"-ng" meaning in Tagalog

See -ng in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /ŋ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ŋ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜅ᜔ [Baybayin], -g [alternative], -ng- [alternative], -m- [alternative], -n- [alternative], -g- [alternative]
Head templates: {{tl-head|ligature|b=+|nosuffix=1}} -ng (Baybayin spelling ᜅ᜔)
  1. Enclitic suffix, connecting adjectives to nouns and vice versa, after words ending in vowels, except compound words where the next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p). Synonyms: na, -g, -ng-, -m-, -n-, -g-
    Sense id: en--ng-tl-character-XWpukR8U Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog enclitics, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog ligatures Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 12 8 8 8 8 18 17 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 8 8 8 8 17 17 19 Disambiguation of Tagalog enclitics: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 33 32 36 Disambiguation of Tagalog ligatures: 52 48
  2. Enclitic suffix, connecting adverbs to verbs and vice versa, after words ending in vowels, except compound words where the next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p). Synonyms: na, -g
    Sense id: en--ng-tl-character-AKdwovck Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog enclitics, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog ligatures Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 12 8 8 8 8 18 17 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 8 8 8 8 17 17 19 Disambiguation of Tagalog enclitics: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 33 32 36 Disambiguation of Tagalog ligatures: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ŋ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ŋ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜅ᜔ [Baybayin], -ing [alternative]
Etymology: Possibly from Spanish -ín. See -ing. Etymology templates: {{der|tl|es|-ín}} Spanish -ín Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=+}} -ng (proper noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜅ᜔)
  1. Diminutive suffix, used to form diminutives of given names ending in vowels, often one already shortened or with a diminutive suffix. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -ing, -ito, -ita, -oy, -ay
    Sense id: en--ng-tl-suffix-weRAxDTd Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog enclitics, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 12 8 8 8 8 18 17 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 8 8 8 8 17 17 19 Disambiguation of Tagalog enclitics: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 33 32 36 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 29 28 43 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 30 29 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "ᜅ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-g",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ng-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-m-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-n-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-g-",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "b": "+",
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      },
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      "name": "tl-head"
    }
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  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "12 8 8 8 8 18 17 20",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 8 8 8 8 17 17 19",
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        },
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          "_dis": "52 48",
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          "english": "Pretty flower",
          "text": "Magandang bulaklak",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        ],
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          "noun",
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "stem",
          "stem#English"
        ],
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          "b",
          "b#English"
        ],
        [
          "p",
          "p#English"
        ]
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          "word": "na"
        },
        {
          "word": "-g"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ng-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-m-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-n-"
        },
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          "word": "-g-"
        }
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          "english": "S/he suddenly spoke.",
          "text": "Bigla siyang nagsalita.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "verb",
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          "vowel",
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          "compound word",
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        ],
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          "stem",
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          "b",
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          "p",
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      "ipa": "/ŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "Spanish -ín",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Spanish -ín. See -ing.",
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          "english": "little Joseph",
          "text": "Pepeng",
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        },
        {
          "english": "little Isabel",
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        {
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          "word": "-ay"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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      "form": "-m-",
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          "word": "na"
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          "word": "-g"
        },
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          "word": "-ng-"
        },
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ŋ/",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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  "word": "-ng"
}

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    },
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          "english": "little Joseph",
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        {
          "english": "little Isabel",
          "text": "Isang",
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for -ng meaning in Tagalog (4.1kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: proper noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-ng"
  ],
  "section": "Tagalog",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ng",
  "trace": ""
}

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