Meaning of "weak"

weak •

adj.
• • 1. lacking physical strength, feeble: mahina
  • 2. lacking in power to perform a function properly: mahina
  • 3. of less than the usual strength, e.g., in taste: di matapang, matabang, walang tapang
  • 4. weak, due to decay: marupok, gato, mahina
  • 5. weak, due to tiredness: lupaypay, nanlalambot, nanlalata
  • 6. weak, due to poor construction or poor materials used: mahina

n.
• • a person or thing that is weak: ang mahina

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prostrate

v.
• • 1. to lay down flat, to cast down: magpatirapa, humandusay, bumulagta
  • 2. to make very weak or helpless, exhaust: magpalupaypay, lumupaypay, papanlupaypayin, ilupaypay, magpahina, papanghinain

adj.
• • 1. lying flat with face downward: nakadapa, nakarapa
  • 2. lying flat (either face downward or on ones back): nakahandusay, nakabulagta
  • 3. overcome, helpless: lugmok, nakalugmok, lugami, nakalugami

impotent

adj.
• • 1. not having power or strength: walang kaya, walang kapangyarihan
  • 2. helpless, weak: inutil, walang lakas, mahina

delicate

adj.
• • 1. weak: mahina
  • 2. sickly: masasaktin
  • 3. of fine texture: pino
  • 4. fastidious (not common in English): maselan
  • 5. requiring skill, tact or careful handling: maselan, delikado
  • 6. very sensitive: delikado

simple

adj.
• • 1. easy to do: madaling gawin, magaan, madali
  • 2. easy to understand: madaling intindihin, madaling unawain
  • 3. bare, mere, with nothing added: payak, walang iba kundi...
  • 4. plain, without ornament, not rich or showy: simple
  • 5. natural, not affected, not showing off: natural, likas
  • 6. common, ordinary: karaniwan, pangkaraniwan
  • 7. dull, weak in mind: tanga, ungas, bobo/a
  • 8. not compound: payak

frail

adj.
• • 1. weak, slender and not very strong: mahina, marupok
  • 2. morally weak: mahina ang kalooban

slim

adj.
• • 1. slender, thin: payat, balingkinitan, patpatin
  • 2. small, slight, weak: kaunti, kakaunti, munti, maliit, mahina, bahagya

soft

adj.
• • 1. not hard: malambot
  • 2. not rough or coarse: makinis, pino
  • 3. gentle: mabini, mahinhin, mayumi
  • 4. kind, tender: mabait, malambot ang puso
  • 5. soft (as a sound): marahan, mahina, malamig
  • 6. soft (as light), not glaring: malamlam,
  • 7. weak: mahina

lugo

adj.
• • extremely weak due to sickness (fowls and birds)

delikado

Sp adj.
• • fragile, delicate, weak, picky

hina

adj.
• • mahina (ma-) weak, lack of strength humina' (-um-)

v.
• • to become weak. Humina ang kanyang katawan dahil sa sakit. His body became weak because of his illness.

v.
• • manghina' (mang-) to feel weak

dupok

adj.
• • marupok (ma-) weak (not durable), frail, fragile, brittle, delicate [var. rupok]

ugod-ugod

adj.
• • extremely weak or feeble due to sickness or old age [var. uugod-ugod]