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Root: galing


galing is a common word root in the Filipino language.

Meaning of the root galing:
ROOT DEFINITION:
~ related to 1.) being skilled or excellent (at something), 2.) coming from (somewhere)

Galing Words and Definitions:

Example words using the Filipino / Tagalog root "galing"

galíng : 1.) [noun] excellence; skill; good; getting better; 2.) [expression] Great!   more... »
galing : [adjective] from; coming from   more... »
magalíng : [adjective] good at (e.g., skillful at doing something); excellent; great; skillful; able   more... »
manggaling : [verb] to come from   more... »
gumalíng : [verb] to heal; to be healed; to improve; to become well; to get better   more... »
galingán : [verb] to excel at something; to get better at something (at a skill or task); to make something very good   more... »
pinanggalingan : [noun] source; root; home base; place coming from; place where something came from; [adjective] where one came from; original   more... »
kakagalíng : just (recently) got better / improved in health   more... »
kakagaling : just came from   more... »
pagalíng : get well   more... »
magpagalíng : [verb] to heal; to recuperate; to cure   more... »
pagalingan : [noun] contest to do something best   more... »
pinakamagalíng : [adjective] best; the most skilled; the most effective   more... »
kagalingan : [noun] skill; goodness; greatness; excellence   more... »
magmagalíng : [verb] to show off   more... »
paggalíng : [noun] getting better; improving (in health); recovery (in health)   more... »
pagalingín : [verb] to heal someone; to cure someone; to make someone better   more... »
galíng-galíng : [adjective] very good; very skilled; excellent   more... »
pagkagaling : having come from   more... »
napakagalíng : [adjective/adverb] excellent   more... »
mapagalíng : [verb] to be able to heal; to be able to cure   more... »
ikagalíng : [verb] to cause getting better from an illness   more... »
pagpapagalíng : [noun] convalescence   more... »
galián : celebration; festivity; feast; festival;   more... »
igalíng : [verb] to get better; to improve; to improve in health   more... »
galingin : [verb] to be lucky or fortunate   more... »
ngalingali : almost did or happened; nearly; almost; verge on; on the brink of;   more... »
kamagalinga : a type of squash; squash; gourd;   more... »
ipagmagalíng : [verb] to brag or boast (about something)   more... »
magpakagaling : [verb] to try to improve   more... »
magalíng-galíng : [adjective] rather (good at doing something)   more... »
kagalíng-galingan : [adjective] the very best   more... »

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