mabuti

Swahili

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Noun

mabuti

1. plural of buti

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ buti.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈbuti/ [mɐˈbu.tɪ], (colloquial) /maˈbute/ [mɐˈbu.tɛ]
• Rhymes: -uti
• Syllabification: ma‧bu‧ti

Adjective

mabuti (plural mabubuti, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ)

1. good; fine

   Synonyms: magaling, mahusay

   Antonym: masama

2. healthy; sound (of one's body)

   Synonyms: malusog, malakas

3. generous; kind; helpful; benevolent

   Synonyms: mabait, matulungin

4. proper; fit; becoming

   Synonyms: bagay, nababagay, tumpak, ayos

5. respectful

   Synonym: magalang

6. dutiful; obedient

   Synonym: masunurin

Inflection

    Degrees of mabuti

positive			singular	plural	root
			mabuti	mabubuti	buti
	superiority		inferiority		equality
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
comparative	mas mabuti	mas mabubuti	hindi gaanong mabuti	hindi gaanong mabubuti	kasimbuti
	relative		absolute
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
superlative	ang pinakamabuti	ang pinakamabubuti	napakamabuti	napakamabubuti	pagkabuti	pagkabuti-buti

Derived terms

• mabuti-buti
• sukat ang katagang sabi sa mabuting umiintindi

 

Related terms

• mabutihan
• mabutihin

 

Interjection

mabuti (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ)

1. (chiefly sarcastic) good!; excellent!

   Synonyms: buweno, maganda

   Mamamatay ka na? Mabuti! hahaha ― You're gonna die? Good! hahaha

Adverb

mabuti (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ)

1. well; all right

Further reading

• “mabuti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “mabuti”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024