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Ma-: Tagalog Adjective Affix

(the most common adjective affix)
having a certain quality or having a lot of something

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
ganda	beauty	maganda	beautiful
laki	size	malaki	big
ulap	cloud	maulap	cloudy
alikabok	dust	maalikabok	dusty
bait	kindness	mabait	kind
tamis	sweetness	matamis	sweet
bilis	speed	mabilis	fast
bigat	weight	mabigat	heavy
init	heat	mainit	hot
talino	intelligence	matalino	intelligent
kulit	importunity, irritating persistence	makulit	importunate, irritating, pesky, nagging
hilig	liking, inclination	mahilig	fond (of something)

root	ganda
meaning	beauty
root + affix	maganda
meaning	beautiful

root	laki
meaning	size
root + affix	malaki
meaning	big

root	ulap
meaning	cloud
root + affix	maulap
meaning	cloudy

root	alikabok
meaning	dust
root + affix	maalikabok
meaning	dusty

root	bait
meaning	kindness
root + affix	mabait
meaning	kind

root	tamis
meaning	sweetness
root + affix	matamis
meaning	sweet

root	bilis
meaning	speed
root + affix	mabilis
meaning	fast

root	bigat
meaning	weight
root + affix	mabigat
meaning	heavy

root	init
meaning	heat
root + affix	mainit
meaning	hot

root	talino
meaning	intelligence
root + affix	matalino
meaning	intelligent

root	kulit
meaning	importunity, irritating persistence
root + affix	makulit
meaning	importunate, irritating, pesky, nagging

root	hilig
meaning	liking, inclination
root + affix	mahilig
meaning	fond (of something)

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