mababaw

Mansaka

Etymology

From *(ma-)babaw.

Adjective

mababaw

  1. shallow

Maranao

Adjective

mababaw

  1. shallow

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ babaw.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈbabaw/ [mɐˈbaː.baʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -abaw
  • Syllabification: ma‧ba‧baw

Adjective

mababaw (plural mabababaw, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜊᜏ᜔)

  1. shallow
    Synonyms: mababa, di-malalim
  2. light (of sleep)
  3. trifling; frivolous; shallow; superficial
    Synonym: mahina

Inflection

Degrees of mababaw
root babaw
positive singular plural
mababaw mabababaw
comparative singular plural
superiority mas mababaw mas mabababaw
inferiority hindi gaanong mababaw hindi gaanong mabababaw
equality kasimbabaw
superlative singular plural
relative ang pinakamababaw ang pinakamabababaw
absolute napakamababaw napakamabababaw
pagkababaw pagkababaw-babaw