Cavinti Words and Meanings
Here are some words that are truly Cavinti. They can be heard only in Cavinti and may be in the neighboring towns. Check them out and be amused.
adyo – go up the stairs
ahot – a kind of dried fish
ampiyas- a slight spray of rain
amos – dirt on one’s face
baraka – a store
bulaan – liar
kabaak – one half
kagitna – one half ganta
kalaangan – landholdings such as coconut farms and ricelands
mabanas – very warm
misla – cemented floor
repinado – refined sugar
sangkutsa – stir fry
sensilyo – loose change
tambalilong – to toss about or roll around
UPDATE: May 10, 2008 from arch ronel k. pabico
aapag – will help
adua – slight anger
abuhan – cooking area
am – cooked rice excess water
anayo – folktale beliefs on enchantment
apuyan – fire match
balisbisan – canal
bang-i – foul odor
batalan – bathroom
basil – an itchy worm on the trees
bungbong – bamboo water container
hayo – to go
kalan – stove
kahelada – calamansi juice
kalimayo – dirt stick on the skin for so long time
kalimatyo – half mature ( for fruits)
papag – wooden bed
ibangi – roasted cooking
ilabon – to cook in boling water (for root crops)
itipay – to cook on top of the rice while still hot.
hungot – coconut shell cup
labsak – overcooked or cooked with too muh water
luoy – undeveloped growth of a fruit
maraguso – ampalaya
masirenuhan – to be affected by the change of temperature
(normally afternoon heat and evening cold)
sintonis – kalamansi
pikit – undeveloped coconut
turnohan – community service
ulalo – rotten camote parts
yayaon – going out/leaving
If you know other Cavinti words, please click on ‘Leave Comment’ and write it down and its meaning. The word will be listed in the next installment.
A native of Cavinti, Lucila C. Oblena spent all her working years as an educator, beginning as a classroom teacher in 1944, then a Guidance Counselor and retired as a school Principal. She is also the founder of CLOTA (Cavinti Laguna Overseas Teachers Association). She is the Editor of Tipakan.com (Cavinti Diaspora).
May 10th, 2008 at 6:04 am
aapag – tutulong
adua – slight anger
abuhan – cooking area
am – cooked rice excess water
anayo – folktale beliefs on enchantment
apuyan – fire match
balisbisan – canal
bang-i – foul odor
batalan – bathroom
basil – an itchy worm on the trees
bungbong – bamboo water container
hayo – to go
kalan – stove
kalehada – calamansi juice
kalimayo – dirt stick on the skin for so long time
kalimatyo – half mature ( for fruits)
katre – wooden bed
ibangi – roasted cooking
ilabon – to cooked in boling water (for root crops)
itipay – to cook on top of the rice while still hot.
hungot – coconut shell cup
labsak – overcooked or cooked with too muh water
luoy – undeveloped growth of a fruit
mariguso – ampalaya
masirenuhan – to be affected by the change of temperature
(normally afternoon heat and evening cold)
sintonis – kalamansi
pikit – undeveloped coconut
turnohan – community service
ulalo – rotten camote parts
yayao – going out