mabato

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Bikol Central

Etymology

From ma- +‎ bato.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mabaˈto/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ba‧to

Adjective

mabató (intensified mabatohon)

  1. (Daet) rocky; stony
    Synonym: magapo

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ bato.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /mabaˈto/ (stony, rocky, adjective; to be able to throw; to be bored, verb)
    • IPA(key): /ˌmabaˈto/ (to accidentally throw, verb)
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: ma‧ba‧to

Adjective

mabató (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜆᜓ)

  1. stony; rocky; covered with stones
    Synonym: batuhan

Verb

mabató (complete nabato, progressive nababato, contemplative mababato, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜆᜓ)

  1. to be able to throw (especially a stone)
    Synonym: mahagis
  2. (figurative, colloquial) to be bored
    Nababato na ako sa kahihintay.I am almost turning into stone from all the waiting.

Verb

mábató (complete nabato, progressive nababato, contemplative mababato, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜆᜓ)

  1. to accidentally throw something

Conjugation