Higaonon

Adjective

mababa

  1. short

Tagalog

Etymology 1

    From ma- + baba (“lowness; descent”).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    mababà (plural mabababa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊ)

    1. low
      Antonym: mataas
    2. of low stature (of a person)
      Synonym: pandak
    3. below a level (of a place)
      Synonyms: lubog, malalim
    4. shallow (of water in rivers, pools, etc.)
      Synonyms: di-malalim, mababaw
    5. low (of price)
      Synonym: mura
    6. low (of voice)
      Synonym: mahina
    7. inferior; poor (of quality)
      Synonym: mahina
    8. lowly; of low stature (in society)
      Synonyms: hamak, aba
    Inflection
    Degrees of mababa
    root baba
    positive singular plural
    mababa mabababa
    comparative singular plural
    superiority mas mababa mas mabababa
    inferiority hindi gaanong mababa hindi gaanong mabababa
    equality kasimbaba
    superlative singular plural
    relative ang pinakamababa ang pinakamabababa
    absolute napakamababa napakamabababa
    pagkababa pagkababa-baba
    Derived terms
    See also

    Verb

    mababâ (complete nababa, progressive nabababa, contemplative mabababa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊ)

    1. to be able to lower something

    Etymology 2

      From ma- + baba (“piggyback”).

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      mababá (complete nababa, progressive nabababa, contemplative mabababa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊ)

      1. to be able to carry someone piggyback
      Conjugation
      Verb conjugation for mababa
      affix ma-
      root word baba
      trigger object
      aspect
      infinitive mababa
      complete nababa
      progressive nabababa
      contemplative mabababa

      Further reading

      • “mababa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018