benda
bénda with stress marks
surgical bandage
Usage Note
Benda comes from Spanish venda (bandage) and refers specifically to a rolled gauze or cloth bandage used to wrap wounds. It is a standard medical supply term understood across the Philippines and is used in both clinical and home first-aid contexts.
Examples
" Binalot ng benda ang sugat. "
Natural Translation
The wound was wrapped with a bandage.
Literal Translation
Wrapped of bandage the wound.
" Binilhan ng nanay ng benda ang sugatan sa paa. "
Natural Translation
Mother bought a bandage for the wound on the foot.
Literal Translation
Bought-for the mother a bandage the wounded-one on-the foot.
" Maingat na binalutan ng nurse ng benda ang sugat sa braso bago dalhin ang pasyente sa doktor. "
Natural Translation
The nurse carefully wrapped the wound on the arm with a bandage before taking the patient to the doctor.
Literal Translation
Carefully wrapped of the nurse of bandage the wound on arm before take the patient to doctor.
Take Tagalog with you
The full course, a 12,500-word dictionary, and flashcards that make every word stick — free to start on iOS and Android.
Tagalog builds thousands of words from a few hundred roots.
How Tagalog words workRelated Words
Explore Tagalog by topic
Free guides on grammar, vocabulary, and culture to take you past single-word lookups.
Ng vs Nang in Tagalog: The Spelling Rule
Ng vs nang sound identical but spell differently. Use ng to mark nouns (of, the object), and nang for how, when, repetition, and counting time.
Languages of the Philippines: Tagalog, Cebuano, and More
Languages of the Philippines: one national language (Filipino) plus 180+ regional languages. Here's who speaks what, where, and why it matters to you.
Tagalog Word Order: Sentence Structure Made Simple
Why Tagalog puts the verb first, and how ang, ng, and sa markers work. A clear guide to VSO word order, forming questions, and negation.
Seasons in the Philippines: A Tagalog Guide
The Philippines has two seasons, not four. Learn tag-araw, tag-ulan, and taglamig, the generative tag- prefix, and the weather vocabulary to match.