mabaya'

Tausug

Etymology

From ma- +‎ baya' (“desire; wish; will”).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /mabajaʔ/ [ma.βaˈjaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ba‧ya'

Verb

mabaya' (Sulat Sūg spelling مَبَيَأْ)

  1. to like
    Mabaya' aku kaniya.
    I like her.
  2. to want
    Mabaya' aku biya' niya mastal.
    I want to be a teacher like him.
  3. to wish
    Mabaya' siya maawn sin kasūngan marayaw.
    He wishes to have a better future.
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