Meaning of "gentle"

gentle •

adj.
• • 1. not rough: marahan, mahinay, mayumi
  • 2. refined, polite: mahinhin, mabini, magalang, maginoo
  • 3. kindly, friendly: mabait, magiliw
  • 4. soft and low: marahan, malumay

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rough

adj.
• • 1. not smooth, not level: baku-bako
  • 2. stormy: maalon, magulo, masama, mabagyo
  • 3. rough or coarse to the touch: magaspang, maligasgas
  • 4. indecent: masagwa, malaswa
  • 5. harsh, rude, not gentle, likely to hurt others: magaslaw, bastos
  • 6. without luxury and ease: mahirap

massage

n.
• • 1. rubbing of muscles and joints: masahe, pagmasahe, hilot, paghilot
  • 2. a gentle massage: himas, hagod

v.
• • 1. to give a massage: magmasahe, masahihin, humilot, hilutin
  • 2. to massage gently: humimas, himasin, himas-himasin, humagod, hagurin, hagud-hagurin

quiet

adj.
• • 1. not making any sound: tahimik, walang ingay, walang kalatis
  • 2. peaceful: payapa, tahimik, matahimik
  • 3. meek, gentle: maamo, tahimik
  • 4. not speaking, silent: walang imik, walang kibo

v.
• • 1. to make calm: magpatahimik, patahimikin, pumayapa, payapain
  • 2. to become calm: tumahimik, manahimik, pumayapa, mamayapa

n.
• • silence, peace, stillness: katahimikan, pananahimik, kapayapaan, pamamayapa

mild

adj.
• • 1. kind: mabait
  • 2. gentle: mahinahon, maamo
  • 3. temperate, just enough: katamtaman, kainaman, suwabe
  • 4. not strong (for drinks): hindi matapang
  • 5. moderate (in speech): malumanay, malamig, mahinay

breeze

n.
• • a gentle or soft wind: simoy

tender

adj.
• • 1. delicate, not strong and hardy: mura
  • 2. soft, not hard or tough: malambot
  • 3. kind, affectionate, loving: magiliw, mabait, mapagmahal
  • 4. gentle, not rough or rude: maingat
  • 5. young: bata
  • 6. sensitive, painful, sore: masakit
  • 7. feeling pain or grief easily: maramdamin
  • 8. considerate, sympathetic: madamayin, maawain, mahabagin
  • 9. languid: mapungay, malamlam, maamo

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

bait

n.
• • bait (English) 1. for catching fish, rats, etc.: pain
  • 2. to set a bait: magpain, painan

v.
• • to torment by unkind or annoying remarks: magpasakit, pasakitan

n.
• • bait (Tagalog) kindness

adj.
• • mabait (ma-) kind, good, gentle, virtuous

dampi

Mal n.
• • light and gentle touch (as by the soft gentle breeze on one's skin),light and gentle application of ointment (as on wounds)

naman

part.
• • response marker, also, too, rather, again, on the other hand usually emphasizing the fact or the feeling involved in the expression; expresses transition to another subject hence also mild contrast. Habang si Juana ay nagluluto si Juan naman ay naglilinis ng bahay. While Juana is cooking, Juan cleans the house. Ano ka ba namang tao? What sort of person are you, anyway? adv. also, too intj. expression of gentle protest or denial

banayad

adj.
• • moderate, soft, gentle (in manner)

himas

n.
• • gentle rubbing on skin by the palm of the hand, caressful rubbing, petting by rubbing the back of fighting roosters