"abakada" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ʔabaˈkada/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐ.bɐˈxaː.d̪ɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜊᜃᜇ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ada Etymology: From the names of the first four letters in the Abakada alphabet. Compare Cebuano abakadhan. Etymology templates: {{cog|ceb|abakadhan}} Cebuano abakadhan Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} abakada (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜃᜇ)
  1. (strictly) Abakada alphabet
    Sense id: en-abakada-tl-noun-Ge2gWdP0 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 50 50
  2. alphabet Synonyms: alpabeto, abesedaryo, abese
    Sense id: en-abakada-tl-noun-TdTzg1UF Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Alphabets, Orthography Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 50 50 Disambiguation of Alphabets: 29 71 Disambiguation of Orthography: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abakadahin, iabakada, mag-abakada Related terms: a, ba, da, ka

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "[ʔɐ.bɐˈxaː.d̪ɐ]",
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