Meaning of "galing"

galing •

adj.
• • magaling (ma-) good, well-already, fine, skillful, clever, polite. Magaling gumamit si Juan ng... Juan was clever at using the...

v.
• • manggaling (mang-) to come from, to originate from. Siya ay nanggaling sa probinsiya. She came from the province.

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derive

v.
• • 1. to get, to obtain: kumuha, makuha, kunin, magkamit, makamit, makamtan
  • 2. to originate, to come from a certain source: manggaling, galing magmula, mula

come

v.
• • 1. to approach: lumapit, lapitan, dumulog, dulugan
  • 2. to arrive: dumating
  • 3. to arrive in time, sequence or order: sumapit, sapitin, dumating
  • 4. to attend: dumalo, daluhan
  • 5. to call a person: halina, halika
  • 6. to come along, to accompany: sumama, samahan, isama
  • 7. to come from: manggaling, galing, magbuhat
  • 8. to come here: pumarito, paparituhin
  • 9. to come in: pumasok, pasukin
  • 10. to come out: lumabas

tail

n.
• • 1. a prolongation of the rear end of the body of an animal: buntot
  • 2. something like an animals tail: buntot, pabuntot
  • 3. the hind part of anything, back, rear: huli, hulihan, puwit, puwitan
  • 4. to put a tail on: magbuntot, buntutan

v.
• • to follow close behind: sumunud-sunod, sundan-sundan, bumuntut-buntot, buntut-buntutan

adj.
• • 1. coming from behind: mula sa likod o hulihan, galing sa likod o hulihan
  • 2. of the rear end: sa (ng) likod o hulihan, panlikod, paghuli, panghulihan

charm

n.
• • 1. a quality which delights: panghalina, pang-akit, alindog
  • 2. an amulet to avert evil, etc.: antinganting, galing
  • 3. a love charm, potion: gayuma, panggayuma

v.
• • 1. to please greatly, delight: magpalugod, makalugod, ikalugod
  • 2. to fascinate: humalina, makahalina, mahalina, halinahin
  • 3. to bewitch as by a charm: manggayuma, gumayuma, makagayuma, gayumahin, mambighani, bumighani, makabighani, bighaniin
  • 4. to attract: mang-akit, umakit, makaakit, akitin

of

prep.
• • 1. belonging to: ng, ni
  • 2. made from: yari sa
  • 3. concerning or in regard to: tungkol sa
  • 4. from: galing sa, mula sa
  • 5. which (who) has: na may (mayroon)
  • 6. among: sa

from

prep.
• • 1. indicating place of origin: mula sa, galing sa, buhat sa
  • 2. beginning with: mula, simula, buhat
  • 3. from a person: sa, kay, kina (plural of "kay")

south

n.
• • the direction to your right as you face the rising sun: timog, sur adv/adj. 1. toward the south: patimog, patungong timog
  • 2. from the south: galing sa timog, mula sa timog

off

adj.
• • 1. from: mula sa, buhat (galing) sa
  • 2. from here: mula rito
  • 3. from now: mula ngayon
  • 4. wholly, in full: lubos, lubusan, lahat, lahatan
  • 5. away, at a distance, to a distance: palayo, paalis
  • 6. adv/prep away from, far from: wala sa, malayo sa, palayo. adj/prep. 1. not on, loose: tanggal
  • 2. off and on, from time to time: manaka-naka, panaka-naka, maminsan-minsan, paminsan-minsan
  • 3. to be well off: nakaririwasa