Tagalog Words Starting With Y
39 root words from yabag to yuta. Each root unlocks its own family of derived words and verb forms — open any entry for pronunciation, stress marks, and example sentences.
- yabag sound of footsteps
- yabang pride; arrogance; boastfulness
- yabong thriving; luxuriant growth; prosperity
- yagit fallen twigs; trash; vagrant (fig)
- yakag invitation; the act of inviting
- yakal a tall Philippine hardwood tree
- yakap hug; embrace
- yaman wealth
- yamang while; inasmuch as; whereas; since
- yamot annoyance; boredom; irritation
- yanig tremor; shaking; to cause a tremor
- yantok rattan palm; to be beaten with a stick
- yao to leave; depart; die; the deceased
- yaon that (far from speaker and addressed)
- yapak tread; footstep; barefoot
- yapos to embrace tightly
- yarda yard (unit of measure)
- yari made of; to make; finish; ended (colloq)
- Yawa! expression of irritation (Devil!)
- yaya nanny; nursemaid
- yaya to invite or induce
- yayat thin
- Yeba! shout of triumph (Yes!; all right!; hooray!)
- yelo ice
- yema egg yolk dessert
- yerba herb
- yerba buwena mint; peppermint
- yokong red-bellied pitta bird
- yugto act; episode; stage
- yugyog to shake; dance
- yuko to bow or bend down
- yukod to bow head in respect
- yumi refinement; tenderness
- yungib cave
- yunit unit
- yupi dent; dented
- yupyop to sit on eggs; to conceal face
- yurak to trample, crush, or violate
- yuta hundred thousand; countless