"mababaw" meaning in Tagalog

See mababaw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /maˈbabaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [mɐˈbaː.baʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog]
Rhymes: -abaw Etymology: Etymology tree Tagalog ma- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawbaw Tagalog babaw Tagalog mababaw From ma- + babaw. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|ma-|babaw|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Tagalog ma- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawbaw Tagalog babaw Tagalog mababaw [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "babaw", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "mababaw", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="mababaw"> From ma- + babaw. Head templates: {{tl-adj|b=+|pl=mabababaw}} mababaw (plural mabababaw, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊᜏ᜔) Forms: mabababaw [plural], ᜋᜊᜊᜏ᜔ [Baybayin], no-table-tags [table-tags], babaw [root], mababaw [singular], mabababaw [plural], mas mababaw [singular, superior], mas mabababaw [plural, superior], hindi gaanong mababaw [inferior, singular], hindi gaanong mabababaw [inferior, plural], kasimbabaw [equal], ang pinakamababaw [relative, singular], ang pinakamabababaw [plural, relative], napakamababaw [absolute, singular], napakamabababaw [absolute, plural], pagkababaw [absolute, singular], pagkababaw-babaw [absolute, plural]
  1. shallow Synonyms: mababa, di-malalim
    Sense id: en-mababaw-tl-adj-kdgKSULa Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms prefixed with ma-, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 37 37 15 0 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 35 35 17 0 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 37 37 15 0 11 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 53 9 39 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 51 7 42 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 51 7 42 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 46 18 36 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 54 5 41 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms prefixed with ma-: 57 5 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 56 7 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 56 7 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 54 6 40
  2. light (of sleep)
    Sense id: en-mababaw-tl-adj-jW6aLA-7
  3. trifling; frivolous; shallow; superficial Synonyms: mahina
    Sense id: en-mababaw-tl-adj-lXDi~ngt Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 37 37 15 0 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 35 35 17 0 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 37 37 15 0 11 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 51 7 42 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 51 7 42

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "ma-",
        "4": "babaw",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nTagalog ma-\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawbaw\nTagalog babaw\nTagalog mababaw\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"babaw\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"mababaw\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" }\" data-lang=\"tl\" data-title=\"mababaw\">\nFrom ma- + babaw.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nTagalog ma-\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawbaw\nTagalog babaw\nTagalog mababaw\nFrom ma- + babaw.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mabababaw",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜋᜊᜊᜏ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "root"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mas mababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "superior"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mas mabababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "superior"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hindi gaanong mababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inferior",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hindi gaanong mabababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inferior",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kasimbabaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "equal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang pinakamababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang pinakamabababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "napakamababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "napakamabababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pagkababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pagkababaw-babaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "b": "+",
        "pl": "mabababaw"
      },
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      "name": "tl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ma‧ba‧baw"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ma‧ba‧baw"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adj",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shallow"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "shallow",
          "shallow"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mababa"
        },
        {
          "word": "di-malalim"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "light (of sleep)"
      ],
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          "light"
        ]
      ]
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        "trifling; frivolous; shallow; superficial"
      ],
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        [
          "trifling",
          "trifling"
        ],
        [
          "frivolous",
          "frivolous"
        ],
        [
          "shallow",
          "shallow"
        ],
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          "superficial",
          "superficial"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mahina"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈbabaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐˈbaː.baʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-abaw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mababaw"
}
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      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nTagalog ma-\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawbaw\nTagalog babaw\nTagalog mababaw\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"babaw\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"mababaw\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" }\" data-lang=\"tl\" data-title=\"mababaw\">\nFrom ma- + babaw.",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mabababaw",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜋᜊᜊᜏ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "root"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mas mababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "superior"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mas mabababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "superior"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hindi gaanong mababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inferior",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hindi gaanong mabababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inferior",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kasimbabaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "equal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang pinakamababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang pinakamabababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "napakamababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "napakamabababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pagkababaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pagkababaw-babaw",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolute",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+",
        "pl": "mabababaw"
      },
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      "name": "tl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ma‧ba‧baw"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ma‧ba‧baw"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shallow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shallow",
          "shallow"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mababa"
        },
        {
          "word": "di-malalim"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "light (of sleep)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "trifling; frivolous; shallow; superficial"
      ],
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        [
          "trifling",
          "trifling"
        ],
        [
          "frivolous",
          "frivolous"
        ],
        [
          "shallow",
          "shallow"
        ],
        [
          "superficial",
          "superficial"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mahina"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈbabaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐˈbaː.baʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-abaw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mababaw"
}

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