malala

See also: malała

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ lala.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /malaˈlaʔ/ [mɐ.lɐˈlaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧la‧la

Adjective

malalâ (plural malalala, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜎ)

  1. grave; serious (of an illness)
  2. (by extension) worse than before or what is expected
  3. (by extension, colloquial, derogatory) crazy; mad; insane (of a person)

Inflection

Degrees of malala
root lala
positive singular plural
malala malalala
comparative singular plural
superiority mas malala mas malalala
inferiority hindi gaanong malala hindi gaanong malalala
equality kasinglala
superlative singular plural
relative ang pinakamalala ang pinakamalalala
absolute napakamalala napakamalalala
pagkalala pagkalala-lala