Meaning of "town"

town •

n.
• • hall, a building used for a towns business: munisipyo, gusaling-bayan

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street

n.
• • a road in a city or town, usually with buildings on both sides: kalye, daan, lansangan

country

n.
• • 1. anation: bansa, bayan
  • 2. native land: lupang-tinubuan, bayang-tinubuan, inang-bayan
  • 3. as contrasted with city, town or province: probinsiya, lalawigan

municipal

adj.
• • of a city or town: pangmunisipyo, munisipal, pambayan, ukol sa (ari ng) munisipyo, ng munisipyo

place

n.
• • 1. the part or space occupied by a person or thing: puwesto, lugar, lugal
  • 2. a city, town, or village: lugar, lugal, dako
  • 3. district or area: purol, pool, distrito
  • 4. house, dwelling: bahay, tahanan
  • 5. a part or spot on a body or surface: bahagi, parte
  • 6. rank: puwesto, tungkulin, lugar, lugal
  • 7. right position, usual position: tamang lugar (lugal), karaniwang lugar (lugal), tumpak na ayos
  • 8. a space or seat for a person: lugar, lugal, puwesto
  • 9. duty, business: tungkulin, gawain
  • 10. work, job, employment: trabaho, empleo, gawain

v.
• • to put in a particular spot, position, or condition: maglagay, ilagay, maglagak, ilagak adv. in place means (a) in the proper or usual place: nasa lugar, nasa wastong (dating) kinalalagyan (b) fitting, apppropriate or timely: angkop, bagay

occupation

n.
• • 1. business, employment, trade: tungkulin, trabaho, hanapbuhay, gawain
  • 2. what one is continually doing: ang ginagawa (inaatupag), trabaho
  • 3. the state of being busy: karamihan ng gawain (ginagawa, trabaho)
  • 4. act of occupying, e.g. by a country: pagsakop, pananakop
  • 5. the state of being occupied as by an enemy of a country or town: pagkasakop, pagkakasakop
  • 6. taking residence in a house, etc., occupying: pagtira, pagtahan, pag-okupa

port

n.
• • 1. a harbor, place where ships and boats can be sheltered from storms: puwerto, daungan, doongan
  • 2. the town or city by a harbor: puwerto, daungan
  • 3. the opening in the side of a ship to let in light and air: babor, bintana sa tagiliran ng bapor
  • 4. the left side of a ship: babor, kaliwang tagiliran ng bapor
  • 5. a way of carrying oneself, bearing: tindig, tikas, bikas

plaza

n.
• • a public square in a city or town: plasa, liwasan

village

n.
• • 1. a group of houses smaller than a town: nayon, baryo
  • 2. the people of a village: ang mga tao sa nayon, ang mga taganayon, ang mga taong-nayon

libot

v.
• • lumibot (-um-) to go around, to wander. Lumibot siya sa paligid ng bahay. He went around the outside of the house. maglibot (mag-) to go around, to wander. Maglibot ka sa bayan. Go around the town.

baha

n.
• • flood binaha' (-in)

v.
• • (phenomenal verb) to flood. Binaha ang buong bayan. The whole town was flooded. bumaha' (um-)

v.
• • (phenomenal verb) to flood. Bumaha dahil sa lakas ng ulan. I flooded because of the strong rain.

plasa

n.
• • plaza, the town park

ikot

v.
• • umikot (-um-) to turn around, to turn outward, to revolve. Umikot siya sa buong bahay. She went around the house. mag-ikot, iikot (mag-:-i)

v.
• • to turn around or to take around. Iikot mo siya sa buong bayan. Take him all around town.

luwas

v.
• • lumuwas (-um-) to go from town to city. Lumuwas siya sa Maynila. She went to Manila (from the province). magluwas, iluwas (mag-:i-)

v.
• • to take to the city. Iniluwas niya ang kanyang panauhin sa Maynila. He brought his visitor to Manila.

bayan

n.
• • town, country, fatherland

baryo

Sp n.
• • barrio, subdivision of a town

meyor

n.
• • mayor of a city or town

lusob

v.
• • lumusob (-um-) to attack, to assault. Lumusob ang mga masasamang loob sa bayan. The bandits attacked the town. manlusob, lusubin (mang-:-in)

v.
• • to attack, to assault. Linusob nila ang mga kaaway. They assaulted their enemies.

maging

v.
• • 1. to be, to become
  • 2. transient (active) particle word or phrase modified is something coming into being, arising at the time specified by the tense-form of the particle. Siya ay naging hukom. He became a judge. Naging bantog siya sa buong bayan. He became famous throughout the whole town.