mabilis

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ bilis.

For the sense "grammar", it was coined by Lope K. Santos in the Balarilà ng Wikang Pambansá (Grammar of the National Language), published in 1939.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

mabilís (plural mabibilis, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. fast; swift; rapid; speedy
    Synonym: matulin
    Mabilis yung pagdating mo dito!
    That arrival here of yours was fast!
  2. ahead of time (of a clock or watch)
    Synonym: adelantado
  3. (grammar) nonglottal ultimate stress pronunciation

Inflection

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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