Tausug Vocabulary of Antonyms

Antonyms

Easy – maluhay Difficult – mahunit

Thin – pais or kayug Fat – tambuk
Brave – isug Coward – talaw
Sweet – mamis Sour – aslum
Smooth- kutad Rough – kasap
Good – dayaw Bad – kaat or mangi
Long (length) – haba Short (length) – hawpu
Tall – lanjang Short – pandak
Soft – hablu Hard – tugas
Fast – biskay Slow – lallay
Heavy – bug’at Light – gaan or agak
Happy – kug or kuyag Sad – lumbay or susa
Full – hipu’ Empty – hawan
Full (stomach) – kansub Hungry – hapdi’
Right – bunnal Wrong – sa
Straight – buntul Crooked – bingkuk
Rich – dayahan or altaan Poor – miskin
Open – buka Close – tambul
Start – tagna’ End – ubus
Shallow – babaw Deep – lawm
Cold – haggut Hot – pasu’
Big – laggu’ Small – asibi’
Healthy – sambu Sick – sakit
Boastfull – abbu Humble – hamba
Smart – akkal Stupid – dupang
Favorfull – mananam Bland – mapundul
Male – usug Female – budjang or babai
Wide – magayad or malakbang Narrow – makiput
Light or day – adlaw Dark or night – dum

Bitter – maaplud or maharat

Salty – maasin
Sour – aslum
Spicy - mabisa