root word: buti (meaning: goodness, virtue)
butihin (verb)
make good, improve
Butihin mo ang pagaaral mo.
Improve on your studies.
butihin (adjective)
gallant
butihin (adjective)
good, nice
butihing ina
good mother
ang aking butihing maybahay
my good wife
This adjective form connotes more respect than the simple, more commonly used mabuti.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
butíhin: kaaya-aya, matikas magbihis
ang aking kaisa-isang butihing maybahay
Dalagang butihin…
