"wail" meaning in Cebuano

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Noun

IPA: /waˈʔil/, [wɐˈʔil̪]
Rhymes: -il Etymology: Blend of wala (“not”) + ilhi (“known, recognized”) Etymology templates: {{blend|ceb|wala|ilhi|t1=not|t2=known, recognized}} Blend of wala (“not”) + ilhi (“known, recognized”) Head templates: {{ceb-noun|b=+}} wail (Badlit spelling ᜏᜁᜎ᜔)
  1. an insignificant person
    Sense id: en-wail-ceb-noun-WQhGPmQU Categories (other): Cebuano blends, Cebuano terms with Badlit script Disambiguation of Cebuano blends: 19 40 40 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with Badlit script: 20 40 40
  2. an unknown person or thing
    Sense id: en-wail-ceb-noun-8eNCWi46 Categories (other): Cebuano blends, Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Cebuano terms with Badlit script, Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries Disambiguation of Cebuano blends: 19 40 40 Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 30 42 28 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with Badlit script: 20 40 40 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries: 11 62 27
  3. an unknown celebrity or politician
    Sense id: en-wail-ceb-noun-ejc4k7ba Categories (other): Cebuano blends, Cebuano terms with Badlit script Disambiguation of Cebuano blends: 19 40 40 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with Badlit script: 20 40 40
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      },
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      "name": "blend"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Blend of wala (“not”) + ilhi (“known, recognized”)",
  "head_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "wail (Badlit spelling ᜏᜁᜎ᜔)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "wa‧il"
  ],
  "lang": "Cebuano",
  "lang_code": "ceb",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "19 40 40",
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an insignificant person"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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          "insignificant"
        ]
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    },
    {
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "30 42 28",
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          "name": "Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries",
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        }
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        "an unknown person or thing"
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an unknown celebrity or politician"
      ],
      "id": "en-wail-ceb-noun-ejc4k7ba",
      "links": [
        [
          "celebrity",
          "celebrity"
        ],
        [
          "politician",
          "politician"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/waˈʔil/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɐˈʔil̪]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-il"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wail"
}
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    "Cebuano entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cebuano lemmas",
    "Cebuano nouns",
    "Cebuano terms with Badlit script",
    "Cebuano terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Cebuano terms with missing Badlit script entries",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Cebuano/il"
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "wail (Badlit spelling ᜏᜁᜎ᜔)",
      "name": "ceb-noun"
    }
  ],
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    "wa‧il"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ceb",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "an insignificant person"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
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    },
    {
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        "an unknown person or thing"
      ],
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          "unknown",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an unknown celebrity or politician"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "celebrity",
          "celebrity"
        ],
        [
          "politician",
          "politician"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/waˈʔil/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɐˈʔil̪]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-il"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wail"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: Badlit spelling ᜏᜁᜎ᜔",
  "path": [
    "wail"
  ],
  "section": "Cebuano",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "wail",
  "trace": ""
}

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