Tagalog Words Starting With I
294 root words from iba to iyon. Each root unlocks its own family of derived words and verb forms — open any entry for pronunciation, stress marks, and example sentences.
- iba distinct, different
- ibaba down, bottom
- ibayo other side; double effort
- ibig love; desire
- ibon bird
- idealismo idealism
- idealista idealist
- identidad identity
- identipikasyon identification
- ideolohiya ideology
- ideya idea
- idlip nap; light, short sleep
- idolatriya idolatry
- idyoma idiom
- idyomatiko idiomatic
- idyosinkrasya idiosyncrasy
- igat eel (fish)
- igaya charm, pleasant
- igib fetch water
- igkas spring suddenly; come loose
- iglap brief moment; wink of an eye
- iglesia church
- ignisyon ignition
- ignoransiya ignorance
- igtad move quickly to avoid something
- iha daughter; term for young girl
- ihaw grill (roast over coals)
- ihi urine
- ihip blow
- ikā unstable way of walking
- ika- prefix for sequence or cause
- ikat process of dyeing threads
- ikaw you (singular)
- ikli shortness
- ikmo betel leaf
- ikot turn; rotation
- ilan how many
- ilang wilderness, desert
- ilang restless, uncomfortable
- ilang-ilang perfume tree or Macassar-oil plant
- ilap not used to being with others; undomesticated
- ilaw light
- ilegal illegal
- ilegalidad illegality
- ilehitimo illegitimate
- iling shaking of the head in denial/disapproval
- Ilocos Region in Northern Luzon
- ilog river
- Iloilo Province/City in Western Visayas
- Ilokana female native of the Ilocos region; Ilokana woman
- Ilokano Ethnolinguistic group in Ilocos
- Iloko Language of the Ilokano people
- ilong nose
- Ilonggo Language/People of Western Visayas
- ilustrado educated class (Spanish period)
- ilusyon illusion; delusion
- imahen image
- imam Muslim religious leader
- imbak hoard, store away
- imbensiyon invention
- imbentaryo inventory
- imbento invention
- imbentor inventor
- imbestiga investigate
- imbestigador investigator
- imbestigasyon investigation
- imbita invite
- imbitasyon invitation
- imbiyerna state of irritation/annoyance
- imbokasyon invocation
- imik break the silence; talk, answer, reply
- imitasyon imitation
- imoral immoral
- imoralidad immorality
- imortalidad immortality
- impakto terrifying phantasm; evil spirit
- impeksiyon infection
- imperyalismo imperialism
- imperyalista imperialist
- impetu impetus
- impiltrasyon infiltration
- impinidad infinity
- impinitibo infinitive
- impinito infinite
- impis thinness; deflated or sunken
- impit constrict; repress
- impiyerno hell
- implamasyon inflammation
- implamatoryo inflammatory
- impleksiyon inflection
- implikado implicated
- implikasyon implication
- impluwensiya influence
- impok to save money
- impon grandmother
- impormal informal
- impormalidad informality
- impormante spy, informant
- importador importer
- importansiya importance
- importante important
- importasyon importation
- imposibilidad impossibility
- imposible impossible
- impotensiya impotence
- impotente impotent
- impraestruktura infrastructure
- imprenta printing press
- impresyon impression
- impresyonable impressionable
- impresyonismo impressionism
- improbabilidad improbability
- improbisa improvise
- imprudente imprudent
- impulsibo impulsive
- in- prefix for object focus verbs
- in-in keeping food over low fire; staying in bed
- ina mother
- inaanak godchild
- inagurasyon inauguration
- inakay young fowl
- inam pleasant, good
- inampalan board of judges
- inang mother
- Inang Bayan mother country
- inang wika mother language
- inasal roasted; behaved
- inat body stretching
- inay mother (familiar term)
- indak dance movement of the feet
- indayog rhythm
- independensiya independence
- independiyente independent
- indibidwal individual
- indibidwalidad individuality
- indibidwalismo individualism
- indibidwalista individualist
- indikador indicator
- indikasyon indication
- indikatibo indicative
- induksiyon induction
- indulhensiya indulgence
- industriya industry
- industriyal industrial
- industriyalismo industrialism
- industriyalista industrialist
- ineksiyon injection
- ineng young girl
- inepisyente inefficient
- inersiya inertia
- ingat care / take care
- ingat-yaman treasurer
- ingay noise
- inggit envy
- ingit soft cry of a child or animal
- ingkisisyon inquisition
- ingkomunidado isolated, cut off
- ingkong grandfather; term for old men
- ingkubasyon incubation
- Inglatera England
- Ingles English language
- ingrata ungrateful woman
- ingrato ungrateful man
- inhenyero engineer
- inhibisyon inhibition
- inhustisya injustice
- inip bored, impatient
- inis annoyance, disgust
- inisyal initial
- inisyasyon initiation
- inisyatiba initiative
- init heat; high temperature
- inklinasyon inclination
- inklusibo inclusive
- inklusyon inclusion
- inmensidad immensity
- inom drink; act of drinking
- insidente incident
- insiminasyon insemination
- inskripsiyon inscription
- insolensiya insolence
- inspeksiyon inspection
- inspektor inspector
- inspirado inspired
- inspirasyon inspiration
- instabilidad instability
- instalasyon installation
- institusyon institution
- institusyonal institutional
- instituto institute
- instruksiyon instruction
- instruktibo instructive
- instruktor instructor
- instrumento instrument (musical)
- insulto insult
- insureksiyon insurrection
- insurekto rebel
- integrasyon integration
- integridad integrity
- intelehensiya intelligence
- intelehente intelligent
- intelektuwal intellectual
- intelektuwalismo intellectualism
- intensibo intensive
- intensidad intensity
- intensiyon intention
- intensiyonal intentional
- interaksiyon interaction
- interbensiyon intervention
- interbiyu interview
- interes interest
- interkontinental intercontinental
- intermedya intermediate
- intermedyaryo intermediary
- intermedyo intermission
- intermisyon intermission
- internasyonal international
- internasyonalismo internationalism
- interogasyon interrogation
- interogatibo interrogative
- interpretasyon interpretation
- interupsiyon interruption
- intimidasyon intimidation
- intindi understand
- introduksiyon introduction
- introspeksiyon introspection
- intuwisyon intuition
- ipis cockroach
- ipit press from two sides; clip
- ipokrisya hypocrisy
- ipokrita female hypocrite
- ipokrito male hypocrite
- ipon save; collect
- ipotesis hypothesis
- ipotetikal hypothetical
- iral prevail; exist; execute
- irap sullen glance
- irasyonal irrational
- irasyonalidad irrationality
- Iraya Ethnolinguistic group (Mangyan)
- ire thing close to speaker
- ire straining effort (bowels/birth)
- ireberente irreverent
- iregularidad irregularity
- iresponsable irresponsible
- irigasyon irrigation
- iring to have a low opinion; put down
- iritable irritable
- iritasyon irritation
- Irog beloved; sweetheart
- isa one
- Isabela Province in Northern Philippines
- isaw grilled chicken or pig intestines
- isda fish
- isip mind; thought
- iskeyt skate
- iskeyter skater
- iskeyting skating
- iskiyerda to leave
- iskolar scholar
- iskolarsip scholarship
- iskor score
- iskorer scorer
- iskrin screen
- iskrip script
- iskriprayter scriptwriter
- isla island
- ismid smirk
- isnab snub
- ispektrum spectrum
- isport sport
- isputing someone who dresses well
- istadyum stadium
- istandard standard
- istorbo disturb; bother
- istrikto strict
- isyu issue
- Ita Aeta group (Pejorative)
- itak machete
- Italya Italy
- Italyano Italian
- itik duck
- itim black
- itlog egg
- ito this (near speaker)
- itsura look; appearance
- Ivatan Ethnolinguistic group (Batanes)
- Iwak Ethnolinguistic group (N. Vizcaya)
- iwan leave behind
- iwas avoid
- iyak cry
- iyan that (near listener)
- iyo your; yours (singular)
- iyon that (far from speaker and listener)