VERNACULAR TERMS IN PHILIPPINE CONTRUCTION

ALULOD
A

ADOBE ANCHOR - LIYABE

ALIGNMENT - ASINTADA

ALIGNED - KALINYA

ALTERNATE OR STAGGERED -

UNOSINOTRA ANCHOR - LIYABE

ASTRAGAL - BATIDURA

AWNING - MEDIA AGUA

BALUSTERS - BALUSTER, BARANDILLA

BANISTERS - BARANDILLAS

BARREL BOLT -

TRANKILYA BASEBOARD

- RODAPIS BATH TUB -

BANIERA BRACE - PIE

DE GALLO BRICK - LA

DRILLO

BEAM - BIGA

BOLT - PIERNO

BOTTOM CHORD - BARAKILAN

BOTTOM CHORD - TIRANTE

CANOPY - MEDIA AGUA

CABINET HINGE - ESPOLON

CARPENTRY - KARPINTERIA

CAST IRON - PUNDIDO

CEILING - KISAME

CEILING JOIST - KOSTILYAHE

CEMENT BRICK - LADRILYO

CEMENT TILES - BALDOSA

CHAIN BOLT - BARAL DE KADENA

CHB LAYING - ASINTA

CLOSED STRINGER - MADRE DE ESKALERA

COLAR PLATE - SINTURON

COLUMN - KOLUMNA ,

HALIGUE CONCRETE SLAB -

LARGA MASA CONDUCTOR -

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 DE BANADO DRAWBORE PINOR
CONTACTOR -
- PUNSOL DRAW PIN - PUNSOL
KONTRATISTA

CORNER -
E
KANTO
EARTHFILL - ESKUMBRO
CORRUGATED G.I. SHEETS -
EAVE - SIBE
YEROCANALADO GALBANISADO
EAVE - ALERO
CRUSHED STONE - ESKONDRO
EXTERNAL SIDING - TABIKE

ELECTRICIAN - ELECTRISISTA
D

DIAGONAL BRACE -
F
PIE DE GALLO
FASCIA BOARD - SENEPA
DIAGONAL BRACE -
FAUCET - GRIPO
SINTURON DIGLEAD
FEET - PIYE
- TINGGA , ESTOPA
FILL - TAMBAK
DISH RACK -
FILLER - TAPAL ,
BANGGUERAHAN
DAGDAG FILLET -
DOOR FILLET -
BATIDURA FLOORING -
BATIDORA
SAHIG, SUELO
DOOR HEAD - SOMBRERO
FLOORBOARDS - DOTAL
PINTUAN DOOR JAMB -
FLOOR JOISTS -
HAMBA PINTUAN DOWEL -
SOLERAS FLOOR SILL -
ABANG
GUILILAN FLUSH -
DOWN SPOUT - TUBO
ALAHADO

FOREMAN - KAPATAS INCHES – PULGADA IRON - HIERO

FRAME WORK - BALANGKAS

J
G JAMB - HAMBA JOIST – SULERAS
GABLE ROOF - DOS

AGUAS G. I. STRAP - K
LINGUETA GIRDER -

KULING L
GIRT - SEPO LABORER – PIYON LEAN-TO ROOF –
GROOVE - KANAL SIBE LOW TABLE – DULANG
GUTTER - KANAL

H
M
HALL - CAIDA
MASON - KANTERO
HANDRAIL – GABAY
MASONRY FILL – LASTILYAS MITER -
HINGE – BISAGRA CANTO MESA
HORIZONTAL STUD – PABALAGBAG
MIX OF CEMENT & GRAVEL - LASTILYAS MORTAR -

PAUPO
I
MORTAR JOINTS - KOSTURA MOULDING -
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MULDURA N

NAIL SETTER -

PUNSOL NAILERS -

PAMAKUAN NAILS -

PAKO

NEWEL POST - TUKOD

NICOLITE BAR -

ESTANYO NUT -

TUERKA

OAKUM - ESTOPA

OPEN STRINGER – HARDINERA

OVERHANG OR PROJECTOR -
BOLADA

PANEL DOOR – DE BANDEHA

PATTERN OR SCHEDULE - PLANTILYA

PEA GRAVEL - GRABITA

PENDULUM (KING POST) - PENDULON

PICK WORK ON MASONRY – PIKETA

PLAIN G.I. SHEET - YERO LISOGALBANISADO

PLAIN G.I. STRAP - LINGUETA

PLANK BOARD - SENEPA

PLASTER - PALITADA

PLASTERED COURSE – KUSTURADA

PLUG - TAPON

PLUMBING - TUBERIA

PLUMB LINE - HULOG

PLUM BOB - HULOG

POST - HALIGE /

POSTE

PROJECTION – BOLADA
PURLINS - REOSTRA

PUTTY - MASILYA

Q 

QUARTER ROUND - MEDIA CANA

RABBET - VACIADA

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RAFTER REINFORCING BAR - CABILLA

S - KILO BAKAL RIDGE ROLL - CABALLETE

RISER - SENEPA, TAKIP , VERTICAL STUD – PILARETE

SILIPAN RIVETS - RIMATSE

ROOF - ATIP , BUBONG RISER – TAKIP

SILIPAN

SCAFFOLDING - ANDAMIYO

SCRATCH COAT -

REBOCADA SCREW -

TURNILYO

SHEET - PLANTSA

SHOWER -

DUTCHA

SIDING (EXTERNAL) -

TABIKE SINK - PRIGADERO

SKETCH PLAN - KROKIS

SLAB (ROUGH) - LARGA MASA

SLOPE - BAHADA

SOLDER - HINANG

SOLDER BAR - ESTANIYO

SOLDERING LEAD - ESTANYO

SPACING OF GAP - BIENTO

STAKE - ESTAKA

STRINGER (CLOSED) - MADRE (DE ESCALERA)

STRINGER (OPEN) - HARDINERA

STUCCO OR PLASTER - PALITADA

STUD (HORIZONTAL) - PABALAGBAG

STUD (VERTICAL) - PILARETE

TEMPER(METAL WORK)  – SUBAN, SUBUHAL

TINSMITH - LATERO

TRELLIS - PERGOLA

TRUSS - KILO

TOP CHORD - TAHILAN

TREAD - BAYTANG

VARNISH FINISH - MONYEKA

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W

WAINSCOTING TILES -

ASOLEHOS WALL

POST – BAGAD

WASHER - PITSA

W. I. STRAP -

PLANCHUELA

WINDOW HEAD -

SUMBRERO

WINDOW SILL -

PASAMANO

WIRING KNOB – POLEYA

WINDOW OR DOOR JAMB –

HAMBA WOOD GRAIN –

HASPE
WOOD PLANK – TABLA

WROUGHT IRON STRAP – PLANTSUWELA

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