Tagalog Animals & Nature Words

bird

to perch or roost

hawk

bird of prey

beak; bill of a fowl; to peck

to peck

rufous hornbill (bird)

dove, pigeon

to chirp

eagle

parrot; mistress (pej)

owl

rooster; fighting cock

slaty-breasted Philippine rail (bird)

chirping of birds

chirp; tweet

turtledove; stupid person (slang)

crow; raven

to be perched on

young fowl

canary (bird)

a heron

full of birds

a flock; numerous

vulture

to alight on

swiftlet bird

to alight on [it]

to swoop down on

to hatch

to snatch from the air

to chirp

to snatch [it] from the air

to flap

eagle-like

heron (bird)

migratory

for birds

a spur or cockspur

wild pigeon

ornithologist; bird expert

to brood over [it]

to brood

to seize with claws or hands

whiskered tern (bird)

Philippine eared nightjar (bird)

to brood; to sit on eggs

to seize [it] with claws

red-bellied pitta bird

Cebu cuckoo-shrike (bird)

cow

mother animal

to lay as an egg

water buffalo

goat

to raise chickens

chicken

chick; young chicken; easy task (slang)

pig; pork

sheep

herd, cohort

to breed

horse

to drive [it] away

to crow

animal feed

yoke; to harness

duck

duck

to lay eggs

to raise animals

horn (of an animal)

cattle ranch

scratch

lamb

crowing of a rooster

tractor

pigpen or pig farm

poultry farm

turkey

cackle of a hen

dairy or milking place

fighting cock

corral; pen

rein

bull; bullfighter

to raise ducks

tether

to dig up using a snout (like a pig)

goring or butting with horns

to drive away or drive out

to harness an animal

ovary or nesting place

wallow in mud; immerse

to scratch

animal feed

to put a yoke on it

to scratch [it]

to root up soil

to gore or butt with horns

chicken roost; puffy/bloated

young female chicken/carabao

horse stable

to ride as a horse

pig swill

to drive away

toy chicken

for animals

toy duck

duck farm

stable for horses, horse stall

to wallow

very small kind of chicken

to root up [it]

to gore [them]

insemination

bamboo drinking vessel for animals

place where animals or people are driven

to sit on eggs; to conceal face

state of being a carabao

a shed for animals and plants

world

wilderness, desert

earth; land; soil

forest

forested or thick with trees

sea

pond or lake

river

lake

place with many lakes

to pool like water

to form a puddle

mountain range

mountain

mountainous

ocean

nature; environment

expanse; outer space; universe

land; territory

metal

forest or jungle area

mineral

environment

world

where water flows

plains

farm lands

farm; field; countryside

apex; summit; peak

ravine

waterfall; jump

sand

to put sand on

sandy area

to use sand

sandy

to put sand

depths

peak; summit; to knock or tap

to mine

to mine [it]

mud

archipelago

volcano

to flow

mountain ranges

ridge, slope

stream; brook; creek

seaside

universe

natural resources

environmental

earth; dry land

wave

irrigated field or water source

something carried away by current

hill

gravel

view; look; attitude

conservation

constellation

universe

tip; apex; peak

tropic

cave

pit, grave

environment

comet

cave

lowland; hillside; slope

island

valley

edge, rim

carbon

quicksand

low tide

plateau

agricultural fields

entire archipelago

Pacific Ocean

forest clearing

ecology

body of water

estuary; delta; understanding

high seas; ocean

chasm

slope of a hill

rocky area

coastal

cluster of islands

erosion, decomposition

sulphur

lagoon or pond

to surface

creek or brook

babble; sound of rippling water

valley area

having many valleys

stream; small brook; to trace a path

high tide

widely open; exposed; uncultivated land

uranium

sludge; miry drainage place

to form waves

seashore; beach

peninsula

entire heavens

farmland; cultivated field

a place of waves or wavy surface

oceanography; study of the sea

river system

expansive lake area

the sky; collective clouds; firmament

full of valleys or dips

small or artificial lake

topography

small whirlpool or eddy

a ridge

a small wave

mosquito

to swarm or raid

cockroach

ant

locust

butterfly

termite

spider

fly (insect)

fly-infested area

to be swarmed by flies

to be infested with flies

worm

tiny blood-sucking gnat

bedbug

dragonfly

bee

mosquito-infested

grasshopper

mite

worm; caterpillar; maggot

tick (insect)

leech; parasite (fig.)

wasp

cricket; motorized pedicab

June bug; beetle that destroys leaves

scorpion

butterfly; butterfly tree

firefly

to be infested with ants

currently bitten by mosquitoes

to hunt for spiders

to attract flies

hairy caterpillar

place with many spiders

abounding in butterflies

weaver ant

infested with ants

honeycomb

to be infested with cockroaches

mosquito larva; fidgety person

to be bitten by mosquitoes

metamorphosis

horned beetle

insect

golden tortoise beetle

chicken flea; mite

prone to cockroaches

larva

dog

someone or something being cared for; a pet

cat

rabbit

the bark of a dog; to bark

to bark

puppy; lap dog or puppet (slang)

other name for cats

stray cat

muzzle, corncob

noose rope for dogs; card game cheating

for dogs

the bark of a dog

to howl; to bellow

to keep dogs

noisy courtship sound of cats, caterwauling

tree

plant

to garden

full of plants

hibiscus flower

Arabian jasmine; national flower of the Philippines

flower

flower garden

full of flowers

to use flowers

leaf

leafy

to branch out

full of branches

branch; stem; tributary

to farm

bashful mimosa plant

thorn; fishbone; talented person (colloq)

to have something planted

to plant something

to plant

plant; seedling

to plant in a place

plantation

vegetable garden

fertilizer

to fertilize

to weed a place

lawn or grassy field

grass

grassy

to weed or gather grass

to sprout

to root something

root; origin

to take root

banana plantation

garden

bamboo

to grow on

to leave to rot

fallen off (leaves, petals, hair)

plant or tree sap

clump

moss; algae

nipa palm tree

orchid

ornamental; decorative

perfume tree or Macassar-oil plant

cactus

coconut tree; mature coconut fruit

a shrub with fragrant white flowers

petal of a flower

growth or germination

sugarcane

harvest

to harvest from

to harvest

garden area

to garden

planting

to grow

seed; germ

mangrove

banyan tree; spirit home

tropical tree used for medicinal tea

cotton

water (plants)

Philippine national tree; rosewood

crops

withered; wilted

to water

stalk; stem

to harvest

to gather wood

nipa palm

bloomed, fully open

miracle plant; surprising

jungle geranium flowering shrub

flowering plant (Frangipani)

night-blooming flower

acacia tree

tropical grass

irrigation

deeply rooted

tree

herb

to water

to water

touch-me-not plant

mango orchard

to make a garden in

to prune branches

laden with fruit; abundant

gather

a sprout; a spring of water; healthy growth

thicket; dense weeds

common coarse grass

Indian almond tree

log; lumber

mint; peppermint

potato field or patch

rose garden

onion field

type of bamboo

foliage

sow (seeds or feelings)

to sow [it]

cotton tree

West Indian pea (medicinal)

chrysanthemum

cogon grass

luxuriant growth; lush

to sow

Indian mallow (medicinal)

act of harvesting

to sprout

champaca flower

sugarcane plantation

to harvest for

full of roses

hay; straw

shiny bush herb

vine

to plant extensively

sickle pod plant

cosmetic bark tree; medicinal plant

to cut down a banana tree

rose geranium

watering tool

gardenia flower

excessive growth of hair or weeds

grain stalks

cut (stalks) with a scythe

ebony tree

sprout; plant growth; offspring

thriving; luxuriant growth; prosperity

fallen twigs; trash; vagrant (fig)

a tall Philippine hardwood tree

fiber

forest or woodland

to wilt, wither, or wrinkle

olive tree or fruit

flowering shrub; medicinal plant

trellis

to harvest [it]

to harvest with a scythe

St. Vincent plum; tree of iron

Arabian jasmine flower

cattleya orchid

tree bean (medicinal)

to wilt

to set fire

to lop

act of watering

for gardening

plant shoot; baby born feet first

to cut [it] down

threshing machine

to let rot

to be overgrown with weeds

fern; air plant

bush; thick undergrowth

to use for watering

to have watered

to gather as wood

squash field

calamansi orchard

sweet potato field

fallen out (petals/hair)

to take root

to bloom

to gather firewood

Philippine hard wood (molave)

molave tree (Vitex parviflora)

to cause to bloom

watermelon field

papaya plantation

chili garden

string bean field

to trim [it]

wild eggplant

eggplant field

species of rattan

decortication; remove skin

to lop trees; de-husk coconuts

hardwood tree

cotton plantation

wild sage

to strip off bark

creeping support

to burn [it]

to lop [it]

wild almond tree

to be stunted; to be thwarted

herbaceous plant with heart-shaped leaves

shrub with drop-shaped leaves

maidenhair creeper (medicinal)

yesterday, today, and tomorrow plant

drooping branch of a tree

sickle pod plant (medicinal)

to strip [it] off

branched shrub with white flowers

red tea tree

wild sago plant

endemic tree used for fuel

large timber tree

spreading tree (medicinal)

garlic field

tree with medicinal fruit

top part of bamboo; wind sound

ginger plantation

to grow excessively

naturalist

cypress

to slash [it]

to slash

petroleum nut (medicinal fruit)

abundance of cotton

flag tree

St. Vincent plum tree

taxonomy

small medicinal tree

caricature plant

Japanese climbing fern (medicinal)

Indian laurel tree

heartleaf hemp vine

hooded bur-flower tree

fish

snail, escargot

to go fishing

shrimp

whale shark

fishing net

sea turtle

sea snake

long-jaw mackerel

whale

species of grouper fish

Asian sea bass

octopus

mud crab

yellow tail fusilier (fish)

fishing pole

starfish

sea cow; aquatic mammal

shell

Capiz shell

freshwater herring

dynamite

eel (fish)

gills

salmon catfish

small flat slipmouth fish

tentacle

threadfin fish

carp (fish)

surgeon fish

sea creatures

Indo-Pacific sailfish

purse-eyed scad (fish)

jellyfish

parrot fish

silver perch (fish)

snail

sea-horse

green jobfish

mojarra or silver biddy fish

shell or carapace (e.g., turtle)

fish pen, fish trap

shrimp pond or farm

to pinch with claws

mudfish

the smallest commercial fish in the Philippines

barnacle; flake

to surface

a barb, spike, or dip net

fingerling (fish)

toy fish

for mud crabs

silver carp

to catch shrimp

Indian spiny turbot (fish)

sun

wind; air

to air out

to be blown by wind

to blow away

airing or ventilation

moon; month

fire

to let something be rained on

rainy

rain

to be rained on

smoke

rainbow

climate

accident; calamity; disaster

ice

heavens

sunny

smoke; fume

star

lightning; curse

to shine or rise

typhoon; storm

to storm

stormy

to have a storm

cessation or stopping of rain

a ray of sunlight

cloudy

cloud

flood

calamity

shade; shadow

south or southwest winds

great flood

lightning

thunder

to flash (lightning)

to thunder

full of lightning

to turn into ice

to let up

a ray of light; to become illuminated

snow

to rain

to blow

thundery

to carry [it] away

to carry away

earthquake

to become cold

blow (from mouth or wind)

blow

flame

to have something sunned

rain shower

drizzle, light rain

an overflow

shooting star

darkness

to become dark

to get dark

dew; mist

to be exposed to dew

dewy

to blow (of wind)

wavy or rough water

humidity

wetter/colder episode in the Pacific

tornado, cyclone

humid; damp; moist

to blow

to give off smoke

to become sunny

to cease

to strike a place with lightning

to strike with lightning

to shine on

humid heat

atmosphere

tidal wave; huge calamity

puddle; shallow pool of water

to shake

strong wind and rain; violent disturbance

to be hit by a typhoon

decrease; cease (storm/intensity), subsidence

condensation

to shake; to cause a tremor

ozone; reactive form of oxygen

to subside

stary

atmosphere

deluge; end of the world

a heavy downpour or dripping liquid

telescope

extremely dry; drought

to shake; to sway

tremor; shaking; to cause a tremor

occurrence of lightning

occurrence of thunder

intensity

wave; ripple

rumbling sounds

flame; blaze

exposed to dew

evaporation or emission

storm-ready

to ravage [it] or devastate [it]

to burn or set fire

a breeze or gentle wind

to shine; to give off rays

extremely dry soil

light but continuous rain (pitter-patter), drizzle

drizzle

to snow

flying ember

destruction

evaporation

rapidity; velocity

blaze; flame

to catch fire

to stay in the sun

meteor

to expose to sun

long-lasting monsoon rain

to shake [it]; to cause [it] to tremble

overflowing liquid

extreme sultriness

a storm, tempest, or typhoon

to shake

snowy

to jump

roar, rolling thunder sound

nitrogen

blaze; flame

to blaze

to build a bonfire

sudden gush of water

grasses/weeds carried by flood water

St. Elmo's fire

a cycle; bicycle

to shine light on it

onrush of waves

ash

to expose to dew

to be exposed to dew

deep, resonant sound

meteorology

squall; sudden wind and rain

to drip heavily or pour down

to scatter

dewiness

for snow

flame

to be caught in fire

animal

creature

snake

trap, snare

deer

organism

rat; mouse

creature

monkey

house lizard

crocodile

turtle

frog

monkey

tail

monkey (Macaca philippinensis)

boa constrictor; python

gecko

snake-infested

Philippine monitor lizard

small house mouse; spy

gorilla

venom

bat

orangutan; great ape

tadpole; big stomach

elephant

Asian palm civet; civet coffee

cobra

sound made by frogs

hole in ground (animal), burrow

to be infested with rats

carnivore

native dwarf buffalo

Philippine cobra

howl or cry of an animal

camel

venomous

tarsier (Bohol monkey)

mammal

a noose, loop, or trap

full of lizards

Asian palm or Philippine civet cat

wild boar

to catch

rice field frog

snakebite; to be bitten by a snake

wild pig, wild boar

sudden snatch with the mouth

snout; to be ahead

a sudden bite or snap

to snare

zoology

huge monkey, gorilla

chameleon; sailfin lizard

shedding of skin; molting

to prey or eat

to hunt

carnivorous

to snare [it]

to snap

Philippine giant fruit bat

to snap at [it]

to snap at

to snap or grab with the mouth

a kind of chameleon

to hunt with light

soft-shelled turtle

to snap at (it)

to snap at [it] or bite [it]

taxidermy

bat-catching net