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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

lesbian

Tagalog translation:

tomboy

Added to glossary by xyz abc (X)
Nov 11, 2003 11:35
21 yrs ago
English term

I am a lesbian.

English to Tagalog Other
When a woman tells you that she is a lesbian.
Proposed translations (Tagalog)
5 +2 lesbyan ako

Proposed translations

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lesbyan ako

There is no Tagalog word for lesbian so Tagalog speakers would use the English word but pronounced using Tagalog phonetical rules. Hence the word above. I think I've heard "lesbyana" as well but I'm not sure. I would use "lesbyan".
Peer comment(s):
agree jerky (X) : I've heard 'tomboy'
8 hrs
hey, I didn't think of that! that's better
agree Leticia Parks : `tomboy' ako
9 hrs
agree Jake Estrada FCIL CL : yup, "tomboy" = lesbian in Tagalog. However, some would regard "tomboy" colloquially as a deregatory term against female homosexuals, while some wouldn't. At any rate you could use tomboy if you are confident with using it...or "lesbian" to "play safe".
11 hrs
disagree tnavalta : "Lesbyana" is the more popular term (bandied about on TV). "Tomboy" has macho connotations, and has thus been found to be incapable of including the very feminine women whose sexual preference is for equally very feminine women.
1 day 11 hrs
disagree ShanL : Most filipinos in the provinces would understand "Tomboy ako" better. They don't often use the word Lesbian.
8 days
agree Will Matter
749 days
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