mabait

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ bait.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mabaˈʔit/ [mɐ.bɐˈʔit]
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: ma‧ba‧it

Adjective

mabaít (plural mababait, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜁᜆ᜔)

  1. kind; friendly; helpful; sympathetic
    Synonyms: mabuti, matulungin, maaawain
  2. well-behaved
  3. tame; undomesticated
    Synonyms: maamo, di-mailap
  4. uncritical; making allowances

Inflection
        Degrees of mabait
    positive singular plural root
    mabait mababait bait
    superiority inferiority equality
    singular plural singular plural singular plural
    comparative mas mabait mas mababait hindi gaanong mabait hindi gaanong mababait kasimbait
    relative absolute
    singular plural singular plural singular plural
    superlative ang pinakamabait ang pinakamababait napakamabait napakamababait pagkabait pagkabait-bait

    Noun

    mabaít (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜁᜆ᜔)

    1. (euphemistic, colloquial) mouse (animal)
      Synonym: daga
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