“Window” in every Philippine language
Window across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Window |
|---|---|
| English | Window |
| Tagalog | Bintana |
| Ilocano | Tawa |
| Cebuano | Bintana |
| Hiligaynon | Bintana |
| Waray | Bintana |
| Bikol | Bintana |
| Kapampangan | Awang |
| Pangasinan | Bintana |
What the pattern shows
Ilocano 'tawa' is a window. In Tagalog it is laughter.
Where they agree
- Bintana — Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol, Pangasinan
Standing alone: Ilocano (Tawa) and Kapampangan (Awang).
Watch out
tawa does not mean the same thing everywhere:
- A window in Ilocano
- Laughter in Tagalog
Ilocano tawa is a window; Tagalog tawa is laughter. Both are common enough that the collision is not a curiosity.
More somewhere to stay
The whole category as a word list: Ilocano Words for Somewhere to Stay · Tagalog Words for Somewhere to Stay
Where this comes from
This row is one of 161 concept pages drawn from a parallel set of everyday vocabulary held across nine languages. You can browse all of them, download the whole set under CC BY-SA 4.0, or paste text to find out which language it is.
Compiled from published general reference and pending review by native speakers. If something here is wrong in a language you speak, please tell us.