"Tausug" meaning in Tagalog

See Tausug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /taʔuˈsuɡ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [t̪ɐ.ʔʊˈsʊɡ̠̚] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: Tausúg [canonical], ᜆᜂᜐᜓᜄ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -uɡ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *Cau Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau Proto-Philippine *tau Tausug tau Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sələg Tausug sūg Tausug tau sūg Tausug Tausūgbor. Tagalog Tausug Borrowed from Tausug Tausūg, from tau sūg (literally “people of the current”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|tsg:Tausūg|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *Cau Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau Proto-Philippine *tau Tausug tau Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sələg Tausug sūg Tausug tau sūg Tausug Tausūgbor. Tagalog Tausug [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Austronesian", "term" : "*Cau", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "map-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*tau", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Philippine", "term" : "*tau", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "phi-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tausug", "term" : "tau", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tsg" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*sələg", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tausug", "term" : "sūg", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tsg" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Tausug", "term" : "tau sūg", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "tsg" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Tausug", "term" : "Tausūg", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tsg" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "Tausug", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="Tausug"> Borrowed from Tausug Tausūg, from tau sūg (literally “people of the current”)., {{ety|tl|:bor|tsg:Tausūg|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *Cau Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau Proto-Philippine *tau Tausug tau Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sələg Tausug sūg Tausug tau sūg Tausug Tausūgbor. Tagalog Tausug Borrowed from Tausug Tausūg, from tau sūg (literally “people of the current”). Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|Tausúg|b=+}} Tausúg (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜐᜓᜄ᜔)
  1. Tausug (ethnic group)
    Sense id: en-Tausug-tl-name-3-Jd1xIg Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 58 42
  2. Tausug (language) Synonyms: Bahasa Sug
    Sense id: en-Tausug-tl-name-JprlasRn Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Languages Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 33 67 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 33 67 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 31 69 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 28 72 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Languages: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: silig, tao
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      "*Cau",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Cau"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tau"
    ],
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      "*tau",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/tau"
    ],
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    ],
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      "tau"
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      "sūg"
    ],
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      "Tausūg#Tausug"
    ],
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      "tau#Tausug"
    ],
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      "sūg",
      "sūg#Tausug"
    ]
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tausúg",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜆᜂᜐᜓᜄ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "b": "+"
      },
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      "name": "tl-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ta‧u‧sug"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Ta‧u‧sug"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "silig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "tao"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "58 42",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tausug (ethnic group)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Tausug",
          "Tausug#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "33 67",
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          "_dis": "6 94",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "28 72",
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          "_dis": "28 72",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "4 96",
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          "name": "Languages",
          "orig": "tl:Languages",
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        }
      ],
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        "Tausug (language)"
      ],
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        [
          "Tausug",
          "Tausug#English"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Bahasa Sug"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taʔuˈsuɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ɐ.ʔʊˈsʊɡ̠̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uɡ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tausug"
}
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymology trees",
    "Pages with etymon",
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    "Rhymes:Tagalog/uɡ/3 syllables",
    "Tagalog 3-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
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    "Tagalog entries with etymon",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
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    "Tagalog terms borrowed from Tausug",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Tausug",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    ],
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      "tau",
      "tau"
    ],
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      "sūg",
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      "tau",
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      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":bor",
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        "text": "2",
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      },
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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Austronesian *Cau\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau\nProto-Philippine *tau\nTausug tau\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *sələg\nTausug sūg\nTausug tau sūg\nTausug Tausūgbor.\nTagalog Tausug\nBorrowed from Tausug Tausūg, from tau sūg (literally “people of the current”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tausúg",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜆᜂᜐᜓᜄ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "tl-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ta‧u‧sug"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "word": "silig"
    },
    {
      "word": "tao"
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/taʔuˈsuɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ɐ.ʔʊˈsʊɡ̠̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uɡ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tausug"
}

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