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Waray Adjectives and Describing Words with Tagalog Translations

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

Describing things

Big, small, good, beautiful.

Describing things: Waray phrases with Tagalog and English translations
WarayTagalogEnglish
Dakopending reviewMalakiBig
Gutiaypending reviewMaliitSmall
Maupaypending reviewMabutiGood
Maraotpending reviewMasamaBad
Mahusaypending reviewMagandaBeautifulBikol 'magayon' is the root behind Mayon, the volcano. Waray 'mahusay' means beautiful; in Tagalog the same word means skilled or well-arranged.
Mapasopending reviewMainitHot
Mahagkotpending reviewMalamigCold
Madagmitpending 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.
Lagaspending 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.
Damopending reviewMaramiMany
Gutiaypending reviewKauntiFew
Halabapending reviewMahabaLong
Halipotpending reviewMaikliShort
Mabug-atpending reviewMabigatHeavy
Limpyopending reviewMalinisClean
Mahugawpending reviewMarumiDirty

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