"babala" meaning in All languages combined

See babala on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology templates: {{cog|bnt-phu|baballa}} Phuthi baballa Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} babala (uncountable)
  1. (South Africa) Any of several cultivated species of grass in the genus Pennisetum. Tags: South-Africa, uncountable
    Sense id: en-babala-en-noun-gfKO1Jrp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, South African English, Paniceae tribe grasses, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 90 4 4 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 3 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 73 11 10 3 3

Noun [Tagalog]

IPA: /babaˈlaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐ.bɐˈlaʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: babalâ [canonical], ᜊᜊᜎ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aʔ Etymology: From bala. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|bala<id:threat>|text=+}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "bala", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "babala", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="babala"> From bala. Head templates: {{tl-noun|babalâ|b=+}} babalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜎ)
  1. warning; admonition; caution Synonyms: hudyat, pahiwatig, abiso, adbertensiya
    Sense id: en-babala-tl-noun-6t5EBjbn Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 39 35 16 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 29 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 59 20 16 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 41 37 11 11 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 39 37 12 12 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 37 34 18 10
  2. omen; portent; augury
    Sense id: en-babala-tl-noun-IhaxVYTA Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Divination Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 39 35 16 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 29 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 41 37 11 11 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 39 37 12 12 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 37 34 18 10 Disambiguation of Divination: 0 100 0 0
  3. indication; sign Synonyms: tanda, palatandaan, indikasyon, senyales
    Sense id: en-babala-tl-noun-Z~kyCT7N Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 39 35 16 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 29 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 41 37 11 11 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 39 37 12 12 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 37 34 18 10
  4. notice; announcement Synonyms: pahayag, paunawa, patalastas
    Sense id: en-babala-tl-noun-VLmsguSJ Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 29 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 41 37 11 11 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 39 37 12 12 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 37 34 18 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: babalaan, ibabala, magbabala, pagbabala, pambabala, sistema ng maagap na babala
Categories (other): Communication Disambiguation of Communication: 0 0 0 0
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