mabuway

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • mabuay

Etymology

From ma- +‎ buway.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mabuˈaj/ [mɐˈbwaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: ma‧bu‧way

Adjective

mabuwáy (plural mabubuway, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜏᜌ᜔)

  1. unstable; unbalanced; unpoised; shaky
    Synonyms: aalog-alog, gigiray-giray
  2. insecure; unsteady
    Synonym: walang-tatag

Inflection

Degrees of mabuway
root buway
positive singular plural
mabuway mabubuway
comparative singular plural
superiority mas mabuway mas mabubuway
inferiority hindi gaanong mabuway hindi gaanong mabubuway
equality kasimbuway
superlative singular plural
relative ang pinakamabuway ang pinakamabubuway
absolute napakamabuway napakamabubuway
pagkabuway pagkabuway-buway