ma (n) (Q) ima, ináng, inda
ma’am (n, Q) cang atsi (- used when addressing any lady one doesn’t know), pu (- used after a phrase or clause and never as the first word in a sentence)
machete (n) campilan, paláng
machine (n) maquiná (Sp)
mad (adj) (angry) mimua, (insane) mamulang – as in “mad dog”(asung mamulang)
magazine (n) periodico (Sp)
magic (n) majic (Eng)
magnet (n) batú-balani
magnify (vt) paragúl
magnifying glass (n) lente (Sp)
maid (n) (female servant) alila, ipus
maiden (n) (virgin woman) dóncella
mail (n) (letters, etc.) sulat, (postal system) coreo (Sp), (vt) pamaralá, báldug
mailman (n) cartero (Sp)
maim (vt) búngluán
mainly (adv) queráclan
maintain (vt) mantínián
majorette (n) tambúl-mayor
majority (n) dacál, queraclan
make (vt) (build, produce) gawan (vi) gawa
make-believe (vi) magsáncan-sáncan
male (n) lalaqui
mallard (n) (Phil. var.) wis, dumará
mallet (n) pamúcpuc
maltreat (vt) abúsuán
man (n) lalaqui
manage (vt) (control) manewan, palacad, tálnan (coll), (vi) mangasiwa, mamahala
manager (n) manijer (Eng), mamahala
manger (n) lilibangan
mango (n) mánga
maniac (adj) memulang
manicure (vt) (-fingernails) cúcuán
mannequin (n) manequina (Sp)
manners (n) ugali, modo (Sp)
manual (n) manual (Sp)
manufacture (vt) mangawa
manure (n) táclang animál
many (adj) dacál, maracál
map (n) mapa (Sp)
marble (n) (a hard limestone) marmol, (toy glass ball) olen
march (n) marcha (Sp), (vi) magmarcha
March (n) Marso (Sp)
margin (n) (blank border) paguitan
Marine (n) marino (Sp)
mark (n) (an indication) tánda, (a dot, line, etc.; a grade) márca (Sp), (vt) márcan
marked (adj) macamárca
market (n) palenque
maroon (adj) (dark purple) granati
marriage (n) pamiasawa
married (adj) talasawa
marrow (n) utac
marry (vi) máquiasawa
marshland (n) lati
martyr (n) martír
masculine (adj) lalaqui
mash (n) (bran and water) cánio, (to change into soft mass) amasan
mask (n) mascará (Sp)
mason (n) (builder) maniamientu, (free mason) mason
Mass (n) Misa (Sp)
mass (n) (large quantity) masa, (bulk) búltu (Sp)
masses (n) málda
massage (n) masahe (Sp), (vt) (for tired muscles) masahián, (for sprain) ilutan
massive (adj) maragúl
master (n) amo (Sp)
masturbate (vi) magbúlyus
mat (n) dase
match (vt) (to fit to another) piácmanán, (vi) miyácma, mitúmbas
matchbook (n) casapuego, posporo (Sp)
matchstick (n) palitu
mate (n) (wife, husband) asawa, (one of a pair) caparis
material (n) matiriál (Sp), gawa
materialize (vi) maguíng tutu
mathematics (n) matematica (Sp)
matriculate (vi) (to enroll and pay fee) mágmatriculá
matrimony (n) mátrimonió (Sp)
matter (n) (under discussion) bague
mattock (n) picu
mattress (n) cúchun (Sp)
mature (adj) mátuá
maximum (n) pecamatas
may (v aux) (permission) magsílbi, maliari
May (n) Mayo (Sp)
maybe (adv) seguro, siguro, mecad, marahil, mapaliari
mayor (n) alcalde (Sp)
meager (adj) malati
meal (n) (the act) pamamangán, (the food itself) canán
mean (adj) (bad–tempered) masúnguit, (vt) (to signify) mangabaldugan, burí sábián
meaning (n) cabáldugan
means (n) paralan
meanwhile (adv) samántala
measles (n) ipe
measure (vt) súcdan
measurement (n) sucád
meat (n) lamán, carne (Sp)
mechanic (n) mecanico (Sp)
medal (n) medalia, medalla (Sp)
meddle (vi) máquiálam
mediate (vi) mamilatan
medic (n) medico (Sp)
medicine (n) (drug for cure) panulu, (profession) medicina (Sp)
meditate (vi) gumunam
meek (adj) matunúd, payapa
meet (vt) (on purpose) saganán, salubungan, paquitábnuán, (casually) asaganán, asalubung, atábnuán, (vi) (come together) mitábnu, (have a meeting) mipulung, magmiting
meeting (n) miting (Eng)
melody (n) cánta (Sp)
melon (n) milún
melt (vi) malaso
member (n) (one of group) miembro (Sp)
memento (n) alá-ala, tánda
memorandum (n) paganaca
memorize (vi) págmemoriá
memory (n) memoriá (Sp)
mend (vt) (repair) larinan, (mend clothes) súlsián
menstruate (vi) mamanáun, magregla
mention (vt) sambítlan, ságlawayan, bánguitán
merchandise (n) tínda
merchant (n) (storekeeper) tindero
merciful (adj) talacalunus
mercy (n) lunus
mere (adj) mu (used after what it modifies)
mermaid (n) serena
merry (adj) maligaya
merry-go-round (n) tiubibo, tyubibo (Sp)
merrymaking (n) pamagsaya, casayahan
messy (adj) maságua, pulquíriá
message (n) balita
messenger (n) tubud
metal (n) metál (Sp)
meter (n) metro (Sp)
method (n) paralan
microbe (n) crobyus
microphone (n) micropono (Sp)
middle (adj) libutad
midnight (n) capitangan bengi
midwife (n) (schooled one) comadrona, madrona, (practical one) ilut
might (n) (power) sicanán, binit – as in “with all his might” (angang binit na)
mild (adj) casántingán, catámtaman
mile (n) míliá, mílla (Sp)
military (n) militár
milk (n) gatas, (vt) gatasan
mill (n) (large one, for rice) conu, (small one) quísquis, (for sugar) central
millionaire (n) míllonario (Sp)
mimic (vt) páquiapusan
mince (vt) (cut into small pieces) tádtarán
mind (n) isip, ucul, pilubluban, (vt) (heed) sicásuán
mine (n) mina (Sp), (pron) cacu, canacu
mingle (vi) maquíabe-abe
minimum (n) pecamababa
minister (n) minístro (Sp)
minor (adj) (small matter) menor, malati, (in age) menor de edád (Sp)
minute (n) minutu, minuto (Sp)
miracle (n) milagro (Sp)
mire (n) labác
mirror (n) salamín
miscarry (vi) maquícuán
miscellaneous (adj) miyayaliwa
mischievous (adj) malicút, salbahi
miserable (adj) magcacasaquit
misery (n) casaquitan
misfortune (n) malas suerte (Sp)
mission (n) misión (Sp)
missionary (n) mísionario (Sp)
mist (n) uláp
mistake (n) camali, camalián
mistaken (adj) migcamali
mistress (n) querida (Sp), babai (coll)
misunderstanding (n) e pamicaíntindi
mite (n) ápsang
miter (n) (a carpenter’s instrument) iscuala
mix (vt) (blend) pisamut
mixture (n) pisamut
moan (vi) saíngsing, daing
mock (vt) isunu, panyunu, pagsísti, pituya-tuya
mode (n) moda (Sp)
model (n) modelo (Sp)
moderate (adj) casántingán, catámtaman, templado (Sp)
modern (adj) moderno (Sp)
modest (adj) (shy) mahínhin
moist (adj) mabasa-basa
molar (adj) bagang
molasses (n) pulút, inuyát
mold (n) (a kind of fungi) culapú, (device for shaping) molde (Sp), (vt) moldi
mole (n) (on skin) alimpuyu
molehill (n) punsu
molest (vt) abúsuán, molestián
molt (vi) maglupi
moment (n) saguli – as in “just a moment” (saguli mu)
Monday (n) Lunes (Sp)
money (n) cualta, pera, salapi (der)
monkey (n) mátsin
month (n) bulan
monthly (adj) (every month) balang bulan, (month after month) bulán-bulan
monument (n) monumento (Sp)
mood (n) gana
moon (n) bulan
morality (n) moralidád (Sp)
more (adj) mas, (in number or quantity) mas dacál
moreover (adv) saca puera pa canita
morgue (n) morgue
moribund (adj) magingalu
morning (n) abac
moron (n) bobo, mácmac
mortar (n) (big kind) asung, (small) asúng- asungan
mortuary (n) mortuario
mosquito (n) yamúc
mosquito net (n) culúmbu
moss (n) lumut
most (adj) peca, dili (used after the word it modifies) Ex.: “peca malagu” or “malagung dili” (most beautiful)
mostly (adv) (for the most part) queráclan
moth (n) cámbubulag
mother (n) inda, ima, ináng, indu (formal)
mother-in-law (n) catuangan
motion (n) (movement) quimút
motorcycle (n) motór
mound (n) punsu
mount (vi) (climb on) sámpa
mountain (n) búnduc
mountainous (adj) mabúnduc
mourn (vt) (- in attire) pagpáldasán
mourning (n) páldas, pamagpáldas
mouse (n) daguís
mouth (n) ásbuc
mouthpiece (n) (of musical inst.) buquília
mouthwash (n) pagmúlmul
movable (adj) apíalis-alis, apidusúg-dusúg
move (vt) (transfer) yalis, (change position of) galon, quimután, (vi) (change one’s residence) malis, (move over) dusug, (make movement) quimut, galo
movement (n) (act of moving) quimút, (organized activity) catatagan
movie (n) cine, pelicula (Sp)
mow (vt) pututan
much (adj) dacál
muck (n) are dunút
mucus (n) sipún
mud (n) burac
mud dauber (n) acut
mudfish (n) bulíg
mullet (Phil. var.) balanac
multiply (vi) mágpacaracál
multitude (n) málda
mumble (vi) máglabúl
mumps (n) baiqui
municipal hall (n) municipio (Sp)
muscle (n) barasus
muscular (adj) masculado (Sp)
muse (n) musa (Sp)
mushroom (n) payúng-payungan
music (n) musica (Sp)
musician (n) mosucús, mosicús
mussel (n) táung
must (v aux) (obligation) sucat,
-as in “you must go to school” (sucat cang magaral),
(probability) seguru – as in “I must be dreaming”
(Maninap cu mu seguru)
mustache (n) bigote (Sp)
mustard (n) mustasa (Sp)
mute (n) (not speaking) e bubulad, (unable to speak) pipi
mutual (adj) picasunduán
my (adj, pron) canacung, cacung, cu
(used after the word modified) Ex.: “my child”
(ing canacung anac, or, ing anac cu)
myself (pron) acu mísmu, sarili cu
mysterious (adj) misterioso (Sp)
mystery (n) mistério (Sp)
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