malabiga

Tagalog

Etymology

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Tagalog mala-

Spanish vigabor.

Tagalog biga

Tagalog malabiga

From mala- + biga.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /malaˈbiɡaʔ/ [mɐ.lɐˈbiː.ɣ̠ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -iɡaʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧la‧bi‧ga

Adjective

malabigà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜊᜒᜄ)

1. gossipy; glib of tongue

   Synonyms: madaldal, masalita, masatsat

2. censorious; captious; fault-finding

   Synonyms: mapintasin, palapintas

Derived terms

• magmalabiga

Related terms

• balabiga

Noun

malabigà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜊᜒᜄ)

1. gossiper; gossip; hypocrite

Further reading

• “malabiga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018