"mababa" meaning in Tagalog

See mababa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /maˈbabaʔ/, [mɐˈbaː.bɐʔ], /mabaˈbaʔ/, [mɐ.bɐˈbaʔ] Forms: mababà [canonical], mabababa [plural], ᜋᜊᜊ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -abaʔ, -aʔ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *ma- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- Tagalog ma- Proto-Austronesian *babaq Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaq Tagalog baba Tagalog mababa From ma- + baba (“lowness; descent”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|ma-<id:stative prefix>|baba<id:lowness><t:lowness; descent>|id=low|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *ma- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- Tagalog ma- Proto-Austronesian *babaq Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaq Tagalog baba Tagalog mababa [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*ma-", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "ma-", "lang" : "tl" }, { "id" : "lowness", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "lower surface, below, bottom", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Austronesian", "term" : "*babaq", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "map-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*babaq", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "baba", "gloss" : "lowness; descent", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "mababa", "lang" : "tl" }" data-id="low" data-lang="tl" data-title="mababa" id="Tagalog:_low"> From ma- + baba (“lowness; descent”). Head templates: {{tl-adj|mababà|b=+|pl=mabababa}} mababà (plural mabababa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊ)
  1. low
    Sense id: en-mababa-tl-adj-bB~wnbOn
  2. of low stature (of a person) Synonyms: pandak
    Sense id: en-mababa-tl-adj-jz5oG9uz Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 3 14 3 15 6 3 3 20 15 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 3 14 3 15 6 3 3 20 15 17
  3. below a level (of a place) Synonyms: lubog, malalim
    Sense id: en-mababa-tl-adj-dfRb41EB
  4. shallow (of water in rivers, pools, etc.) Synonyms: di-malalim, mababaw
    Sense id: en-mababa-tl-adj-MCz851-9 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog terms prefixed with ma- (stative prefix), Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 3 14 3 15 6 3 3 20 15 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 3 14 3 15 6 3 3 20 15 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms prefixed with ma- (stative prefix): 3 7 3 24 7 3 3 13 18 19 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 4 8 4 22 8 4 4 13 16 16 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation: 4 9 4 24 8 4 4 24 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 5 10 5 27 9 5 5 16 19
  5. low (of price) Synonyms: mura
    Sense id: en-mababa-tl-adj-AbAVVX-p
  6. low (of voice) Synonyms: mahina
    Sense id: en-mababa-tl-adj-D7kwGlct
  7. inferior; poor (of quality) Synonyms: mahina
    Sense id: en-mababa-tl-adj-~0JsQkLQ
  8. lowly; of low stature (in society) Synonyms: hamak, aba
    Sense id: en-mababa-tl-adj-AlJRWXXC Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 3 14 3 15 6 3 3 20 15 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 3 14 3 15 6 3 3 20 15 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 6 11 6 11 10 6 6 32 6 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 2 11 2 16 6 2 2 34 10 12 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 3 7 3 18 6 3 3 31 13 13 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation: 4 9 4 24 8 4 4 24 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ibong mababa ang lipad, kalapating mababa ang lipad, mababa ang luha, mababang kapulungan, mababang paaralan, mababang-loob Related terms: mura
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /maˈbabaʔ/, [mɐˈbaː.bɐʔ], /mabaˈbaʔ/, [mɐ.bɐˈbaʔ] Forms: mababâ [canonical], nababa [completive], nabababa [progressive], mabababa [contemplative], ᜋᜊᜊ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -abaʔ, -aʔ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *ma- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- Tagalog ma- Proto-Austronesian *babaq Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaq Tagalog baba Tagalog mababa From ma- + baba (“lowness; descent”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|ma-<id:stative prefix>|baba<id:lowness><t:lowness; descent>|id=low|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *ma- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- Tagalog ma- Proto-Austronesian *babaq Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaq Tagalog baba Tagalog mababa [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*ma-", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "ma-", "lang" : "tl" }, { "id" : "lowness", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "lower surface, below, bottom", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Austronesian", "term" : "*babaq", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "map-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*babaq", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "baba", "gloss" : "lowness; descent", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "mababa", "lang" : "tl" }" data-id="low" data-lang="tl" data-title="mababa" id="Tagalog:_low"> From ma- + baba (“lowness; descent”). Head templates: {{tl-verb|mababâ|nababa|nabababa|mabababa|b=+}} mababâ (complete nababa, progressive nabababa, contemplative mabababa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊ)
  1. to be able to lower something
    Sense id: en-mababa-tl-verb-JYmmGPlg Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 3 14 3 15 6 3 3 20 15 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 3 14 3 15 6 3 3 20 15 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation: 4 9 4 24 8 4 4 24 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /mabaˈba/ [Standard-Tagalog], [mɐ.bɐˈba] [Standard-Tagalog]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *ma- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- Tagalog ma- Proto-Austronesian *baba Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba Tagalog baba Tagalog mababa From ma- + baba (“piggyback”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|ma-<id:stative prefix>|baba<id:piggyback><t:piggyback>|id=piggyback|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *ma- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- Tagalog ma- Proto-Austronesian *baba Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba Tagalog baba Tagalog mababa [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*ma-", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "ma-", "lang" : "tl" }, { "id" : "piggyback", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to carry (a person piggyback)", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Austronesian", "term" : "*baba", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "map-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*baba", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "baba", "gloss" : "piggyback", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "mababa", "lang" : "tl" }" data-id="piggyback" data-lang="tl" data-title="mababa" id="Tagalog:_piggyback"> From ma- + baba (“piggyback”). Head templates: {{tl-verb|mababá|nababa|nabababa|mabababa|b=+}} mababá (complete nababa, progressive nabababa, contemplative mabababa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊ) Inflection templates: {{tl-infl-ma|b|a|ba|object|title=mababa}}, {{tl-infl-table3|ma-|object|mababa|nababa|nabababa|mabababa|baba|title=mababa}} Forms: mababá [canonical], nababa [completive], nabababa [progressive], mabababa [contemplative], ᜋᜊᜊ [Baybayin], no-table-tags [table-tags], baba [error-unrecognized-form], mababa [infinitive, objective], nababa [error-unrecognized-form, objective], nabababa [objective, progressive], mabababa [error-unrecognized-form, objective]
  1. to be able to carry someone piggyback
    Sense id: en-mababa-tl-verb-q~aO6ep0 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 3 14 3 15 6 3 3 20 15 17 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 3 14 3 15 6 3 3 20 15 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "ibong mababa ang lipad"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kalapating mababa ang lipad"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mababa ang luha"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "ipa": "/maˈbabaʔ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐˈbaː.bɐʔ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-abaʔ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mabaˈbaʔ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐ.bɐˈbaʔ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "ma‧ba‧ba"
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        "ma‧ba‧ba"
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        "to be able to lower something"
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      "ipa": "/maˈbabaʔ/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[mɐˈbaː.bɐʔ]"
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      "rhymes": "-abaʔ"
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      "ipa": "/mabaˈbaʔ/"
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      "ipa": "[mɐ.bɐˈbaʔ]"
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      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for mababa meaning in Tagalog (12.3kB)

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