Glossary - Page 4 of 5
(English version of “Noli Me Tangere”)
- Moro
- Mohammedan Malay of southern Mindanao and Sulu.
- mutya
- Some object with talismanic properties,
rabbit’s foot.
- nakú
- A Tagalog exclamation of surprise, wonder, etc.
- nipa
- Swamp-palm, with the imbricated leaves of which the roots and sides of the common Filipino houses are constructed.
- nito
- A climbing fern whose glossy, wiry leaves are used for making fine hats, cigar-cases, etc.
- novena
- A devotion consisting of prayers recited on nine consecutive days, asking for some special favor; also, a booklet of these prayers.
- oy
- An exclamation to attract attention, used toward inferiors and in familiar intercourse: probably a contraction of the Spanish imperative, oye,
listen!
- pakó
- An edible fern.
- palasán
- A thick, stout variety of rattan, used for walking-sticks.
- pandakaki
- A low tree or shrub with small, star-like flowers.
- pañuelo
- A starched neckerchief folded stiffly over the shoulders, fastened in front and falling in a point behind: the most distinctive portion of the customary dress of the Filipino women.
- papaya
- The tropical papaw, fruit of the
melon-tree.
- paracmason
- Freemason, the bête noire of the Philippine friar.
- peseta
- A silver coin, in value one-fifth of a peso or thirty-two cuartos.
- peso
- A silver coin, either the Spanish peso or the Mexican dollar, about the size of an American dollar and of approximately half its value.
- piña
- Fine cloth made from pineapple-leaf fibers.
- proper names
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The author has given a simple and sympathetic touch to his story throughout by using the familiar names commonly employed among the Filipinos in their home-life. Some of these are nicknames or pet names, such as Andong, Andoy, Choy, Neneng (
Baby
), Puté, Tinchang, and Yeyeng. Others are abbreviations or corruptions of the Christian names, often with the particle ng or ay added, which is a common practice: Andeng, Andrea; Doray, Teodora; Iday, Brigida (Bridget); [502]Sinang, Lucinda (Lucy); Sipa, Josefa;Sisa, Narcisa; Teo, Teodoro (Theodore); Tiago, Santiago (James); Tasio, Anastasio; Tiká, Escolastica; Tinay, Quintina; Tinong, Saturnino.
- Provincial
- Head of a religious order in the Philippines.
- querida
- Paramour, mistress: from the Spanish,
beloved.
- real
- One-eighth of a peso, twenty cuartos.
- sala
- The principal room in the more pretentious Philippine houses.