"ka-" meaning in Cebuano

See ka- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ka/, [kɐ]
Etymology: Compare Tagalog ka-. Etymology templates: {{cog|tl|ka-}} Tagalog ka- Head templates: {{ceb-head|prefix|b=+}} ka- (Badlit spelling ᜃ)
  1. (added to adjectives) denotes a state of being; -ness Tags: morpheme Synonyms: pagka-, ka- -an
    Sense id: en-ka--ceb-prefix-d0fgZH8D Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Cebuano terms with Badlit script, Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 14 38 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with Badlit script: 28 24 20 28 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries: 33 17 13 37
  2. (added to an adjective) used in exclamations; how... Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -a, ka- -a
    Sense id: en-ka--ceb-prefix-3ddzuSH8 Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Cebuano terms with Badlit script, Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 14 38 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with Badlit script: 28 24 20 28 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries: 33 17 13 37
  3. (added to nouns or verbs) denotes partnership or companionship; co- Tags: morpheme Synonyms: isigka-
    Sense id: en-ka--ceb-prefix-2CpAuz67 Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Cebuano terms with Badlit script, Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 14 38 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with Badlit script: 28 24 20 28 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries: 33 17 13 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ika-, ka- -an, ka- -anan, ka- -on, ka- -onon, kina- -an
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /ka/, [kɐ]
Head templates: {{ceb-head|prefix|b=+}} ka- (Badlit spelling ᜃ)
  1. Short for maka-. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, morpheme Alternative form of: maka-
    Sense id: en-ka--ceb-prefix-eIxHWeuK Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Cebuano terms with Badlit script, Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 14 38 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with Badlit script: 28 24 20 28 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries: 33 17 13 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_text": "Compare Tagalog ka-.",
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  "pos": "prefix",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ka- -anan"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ka- -on"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ka- -onon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kina- -an"
    }
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        {
          "_dis": "32 16 14 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cebuano entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "28 24 20 28",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "33 17 13 37",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "ka- + linaw (“calm”) → kalinaw (“calmness”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ka- + bugnaw (“cold”) → kabugnaw (“coldness”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "word": "pagka-"
        },
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          "_dis": "33 17 13 37",
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      ],
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          "english": "“how hot!”",
          "text": "ka- + init (“hot”) → kainit!",
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        }
      ],
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        "used in exclamations; how..."
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          "word": "-a"
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          "_dis": "33 17 13 37",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "ka- + klase (“class”) → kaklase (“classmate”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ka- + away (“to fight”) → kaaway (“enemy”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "denotes partnership or companionship; co-"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka--ceb-prefix-2CpAuz67",
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          "co-",
          "co-"
        ]
      ],
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        "(added to nouns or verbs) denotes partnership or companionship; co-"
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      "synonyms": [
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          "word": "isigka-"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɐ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka-"
}

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    },
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    },
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      "word": "ka- -on"
    },
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      "word": "ka- -onon"
    },
    {
      "word": "kina- -an"
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        {
          "text": "ka- + linaw (“calm”) → kalinaw (“calmness”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ka- + bugnaw (“cold”) → kabugnaw (“coldness”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "denotes a state of being; -ness"
      ],
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        "(added to adjectives) denotes a state of being; -ness"
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        {
          "word": "pagka-"
        },
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      ],
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          "english": "“how hot!”",
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        "used in exclamations; how..."
      ],
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    },
    {
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        {
          "text": "ka- + klase (“class”) → kaklase (“classmate”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ka- + away (“to fight”) → kaaway (“enemy”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ka/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɐ]"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for ka- meaning in Cebuano (2.8kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: Badlit spelling ᜃ",
  "path": [
    "ka-"
  ],
  "section": "Cebuano",
  "subsection": "prefix",
  "title": "ka-",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: Badlit spelling ᜃ",
  "path": [
    "ka-"
  ],
  "section": "Cebuano",
  "subsection": "prefix",
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  "trace": ""
}

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