regla
régla with stress marks
menstruation; rule
Also means
Regla can also mean a ruler or straightedge used for drawing lines, though this sense is less common in modern usage.
Usage Note
Regla comes from Spanish 'regla' (rule, period) but in everyday Filipino conversation almost always refers to menstruation — its dominant colloquial meaning. The sense of 'rule' or 'regulation' has largely been displaced by tuntunin or patakaran in modern Tagalog.
Examples
" May regla ako ngayon. "
Natural Translation
I have my period now.
Literal Translation
Has menstruation I now.
" Mayroon siyang regla kaya nananatili siya sa bahay. "
Natural Translation
She has her period so she is staying home.
Literal Translation
Has she menstruation so stays she in-the house.
" Madalas siyang hindi makapasok sa paaralan dahil masakit ang tiyan niya tuwing may regla. "
Natural Translation
She often cannot go to school because her stomach hurts whenever she has her period.
Literal Translation
Often she not able-to-attend in school because painful the stomach her whenever has menstruation.
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