mabilis

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Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ bilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mabilís (plural mabibilis, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. fast; swift; rapid; speedy
    Synonym: matulin
  2. ahead of time (of a clock or watch)
    Synonym: adelantado
  3. (grammar) nonglottal ultimate stress pronunciation

Inflection

Degrees of mabilis
root bilis
positive singular plural
mabilis mabibilis
comparative singular plural
superiority mas mabilis mas mabibilis
inferiority hindi gaanong mabilis hindi gaanong mabibilis
equality kasimbilis
superlative singular plural
relative ang pinakamabilis ang pinakamabibilis
absolute napakamabilis napakamabibilis
pagkabilis pagkabilis-bilis

Derived terms

Further reading

  • mabilis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018