Math Words in Filipino
Note: This post is for Filipino readers.
Mathematics in the Philippines is taught in English, and I have never used a math term in Filipino (our national language) before. I found these translations, and I am delighted to share it to fellow Filipino math teachers and enthusiasts. Honestly, I only know one translation, and it is embarrassing that I didn’t even know the other translations exist.
- math – sipnayan
- mathematician – sipnayanon
- arithmetic – palatuusan
- radical – pangugat
- exponential function – pangunahing kabisa
- square root – pariugat
- cube root – taluugat
- square – parirami
- cube – talurami
- differential – tingirin
- involution – balisultag
- tangent – dikit
- plane figure – lapyang laraw
- probability – kalagmitan
- permutation – pamalitan
- factorial – bunin
- infinity – awanggan
- imaginary number – guning bilang
Please share to fellow Filipinos. 🙂
There is also a math blog written in Filipino (or TagLish) called Sipnayan. You might want to check it out.