maldita

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maldita.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mal‧di‧ta

Adjective

maldita

1. feminine of maldito

Portuguese

Adjective

maldita

1. feminine singular of maldito

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malˈdita/ [mal̪ˈd̪i.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: mal‧di‧ta

Adjective

maldita

1. feminine singular of maldito

Participle

maldita f sg

1. feminine singular of maldito

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maldita, from Latin maledicta, feminine of maledictus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /malˈdita/ [mɐlˈdi.tɐ]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: mal‧di‧ta

Adjective

maldita (masculine maldito, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ)

1. mean; cruel
   • 2014, J. Corcinto, Teka, Wait...Di Ako Prepared, Arcenciel Publishing

     Parang lahat na lang ng sinasabi niya na tatabunan nung malalalim na paghinga niya saka paghihikbi. Na imagine ko noon sa siguro maganda yung babae. Ang maldita din kasi nung matapobreng Mamma nung babae sa radyo! Oo. Mamma!

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2. mischievous
3. (derogatory, of a girl) spoiled

Related terms

• dikta

 

Noun

maldita (masculine maldito, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ)

1. (derogatory) spoiled girl

   Synonym: bruha

   • 1988, Ricardo Lee, Si tatang at mga himala ng ating panahon: koleksyon ng mga akda:

     "Say hello to them, anak, say hello," ani Yvonne nang lumapit ang anak. "Ay walang dila." Ang bata ang inspirasyon niya sa buhay. “Nang ipanganak ko 'to'y na-meet ko si Bernal. Kaya ayan, spoiled. Maldita!"

     "Say hello to them", Yvonne said to her daughter. "Oh, you're shy." Her child is her inspiration. "When I gave birth to her, I met Bernal. So, she's spoiled. Spoiled brat!"

   • 2007, Fanny A. Garcia, Sandaang damit: 16 na maikling kuwento, UP Press, →ISBN:

     Kung hapon, habang nagluluto si Inay, mangangalumbaba ako sa aming bintana't matatanaw ko si Mayet, ang malditang si Mayet, sa pag-aabang sa kanyang ama.

     If it's afternoon, while Mother cooks, I put my elbows on the window and I see Mayet, that spoiled brat, waiting for her father.