List of Tagalog words starting with the letter L - Page 19

lalangin (nilalalang, nilalang, lalalangin) v., inf. create

lalas adj. 1. stripped off (palm leaves); 2. blown off (roof)

lalawa n., zoo. species of spider

n. 1. province; part of a country; 2. (Old Tagalog): haven; port

lalawiganin n., adj. provincialism; provincial

lalay adj. 1. gradually sloping; 2. soft or unstressed (pronunciation)

n. lathe work

lalikan n. lathe (for wood)

(nilalalik, nilalik, lalalikin) v., inf. form on a lathe (wood)

n. depth; drop (a distance down)

(nilalaliman, nilaliman, lalaliman) v., inf. make deeper; deepen

n. spot, colour (US: color) or mark caused by discoloration

n., med. contagion (by contact)

(nilalalinan, nilalinan, lalalinan) v., inf. contaminate; be infected (with other's sickness)

lalo adv. more; increasingly

lalo na comp. especially; particularly; principally

lalo pa comp. much more

lalo sa lahat comp. chiefly; especially; above all

lalo't lalo comp. more and more

comp. preferable; more desirable