Tagalog Words Starting With M
368 root words from M to muwestra. Each root unlocks its own family of derived words and verb forms — open any entry for pronunciation, stress marks, and example sentences.
- M thirteenth letter of the Filipino alphabet
- ma- indicates possessor of a quality
- maaari can; able to; may
- maagap prompt, ready, or alert
- Maano! expression of "I don't care"
- mababang paaralan elementary school
- mabantot has a foul odor
- madla public; the masses
- madrasta stepmother
- madre nun
- madre-kakaw St. Vincent plum tree
- madyik magic
- madyong mahjong
- maestra female teacher
- maestro male teacher
- mag- focus on doer; denotes relationship
- magasin magazine
- magkano how much (price)
- magpaka- voluntary action to the best effort
- magtatabako tobacco buyer/seller
- mahablangka thick corn and coconut pudding, sweet corn pudding
- mahadera feisty or critical woman
- mahadero feisty or critical man
- mahal love; expensive
- maharlika nobleman; noble birth
- mahika magic
- mahistrado magistrate
- mais corn
- makabuhay medicinal vine for fever/malaria
- makahiya bashful mimosa plant
- makamandag venomous
- makapangyarihan powerful
- makapuno thick-meat variety of coconut
- makata poet
- makina machine
- makinarya machinery
- makinilya typewriter
- makinista machinist
- makopa Malay/mountain apple
- maktol grumbling; sulking
- malaguno green jobfish
- malakapas mojarra or silver biddy fish
- malaking tao powerful person
- malapugo very small kind of chicken
- malarya malaria
- malas bad luck; misfortune; to gaze
- malasado not fully cooked/ half-cooked; untrustworthy
- malasakit concern; care
- malasambal branched shrub with white flowers
- malasugi Indo-Pacific sailfish
- malasulasi red tea tree
- malat hoarse
- malay consciousness; awareness; conscious
- malbarosa rose geranium
- malbas Indian mallow (medicinal)
- malbersasyon malversation
- maldita ill-tempered woman; wicked person
- maleta suitcase
- mali wrong; incorrect
- maligno evil spirit
- maliksi active; agile, quick in movement
- malisya malice
- maliw diminish; end
- mall shopping mall
- malmag tarsier (Bohol monkey)
- malnutrisyon malnutrition
- malong Maranao tube-cloth
- maltrato maltreatment
- malumay soft/low speech; penultimate accent
- malumi penultimate accent with glottal catch
- malunggay horse-radish tree (medicinal)
- mam Madam, Ma'am
- mamali threadfin fish
- mamalya mammal
- mamasan madam of a brothel
- mambayu Kalinga rice-pounding song
- mambunong folk healer; spiritual leader
- mamera one centavo each
- man whoever/whatever; also; although
- mana inheritance; legacy; coral bush
- manang elderly woman; older sister (honorific)
- manas swollen
- mandala haystack; circular/square deity image
- mandamyento warrant; order
- Mandarin Chinese language (Beijing/Taiwan)
- mandate will of the people via legislation
- mando order or command
- manedyer manager
- maneho drive
- mangga mango
- manggas sleeve (of clothing)
- mangha amazement
- mangmang illiterate; intellectually challenged, ignorant
- manhid numb; lack of feeling
- mani peanut
- manibalang almost ripe
- manigo prosperous
- maniobra maneuver; take control
- manipesto manifesto; statement
- manipula manipulate
- manliligaw suitor
- manman spy; observe
- mano gesture of respect to elders
- mano po blessing request gesture phrase
- Manobo ethnolinguistic group (Mindanao)
- manok chicken
- manong elderly man; older brother (honorific)
- Mansaka ethnolinguistic group (Davao)
- mansanas apple
- mantika cooking oil; lard
- mantsa stain
- manugang son-in-law or daughter-in-law
- manyika doll
- maong denim jeans
- maragsa type of glottal stress/accent
- marahil perhaps
- maralita poor; destitute
- maramot selfish; stingy
- marang tropical fruit tree
- marites neighborhood gossip (slang)
- Marso March (month)
- Martes Tuesday
- martilyo hammer; to hammer
- masa the masses; dough
- masahe massage
- masatsat talkative; chatter-box
- masel muscle
- masid observation
- masinggan machine gun
- maski although; whether
- maskulino masculine
- masokismo masochism
- mason mason
- masoneriya masonry
- masturbasyon masturbation
- masyado too much
- mata eye; to humiliate
- matadero butcher; slaughterhouse
- matamis sa bao coconut jam
- matang-baka purse-eyed scad (fish)
- matapobre snobbish (looks down on poor)
- mate checkmate (chess)
- matematika mathematics
- matematiko mathematician
- materyal material
- matres mattress
- matrikula tuition fee
- matrimonyal matrimonial
- matrimonyo matrimony
- matris womb
- matrona matron
- matsing monkey (Macaca philippinensis)
- may to have; possession
- maya later
- maykapangyarihan authority
- maykaya wealthy; rich
- Maynila Manila
- Mayo May (month)
- mayordoma female manager; housekeeper; female head of household staff
- mayordomo male manager; butler; male head of household staff
- mayorya majority
- mayroon to have; possession
- medalya medal
- medik medic
- medikal medical
- medikasyon medication
- mediko doctor
- medisinal medicinal
- meditasyon meditation
- medya half; middle
- medyas socks
- medyo somewhat; a bit
- megalomanya megalomania
- megastar famous person
- Mehikana Mexican woman
- Mehikano Mexican man
- Mehiko Mexico
- mekanika mechanics
- mekaniko mechanic
- mekanismo mechanism
- melodiko melodic
- melodiya melody
- melon cantaloupe melon
- memorya memory; to memorize
- memoryado memorized
- memoryal memorial
- meninghitis meningitis
- menopos menopause
- menor minor; drive slowly
- menor de edad minor (of minor age)
- mensahe message
- mensahero messenger
- mental mental institution
- mentalidad mentality
- menudo meat dish (potatoes/tomato sauce)
- menuskula miniscule
- merengge meringue
- meritoryo meritorious
- mersenaryo mercenary
- meryenda afternoon snack
- mesa table
- mesanin mezzanine
- mesiyas savior
- mestisa female person of mixed ethnicity; fair-skinned woman
- mestiso male person of mixed ethnicity; fair-skinned man
- metabolismo metabolism
- metal metal
- metaliko metallic
- metalurhiya metallurgy
- metamorposis metamorphosis
- metapisika metaphysics
- metapora metaphor
- meteoro meteor
- meteorolohiya meteorology
- metodiko methodical
- metro meter (measurement)
- metropolitano metropolitan
- metsado mechado (meat stew)
- mga plural marker; approximately
- midya media
- migrante migrant worker
- migrasyon migration
- migratoryo migratory
- mikrobyo microbes; germs
- mikrokosmo microcosm
- mikroorganismo microorganism
- mikropono microphone
- mikroskopiko microscopic
- milagrosa rice grain variety
- milagrosa miraculous (female)
- milagroso miraculous (male)
- milenaryo millenary
- milenyo millennium
- miligramo milligram
- milimetro millimeter
- milisya militia
- militante militant
- militar military
- militarisasyon militarization
- militarismo militarism
- milya mile
- milyon million
- milyonarya female millionaire
- mina mine; to mine
- Mindanaw Mindanao (island)
- mineral mineral
- minero miner
- minimalismo minimalism
- ministeryal ministerial
- ministeryo ministry
- ministro minister
- minoridad minority
- minorya minority
- minsan once; sometimes
- mintis miss; failure to hit
- minuto minute (time unit)
- mirindal snack (variant of meryenda)
- misa mass (religious service)
- miserable miserable
- miskroskopyo microscope
- misteryo mystery
- misteryosa mysterious (female)
- misteryoso mysterious (male)
- mistiko mystic
- mistisismo mysticism
- misyon mission
- misyonera female missionary
- misyonero male missionary
- mito myth
- mitolohiya mythology
- mitra miter (bishop's hat)
- miyembro member
- miyentras while
- Miyerkules Wednesday
- miyural mural
- mo your (singular)
- moda fashion
- modelo model
- modernismo modernism
- modernista modernist
- moderno modern
- modista seamstress
- modo manners
- modulasyon modulation
- mohon landmark; marker
- molabe Philippine hard wood (molave)
- molestiya bother; inconvenience; annoyance
- monarka monarch
- monarkiko monarchichal
- monarkiya monarchy
- monasteryo monastery
- monay milk and egg round-shaped bread
- mongha cloistered nun
- monghe monk
- monogamo monogamous
- monogamya monogamy
- monologo monologue
- monopolyo monopoly
- monotono monotonous
- monsenyor monsignor
- monumental monumental
- monumento monument
- moog thick stone wall; fort
- moral moral lesson; morale
- moralidad morality
- moratoryum moratorium
- morena brown-skinned (female)
- moreno brown-skinned (male)
- morge morgue
- morkon beef roll dish
- Moro Muslim people (Mindanao)
- morpina morphine
- morpolohiko morphological
- morpolohiya morphology
- mortal mortal
- mortalidad mortality
- moskabado dark brown sugar (muscovado)
- mosketero musketeer
- moskitero mosquito net
- motel motel
- motor motor
- motorista motorist
- motorsiklo motorcycle
- motosiklista motorcyclist
- mugto swollen (eyes from crying)
- muhi hate; hatred
- mukha face
- mula from
- mulaga suddenly unable to speak; wide-eyed
- mulat aware, educated
- mulawin molave tree (Vitex parviflora)
- muli again
- mulmol parrot fish
- multa fine; penalty
- multilingguwal multilingual
- multimilyon multimillion
- multimilyonarya female multimillionaire
- multimilyonaryo male multimillionaire
- multinasyonal multinational
- multiplika multiply, multiplied
- multo ghost
- mumo left-over particles of rice
- mundo world
- munggo mung bean
- mungkahi proposal; suggestion
- muni to think over; contemplate
- muning other name for cats
- munisipal municipal
- munisipalidad municipality
- munisipyo town hall, municipal hall
- munti small
- muntik almost
- mura cheap; inexpensive
- musa muse
- musang Asian palm civet; civet coffee
- museo museum
- musika music
- musikal musical
- musikang bayan folk music
- musikologo musicologist
- musikolohiya musicology
- musmos young; naive; innocent
- mustasa mustard plant
- muta eye goop; gummy secretion
- mutsatsa female domestic worker (pejorative)
- mutsatso male domestic worker (pejorative)
- muwebles furniture
- muwestra example; signal; gesture