"mema" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmema/, [ˈmɛ.mɐ] Forms: ᜋᜒᜋ [Baybayin]
Etymology: From blend of may + ma-, as in may masabi lang (“just to say something”) or may magawa lang (“just to do something”). Etymology templates: {{blend|tl|may|ma-|nocap=1}} blend of may + ma-, {{m|tl|may masabi lang||just to say something}} may masabi lang (“just to say something”), {{m|tl|may magawa lang||just to do something}} may magawa lang (“just to do something”) Head templates: {{tl-adj|b=+}} mema (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜋ)
  1. having a quality barely thought or efforted upon; so-so Tags: slang Related terms: pasipara, puchu-puchu

Download JSON data for mema meaning in Tagalog (1.9kB)

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