"W" meaning in Tagalog

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Character

IPA: /ˈdobolju/, [ˌd̪oː.bolˈjʊ], /ˈwa/, [ˈwa], /w/, [w] Forms: w [lowercase]
Rhymes: -obolju, -a Etymology: Borrowed from English W. Each pronunciation has a different source: * Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English W. * Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜏ (wa). Formerly, the letter U was used to represent /w/ in the Spanish-based orthography. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|en|W}} Borrowed from English W, {{der|tl|en|W}} English W, {{tl-bay sc|wa}} ᜏ
  1. the twenty-fifth letter of the Filipino alphabet, called dobolyu and written in the Latin script Tags: letter, uppercase
    Sense id: en-W-tl-character-MhnMGWZS Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 79 21
  2. the nineteenth letter of the Abakada alphabet, called wa and written in the Latin script Tags: letter, uppercase
    Sense id: en-W-tl-character-7cdOlF7e
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "W"
      },
      "expansion": "English W",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wa"
      },
      "expansion": "ᜏ",
      "name": "tl-bay sc"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English W. Each pronunciation has a different source:\n* Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English W.\n* Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜏ (wa).\nFormerly, the letter U was used to represent /w/ in the Spanish-based orthography.",
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    {
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "character",
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "61 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "the twenty-fifth letter of the Filipino alphabet, called dobolyu and written in the Latin script"
      ],
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        [
          "letter",
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        ],
        [
          "dobolyu",
          "dobolyu#Tagalog"
        ]
      ],
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        "letter",
        "uppercase"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "the nineteenth letter of the Abakada alphabet, called wa and written in the Latin script"
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          "wa",
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdobolju/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌd̪oː.bolˈjʊ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-obolju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/w/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[w]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "W"
}
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    "Pages with 43 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/a",
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    "Rhymes:Tagalog/obolju/3 syllables",
    "Tagalog 1-syllable words",
    "Tagalog 3-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog letters",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms borrowed from English",
    "Tagalog terms derived from English",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation"
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "wa"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "w",
      "tags": [
        "lowercase"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "character",
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    {
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        "the twenty-fifth letter of the Filipino alphabet, called dobolyu and written in the Latin script"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "dobolyu",
          "dobolyu#Tagalog"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "uppercase"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the nineteenth letter of the Abakada alphabet, called wa and written in the Latin script"
      ],
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          "letter",
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        ],
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          "wa",
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdobolju/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌd̪oː.bolˈjʊ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-obolju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/w/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[w]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "W"
}

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