mababa

Higaonon

Adjective

mababa

  1. short

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From ma- +‎ baba (“lowness”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈbabaʔ/ [mɐˈba.bɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -abaʔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ba‧ba

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
    positive singular plural root
    mababa mabababa baba
    superiority inferiority equality
    singular plural singular plural singular plural
    comparative mas mababa mas mabababa hindi gaanong mababa hindi gaanong mabababa kasimbaba
    relative absolute
    singular plural singular plural singular plural
    superlative ang pinakamababa ang pinakamabababa napakamababa napakamabababa pagkababa pagkababa-baba
    Derived terms
    See also

    Etymology 2

    From ma- +‎ baba (“piggyback”).

    Pronunciation
    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mabaˈba/ [mɐ.bɐˈba]
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: ma‧ba‧ba

    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 Root word Trigger
    ma- baba object
    Aspect
    Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
    mababa nababa nabababa mabababa

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