Tagalog Words Starting With K
877 root words from ka to kyut. Each root unlocks its own family of derived words and verb forms — open any entry for pronunciation, stress marks, and example sentences.
- ka you (singular)
- ka- prefix meaning fellow or recently completed
- kaagaw competitor
- kaba premonition; heart palpitation, nervousness
- kababaang-loob humility
- kababalaghan wonder, miracle
- kabado nervous
- kabag gas pain
- kabalyero knight
- kaban cavan (unit of measure)
- kabanata chapter
- kabaong coffin
- kabaret nightclub, cabaret
- kabayo horse
- kabayong-dagat sea-horse
- kabesa village chief (Spanish period)
- kabibe shell
- kabig pull towards self; win in gambling
- kabihasnan civilization
- kabila the other side
- kabilaan has two sides
- kabilan lopsided, unbalanced
- kabinet cabinet
- Kabisayaan the Visayan region
- kabisote intellectually challenged
- kabit connect; connect to
- kabiyak spouse; partner in life; half
- kabo corporal
- kabog loud sound of falling object
- kabuluhan meaning, relevance
- kabute mushroom
- kabutihang-loob generosity
- kabutihang-palad good fortune
- kabuyaw kaffir lime
- kabyawan sugar mill; harvest season
- kada each
- kadete cadet
- kadre cadre
- kadyos pigeon pea
- kaeskuwela classmate
- kagampan maturity of pregnancy
- kaganapan completion
- kagandahang-asal good manners
- kagandahang-loob kindness
- kagyat immediately
- kaha box, case
- kaha de-yero vault
- kahalili alternate
- kahel orange (color)
- kahera female cashier
- kahero male cashier
- kahig scratch
- kahit although
- kahog haste
- kahon box
- kahoy wood; lumber
- kahoy-dalaga flag tree
- kahulugan meaning
- kaibuturan core, deepest part
- kaila deny; keep secret
- kailaliman depths
- kailan when
- kailangan necessary, needed
- kaimito star apple
- kain the act of eating
- kaing big basket
- kaingin forest clearing
- kait deprive
- kaka appellation for older uncles/aunts
- kakang-gata pure coconut cream; most important
- kakaw cacao tree
- kakawate St. Vincent plum; tree of iron
- kakayahan ability
- kaki khaki material
- kaktus cactus
- kalabasa squash; pumpkin
- kalabasan squash
- kalabaw water buffalo
- kalabit tap with finger, poke, pulling a trigger
- kalabog sound of a heavy object hitting the ground
- kalaboso jail, prison
- kaladkad drag
- kalado fretwork, open work
- kalaguyo intimate friend, paramour, concubine
- kalakal merchandise, commodity
- kalakalan trade, business, commerce
- kalakip attached; enclosed
- kalam hunger pangs
- kalamansanay hooded bur-flower tree
- kalamansi Philippine lime
- kalamay sweet dessert made of sticky rice
- kalamba wide-mouth jar; aloe wood tree
- kalamidád calamity
- kalampag rattling noise
- kalan stove
- kalandak boast; spread rumors
- kalangkaw Indian spiny turbot (fish)
- kalansay skeleton
- kalansing clink (usually of coins)
- kalantari touch inappropriately
- kalantog loud noise from loose mechanical parts, clatter, clink of metal
- kalap gather
- kalapati dove, pigeon
- kalas break away; untie
- kalasag shield
- kalát scattered; spread out
- kálat litter
- kalatas message
- kalatsutsi flowering plant (Frangipani)
- kalaw rufous hornbill (bird)
- kalawkaw mix or move liquid, stir with stick
- Kalbaryo Calvary
- kalbo bald
- kalburo carbide
- kaldereta small cooking pot; spicy meat dish
- kalembang tolling of bells
- kalendaryo calendar
- kalesa horse-drawn carriage
- kalidad quality
- kaligrapiya calligraphy
- kalikot slender tube for buyo; poke/stir
- kalinga care, protection, attention
- Kalinga ethnolinguistic group (Cordillera)
- kalingkingan little finger
- kalipikado qualified
- kalipikasyon qualification
- kalis sword, chalice
- kalisag hair-standing due to fear/anger
- kaliwa left (direction)
- Kaliwa the political Left
- kalkal stir up, dig
- kalkulador calculator
- kalkulasyon calculation
- kalmado calm
- kalmot scratch
- kalog fun-loving person; rattle/shake
- kalong sit on one's lap
- kaloob gift offering
- Kalookan city in Metro Manila
- kalorimetriya calorimetry
- kaloriya calorie
- kalpueng caricature plant
- kalsada road
- kalsiyo calcium
- kalsonsilyo man's underpants; shorts
- kaltas deduct
- kalumata dark circles under eyes
- kalumbaba resting chin on hand
- kalumpang wild almond tree
- kalumpit tree with medicinal fruit
- kalunya paramour; extramarital affair
- kalupin wallet
- kalupunan committee in charge of a task
- kaluskos rustling sound
- kalutang bamboo poles for dancing
- kalye street
- kama bed
- kamagong ebony tree
- kamal accumulate wealth
- kamalig granary
- kamandag venom
- kamansi breadfruit
- kamantigi touch-me-not plant
- kamao fist
- Kamara Congress
- kamaron shrimp dish
- kamatis tomato
- kamatsile Manila tamarind
- kamay hand
- kambal twins
- kambing goat
- kambiyo gear shift; money exchange
- kamelyo camel
- kameo cameo role/scene
- kamera camera
- kami we (exclusive)
- kaminero street cleaner
- kamisa chemise, shirt
- kamisa tsino collarless shirt
- kamisadentro men's shirt with cuffs
- kamiseta T-shirt; undershirt
- kamisola one-piece lady's dress
- kamison woman's underwear for a dress
- kamkam forcibly own property
- kamot scratch (an itch); stretch marks
- kamote sweet potato
- kampana big bell
- kampanaryo belfry, bell tower
- kampanilya hand-bell, small bell
- kampante confident, unconcerned
- kampanya campaign
- kampay movement of arms/legs while walking; wing movement
- kampeon champion
- kampeonato championship
- kampesina female peasant; peasant woman
- kampesino male peasant; peasant man
- kampi take sides
- kampilan single-edged long sword
- kamping camping
- kampit small kitchen knife
- kampo camp
- kampon disciple, follower, vassal
- kampupot Arabian jasmine flower
- kampus campus
- kamuning cosmetic bark tree; medicinal plant
- kanal canal
- kanan right (direction)
- kanaryo canary (bird)
- kanaway whiskered tern (bird)
- kandádo padlock
- kandarapa Philippine eared nightjar (bird)
- kandarapa rush; falling due to haste
- kandelabra branched candlestick
- kandelero candlestick
- kandidato candidate
- kandidatura candidacy
- kandila candle
- kandili nurture, care, protection
- kandong sit on someone's lap; carry on lap
- kanduli salmon catfish
- kanela Ceylon cinnamon
- kangkong swamp cabbage, water spinach
- kanibal cannibal
- kanibalismo cannibalism
- kanila their; theirs
- kanin cooked rice
- kanina a while ago (today)
- kanino whose; to whom
- kaniya him or her; his or hers
- Kankanaey ethnolinguistic group (Mt. Province)
- kanlungan shelter, shed, place to hide
- kanluran west
- Kano short for American
- kanon canon; criteria or body of work
- kanoniko canonical
- kanonisa canonize
- kanonisado canonized
- kanonisasyon canonization
- kansela cancel, revoke
- kanser cancer
- kanta song
- kanti nudge, light touch, tap
- kantidád quantity
- kantina canteen
- kantiyaw banter; exchange of jokes
- kanto street corner; edge
- kantor male singer; male cantor
- kantora female singer; female cantor
- kantutay wild sage
- kanya his/hers, him/her
- kaong sugar palm
- kapa cape, cloak
- kapâ grope in the dark
- kapag if, when, whenever
- kapagdaka immediately, at once
- kapahamakan disaster, injury, misfortune
- kapakanan welfare, good, interest
- kapal thickness
- kapaligiran environment
- Kapampangan ethnolinguistic group (Pampanga)
- kapanganakan birthday, natal day
- kapangyarihan power
- kapansanan disability
- kapara same, like
- kaparaanan strategy, means
- kapararakan value, utility
- kapasidad capacity
- kapatas foreman
- kapatid sibling
- kapatiran brotherhood/sisterhood
- kape coffee
- kapeng barako strong/bitter coffee
- kapeterya cafeteria
- kapilya chapel
- kapiranggot a very small piece
- kapiraso a piece
- kapis Capiz shell
- kapisanan organization, association
- kapit hold; stick to
- kapit-tuko tightly holding on
- kapital capital (business/center)
- kapitalismo capitalism
- kapitalista capitalist
- kapitan captain; local chief
- kapitana wife of the kapitan
- kapitbansa neighboring country
- kapitbayan neighboring town
- kapitolyo capitol
- kapitulasyon capitulation
- kapitulo chapter
- kapkap frisk
- kapok cotton tree
- kapon capon
- kapos insufficient, lacking
- kapos-palad unfortunate
- kapote raincoat; condom (slang)
- kapre mythical tree-dwelling creature, a folklore giant in tree
- kapsula capsule
- kapulungan conference, assembly
- kapwa kindred, fellow being
- kara-krus coin-tossing game
- karabana caravan
- Karaga ethnolinguistic group (Mindanao)
- Karagatang Pasipiko Pacific Ocean
- karakter character
- karakterisasyon characterization
- karalitaan poverty
- karamay someone who empathizes/helps
- karampot scanty
- karangalang-banggit honorable mention
- karaniwan ordinary, common
- karapatang-ari copyright
- karapatang-sibil civil rights
- kararatnan outcome
- karatula signboard
- karayom needle
- karbon carbon
- karbonado carbonated
- kard card
- kardenal cardinal (official)
- kardinal cardinal (fundamental)
- kare-kare peanut-based stew
- karera race; career
- karetela horse-drawn carriage
- karga carry
- kargador stevedore
- kargo cargo
- karibal rival
- karikatura caricature
- kariktan beauty
- karilagan beauty
- karilyon chime
- karima-rimarim loathsome, filthy
- karinderya local eatery
- karingalan splendor
- karinyo charm; affection
- karinyosa affectionate woman; affectionate female person
- karinyoso affectionate man; affectionate male person
- karisma charisma
- karit sickle, scythe
- kariton cart; push cart
- kariwaraan unfortunate situation; trouble
- karmina carmine
- karnabal carnival
- karnal carnal
- karne meat
- karne norte corned beef
- karneng baboy pork
- karneng baka beef
- karneng tupa mutton
- karneng usa venison
- karniboro carnivore
- karol carol
- karoling caroling
- karosa large religious float
- karpa carp (fish)
- karpentero carpenter
- karpet carpet
- karsel prison or jail
- karta card value; charter; map
- kartel cartel
- kartero postman
- kartilya primer book
- kartograpiya cartography
- karton carton, cardboard box
- karugtong continuation
- karukhaan poverty
- karunungang bayan indigenous knowledge
- karwahe coach; carriage
- kasa house; place of commerce
- kasá cock the gun; prepare
- kasaba cassava
- kasal wedding; marriage
- kasalo someone sharing a meal/life
- kasalukuyan present time
- kasamá farm tenant
- kasera landlord/lady; to rent
- kaserola saucepan; cooking pot; casserole
- kasi loved one, grace
- kasí because
- kasibulan youth; prime; spring
- kasike cacique
- kasilyas toilet
- kasim pork shoulder
- kaskas scraping; grating; moving quickly
- kaskasera female reckless driver; female fast driver
- kaskasero male reckless driver; male fast driver
- kaso case
- kastanet castanet
- kastanyas chestnut
- Kastelyano Spanish language; a Spaniard
- kastigo punishment
- Kastila Spaniard; Spanish language
- kastillyo castle
- kasu-kasuan joints (anatomy)
- kasukdulan climax
- katad leather
- kataga word
- katakataka miracle plant; surprising
- katakumba catacomb
- katalisis catalysis
- katalog catalogue
- katalogo catalogue
- katalón adversary
- katalonan indigenous priest/priestess
- katam plane tool used by carpenters
- katamtaman moderate, enough
- katanda sickle pod plant
- katandâ sickle pod plant (medicinal)
- katarata cataract
- katarsis catharsis
- katas juice, sap
- katawan body; corpse
- katay butcher; slaughter
- katedral cathedral
- kategorya category
- katekismo catechism
- katekista catechist
- katha fiction
- katí itchy
- káti low tide
- katinig consonant
- katiting a very little bit, slightest
- katkat erase or remove from surface
- katleya cattleya orchid
- katok knock
- Katoliko Catholic
- Katolisismo Catholicism
- katon primer, spelling book
- katorse fourteen
- katoto chum; buddy (males)
- katsa cheesecloth
- katuray West Indian pea (medicinal)
- katuturan value; worth
- katwiran reason
- kawa large vat; cauldron; large wok
- kawal soldier
- kawali wok; frying pan
- kawan herd, cohort
- kawani employee; staff
- kawawaan significance, meaning
- kaway wave (hand gesture)
- kawayan bamboo
- kawing clasp, link
- kawit hook
- kay proper noun marker; for, to
- kaya competence, ability
- kaya therefore, perhaps
- kayo you (plural)
- kayod scrape, grate; work hard
- kaysa than
- kayumanggi brown (skin color)
- kemikal chemical
- kemistri chemistry
- kepyas vagina
- kerida mistress
- keso cheese
- keyk cake
- kibo talk, move, stir
- kidlat lightning
- kilabot terror; fear; goose bumps
- kilala known; acquaintance
- kilaw marinate meat/fish in vinegar
- kilig shudder; thrill of affection, butterflies in stomach
- kilikili armpit
- kiling inclination; siding with
- kiliti tickling sensation
- kilo kilogram
- kilogramo kilogram
- kilos movement; action
- kimî shy
- kimona loose woman's top
- kinabang benefit; profit
- kinig listen; hear
- Kiniray-a language/ethnolinguistic group (Antique)
- kinis smoothness
- kinse fifteen
- kintab shine, brilliance
- kintal carve; impression
- kintsay celery
- kinyentos five hundred
- kiping rice wafer decoration
- kipkip carry under the armpit
- kipot narrow; tight
- kirat asymmetrical eye opening
- kiri flirt; flirtatious
- kisap glow; glitter; twinkle
- kisap-mata blink of an eye
- kisay involuntary shaking, convulsion, epilepsy
- kisig handsome; dashing
- kislap sparkle
- kislot sudden movement
- kita visible; seen
- kitá I you (contracted)
- kíta income, earnings
- kíta visible
- kitid narrowness
- kitikiti mosquito larva; fidgety person
- klarinet clarinet
- klaripikasyon clarification
- klaro clear
- klase class, kind
- klasiko classical
- klasipikasyon classification
- klasisismo classicism
- klerk clerk
- klima climate
- ko my; by me
- koalisyon coalition
- kobra cobra
- kobrá collect payment
- kodigo code; cheating notes (colloq)
- kodipikasyon codification
- kokak sound made by frogs
- kolaborador collaborator
- kolaborasyon collaboration
- kolateral collateral
- kolehiyala female college student
- kolehiyalo male college student
- kolehiyo college
- koleksiyon collection
- kolekta collect (hobby items or objects)
- kolektib collective
- kolektibismo collectivism
- kolektibista collectivist
- kolektibo collective
- kolektor collector
- kolera cholera
- kolesterol cholesterol
- koliseo coliseum
- kolisyon collision
- kolitis colitis
- kolokyal colloquial
- kolokyum colloquium
- kolon colon
- kolonisa colonize
- kolonisado colonized
- kolonisador colonizer
- kolonisasyon colonization
- kolonya colony
- kolonyal colonial
- kolonyalisasyon colonization
- kolonyalismo colonialism
- kolorete cosmetics (makeup)
- kolorum unlicensed vehicle
- kolum column
- kolumnista columnist
- koma comma
- komadrona midwife
- komandante commandant
- kombinasyon combination
- komedor dining room
- komedya metrical romance play; moro-moro
- komedyante comedian
- komemorasyon commemoration
- komentarista commentator
- komentaryo commentary
- komersiyante businessperson
- komersiyo commerce
- kometa comet
- komisaryo commissary
- komisyon commission
- komisyoner commissioner
- komite committee
- komonwelt commonwealth
- kompadre male sponsor; close friend
- kompanya company
- kompara compare
- komparatibo comparative
- kompensasyon compensation
- kompetensiya competence
- kompetente competent
- kompetisyon competition
- kompleto complete
- komplika complicate
- komplikado complicated
- komplikasyon complication
- komportable comfortable
- komposisyon composition
- kompositor composer
- komprador merchant
- komprehensibo comprehensive
- kompromiso compromise
- komputasyon computation
- kompyuter computer
- komunidad community
- komunikasyon communication
- komunismo communism
- komunista communist
- komunyon communion
- konde count, earl
- kondena condemnation
- kondenado sentenced
- kondensada condensed milk
- kondensado condensed
- kondensasyon condensation
- kondesa countess
- kondisyon condition
- kondominyum condominium
- konduktor conductor
- koneksiyon connection
- konektado connected
- kongkista conquest
- kongkistador conqueror
- kongregasyon congregation
- kongresista congressman/woman
- kongreso congress
- koniko conical
- konklusyon conclusion
- konkreto concrete
- konotasyon connotation
- konsehal councilor
- konsehero counsellor
- konseho council
- konsekuwensiya consequence
- konsentidor person allowing bad acts
- konsentrasyon concentration
- konsepsiyon conception
- konsepto concept
- konserba conserve
- konserbasyon conservation
- konserbatibo conservative
- konserbatismo conservatism
- konserbatoryo conservatory
- konsesyon concession
- konsesyonaryo concessionaire
- konsidera to consider
- konsiderable considerable
- konsiderasyon consideration
- konsiyensiya conscience
- konsiyerto concert
- konsolasyon consolation
- konsorte consort
- konstelasyon constellation
- konstitusyon constitution
- konstruksiyon construction
- konsul consul
- konsulado consulate
- konsulta consultation
- konsultant consultant
- konsumerismo consumerism
- konsumi irritated; annoyed
- konsumido annoyed
- konsumo consumption
- konsuwelo consolation
- kontador electric meter
- kontak contact
- kontemplasyon contemplation
- kontento content; satisfied
- kontest contest
- kontestant contestant
- konti a little, a few
- kontra opposed
- kontra-indikasyon contra-indication
- kontra-lason antidote
- kontra-rebolusyon counterrevolution
- kontrabando contraband
- kontrabida villain
- kontradiksiyon contradiction
- kontradiktoryo contradictory
- kontraksiyon contraction
- kontrasepsiyon contraception
- kontrata contract
- kontratista contractor
- kontribusyon contribution
- kontrobersiya controversy
- kontrobersiyal controversial
- kontrol control
- kontrolado controlled
- kooperasyon cooperation
- kooperatiba cooperative
- koordinado coordinated
- koordinasyon coordination
- kopa wine glass
- kopita small wine glass
- koponan team
- kopya copy
- kopyur coiffure
- kordero lamb
- kordilyera mountain range
- kordon cordon
- Koreano Korean person
- koreksiyon correction
- koreograpiya choreography
- koreograpo choreographer
- korido metrical romance (8-syllable lines)
- kornea cornea
- korona crown
- koronasyon coronation
- korporal corporal
- korporasyon corporation
- korte court
- korte suprema supreme court
- kortesiya courtesy
- korto shorts
- korupsiyon corruption
- koryente electricity
- kosmetiko cosmetic
- kostumbre customs, habits
- kosturera dressmaker
- kotilyon cotillion
- kotong ask for a bribe; extort
- kotse car
- krayola crayon
- kredensiyal credential
- kredito credit
- kremasyon cremation
- krimen crime
- kriminal criminal
- kriminologo criminologist
- kriminolohiya criminology
- kris double-edged blade weapon
- krisantemo chrysanthemum
- krisis crisis
- kristal crystal
- Kristiyanismo Christianity
- Kristiyano Christian
- Kristo Christ
- kritiko critic
- kritisismo criticism
- kronolohiya chronology
- krus cross
- krusada crusade
- krusipiho crucifix
- krusipiksiyon crucifixion
- kuba hunchback
- kubabaw to be astride on top
- kubakob low-roofed shanty; bent posture
- kubeta toilet
- kubiko cubic
- kubkob surrounded; kind of net
- kubli hidden; to hide
- kubo nipa hut
- kubol tent
- kubyerta deck of a ship
- kubyertos dining utensils
- kudeta coup d'etat
- kudkod grate
- kudlit apostrophe
- kudyapi two-stringed boat-shaped instrument, boat-lute
- kugon cogon grass
- kuha get
- kuhol snail, escargot
- kuko nail
- kukot to eat small pieces (popcorn/chips)
- kulam witchcraft (sorcery); curse, hex
- kulang lacking; insufficient
- kulangot booger
- kulani lymph node
- kulantro cilantro
- kulasisi parrot; mistress (pej)
- kulay color
- kuliglig cricket; motorized pedicab
- kulimbat rob, stealing, pilfer
- kulintang set of eight gongs
- kulisap insect
- kulit persistent; bothering
- kuliti stye (eyelid swelling)
- kulo boiling
- kulob airtight; trapped heat
- kulog thunder
- kulong imprisoned; surrounded
- kulot curly, wavy
- kultibado cultivated
- kulto cult
- kultura culture
- kultural cultural
- kulubot wrinkle, crease
- kulugo wart
- kumadre female sponsor; close friend
- kumander commander
- kumare female sponsor; close friend
- kumbensido convinced
- kumbensiyon convention
- kumbensiyonal conventional
- kumbento convent
- kumbenyente convenient
- kumbersasyon conversation
- kumbersiyon conversion
- kumbida invite
- kumbiksiyon conviction
- kumintang indigenous warrior song and dance
- kumot blanket
- kumpare male godparent; male sponsor; close male friend (variant spelling)
- kumpas to beat (music); to gesture
- kumpedensiya confidence
- kumpedensiyal confidential
- kumpederasyon confederation
- kumperensiya conference
- kumpesor confessor
- kumpesyon confession
- kumpirma confirm
- kumpisal confess
- kumpiska confiscate
- kumpiyansa confidence
- kumpol clump
- kumporme agreeable; satisfied
- kumpormidad conformity
- kumunoy quicksand
- kumusta form of greeting (How are you?)
- kuna crib
- kunat chewiness; stingy
- kundangan respect
- kundi but; on the contrary
- kundiman sad love song
- kundol winter melon
- kuneho rabbit
- kung if
- kuno according to others
- kunot wrinkle; crease; furrow
- kuntaw Muslim martial arts
- kunwari pretend; pretense
- kunyapit hold tightly
- kupang tree bean (medicinal)
- kupas fade
- kupit pilfer; filch
- kupkop keep and protect
- kupon coupon
- kura priest
- kura paroko parish priest
- kurakot to steal; corrupt
- kural corral; pen
- kurap blink
- kurap corrupt
- kuratsa crustacean; courtship dance
- kurba curve
- kurbata necktie
- kurikong scabies
- kurikulum curriculum
- kuripot stingy
- kurot pinch
- kurso course
- kurtina curtain
- kuryosidad curiosity
- kusina kitchen
- kusing half-cent (Spanish period)
- kuskos scrub
- kuskusbalungos unnecessary complaint/bother
- kusót rumpled; washed vigorously
- kúsot sawdust
- kuto louse (head lice)
- kutob hunch; premonition
- kutsaba cahoots; conspiracy
- kutsara spoon
- kutsay Chinese chives
- kutsero rig driver
- kutsilyo knife
- kutsinta brown rice cake
- kutson mattress
- kuwaderno notebook
- kuwadra stable for horses, horse stall
- kuwadrado square
- kuwadro picture frame
- kuwago owl
- kuwako smoker's pipe
- kuwan filler word (something)
- kuwarenta forty
- kuwarta money
- kuwartel barracks
- kuwarto room; bedroom
- kuwatro four
- kuweba cave
- kuwela funny; talkative; showy
- kuwelyo collar
- kuwenta bill; calculation; value
- kuwento story
- kuwentong bayan folk tale
- kuwerdas string (musical)
- kuwintas necklace
- kuwit comma
- kuya elder brother
- kuyog gang
- kuyom clench
- kwarto room
- kwek-kwek deep-fried orange-battered quail eggs
- kwento story
- kyut cute