malala

See also: malała

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ lala.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /malaˈlaʔ/ [mɐ.lɐˈlaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧la‧la

Adjective

malalâ (plural malalala, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜎ)

1. grave; serious (of an illness)
2. (by extension) worse than before or what is expected
3. (by extension, colloquial, derogatory) crazy; mad; insane (of a person)

Inflection

Degrees of malala

root	lala
positive	singular	plural
	malala	malalala
comparative	singular	plural
superiority	mas malala	mas malalala
inferiority	hindi gaanong malala	hindi gaanong malalala
equality	kasinglala
superlative	singular	plural
relative	ang pinakamalala	ang pinakamalalala
absolute	napakamalala	napakamalalala
	pagkalala	pagkalala-lala