Almanake (en. Almanac)

al-ma-na-ke

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
noun
A book containing information about events, weather records, and dates of important occurrences.
The almanac provides information about holidays and the months.
Ang almanake ay nagbibigay ng impormasyon tungkol sa mga pista opisyal at mga buwan.
A list of information commonly published annually.
He bought an almanac for the upcoming year's events.
Bumili siya ng almanake para sa mga pangyayari sa susunod na taon.
An important reference for those studying astronomy and climatology.
He uses an almanac to know the stars visible each month.
Gumagamit siya ng almanake upang malaman ang mga bituin na makikita sa bawat buwan.

Etymology

From the Arabic 'al-manākh' meaning 'climate measurement'

Common Phrases and Expressions

almanac of events
A record of significant events in a year.
almanake ng mga pangyayari
contains an almanac
Has information or records of important dates.
naglalaman ng almanake

Related Words

calendar
A system of organizing days, months, and years.
kalendaryo
date
Specific day or number in a month.
petsa

Slang Meanings

Calendar of important days or events.
Hold on, let me check the almanac for what day the holiday is next week.
Teka, tingnan ko sa almanake kung anong araw ang holiday next week.
Source of information, like old stories or events.
Your almanac is full of wild stories! How's that thing you mentioned before?
Yung almanake mo, puno ng wild na kwento! Musta na yung sinabi mo noon?
Sometimes used as slang for reference materials.
Before you leave, can I borrow your almanac? I need it for my report.
Bago ka umalis, pahiram naman ng almanake mo, kailangan ko yan para sa report ko.