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Bikol Adjectives and Describing Words with Tagalog Translations

18 describing things in Bikol, each with its Tagalog equivalent and an English gloss. Entries come from our phrasebook, compiled from published references rather than produced by the translation engine. Bikol entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.

Describing things

Big, small, good, beautiful.

Describing things: Bikol phrases with Tagalog and English translations
BikolTagalogEnglish
Dakulapending reviewMalakiBig
Saditpending reviewMaliitSmall
Marhaypending reviewMabutiGood
Maraotpending reviewMasamaBad
Magayonpending reviewMagandaBeautifulBikol 'magayon' is the root behind Mayon, the volcano. Waray 'mahusay' means beautiful; in Tagalog the same word means skilled or well-arranged.
Mainitpending reviewMainitHot
Malipotpending reviewMalamigCold
Marikaspending reviewMabilisFast
Bagopending reviewBagoNew
Lumapending reviewLumaOld (of a thing)Ilocano and the Visayan languages use 'daan' for old — the same string Tagalog uses for a road.
Gurangpending reviewMatandaOld (of a person)Ilocano 'lakay' is an old man specifically; 'baket' is the word for an old woman, and that one collides with Kapampangan 'baket', meaning why.
Dakolpending reviewMaramiMany
Kadikitpending reviewKauntiFew
Halabapending reviewMahabaLong
Halipotpending reviewMaikliShort
Magabatpending reviewMabigatHeavy
Malinigpending reviewMalinisClean
Maatipending reviewMarumiDirty

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