Construction Terms
Cards (620)
- Construction Personnel:
- Arkitekto - architect
- Inhinyero - engineer
- Kontratista - contractor
- Kapatas - foreman
- Karpentero - carpenter
- Kantero - mason
- Latero - roofer
- Soldador - welder
- Elektrisyan - electrician
- Tubero - plumber
- Pintor - painter
- Pagador - paymaster
- Bodegero - warehouseman
- Piyon - laborer
- Measurement and Quantity:
- Metro - meter or steel tape measure
- Piye - foot
- Pulgada - inch
- Medya - half an inch
- De uno (dos, tres,…) - nominal size of material in inches
- Siro-siro - exact
- Damak - handbreadth (4 inches)
- Dangkal - span (7-8 inches)
- Bisig - forearm (14-16 inches)
- Dipa - fathom (5-6 feet)
- Baytang - step
- Grado - gradient
- Palapag - storey or floor
- Patong - layer or coat
- Porsyento - percentage or percent
- Timplada - mixture
- Ektarya - hectare
- Metro kwadrado - square meter
- Metro kubiko - cubic meter
- Bultuhan - by volume
- Tools and Equipment:
- Lebel - spirit or hose level
- Hulog - plumb bob
- Eskwala - framing square