"Meka" meaning in Tagalog

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmeka/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈmɛː.xɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜋᜒᜃ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -eka Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish La Meca, later on from English Mecca, ultimately from Arabic مَكَّة (makka). Possible doublet of Maka. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|La Meca}} Borrowed from Spanish La Meca, {{bor|tl|en|Mecca}} English Mecca, {{der|tl|ar|مَكَّة}} Arabic مَكَّة (makka), {{dbt|tl|Maka|nocap=1}} doublet of Maka Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=+}} Meka (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜃ)
  1. Mecca (a large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam) Categories (topical): Islam Categories (place): Cities in Saudi Arabia, Places in Saudi Arabia Synonyms: Meca, Mecca

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      "ipa": "[ˈmɛː.xɐ]",
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    },
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        "Tagalog terms derived from English",
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      "ipa": "[ˈmɛː.xɐ]",
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        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    {
      "word": "Meca"
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    {
      "word": "Mecca"
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