10 Uncommonly used Filipino Words

1. Word: Anting-anting

Definition: It is an amulet, or anything that is believed to have the power to save the person who owns it from any harm. The more popular Tagalog words currently being used are anting-anting and agimat.

Sentence: Ito ay kadalasang ginagamit ng mga tagapagligtas laban sa kanilang kaaway.

3. Word: Sulatroniko

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

Sentence: Noong unang panahon isalat ang tawag sa pagpapada ng sulat.

3.Word: Labaha

Definition: It is an instrument with a sharp blade or combination of blades, used to remove unwanted hair from the face or body.

Sentence: Bago maligo si lolo ay ginagamit muna niya ang kaniyang labaha.

4. Word: Sipnayan

Definition: it is the abstract science of number, quantity, and space.

 Word: Sipnayan

Definition: it is the abstract science of number, quantity, and space.

Sentence Example: Hindi mahirap aralin ang Sipnayan kapag nakikinig ka sa turo ng iyong titser.

5.Pang-ulong hatinig

Definition: A device that is usually creating sound with the use of technology device like cellphone, tablet.

Example: Kadalasang ginagamit ng mga kabataan ngayon.

6.Luwad

Definition: A stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, typically yellow, red, or bluish-gray in color and often forming an impermeable layer in the soil. It can be molded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics.

Example:Malambot na luwad ang ginagamit sa paggawa ng paso.

7. Antipara

English word: Eyeglasses

Meaning: are devices consisting of glass or hard plastic lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person’s eyes.

Sentence: Binilhan ko si Kayla ng antipara upang makatulong sa kanyang pagaaral.

8. Yakis 

Meaning: To make something sharp or sharpen

Sentence: Magpapayakis ako kutsilyo.

9.Balintataw

Definition:The pupil of the eye is the black circle in the center of the iris.

Example: Masakit matusok ang balintataw.

10.Balakyot

Definition:Evil or morally wrong.

: Intended to or capable of harming someone or something.

Example:Ang mga taong balakyot ay walang-awa, mabangis at walang konsensya.