Tagalog Words Starting With A
297 root words from aba to ayuno. Each root unlocks its own family of derived words and verb forms — open any entry for pronunciation, stress marks, and example sentences.
- aba woah!
- abo gray (color)
- abogado lawyer
- abot-kamay within reach
- abot-tingin within sight
- abre-lata can opener
- Abril April
- absuwelto proclaimed innocent; acquitted
- adhika honorable objective, desire
- adik addict
- ading younger sibling in the Ilocano language
- adobo Filipino braised meat dish
- aga earliness
- agad immediately
- agapay alongside; someone who helps; companion
- agham science
- agila eagle
- agimat talisman
- aglahi actions that show scorn, contempt, or mockery
- agnas erosion, decomposition
- Agosto August
- agwa water
- Aha! surprise, triumph, satisfaction
- ahas snake
- ahensiya agency
- ahente agent
- ahit shave
- akasya acacia tree
- akin my; mine
- aklat book
- akma appropriate, fitted; threatening gesture
- ako I; me
- aksidente accident
- aktibidad activity
- aktibismo activism
- aktibista activist
- aktibo active
- aktitud attitude
- akusado the accused
- akusador accuser, prosecutor
- akyat climb
- ala similar to; a prefix to signify time
- Ala-e! expression of astonishment (Batangas)
- ala-una one o'clock
- alaala memory; memento
- alab flame, fervor
- alabok dust
- alaga someone or something being cared for; a pet
- alagad follower, disciple, agent
- alahas jewelry
- alak liquor; wine
- alakdan scorpion
- alala worry
- alalay helper
- alam knowledge; awareness
- alamat legend; folklore
- alambre wire
- alamid Asian palm or Philippine civet cat
- alampay kerchief placed on one's shoulder
- alang-alang regard, consideration, one's sake
- alarma alarm
- alat saltiness
- alay offering
- albularyo local medicine man
- alibangbang butterfly; butterfly tree
- alibata Filipino indigenous system of writing
- aligaga busy
- aligi crab fat
- alikabok dust
- alimango mud crab
- alimasag blue crab with white dots
- alin which
- alindog beauty, charm
- alingasaw strong unpleasant smell
- alingasngas scandal, confusion
- alinsangan humid heat
- alipato flying ember
- alipin servant or slave
- alipunga athlete's foot
- alis leave; departure; remove
- alisto always ready, alert
- alitaptap firefly
- aliw comfort, consolation, happiness
- alkalde mayor
- alkansiya penny bank, piggy bank
- alkitran tar, asphalt
- alkohol alcohol
- almirol starch used to stiffen clothing
- almoranas hemorrhoids
- almusal breakfast
- alo comfort
- alog shake
- alok offer
- alon wave
- alpa harp
- alpabeto alphabet
- alpas break free
- alpombra carpet
- alsa rise, to revolt
- alta-presyon high blood pressure
- alta-sosyedad high society
- altar altar
- alugbati red vine herb
- alumahan long-jaw mackerel
- alusyon allusion
- alyado ally
- alyansa alliance
- alyenasyon alienation
- am broth from boiled rice
- ama father
- amang boy, elderly person, or father
- amarilyo yellow
- amba threatening gesture
- ambahan traditional poetry of the Mangyan
- ambisyon ambition
- ambon drizzle, light rain
- Amboy short for American boy
- ambulansiya ambulance
- Amerika America (United States)
- amerikana suit, coat
- amiga female friend
- amigo male friend
- amin our; ours (exclusive)
- amnestiya amnesty
- amo boss; master; employer
- amò tameness
- amorosa loving woman
- amoroso loving man
- amorseko tropical grass
- amoy smell; scent
- ampalaya bitter melon
- ampaw puffed rice
- ampon adopted person
- anak child; offspring
- Anak ng puta curse, profanity
- analohiya analogy
- anarkismo anarchy
- anarkista anarchist
- anatomiya anatomy
- anay termite
- andap blinking, flicker, glimmer
- anekdota anecdote
- ang definite article "the"
- angal complaint
- anggulo angle
- anghang spiciness
- anghel angel
- anghit foul smell of armpits
- angkan clan, lineage, family
- angkat imports
- angkin claim ownership
- angkop suitable, appropriate
- ani harvest
- anib member
- anibersaryo anniversary
- anim six
- anis anise plant or seed
- anito ancestral spirit
- ano what
- anod something carried away by current
- anomalya anomaly, abnormality
- antak severe pain from a wound
- antala delay
- antas level, rank, or position
- antay wait
- antig slight touch or nudge
- antigo antique
- antikuwaryo one who deals with antiquities
- anting-anting amulet, talisman
- antipatika irritating woman
- antipatiko irritating man
- antok sleepy feeling, drowsiness
- antolohiya anthology
- antropolohiya anthropology
- anuman anything, whatever
- anyaya invitation
- apa rolled wafer, ice cream cone
- apahap Asian sea bass
- apák barefoot
- ápak step, footprint
- aparador cabinet; wardrobe
- aparato apparatus
- apat four
- apaw an overflow
- apdo bile, gall bladder
- apela appeal
- apid sexual intercourse outside marriage
- apitong hardwood tree
- aplaya beach
- apó grandchild
- ápo honorific term for an older man
- apolitikal apolitical
- apostol disciple, apostle
- apoy fire
- apula act of stopping something
- apulid water chestnut
- arakyo religious play
- aral study; lesson
- arangkada sudden start or acceleration
- aranya chandelier
- araro plough
- aratiles small wild fruit
- araw sun
- Aray! Ouch!
- arbitrador arbitrator
- arbitrasyon arbitration
- areglado fixed, arranged
- arestado arrested person
- argumento argument
- ari possession; property
- arkeologo archeologist
- arkeolohiya archeology
- arkipelago archipelago
- arkitekto architect
- arko arch
- armado armed
- arnis Filipino martial arts
- arte art (skill/creativity)
- artikulo article (newspaper or legal)
- artipisyal artificial
- artista actor; celebrity
- artistiko artistic
- asa hope
- asado meat dish with soy sauce
- asal behavior, manners
- asalto surprise party, assault
- asam yearning, longing
- asar annoyance
- asarol large hoe
- asawa spouse (husband or wife)
- asendera female landlord; owner of a plantation
- asendero male landlord; owner of a plantation
- asenso improvement, promotion
- asignatura subject in school
- asikaso attention given to person/work
- asim sourness
- asimilasyon assimilation
- asin salt
- asinta aim, focus
- asiwa clumsy, uncomfortable
- askad tartness
- aso dog
- asó smoke
- asosasyon association
- asotea balcony
- asta the way one acts
- astig person who acts tough
- astrologo astrologist
- astrolohiya astrology
- astronomiya astronomy
- asukal sugar
- asukarera sugar mill
- asul blue
- asupre sulphur
- aswang shape-shifting ghoul
- Asya Asia
- asyenda hacienda, plantation
- atake attack
- atang-atang healing ritual
- atas decree, order
- ataul coffin
- atay liver
- ate elder sister
- atensiyon attention
- Ati ethnolinguistic group in Panay
- atin our; ours (inclusive)
- atis sugar apple
- atleta athlete
- atmospera atmosphere
- atraksiyon attraction
- atras retreat, backward movement
- atrasado late, not on schedule
- atraso debt, delinquency
- atrebida daring, impudent woman
- atrebido daring, impudent man
- atsara pickled green papaya
- atsay female domestic helper
- atsoy male domestic helper
- atsuwete red seeds used for coloring
- atubili hesitation
- atungal long wail of an animal or human
- Aurora province or ornamental shrub
- awa pity; compassion; mercy
- away quarrel; argument; fight
- awit song
- AWOL absence without leave
- awtonomiya autonomy
- awtoridad authority
- ay predicate marker
- Ay! expression of surprise
- ayaw dislike, refuse
- ayoko I don't like
- ayon according to; in agreement
- ayos arrangement, condition
- ayós in order, ready
- ayungin silver perch (fish)
- ayuno fast