Hiligaynon Adjectives and Describing Words with Tagalog Translations
40 describing things in Hiligaynon, each with its Tagalog equivalent and an English gloss. Entries come from our phrasebook, compiled from published references rather than produced by the translation engine. Hiligaynon entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.
Describing things
Big, small, good, beautiful.
| Hiligaynon | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Dakupending review | Malaki | Big |
| Gamaypending review | Maliit | Small |
| Maayopending review | Mabuti | Good |
| Malainpending review | Masama | Bad |
| Matahumpending review | Maganda | BeautifulBikol 'magayon' is the root behind Mayon, the volcano. Waray 'mahusay' means beautiful; in Tagalog the same word means skilled or well-arranged. |
| Mainitpending review | Mainit | Hot |
| Mabugnawpending review | Malamig | Cold |
| Madasigpending review | Mabilis | Fast |
| Bag-opending review | Bago | New |
| Daanpending review | Luma | Old (of a thing)Ilocano and the Visayan languages use 'daan' for old — the same string Tagalog uses for a road. |
| Tigulangpending review | Matanda | Old (of a person)Ilocano 'lakay' is an old man specifically; 'baket' is the word for an old woman, and that one collides with Kapampangan 'baket', meaning why. |
| Madamopending review | Marami | Many |
| Diutaypending review | Kaunti | Few |
| Malabapending review | Mahaba | Long |
| Malip-otpending review | Maikli | Short |
| Mabug-atpending review | Mabigat | Heavy |
| Matinlopending review | Malinis | Clean |
| Mahigkopending review | Marumi | Dirty |
| tananpending review | lahat | All |
| ibanpending review | ilan | Some |
| ibanpending review | iba | Other |
| lapadpending review | malapad | Wide |
| madamolpending review | makapal | Thick |
| makitidpending review | makitid | Narrow |
| nipispending review | manipis | Thin |
| mainitpending review | mainit | Warm (as in weather) |
| malamigpending review | malamig | Cold (as in weather) |
| punopending review | puno | Full |
| daanpending review | luma | Old |
| gabokpending review | bulok | Rotten (as a log) |
| tadlongpending review | tuwid | Straight |
| bilogpending review | bilog | Round |
| matalompending review | matulis | Sharp (as a knife) |
| habolpending review | mapurol | Dull (as a knife) |
| hinlopending review | makinis | Smooth |
| basapending review | basa | Wet |
| kigaspending review | tuyo | Dry (adjective) |
| sibopending review | tama | Right (correct) |
| tuopending review | kanan | Right (side) |
| walapending review | kaliwa | Left (side) |
More Hiligaynon word lists
- Hiligaynon Polite Words and Phrases10
- Hiligaynon Numbers17
- Hiligaynon Days, Months and Time Words19
- Hiligaynon Family and People Words22
- Hiligaynon Food and Eating Words28
- Hiligaynon Directions and Travel Words13
- Hiligaynon Emergency and Health Phrases12
- Hiligaynon Words for Parts of the Body26
- Hiligaynon Words for Nature and Weather38
- Hiligaynon Everyday Verbs65
- Hiligaynon Months of the Year12
- Hiligaynon Words for Animals17
Sources
- Hiligaynon phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.
- Appendix: Hiligaynon Swadesh list — Wiktionary. Accessed 2026-08-17.
- Tagalog phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.
- Appendix: Austronesian Swadesh lists — Wiktionary. Accessed 2026-08-17.