Meaning of "aba"

aba •

intj.
• • aba! an exclamation of surprise, wonder or disgust, emphatic denial

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word

n.
• • 1. a sound or group or sounds that has meaning: salita
  • 2. the writing or printing that stands for a word: salita
  • 3. words, sometimes means angry talk: sagutan, pagsasagutan, taltalan, pagtataltalan
  • 4. a short talk: sandaling pakikipagusap, maikling pag-uusap
  • 5. a brief expression: maikling pangungusap
  • 6. command, order: utos, salita, atas
  • 7. a promise: pangako
  • 8. news: balita

v.
• • 1. to put into words: magsalita, salitain, magsabi, sabihin
  • 2. by word of mouth, orally or by spoken words: sa salita, sa bibig
  • 3. upon my word means (a) I promise: nangangako ako, ipinangangako ko (b) exclamation of surprise: aba
  • 4. word for word: letra por letra

abject

adj.
• • 1. pitiful, miserable: kaaba-aba, aba, kahabag-habag
  • 2. despicable, contemptible: kasuklamsuklam, kapoot-poot

poor

adj.
• • 1. having a few things or nothing: mahirap, maralita, dukha, pobre
  • 2. not good in quality, lacking something: hindi (di) mabuti, masama, mahina, walang kuwenta, hindi magaling
  • 3. unfortunate, needing pity: kaawa-awa, kahabag-habag
  • 4. lowly, common, insignificant: aba, hamak

n.
• • poor people: ang mga mahirap (pobre, dukha, maralita, dahop, salat)

mean

v.
• • 1. to have as a purpose, have in mind: maghangad, hangarin, magnais, naisin, magtangka, tangkain, mag-isip, isipin, may balak
  • 2. to intend: sadyain, kusain, tikisin
  • 3. intend to say: gustong sabihin, ibig sabihin
  • 4. to signify, denote: mangahulugan, ipakahulugan

adj.
• • 1. low in social position or rank, humble: hamak, aba, mababa
  • 2. of low quality or grade: mahina, mababa, mahinang uri, di-mahusay, di-magaling
  • 3. selfish: masakim, makamkam

so

adv.
• • 1. in that way, in the same way or degree: ganyan, paganyan, ganito, paganito, gayon, pagayon
  • 2. according to fact, really so, true: totoo, talaga, tama, siya nga
  • 3. very: napaka (prefixed to the appropriate adverb and adjective)
  • 4. very much: totoo, lubha, masyado
  • 5. therefore, accordingly, on this account: kaya, kaya nga, dahil dito
  • 6. likewise, also: gayon din (rin), man, naman
  • 7. interj. with upward inflection: Well! Siya! Aba!
  • 8. or so, more or less: humigit-kumulang
  • 9. so as, so that with the result or purpose: para, upang, nang

well

adv.
• • 1. all right, in a satisfactory, favorable, or good manner: mabuti, mahusay, kasiya-siya, magaling
  • 2. thoroughly, in detail: lubos, lahat, ganap, mabuti
  • 3. much, to a considerable degree: marami, malaki

adj.
• • 1. in good health: mabuti, magaling, malakas, malusog
  • 2. satisfactory, good, right, nice: mabuti, mahusay, magaling, mainam, maganda
  • 3. "well" is sometimes used to show mild surprise or merely to fill in: aba, buweno, siya
  • 4. well off means (a) in good condition: nasa mabuting kalagayan (b) fairly rich: may kaya sa buhay, nakaririwasa, mariwasa, mayaman

alala

n.
• • memory, recollection alalahanin (-in)

v.
• • to worry, to be anxious about something makaalala, maalala (maka-:ma-)

v.
• • to remember someone with something. Aba, nakaalala ka. Ah, you remembered (him ... with something).

v.
• • mag-alala (mag-) to worry, to be anxious. Huwag kang mag-alala. Don't worry.