"mababa" meaning in Tagalog

See mababa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /maˈbabaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [mɐˈbaː.bɐʔ] [Standard-Tagalog]
Rhymes: -abaʔ Etymology: From ma- + baba (“lowness”). Etymology templates: {{af|tl|ma-|baba|t2=lowness}} ma- + baba (“lowness”) Head templates: {{tl-adj|mababà|b=+|pl=mabababa}} mababà (plural mabababa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊ) Forms: mababà [canonical], mabababa [plural], ᜋᜊᜊ [Baybayin], no-table-tags [table-tags], mababa [positive, singular], mabababa [plural, positive], baba [positive, root], mas mababa [comparative, positive, singular, superior], mas mabababa [comparative, plural, positive, superior], hindi gaanong mababa [comparative, inferior, singular], hindi gaanong mabababa [comparative, inferior, plural], kasimbaba [comparative, equal, plural, singular], ang pinakamababa [positive, relative, singular, superlative], ang pinakamabababa [plural, positive, relative, superlative], napakamababa [absolute, inferior, singular, superlative], napakamabababa [absolute, inferior, plural, superlative], pagkababa [absolute, equal, singular, superlative], pagkababa-baba [absolute, equal, plural, superlative]
  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
  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 terms prefixed with ma-, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms prefixed with ma-: 3 6 3 26 6 3 19 18 16 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 3 7 3 24 6 3 21 19 13
  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 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 3 7 3 24 6 3 21 19 13
  8. lowly; of low stature (in society) Synonyms: hamak, aba
    Sense id: en-mababa-tl-adj-AlJRWXXC Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 1 16 1 19 3 1 18 36 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 2 9 2 20 4 2 13 38 9 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 3 7 3 24 6 3 21 19 13 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation: 3 9 3 25 6 3 19 32 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 2 9 2 20 4 2 15 37 9
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: /mabaˈba/ [Standard-Tagalog], [mɐ.bɐˈba] [Standard-Tagalog]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: From ma- + baba (“piggyback”). Etymology templates: {{af|tl|ma-|baba|t2=piggyback}} 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 [root], mababa [infinitive], nababa [completive, root], nabababa [progressive, root], mabababa [contemplative]
  1. to be able to carry someone piggyback
    Sense id: en-mababa-tl-verb-q~aO6ep0 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 3 7 3 24 6 3 21 19 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    },
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      "word": "mababang paaralan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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        "superlative"
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      "name": "tl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mura"
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          "word": "mataas"
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        "low"
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        }
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        "below a level (of a place)"
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      "id": "en-mababa-tl-adj-dfRb41EB",
      "links": [
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        [
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lubog"
        },
        {
          "word": "malalim"
        }
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        "shallow (of water in rivers, pools, etc.)"
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          "word": "mababaw"
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        }
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          "word": "hamak"
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          "word": "aba"
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    {
      "ipa": "/maˈbabaʔ/",
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    {
      "ipa": "[mɐˈbaː.bɐʔ]",
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        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-abaʔ"
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      "word": "kalapating mababa ang lipad"
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        "superlative"
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        "superlative"
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    },
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        "equal",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "pagkababa-baba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "equal",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "b": "+",
        "pl": "mabababa"
      },
      "expansion": "mababà (plural mabababa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊ)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ma‧ba‧ba"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mura"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mataas"
        }
      ],
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        "low"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "low",
          "low"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "of low stature (of a person)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "low",
          "low"
        ],
        [
          "stature",
          "stature"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pandak"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "below a level (of a place)"
      ],
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        [
          "below",
          "below"
        ],
        [
          "level",
          "level"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "lubog"
        },
        {
          "word": "malalim"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shallow (of water in rivers, pools, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shallow",
          "shallow"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "di-malalim"
        },
        {
          "word": "mababaw"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "low (of price)"
      ],
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        [
          "low",
          "low"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mura"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "low (of voice)"
      ],
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        [
          "low",
          "low"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mahina"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inferior; poor (of quality)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inferior",
          "inferior"
        ],
        [
          "poor",
          "poor"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mahina"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "lowly; of low stature (in society)"
      ],
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        [
          "lowly",
          "lowly"
        ],
        [
          "low",
          "low"
        ],
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          "stature",
          "stature"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hamak"
        },
        {
          "word": "aba"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/maˈbabaʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐˈbaː.bɐʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-abaʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mababa"
}

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    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog terms prefixed with ma-",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
    "Tagalog verbs"
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        "b": "+"
      },
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      "name": "tl-verb"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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        "3": "ba",
        "4": "object",
        "title": "mababa"
      },
      "name": "tl-infl-ma"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "object",
        "3": "mababa",
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      },
      "name": "tl-infl-table3"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be able to carry someone piggyback"
      ],
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        [
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          "able"
        ],
        [
          "carry",
          "carry"
        ],
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          "piggyback",
          "piggyback"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mabaˈba/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐ.bɐˈba]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mababa"
}

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