Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 11

Vocabulary

特に

toku ni — especially, particularly, in a special manner

鹿

shika — deer, a large antlered wild mammal

や

ya — and, listing multiple items casually

野生

yasei — wild, living freely in nature

の

no — possessive or linking particle

鶏

niwatori — chicken, a common domestic poultry bird

など

nado — and so on, et cetera, among others

獲物

emono — prey, game, hunted animal or catch

魚

sakana — fish, aquatic animal used as food

が

ga — subject marker particle in Japanese grammar

家庭

katei — household, home, family setting

食料

shokuryou — food supply, provisions, foodstuffs

に

ni — particle indicating direction, location, or target

加え

kuwae — adding, in addition to something

られる

rareru — passive or potential auxiliary verb ending

主食

shushoku — staple food, main dietary food source

は

wa — topic marker particle in Japanese grammar

山岳

sangaku — mountains, mountainous terrain or region

米

kome — rice, uncooked grains of rice

で

de — particle indicating means, location of action

ある

aru — to be, to exist (for inanimate things)

よう

you — it seems, appears to be a certain way

だ

da — copula, plain form of 'to be'

豆

mame — beans, legumes used as food

ココナッツ

kokonattsu — coconut, tropical fruit with hard shell

オレンジ

orenji — orange, a citrus fruit

サトウキビ

satou kibi — sugarcane, tall grass harvested for sugar

実

mi — fruit, seed, or berry of a plant

タバコ

tabako — tobacco, plant leaves used for smoking

も

mo — also, too, particle indicating addition

栽培

saibai — cultivation, growing crops or plants

て

te — te-form particle connecting verbs or actions

いる

iru — to be, exist (animate); ongoing action marker

衣服

ifuku — clothing, garments worn on the body

乏しい

toboshii — scarce, meager, lacking in quantity

それ

sore — that, referring to something previously mentioned

かかわらず

kakawarazu — regardless of, in spite of, nevertheless

多く

ooku — many, much, a large amount

注意

chuui — attention, caution, careful notice

払わ

harawa — paying (attention), devoting care or effort

最も

mottomo — most, to the greatest degree

貧しい

mazushii — poor, impoverished, lacking material wealth

男性

dansei — male, man, masculine person

バナナ

banana — banana, a yellow tropical fruit

葉

ha — leaf, foliage of a plant

を

wo / o — object marker particle in Japanese grammar

着け

tsuke — wearing, attaching garment to body

女性

josei — female, woman, feminine person

捕ら

tora — catching, capturing (stem form of 捕らえる)

危険

kiken — danger, hazard, risk of harm

とき

toki — time, moment, occasion when something occurs

樹皮

juhi — bark, outer layer of a tree trunk

スカート

sukaato — skirt, lower body garment

まとう

matou — to wear, to drape around one's body

しかし

shikashi — however, but, on the other hand

場合

baai — case, situation, occasion, circumstance

木綿

momen — cotton, natural fiber textile material

その

sono — that, referring to something nearby or mentioned

上

ue — above, on top, upper position

同じ

onaji — same, identical, of the same kind

素材

sozai — material, raw fabric or substance used

鮮やか

azayaka — vivid, bright, strikingly colorful or clear

な

na — adjectival linking particle for na-adjectives

帯

obi — sash, belt worn around the waist

締め

shime — tying, fastening a sash or belt

おり

ori — being in a state; weaving (alternate meaning)

儀式

gishiki — ceremony, ritual, formal occasion or rite

際

sai — on the occasion of, at the time of

短い

mijikai — short, brief in length or duration

上着

uwagi — jacket, outer garment worn on upper body

ジャケット

jaketto — jacket, a short coat or outer garment

加える

kuwaeru — to add, to include something extra

こと

koto — thing, fact, nominalizer turning verbs to nouns

時

toki — time, moment, when a particular event occurs

長い

nagai — long, extended in length or time

髪

kami — hair, especially hair on a person's head

まとめ

matomе — gathering together, bundling or summarizing

特別

tokubetsu — special, exceptional, out of the ordinary

行事

gyouji — event, function, scheduled public occasion

一本

ippon — one long thin object (counter for strings)

金

kin — gold, precious yellow metallic element

ビーズ

biizu — beads, small decorative spheres strung together

飾る

kazaru — to decorate, to adorn with ornaments

腰

koshi — waist, hips, lower back area of body

から

kara — from, since, indicating starting point

膝

hiza — knee, joint between upper and lower leg

まで

made — until, up to, as far as

届き

todoki — reaching, extending to a certain point

腕

ude — arm, limb from shoulder to wrist

重ね

kasane — layering, stacking items on top of each other

覆わ

oowa — covering, wrapping over something

紐

himo — cord, string, thin rope or lace

首

kubi — neck, the part connecting head to body

取り巻く

torimaku — to surround, to encircle something or someone

か

ka — question particle or disjunctive 'or'

または

mata wa — or, alternatively, otherwise

まとめる

matomeru — to put together, to gather or organize

使わ

tsukawa — using, employing (stem of 使う)

れる

reru — passive or potential verb suffix

本来

honrai — originally, by nature, fundamentally

非常

hijou — extremely, very, emergency or abnormal situation

多い

ooi — many, numerous, abundant in number

装飾品

soushokuhin — ornaments, decorative accessories or jewelry

耳

mimi — ear, organ of hearing on the head

飾り

kazari — decoration, ornament, adornment

金属

kinzoku — metal, hard shiny elemental material

指輪

yubiwa — ring, circular band worn on a finger

数回

suukai — several times, a few occasions

言及

genkyuu — mention, reference made to something

これら

korera — these, referring to multiple nearby things

物語

monogatari — story, tale, narrative account

日常

nichijou — everyday, daily, ordinary routine life

生活

seikatsu — life, daily living, lifestyle

くれる

kureru — to give (to me/us), to do something for one

早朝

souchou — early morning, the first hours after dawn

山

yama — mountain, hill, large natural elevation

冷たい

tsumetai — cold to the touch, chilly, cool

空気

kuuki — air, atmosphere, the air we breathe

人々

hitobito — people, people in general, the masses

むしろ

mushiro — rather, instead, preferably

庭

niwa — garden, yard, outdoor space near a building

へ

e — directional particle indicating movement toward

と

to — and (listing), with, quotation particle

追い出し

oidashi — driving out, chasing someone outside

そこ

soko — there, that place nearby

火

hi — fire, flame, source of heat and light

囲ん

kakon — surrounding, encircling (contracted form)

しゃがん

shagan — squatting, crouching low to the ground