malaki

See also: Malaki

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• malaqui — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From ma- +‎ laki.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /malaˈki/ [mɐ.lɐˈxɪ], (colloquial) /malaˈke/ [mɐ.lɐˈxɛ]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ma‧la‧ki

Adjective

malakí (plural malalaki, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜃᜒ)

1. big; large
2. grown-up

Inflection

Degrees of malaki

root	laki
positive	singular	plural
	malaki	malalaki
comparative	singular	plural
superiority	mas malaki	mas malalaki
inferiority	hindi gaanong malaki	hindi gaanong malalaki
equality	kasinlaki
superlative	singular	plural
relative	ang pinakamalaki	ang pinakamalalaki
absolute	napakamalaki	napakamalalaki
	pagkalaki	pagkalaki-laki

Derived terms

• lakihan
• lumaki
• malaking bagay
• mapagmalaki
• palakihin
• pinakamalaki

Anagrams

• kalima