1. lower, more low: higit na (lalong) mababa (kaysa)
v.
1. to bring down or haul down, to diminish: magbaba, ibaba
2. to make weaker: magpahina, hinaan, pahinain
3. to sink or become lower: lumubog, bumaba
4. to humble or degrade oneself: magpakababa, magpakumbaba
2.) lower
v.
1. to scowl: sumimangot, simangutan
2. to frown: magkunut ng noo, kunutan ng noo, umasim ang mukha
n.
1. a scowl: simangot
2. a frown: pagkunot ng noo
than
conj.
used in comparisons: kaysa, kaysa kay
rather
adv.
1. more willingly: higit pa, lalo pa, mahanga
2. more properly, with better reason: mabuti pa, higit na mabuti (magaling)
3. rather than, instead of: kaysa sa
4. somewhat, to some extent: medyo, maypagka-
puri
v.
(-um-) mamuri, purihin (mang-:-in) to praise, to compliment, to flatter. Ang mamuri ay mas magaling kaysa mamintas. To praise is better than to criticize.
kay
part.
singular sa proper noun marker, also marks possession, the pluralform is kina, to, from, for kaysa conj. than, more than. Matamis kaysa asukal. Sweeter than sugar.