Filipino Vernacular Terms used in Construction:

GUTTER ----------------------------------- kanal

Note: The author arranged the vernacular terms

in alphabetical order to make it easier for you.

H
HANDRAIL ------------------------------- gabay

ENGLISH ------------------------------------- TAGALOG

HINGE ------------------------------------

bisagra

HORIZONTAL STUD ----------------- pabalagbag

A
ADOBE ANCHOR ----------------------- liyabe

ALIGNMENT ------------------------------- asintada

MASONRY FILL ----------------------- lastilyas

MITER JOINT ---------------------------- canto mesa

MOLDING ------------------------------- muldora

BEAM --------------------------------------- biga

BOLT --------------------------------------- pierno

BOTTOM CHORD ---------------------- barakilan

OPEN STRINGER --------------------- hardinera

CEILING JOIST ------------------------- kostilyahe

PANELED DOOR --------------------- de bandeha

CEMENT BRICK ----------------------- ladrilyo

PATTERN or SCHEDULE -----------plantilya

CEMENT TILES ------------------------ baldosa

CLOSED

STRINGER

------------------madre

PLASTERED COURSE ------------ kusturada

de

PLUMB LINE -----------------------------hulog

eskalera

POST --------------------------------------- halige / poste

COLAR PLATE --------------------------- sinturon

PROJECTION ------------------------- bolada

CONCRETE SLAB --------------------- larga masa

PURLINS -------------------------------- reostra

CONDUCTOR --------------------------- alulod

D

DOOR FILLET ----------------------------batidora

RISER -------------------------------------takip silipan
E
EARTHFILL

RIVET--------------------------------------- rimatse
--------------------------------

eskumbro,

escombro

EAVE ---------------------------------------- sibe

SCAFFOLDING ---------------------- plantsa

EXTERNAL SIDING ------------------- tabike

SCRATCH COAT ---------------------rebokada

SOLDER --------------------------------hinang

SOLDERING LEAD -----------------estanyo

FASCIA BOARD ------------------------- senepa

SPACING or GAP ------------------- biyento

FLOORING -------------------------------- sahig/suwelo

SPLIT KNOB ----------------------------poleya

FLOOR JOIST ----------------------------- soleras

STAKE ---------------------------------- staka

FRAMEWORK ---------------------------- balangkas

STUCCO or PLASTER -------------palitada

G
GIRDER ------------------------------------- gililan

GIRT ----------------------------------------- sepo

TOP CHORD ----------------------------- tahilan

GROOVE ----------------------------------- kanal

TREAD ------------------------------------- baytang

TRUSS or RAFTER --------------------- kilo

CLOSED STRINGER madre de eskalera

TREAD baytang
RISER takip silipan

V
VARNISH FINISH ---------------------- monyeka
VERTICAL STUD ------------------------pilarete

HANDRAIL gabay
MOLDING muldora
EAVE sibe
PROJECTION bolada
FRAMEWORK balangkas

W
WINDOW HEAD ----------------------- sombrero
WINDOW OR DOOR JAMB -------- hamba
WINDOW SILL ------------------------- pasamano
WOOD GRAIN -------------------------- haspe
WROUGHT IRON STRAP ---------- plantsuwela
ENGLISH -- TAGALOG
POST - halige / poste
GIRDER - gililan
JOIST - soleras
FLOORING sahig/suwelo
GIRT - sepo
BEAM biga
TRUSS kilo
BOTTOM CHORD barakilan
TOP CHORD tahilan
PURLINS - reostra
COLAR PLATE - sinturon
FASCIA BOARD senepa
EXTERNAL SIDING tabike
VERTICAL STUD pilarete
HORIZONTAL STUD pabalagbag
CEILING JOIST kostilyahe
WINDOW SILL pasamano
WINDOW HEAD sombrero
WINDOW OR DOOR JAMB hamba
OPEN STRINGER - hardinera

GUTTER kanal
CONDUCTOR alulod
WROUGHT IRON STRAP plantsuwela
BOLT pierno
SCAFFOLDING plantsa
STAKE staka
PLASTERED COURSE kusturada
STUCCO or PLASTER - palitada
SCRATCH COAT - rebokada
PICHWORK on MASONRY piketa
VARNISH FINISH monyeka
SPACING or GAP biyento
CONCRETE SLAB larga masa
ALIGNMENT - asintada
PLUMB LINE - hulog
CEMENT TILES baldosa
CEMENT BRICK ladrilyo
DOOR FILLET batidora
GROOVE kanal
WOOD GRAIN haspe
PATTERN or SCHEDULE - plantilya
HINGE bisagra
PANELED DOOR de bandeha
EARTHFILL - eskumbro
MASONRY FILL lastilyas
ADOBE ANCHOR liyabe
SOLDER hinang
SOLDERING LEAD estanyo