Meaning of "tama"

tama •

adj.
• • correct, right, true tumama' (-um-) to hit the mark, to be right or correct. Tumama sa ulo niya ang bola. The ball hit him right on the head. magtama', itama' (mag-:-i)

v.
• • to put correctly

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wrong

adj.
• • 1. not right: lisya, mali, hindi tama, hindi tumpak
  • 2. wicked: masama
  • 3. not correct, not what it should be: sala, mali, hindi wasto
  • 4. not proper, not fit: mali, hindi tumpak, lisya, hindi bagay
  • 5. not meant to be seen, least important ( for cloth, etc., use the noun): kabaligtaran
  • 6. out of order: may diperensiya, may sira, sira

n.
• • 1. anything not right, a mistake: kamalian, kasamaan, kasamaan, sala, kasalanan
  • 2. an injury, harm: pinsala adv. in a wrong manner, ill, badly: masama, mali

v.
• • to do wrong to, to treat unfairly, to harm: puminsala, pinsalain, manakit, sumakit, saktan, tratuhin nang masama, gawan ng di mabuti, magkasala, pagkasalanan, pagkasalahan

just

adj.
• • 1. right: tama, tumpak
  • 2. fair: kainaman, katamtaman
  • 3. according to right or law: makatarungan, makatwiran, makatuwiran
  • 4. proper, suitable, deserved: tumpak, wasto, tama, nararapat adv. 1. only: lamang
  • 2. a little while ago: kani-kanina lamang, di pa natatagalan, bago lamang, ngayun-ngayon lamang

right

adj.
• • 1. good, just, lawful: matwid, tama, wasto, tumpak
  • 2. correct, true: tama, totoo, tumpak, wasto
  • 3. fitting, suitable, proper: dapat, nararapat, karapat-dapat, tama, wasto, angkop, naaangkop, tumpak, bagay, nababagay
  • 4. going right: pakanan, kanan, pamano, mano

n.
• • 1. that which is right, just, good, true: katwiran, katumpakan, mabuti, matwid
  • 2. a just claim, something that is due to a person: karapatan
  • 3. justice: katarungan
  • 4. the right-hand side: kanan adv. 1. in a way that is good, just, or lawful: tama, wasto, tumpak
  • 2. to the right hand: pakanan

v.
• • 1. to make correct, to set right: magwasto, iwasto, magtumpak, itumpak
  • 2. a right of way is the right to pass over anothers land: karapatang dumaan

true

adj.
• • 1. agreeing with fact, not false: totoo, tunay
  • 2. real, genuine: tunay, talaga, berdadero
  • 3. faithful, loyal: tapat, matapat
  • 4. agreeing with a standard, correct, exact: tunay, tama
  • 5. rightful, lawful: tunay, legal, may karapatan
  • 6. to be true or become true means to agree with the facts: maging totoo (tunay), magkatotoo
  • 7. to be faithful or loyal: maging tapat (matapat)

faithful

adj.
• • 1. loyal, worthy of trust: tapat, matapat
  • 2. true to fact, accurate: tumpak, tama, wasto, totoo

n.
• • the faithful, true believers: ang mga tunay na mananampalataya (sumasampalataya)

exact

v.
• • 1. to demand the payment of: sumingil, singilin
  • 2. to demand justice, punishment, etc.: maglapat, ilapat, lapatan

adj.
• • without any error, correct, accurate: tama, wasto, husto, eksakto [var. sakto], tumpak

correct

adj.
• • true, right: tama, tumpak, wasto

v.
• • 1. to set right: magtumpak, itumpak, magwasto, iwasto, magtuwid, ituwid, magtama, itama
  • 2. to mark mistakes in: magkorek, korekin, magmarka, markahan
  • 3. to punish: magparusa, parusahan

title

n.
• • 1. the name of a book, poem, picture, song, etc: pamagat, titulo
  • 2. a name showing rank: titulo, ranggo
  • 3. legal right to the possession of: titulo, katibayan (karapatan) sa pag-aari (pagkamay-ari)
  • 4. right, claim: karapatan

v.
• • to give name to, entitle, call: magpamagat, pamagatan, ipamagat, magtitulo, tituluhan, ititulo to prep. 1. in the direction of: sa
  • 2. as far as: hanggang sa, abot (sagad) sa
  • 3. on: sa
  • 4. about, concerning: tungkol, hinggil, ukol
  • 5. in accordance with: tama sa, alinsunod sa, sang-ayon sa, batay sa
  • 6. for the purpose of, for: upang, para
  • 7. "to" is also used to show action toward: sa
  • 8. to and from, first one way and then back again, back and forth: paroot parito, pabalik-balik

enough

adj.
• • 1. as many or as much as needed: husto, sapat, tama
  • 2. sufficient: kainaman, katamtaman adv. sufficiently: nang sapat

sound

n.
• • 1. what can be perceived by ear, what is or can be heard: tunog
  • 2. a noise: ingay
  • 3. the sound of bells: tunog, telembang, kulingling o kililing
  • 4. a knocking sound: kalantog, kalatok, katok, tuktok
  • 5. a squeaking sound as of a new shoe: ingit
  • 6. the squeaking sound of a door hinge: langitngit
  • 7. the sound of running water, e.g., of a stream: lagaslas
  • 8. a reverberating sound like the drone of an airplane: ugong
  • 9. a wheezing sound, e.g., of an asthmatic: huni
  • 10. the sound of footsteps: yabag
  • 11. the whining sound of strong wind: haginit, hagunot
  • 12. the whining sound of a bullet: higing, haging
  • 13. a clacking sound such as produced by heels of shoes on a pavement: taguktok, lagatok, lagutok
  • 14. a sound such as caused by the clapping of the hands, etc.: palakpak
  • 15. a crunching sound as when chewing something hard: langutngot
  • 16. the sound of a falling water, as in a waterfall: lagaslas
  • 17. the splash of water caused by throwing a stone into a pool: bulabok, bulubok
  • 18. a rustling sound, e.g., of leaves, paper, cloth, etc.: kaluskos
  • 19. the sound produced by the throat in swallowing: lagok
  • 2.0 the sound of the heart beating when agitated: kabog
  • 2.1. a snapping sound such as caused by snapping the fingers: lagitik
  • 2.2. the cracking sound of a whip: lagitik, haginit
  • 2.3. a deep reverberating sound such as the echo of thunder or of a cannon: dagundong, kulog

v.
• • 1. to sound or cause to sound: tumunog, magpatunog, patunugin, humihip, hipan
  • 2. to make a sound or noise: mag-ingay, umingay
  • 3. to make a whining sound: umugong, humaginit, humagunot

adj.
• • 1. deep (as a sleep): mahimbing, malalim
  • 2. healthy, free from disease: malusog, mabuti
  • 3. free from injury, decay, or defect: magaling, mabuti, mahusay, walang sira, walang pinsala, maayos, buo
  • 4. strong, safe, secure: matatag, matibay, segurado
  • 5. right, correct, reasonable, reliable: tama, tumpak, makatarungan

good

adj.
• • 1. having the right qualities: mabuti, magaling, mahusay
  • 2. well-behaved: mabuti, mabait
  • 3. right, as it ought to be: tama, angkop, ayos
  • 4. desirable: kanaisnais
  • 5. satisfying: kasiya-siya
  • 6. pleasant: kalugud-lugod
  • 7. kind, friendly: mabait
  • 8. real, genuine: tunay, di-palsipikado
  • 9. excellent: napakahusay, napakainam, napakagaling

n.
• • benefit: kabutihan, kapakinabangan, kagalingan

proper

adj.
• • 1. correct, right: wasto, tumpak, tama
  • 2. fitting, suitable, becoming: angkop, dapat, bagay
  • 3. not common to all: pantangi
  • 4. belonging to one or a few: tangi, ukol, nauukol

all-right

adj.
• • 1. correct: tama, tumpak, wasto
  • 2. yes: oo
  • 3. good enough: mabuti

impact

n.
• • a striking of one thing against another, collision: bangga, banggaan, pagbabanggaan, salpok, salpukan, pagsalpok, pagsasalpukan, tama, pagtatama, bagsak, lagpak

unfaithful

adj.
• • 1. not faithful, not true to ones duty or promises, faithless: taksil, hindi tapat, lilo, alibugha
  • 2. not accurate, not exact: hindi tumpak, hindi tama, hindi eksakto, may mali, masama

false

adj.
• • 1. not correct, wrong: mali, sala, hindi tama
  • 2. not true: hindi totoo, walang katotohanan
  • 3. lying: sinungaling, bulaan, madaya
  • 4. disloyal, deceitful: taksil, lilo
  • 5. not real, artifical: hindi tunay, artipisyal
  • 6. counterfeit: huwad

n.
• • used in order to deceive: pandaya, panlinlang

v.
• • to be false: mandaya, manloko, magsinungaling

so

adv.
• • 1. in that way, in the same way or degree: ganyan, paganyan, ganito, paganito, gayon, pagayon
  • 2. according to fact, really so, true: totoo, talaga, tama, siya nga
  • 3. very: napaka (prefixed to the appropriate adverb and adjective)
  • 4. very much: totoo, lubha, masyado
  • 5. therefore, accordingly, on this account: kaya, kaya nga, dahil dito
  • 6. likewise, also: gayon din (rin), man, naman
  • 7. interj. with upward inflection: Well! Siya! Aba!
  • 8. or so, more or less: humigit-kumulang
  • 9. so as, so that with the result or purpose: para, upang, nang

lawful

adj.
• • 1. according to law, done as the law directs: ayon sa batas, naa-alinsunod sa batas, tatag ng batas, alinsunod sa batas, legal
  • 2. rightful, just: matuwid, matwid, tumpak, tama, makatarungan
  • 3. allowed by law: itinutulot ng batas
  • 4. not forbidden: hindi bawal, legal

siyempre

adv.
• • always, of course, surely, naturally. Siyempre, tama ka. Of course, you are right.