mabilis

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ bilis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mabiˈlis/ [mɐ.bɪˈlis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ma‧bi‧lis

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

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

Derived terms

• mabilis ang panahon
• mabilis sa alas-kuwatro
• mabilisan
• magmabilis

 

Related terms

• bilisan
• bumilis
• pabilisin
• pagbilis

 

Further reading

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