Not Just Hot | Pangasinan Words for Hot and Burnt

Pangasinan Words for Hot and Burnt

Pangasinan language has many words that refer to the various degrees of being hot and burnt.

(The most unique ones are in asterisks.)

Ampetang - mainit

Apiktat, Apit-tat - natuyuan o tumigas sa init; overdried (as in clothes being sunned) 

***Adangdang - heated to wilting level as in leaves of banana (in local culinary practice) or tagumbao (in herbal medicine) 

Naktang - nilagnat; got feverish

Aselselan - nasindihan

Dinmalang, Dinmangat, Inmapoy - lumiyab, umapoy; dalang = apoy

Apuldakan - napaso; scalded

***Asinit - napaso o nainitan ng todo

Alenes - nalanta; wilted

Asuoban - napausukan; smoked 

Aluto - cooked

Asupok, Atupok - natupok; nasunog nang walang natira 

Apuolan - nasunog; burnt

Parlangan - pagningasin

Marlang, Marmalang - maapoy, nagliliyab

Inmangsit - nag-amoy asim na parang malapit nang masunog; issued an acrid smell of something that is starting to get burnt

Inmasewek - umusok; got smoking

Manaspok - umuusok sa init

***Asilayutan - di sinasadyang nadaanan ng apoy kaya't nasunog ng bahagya o kaunti

***Naasyut - nag-amoy usok

Nginmalab - nagbaga; turned into ember

***Asilot - kumulubot dahil sa init

***Apentew - na-expose ng matagal sa init ng apoy, araw, atbp.

Akalot - naihaw; grilled

***Apulpogan - natanggal ang balahibo sa apoy

***Atektek - burnt from frying; turned dark brown due to over-frying

Ginmalor - nagtutong

Apugit - over-roasted; scorched, seared, singed

Tostado, Atostado - toasted

Nauring - charred; turned into charcoal

Dinmapol - naabo; dapol = ash

Sebseban - apulain (ang apoy)

In Pangasinan, fire is not simply described as “hot”—it carries different levels, forms, and stories. Through our language, even heat and burning reveal many distinct faces.