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Cebuano Adjectives and Describing Words with Tagalog Translations

18 describing things in Cebuano, 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. Cebuano entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.

Describing things

Big, small, good, beautiful.

Describing things: Cebuano phrases with Tagalog and English translations
CebuanoTagalogEnglish
Dakopending reviewMalakiBig
Gamaypending reviewMaliitSmall
Maayopending reviewMabutiGood
Dautanpending reviewMasamaBad
Gwapapending reviewMagandaBeautifulBikol 'magayon' is the root behind Mayon, the volcano. Waray 'mahusay' means beautiful; in Tagalog the same word means skilled or well-arranged.
Initpending reviewMainitHot
Bugnawpending reviewMalamigCold
Paspaspending reviewMabilisFast
Bag-opending reviewBagoNew
Daanpending reviewLumaOld (of a thing)Ilocano and the Visayan languages use 'daan' for old — the same string Tagalog uses for a road.
Tigulangpending 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.
Daghanpending reviewMaramiMany
Gamaypending reviewKauntiFew
Taaspending reviewMahabaLong
Mubopending reviewMaikliShort
Bug-atpending reviewMabigatHeavy
Limpyopending reviewMalinisClean
Hugawpending reviewMarumiDirty

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