masama

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *ma-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-

Tagalog ma-

Sanskrit विषम (viṣama)der.?

Sanskrit दुःषम (duḥṣama)der.?

Tagalog sama

Tagalog masama

From ma- + sama (“bad; evil”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /masaˈmaʔ/ [mɐ.sɐˈmaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧sa‧ma

Adjective

masamâ (plural masasama, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜋ)

1. evil; bad

   Antonym: mabuti

Derived terms

• masama ang loob
• masamain
• masamang damo
• masamang-loob
• pagkamasama
• walang masamang tinapay

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *ma-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-

Tagalog ma-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sama?

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *somHós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *samHás

Sanskrit सम (sama)bor.?

Tagalog sama

Tagalog masama

From ma- + sama (“joining; inclusion; combining”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈsama/ [mɐˈsaː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: ma‧sa‧ma

Verb

masama (complete nasama, progressive nasasama, contemplative masasama, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜋ)

1. to happen or accidentally be included in something

   Synonym: maisama

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• mamasa