Guess The Filipino Word

‘Millenials’ continue to dominate our world today. Some of the words that we hear today came from them like “lit”, “legit”, and “sepanx” which stands for separation anxiety. But what if I ask you to tell me the meaning of some of these Filipino words? Can you survive the challenge?

HERE ARE SOME OF THE UNFAMILIAR AND FORGOTTEN WORDS FOUND ONLINE:

Durungawan

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English Translation: Window

Hatinig

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English Translation: Telephone

Pook-sapot

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English Translation: Website

Kartamuneta

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English Translation: Wallet

Miktinig

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English Translation: Microphone

Congrats! You survived the challenge. Easy right? Well, of course, I gave you pictures to guide you. But well, it is fun to hear these unknown words but what I suggest is to keep on looking for these old Filipino words because, in that way, we will be able to protect and preserve our language.