Peni. This Hawaiian baby boy name actually sounds a bit like its English equivalent, Ben. Peni is pronounced PEH-nee, much like the nickname Benny for Benjamin or Benedict, which are the longer versions of Ben. Benjamin means “son of the right hand” and Benedict means “blessed.” Pika....
Noteworthy, the use of an English borrowing does not necessarily imply the lack of the native equivalent but rather it only conveys the message even better. Filipino speakers usually handle such words as foreign words italicizing them in the text in print media. It's important to always ...
We will not cite our own experiences, for aside from the fact that, we do not know which to select, critical persons may reproach us with partiality; neither will we cite those of other Filipinos who write in the newspapers; but we shall confine ourselves to translating the words of a ...
In Rizal’s August 18, 1888 letter, he informed Ponce, “The new Tagalog orthography (a system of spelling) that we are using is perfectly in accord with the ancient writing and with the Sanskrit origin of many Tagalog words as I have found out through my research in the British Museum....
Peni. This Hawaiian baby boy name actually sounds a bit like its English equivalent, Ben. Peni is pronounced PEH-nee, much like the nickname Benny for Benjamin or Benedict, which are the longer versions of Ben. Benjamin means “son of the right hand” and Benedict means “blessed.” ...