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mabuti

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mabuti

  1. plural of buti

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From ma- +‎ buti (“goodness; kindness; recovery of illness”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈbuti/ [mɐˈbuː.t̪ɪ], (colloquial) /maˈbute/ [mɐˈbuː.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -uti
  • Syllabification: ma‧bu‧ti

Adjective

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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, amable
  4. proper; fit; becoming
    Synonyms: bagay, nababagay, tumpak, ayos
  5. respectful
    Synonym: magalang
  6. dutiful; obedient
    Synonym: masunurin
  7. (obsolete) beautiful
    Synonym: maganda

Inflection

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

Derived terms

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Adverb

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mabuti (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ)

  1. well; all right

Interjection

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mabuti (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ)

  1. good!; excellent!
    Synonyms: buweno, maganda
    Mamamatay ka na? Mabuti! Hahaha. ― You're gonna die? Good! Hahaha.

Further reading

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  • “mabuti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • “mabuti”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.
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