"may-" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Proto-Semitic]

Head templates: {{head|sem-pro|noun|||g=m|g2=|head=}} *may- m, {{sem-noun|m}} *may- m
  1. alternative form of *māy- Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine, reconstruction Alternative form of: māy-
    Sense id: en-may--sem-pro-noun-KpfacEKM Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Semitic entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Tagalog]

IPA: /maj/ [Standard-Tagalog], [maɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜋᜌ᜔ [Baybayin]
Etymology: From may (existential marker). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|may<pos:existential marker>|text=++}} From may (existential marker). Head templates: {{tl-head|prefix|b=+}} may- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔)
  1. prefix denoting existence or possession of something Tags: morpheme
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      "expansion": "*may- m",
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  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/may-",
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  ],
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}

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    ]
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    "may-"
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        {
          "text": "may- + akda (“literary work”) → may-akda (“author”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "may- + ari (“property”) → may-ari (“owner”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "may- + bahay (“house”) → maybahay (“housewife”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "may- + gulang (“age”) → maygulang (“adult”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "may- + lupa (“land”) → maylupa (“landowner”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "[maɪ̯]",
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        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "may-"
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      "form": "ᜋᜌ᜔",
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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        {
          "text": "may- + akda (“literary work”) → may-akda (“author”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "may- + ari (“property”) → may-ari (“owner”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "may- + bahay (“house”) → maybahay (“housewife”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "may- + gulang (“age”) → maygulang (“adult”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "may- + lupa (“land”) → maylupa (“landowner”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/maj/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "may-"
}

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