Mercantile to Mercy

This dictionary contains English, Spanish and Tagalog words from the early 20th century, quite a few of which are obsolete. The spelling and meaning of the words herein may be slightly different from current usage. Still, we believe it is a useful reference for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that time.

Mercantile, adj. [mércantil]
Mercantil.
Nauukol sa pang̃ang̃alakal.

Mercenary, adj. & n. [mérsineri]
Mercenario, interesado, el que obra solo por interes.
Upahán, sakím.

Merchandise, n. [mérchandais]
Mercadería, mercancia.
Kalakal.

Merchant, n. [mérchant]
Comerciante, negociante.
Máng̃ang̃alakal.

Merchantman, n. [mérchantman]
Navío ó buque mercantil.
Sasakyan ng̃ kalakal.

Merciful, adj. [mérsiful]
Misericordioso, piadoso, clemente.
Mahabagin, maawaín.

Merciless, adj. [mérsiles]
Cruel, inhumano.
Mabagsik, mabang̃is, matigas ang loob.

Mercurial, adj. [merkiurial]
Mercurial.
Nauukol sa asoge.

Mercury, n. [mérkiuri]
Mercurio, metal fluido.
Asoge.

Mercy, n. [mérsi]
Misericordia, piedad.
Habag, awà.

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