Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A member of a people native to the Philippines and inhabiting Manila and its adjacent provinces.
- n. The Austronesian language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based.
Wiktionary
- n. A language spoken in the Philippines, in particular, Metro Manila and its surrounding provinces such as Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Bataan, Rizal, Marinduque, Mindoro, and Quezon.
- n. A member of the second largest Filipino ethnic group.
- adj. Of or relating to the Tagalogs.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Ethnol.) Any member of a certain tribe which is one of the leading and most civilized of those native of the Philippine Islands.
- n. The language of the Tagalogs. It belongs to the Malay family of languages and is one of the most highly developed members of the family.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based
- n. a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
Etymologies
- From Tagalog Tagalog, from taga- ("native of") + ilog ("river") (Wiktionary)
- Perhaps Tagalog, river people : taga-, native of + ilog, river. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Tetu in Tagalog is "matigas ang ulo" (hard headed).”
“How do you say “Born to be wild” in Tagalog, French, Lingala, Tshiluba, and Swahili?”
“I had a small conversation in Tagalog with my brother over text messages, because I discovered that one of his Pinoy friends is teaching it to him.”
“You'll find translations in Tagalog, Dutch, Pig Latin ... and more.”
“Lili's hands tug at the end of her t-shirt making jokes in English, Tagalog and Mandarin, pretending not to understand the arguments, pretending not to notice.”
“I sat through three Sunday Masses, in English, Tagalog and Spanish, in part to share the experience of the friendly congregation, in part to sense the shifting play of light.”
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“But before that, she had a long stint in Southern Tagalog where she helped rural folks to be productive members of the community.”
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“Tagalog is a Malay-Polynesian language with lots of Spanish and English words "adopted" into it.”
“Tagalog is a pretty language with influences from -- spanish, japanese, vietnamese, polynesian -- at least that's what it looks and sounds like to me.”
“Danaan = child of Iro and Ektr; partner to Rark; lighter pilot whom Halling saves; later explores new secano, helps Halling capture baby levi; (name means way in Tagalog)”
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