mangibabaw

Tagalog

Etymology

From mang- +‎ ibabaw (top; surface).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maŋiˈbabaw/ [mɐ.ŋɪˈbaː.baʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -abaw
  • Syllabification: ma‧ngi‧ba‧baw

Verb

mangibabaw (complete nangibabaw, progressive nangingibabaw, contemplative mangingibabaw, 3rd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅᜒᜊᜊᜏ᜔)

  1. to come out on top; to prevail
    Synonyms: manaig, maghari, mamayani

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mangibabaw
affix mang- / ᜋᜅ᜔
root word ibabaw / ᜁᜊᜊᜏ᜔
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive  / ᜋᜅᜒᜊᜊᜏ᜔
complete nangibabaw / ᜈᜅᜒᜊᜊᜏ᜔
progressive nangingibabaw / ᜈᜅᜒᜅᜒᜊᜊᜏ᜔
contemplative mangingibabaw / ᜋᜅᜒᜅᜒᜊᜊᜏ᜔
recently
complete
formal kapangingibabaw / ᜃᜉ ᜅᜒᜅᜒᜊᜊᜏ᜔
informal kakapangibabaw / ᜃᜃᜉᜅᜒᜊᜊᜏ᜔
kapapangibabaw / ᜃᜉᜉᜅᜒᜊᜊᜏ᜔
imperative pangibabaw1 / ᜉ ᜅᜒᜊᜊᜏ᜔

1 Dialectal use only. Not used in Standard Tagalog.

  • pangibababawan
  • pangingibabaw