Vernacular-Terms-in-Philippine-Construction 1.pdf

VERNACULAR TERMS IN PHILIPPINE CONTRUCTION

A

CONTACTOR - KONTRATISTA

ADOBE ANCHOR - LIYABE

CORNER - KANTO

ALIGNMENT - ASINTADA

CORRUGATED G.I. SHEETS - YEROCANALADO

ALIGNED - KALINYA

GALBANISADO

ALTERNATE OR STAGGERED - UNOSINOTRA

CRUSHED STONE - ESKONDRO

ANCHOR - LIYABE ASTRAGAL - BATIDURA

D

AWNING - MEDIA AGUA

DIAGONAL BRACE - PIE DE GALLO DIAGONAL BRACE - SINTURON

B

DIGLEAD - TINGGA , ESTOPA

BALUSTERS - BALUSTER, BARANDILLA

DISH RACK - BANGGUERAHAN

BANISTERS - BARANDILLAS

DOOR FILLET - BATIDORA

BARREL BOLT - TRANKILYA

DOOR HEAD - SOMBRERO PINTUAN

BASEBOARD - RODAPIS

DOOR JAMB - HAMBA PINTUAN

BATH TUB - BANIERA

DOWEL - ABANG

BRACE - PIE DE GALLO

DOWN SPOUT - TUBO DE BANADO

BRICK - LA DRILLO

DRAWBORE PINOR - PUNSOL

BEAM - BIGA

DRAW PIN - PUNSOL

BOLT - PIERNO BOTTOM CHORD - BARAKILAN

E

BOTTOM CHORD - TIRANTE

EARTHFILL - ESKUMBRO EAVE - SIBE

C

EAVE - ALERO

CANOPY - MEDIA AGUA

EXTERNAL SIDING - TABIKE

CABINET HINGE - ESPOLON

ELECTRICIAN - ELECTRISISTA

CARPENTRY - KARPINTERIA CAST IRON - PUNDIDO

F

CEILING - KISAME

FASCIA BOARD - SENEPA

CEILING JOIST - KOSTILYAHE

FAUCET - GRIPO

CEMENT BRICK - LADRILYO

FEET - PIYE

CEMENT TILES - BALDOSA

FILL - TAMBAK

CHAIN BOLT - BARAL DE KADENA

FILLER - TAPAL , DAGDAG

CHB LAYING - ASINTA

FILLET - BATIDURA

CLOSED STRINGER - MADRE DE ESKALERA

FLOORING - SAHIG, SUELO

COLAR PLATE - SINTURON

FLOORBOARDS - DOTAL

COLUMN - KOLUMNA , HALIGUE

FLOOR JOISTS - SOLERAS

CONCRETE SLAB - LARGA MASA

FLOOR SILL - GUILILAN

CONDUCTOR - ALULOD

FLUSH - ALAHADO

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FOREMAN - KAPATAS

N

FRAME WORK - BALANGKAS

NAIL SETTER - PUNSOL NAILERS - PAMAKUAN

G

NAILS - PAKO

GABLE ROOF - DOS AGUAS

NEWEL POST - TUKOD

G. I. STRAP - LINGUETA

NICOLITE BAR - ESTANYO

GIRDER - KULING

NUT - TUERKA

GIRT - SEPO GROOVE - KANAL

O

GUTTER - KANAL

OAKUM - ESTOPA OPEN STRINGER – HARDINERA

H

OVERHANG OR PROJECTOR - BOLADA

HALL - CAIDA HANDRAIL – GABAY

P

HINGE – BISAGRA HORIZONTAL STUD – PABALAGBAG

PANEL DOOR – DE BANDEHA PATTERN OR SCHEDULE - PLANTILYA

I

PEA GRAVEL - GRABITA

INCHES – PULGADA

PENDULUM (KING POST) - PENDULON

IRON - HIERO

PICK WORK ON MASONRY – PIKETA PLAIN G.I. SHEET - YERO LISOGALBANISADO

J

PLAIN G.I. STRAP - LINGUETA

JAMB - HAMBA

PLANK BOARD - SENEPA

JOIST – SULERAS

PLASTER - PALITADA PLASTERED COURSE – KUSTURADA

K

PLUG - TAPON PLUMBING - TUBERIA

L

PLUMB LINE - HULOG

LABORER – PIYON

PLUM BOB - HULOG

LEAN-TO ROOF – SIBE

POST - HALIGE / POSTE

LOW TABLE – DULANG

PROJECTION – BOLADA PURLINS - REOSTRA PUTTY - MASILYA

M MASON - KANTERO

Q

MASONRY FILL – LASTILYAS

QUARTER ROUND - MEDIA CANA

MITER - CANTO MESA MIX OF CEMENT & GRAVEL - LASTILYAS

R

MORTAR - PAUPO

RABBET - VACIADA

MORTAR JOINTS - KOSTURA

RAFTERS - KILO

MOULDING - MULDURA

REINFORCING BAR - CABILLA BAKAL RIDGE ROLL - CABALLETE

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RISER - SENEPA, TAKIP , SILIPAN

W

RIVETS - RIMATSE

WAINSCOTING TILES - ASOLEHOS

ROOF - ATIP , BUBONG RISER – TAKIP SILIPAN

WALL POST – BAGAD WASHER - PITSA

S

W. I. STRAP - PLANCHUELA

SCAFFOLDING - ANDAMIYO

WINDOW HEAD - SUMBRERO

SCRATCH COAT - REBOCADA

WINDOW SILL - PASAMANO

SCREW - TURNILYO

WIRING KNOB – POLEYA

SHEET - PLANTSA

WINDOW OR DOOR JAMB – HAMBA

SHOWER - DUTCHA

WOOD GRAIN – HASPE

SIDING (EXTERNAL) - TABIKE

WOOD PLANK – TABLA

SINK - PRIGADERO

WROUGHT IRON STRAP – PLANTSUWELA

SKETCH PLAN - KROKIS SLAB (ROUGH) - LARGA MASA

X

SLOPE - BAHADA SOLDER - HINANG

Y

SOLDER BAR - ESTANIYO SOLDERING LEAD - ESTANYO

Z

SPACING OF GAP - BIENTO STAKE - ESTAKA STRINGER (CLOSED) - MADRE (DE ESCALERA) STRINGER (OPEN) - HARDINERA STUCCO OR PLASTER - PALITADA STUD (HORIZONTAL) - PABALAGBAG STUD (VERTICAL) - PILARETE

T TEMPER(METAL WORK) – SUBAN, SUBUHAL TINSMITH - LATERO TRELLIS - PERGOLA TRUSS - KILO TOP CHORD - TAHILAN TREAD - BAYTANG

U

V VARNISH FINISH - MONYEKA VERTICAL STUD – PILARETE

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