Meaning of "mean"

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

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sponge

n.
• • the light framework of a sea animal used for soaking up water in bathing or cleaning: espongha

v.
• • 1. to wipe or rub with a sponge: punasan (kuskusin) ng espongha
  • 2. to live or profit at the expense of another in a mean way: magsamantala, pagsamantalahan, humuthot, huthutin
  • 3. to take a sponge bath: magpunas, magbanyos
  • 4. to give a sponge bath: punasan, banyusan

sluggard

n.
• • a lazy, sluggish person: taong tamad at mabagal small

adj.
• • 1. not large, little: maliit, munti, kaunti
  • 2. not important: maliit, walang kuwenta (halaga), munti, di mahalaga
  • 3. mean: imbi, hamak

sign

n.
• • 1. any mark, thing, or motion used to mean, represent, or point out something: tanda, palatandaan
  • 2. a signboard: karatula
  • 3. a notice: babala, paunawa
  • 4. the motion used to point out something: senyas
  • 5. to make the sign of the cross: mag-antanda, magkrus

v.
• • 1. to put ones name on, write ones name: lumagda, lagdaan, ilagda, pumirma, pirmahan, ipirma
  • 2. to give a sign to: sumenyas, senyasan, isenyas, magmuwestra, muwestrahan, imuwestra

hovel

n.
• • 1. a house that is small, mean and unpleasant: barungbarong, dampa
  • 2. a small cube hut: kubo

her

pron.
• • "she" and "her" mean the girl or woman spoken about: siya

adj.
• • of her, belonging to her: kanya, kaniya

low

adj.
• • 1. in a low place, near the ground: mababa
  • 2. small, less than the usual, e.g. price: mababa, maliit
  • 3. mean, course, vulgar: bastos, mahalay, masagwa, magaspang
  • 4. not loud: mahina
  • 5. not high or exalted (as an opinion): hamak, mababa

n.
• • in low spirits, with little energy or joy: walang sigla, malungkot, matamlay adv. not loudly: nang mahina

common

adj.
• • 1. ordinary, not special: karaniwan, pangkaraniwan
  • 2. customary, usual: kaugalian, nakaugalian
  • 3. popular: palasak, laganap, popular
  • 4. belonging to all in a group: panlahat, para sa lahat
  • 5. public: pangmadla, pambayan
  • 6. below ordinary, mean, low: mababa, hamak
  • 7. widespread: laganap, kalat

spot

n.
• • 1. mark, stain, speck: batik, mantsa, mantsa
  • 2. a small part unlike the rest: patak
  • 3. a place: dako, lugar, pook
  • 4. on the spot means (a) at the very place: sa mismong lugar (b) at once: agad, madali

adj.
• • ready, on hand: handa, nakahanda, hawak, kaliwaan

v.
• • 1. to become spotted, have spots: magkamantsa, mantsahan, magkabatik, mabatikan
  • 2. to make spots on: magmantsa, mantsahan, magbatik, batikan, dumhan
  • 3. to hit the spot, to be just right or satisfactory (coll.): tamangtama
  • 4. to be spotted may mean to be recognized or seen: mamataan, mamanmanan, mamukhaan

indignation

n.
• • anger at something unworthy, unjust or mean: galit, pagkagalit, ngitngit, pagngingitngit

support

v.
• • 1. to hold up,to keep from falling: magtukod, tukuran, mag-alalay, umalalay, alalayan
  • 2. to prop: magsuhay, suhayan
  • 3. to keep up, to help, to give strength or courage to: magtaguyod, itaguyod, tumulong, tulungan
  • 4. to provide for: magtustos, tustusan, magsustento, sustentuhan
  • 5. to be in favor of, to back up, to second: kumatig, katigan, magtaguyod, itaguyod
  • 6. to help prove, to bear out: magpatunay, patunayan, magpatotoo, patotohanan

n.
• • 1. the act of supporting, condition of being supported, help, aid: tulong, pagtulong, taguyod, pagtataguyod, tustos, pagtustos, pagtutustos, sustento, pagsustento, pagsusustento
  • 2. a person or thing that supports: tagataguyod, tagakatig, tagasustento, tagatustos
  • 3. a prop: tukod, suhay sure

adj.
• • 1. certain, free from doubt: tiyak, piho, pihado, sigurado
  • 2. safe, reliable: maaasahan, sigurado, tapat, mapagtitiwalaan
  • 3. firm: matatag adv. 1. surely, certainly (American colloquialism): sigurado, tiyak, nakatitiyak
  • 2. to be sure may sometimes mean certainly: tiyak, sigurado, pihado
  • 3. to make sure, to be certain: tumiyak, tiyakin, magsiguro, siguruhin, siguraduhin, pumiho, pihuhin

imbi

adj.
• • despicable, abject, mean

anuman

pron.
• • whatsoever usually occurs with "walang" as in "walang anuman " to mean " not at all or there is nothing to it"

bulastog

adj.
• • (sl) mean, rude, boastful, rash

ha

int.
• • interrogative meaning: What is it?, What do you mean?, What's that again? [syn. ano?, ano kamo?] part. interrogative particle meaning: Do you understand? [syn. Alam mo na ba, ha?] part. exclamatory interrogative particle with the element of surprise or reproach: Is that so? [syn. Ganoon pala, ha? So that's what it is, huh?]
  • 2.) ha! intj. (deprecatingly) So!, (reproachingly) So, that's it!, particle producing laughter (in series) Ha! Ha! Ha!

si

• • used before names of persons to mean "and company". sina Luis... Luis and his companions...