities, and shapes and the relations between them.(Source: Merriam-Webster)

Example:Nahihirapang sumagot si Lucia sa ibinigay na solusyon sa sipnayan.

7.Word:Dupil

Translation:Amulet

Definition:A charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft). (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Example:Binigyan si Jema ng dupil ng kanyang lola upang panlaban sa kahit anumang espirito.

8.Word:Kabtol

Translation:Switch

Definition:A sudden change from one thing to another.(Source: Merriam-Webster)

Example:Nag kabtol ng bag sina Jane at Lyka.

9.Word:Duyog

Translation:Eclipse

Definition:An occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered with a dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the Earth. (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Example:Napakagandang tingnan ang duyog kahapon.

10.Word:Dagibalniing liboy

Translation:Electromagnetic Wave

Definition:
One of the waves that are propagated by simultaneous periodic variations of electric and magnetic field intensity and that include radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Example: Nagbigay ng pasulit ang guro tungkol sa dagibalniing liboy.