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Vernacular Terms

This document contains a list of vernacular Filipino terms and their English translations for architectural and construction related words. Terms are provided for different building materials, structural elements, framing components, construction techniques, and more. Over 100 Filipino words are defined, providing an extensive vocabulary for discussing architecture and construction using local terminology.

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Vernacular Terms

This document contains a list of vernacular Filipino terms and their English translations for architectural and construction related words. Terms are provided for different building materials, structural elements, framing components, construction techniques, and more. Over 100 Filipino words are defined, providing an extensive vocabulary for discussing architecture and construction using local terminology.

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+jeremiah sunga queddeng

center for the designed environment professions

+vernacular terms

Abutment – tulay
Arc – arko, balantok
Baseboard – rodapis
Beam – biga
Bottom chord – barakilan
Brace (diagonal) - pie de gallo
Bolt – pierno
Brick – tisa
Butted – tumbok
Canopy – pabilyon
Ceiling joist – kostilyahe
Chb laying – asinta
Chb layed – asintada
Clinch – mag-rematse
Collar beam – ternate
Concrete slab – larga masa
Conductor/gutter - alulod
Conduit – padaluyan
Corrugated G.I. sheet – yero galbanisado
Cross bracing – krusete
Crushed stone - escombro
Design – debuho
Door case – hambahe
Door frame – marko ng pinto
Door head – trabesanyo, sombrero
Door fillet – batidora
Door jamb – hamba
Door panelled – de bandeha
Door sill – umbral
Drip mould – gwardya agwa
Earth fill – escombro, lastilyas
Eave – sibe
Easement – rekudo
Facade – patsade
Facia – senepa
Feet – piye, pye
Floor – suelo/ sahig
Flush – alahado/ lahado
Frame – balangkas
Gable – sibi
Gable roof – dos aguas
Girt – sepo, barote
Girder – guililyan
Groove – kanal
Ground – sular
Gutter – alero, alulod
G.I strap – lingueta
Half circle – medya luna, medya kunya
Hinge – bisagra
Hinge (cabinet) – espelon
Inch - pulgada
Jack rafter – sobre kilo
Jamb – hamba
Joist –soleras, suleras
King post – pindulo
Landing – mesa, pahingahan
Lath, wood strip– listong kahoy
Lathing – pagliliston
Lattice – sala-sala
Mason – mason, kantero
Masonry fill – lastilyas
Mezzanine – entresuelo
Mortar – paupo
Moulding (quater round) – mediacana
Nail setter – punsol
Oakum – estopa
Parapet – kuta, muralya
Pattern – plantilya, padron
Pavement – pabimento
Pickwork –piketa
Pile – pilote
Plastered line course – kusturada
Plate –sepo
Plumb – panghulog
Plumb line – hulog
Post – halige
Purlin – reostra, parlina
Putty – masilya
Projection - bolada
Queen post – sobre pindulo
Rabbet – vaciada, basyada
Rafter – kilo, tahilan
Ramp – sumyinta
Rebar - kabilya
Ridge – palupo
Ridge roll – caballete
Rise – senepa
Riser – takip
Rivet - rimatse
Roof – atip
Rubble – eskombro, tigkal-tigkal
Scaffolding, platform – andamyo
Scratch coat – rebokada
Septic tank – poso negro
Sheet - plantsa
Sketch – krokis
Siding (external) – tabike
Sill (floor) – guililan
Sink – prigadero
Skirt – senepa
Slab – kustado
Soffit – sepeto, intrados
Slope –bahada
Solder - hinang
Spacing – beinto
Stake – estake, estaka
Steel – asero
Stirrup, ties – anilyo
Stringer – sepo, tahilan
Stringer (close) – madre
Stringer (open) – hardinera
Stud – pamakuan
Stud (vertical) – pilarete
Stud (horizontal) – pabalagbag
Tenon – mitsa
Tile – baldosa
Tinsmith - latero
Top chord – kilo
Thread – roskas
Tread - baytang
Truss – kilo
Varnished – varnisado, monyeka
Vault – balantok, bodega
Wainscoat – entablemento, arimadilyo
Washer – pitsa, tsapa
Weatherstrip – baryete
Window grille - rehas
Wood grain – haspe
Wood plank - tabla
Yoke – sinturon, pamatok

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