"ga-" meaning in Tagalog

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gababoy"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gabahay"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gabaka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gabuhok"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gabundok"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gabutil"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly related to gaya (“like; imitated”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜄ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "prefix",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ga- (Baybayin spelling ᜄ)",
      "name": "tl-head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gaga-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gangga-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ga- + bahay (“house”) → gabahay (“as big as a house”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + bundok (“mountain”) → gabundok (“as big as a mountain”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to indicate of a similarly big size: as big as; as large as"
      ],
      "id": "en-ga--tl-prefix-dZLEr7Ni",
      "links": [
        [
          "big",
          "big"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ga- + nito (“this”) → ganito (“like this”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + niyan (“that”) → ganiyan (“like that”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to indicate similarity: like; similar to"
      ],
      "id": "en-ga--tl-prefix-6SEDdJrv",
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "similar",
          "similar"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ɡa/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ɡɐ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ga-"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Tagalog 1-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog prefixes",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gababoy"
    },
    {
      "word": "gabahay"
    },
    {
      "word": "gabaka"
    },
    {
      "word": "gabuhok"
    },
    {
      "word": "gabundok"
    },
    {
      "word": "gabutil"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly related to gaya (“like; imitated”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜄ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "prefix",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ga- (Baybayin spelling ᜄ)",
      "name": "tl-head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "gaga-"
    },
    {
      "word": "gangga-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ga- + bahay (“house”) → gabahay (“as big as a house”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + bundok (“mountain”) → gabundok (“as big as a mountain”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to indicate of a similarly big size: as big as; as large as"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "big",
          "big"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ga- + nito (“this”) → ganito (“like this”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + niyan (“that”) → ganiyan (“like that”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to indicate similarity: like; similar to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "similar",
          "similar"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ɡa/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[ɡɐ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ga-"
}