"abala" meaning in Tagalog

See abala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʔaˈbala/, [ʔɐˈbaː.lɐ], /ʔabaˈla/, [ʔɐ.bɐˈla] Forms: abalá [canonical], ᜀᜊᜎ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ala, -a Etymology: From Proto-Philippine *abala. Compare Kapampangan abala, Pangasinan abala, and Casiguran Dumagat Agta abala. Zorc (1979) posits the senses “busy; preoccupied” were borrowed from Pangasinan abala, from Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa (“shoulder”) with semantic shift. Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|phi-pro|*abala}} Proto-Philippine *abala, {{cog|pam|abala}} Kapampangan abala, {{cog|pag|abala}} Pangasinan abala, {{cog|dgc|abala}} Casiguran Dumagat Agta abala, {{m-g|busy; preoccupied}} “busy; preoccupied”, {{bor+|tl|pag|abala|nocap=1}} borrowed from Pangasinan abala, {{der|tl|map-pro|*qabaʀa||shoulder}} Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa (“shoulder”) Head templates: {{tl-adj|abalá|b=+}} abalá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜎ)
  1. busy; preoccupied; distracted
    Sense id: en-abala-tl-adj-bQWmiznV Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 28 24 7 14 10 16
  2. absorbed; obsessed; engrossed; preoccupied
    Sense id: en-abala-tl-adj-1OygYzeN Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 28 24 7 14 10 16 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 20 29 9 17 9 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 19 27 9 16 12 16 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 19 27 9 16 12 16 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 20 27 9 16 11 17
  3. inconvenient; bothersome
    Sense id: en-abala-tl-adj-pztejoaS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abalang-abala, mag-abala, mapag-abala

Noun

IPA: /ʔaˈbala/, [ʔɐˈbaː.lɐ], /ʔabaˈla/, [ʔɐ.bɐˈla] Forms: ᜀᜊᜎ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ala, -a Etymology: From Proto-Philippine *abala. Compare Kapampangan abala, Pangasinan abala, and Casiguran Dumagat Agta abala. Zorc (1979) posits the senses “busy; preoccupied” were borrowed from Pangasinan abala, from Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa (“shoulder”) with semantic shift. Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|phi-pro|*abala}} Proto-Philippine *abala, {{cog|pam|abala}} Kapampangan abala, {{cog|pag|abala}} Pangasinan abala, {{cog|dgc|abala}} Casiguran Dumagat Agta abala, {{m-g|busy; preoccupied}} “busy; preoccupied”, {{bor+|tl|pag|abala|nocap=1}} borrowed from Pangasinan abala, {{der|tl|map-pro|*qabaʀa||shoulder}} Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa (“shoulder”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} abala (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜎ)
  1. trouble; bother; inconvenience Synonyms: gulo, estorbo, buriwriw
    Sense id: en-abala-tl-noun-kJuIM2Fv Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 28 24 7 14 10 16
  2. interruption; delay; disturbance
    Sense id: en-abala-tl-noun-pp7iBYMh Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 28 24 7 14 10 16
  3. (colloquial) act of borrowing from someone Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-abala-tl-noun-aTKThF1e Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 28 24 7 14 10 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abalahin, maabala, magpakaabala, makaabala, mang-abala, punong-abala
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      "ipa": "/ʔaˈbala/"
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      "ipa": "[ʔɐˈbaː.lɐ]"
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          "english": "I've no time because I'm busy taking care of my grandfather.",
          "text": "Wala akong oras dahil abala ako sa pangangalaga sa lolo ko.",
          "translation": "I've no time because I'm busy taking care of my grandfather.",
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          "english": "What you're asking me to do is troublesome.",
          "text": "Abala naman ang pinagagawa mo sa akin.",
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      "ipa": "[ʔɐˈbaː.lɐ]"
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    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms borrowed from Pangasinan",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Pangasinan",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine",
    "Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "abalang-abala"
    },
    {
      "word": "mag-abala"
    },
    {
      "word": "mapag-abala"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "phi-pro",
        "3": "*abala"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Philippine *abala",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pam",
        "2": "abala"
      },
      "expansion": "Kapampangan abala",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pag",
        "2": "abala"
      },
      "expansion": "Pangasinan abala",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dgc",
        "2": "abala"
      },
      "expansion": "Casiguran Dumagat Agta abala",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "busy; preoccupied"
      },
      "expansion": "“busy; preoccupied”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "pag",
        "3": "abala",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Pangasinan abala",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*qabaʀa",
        "4": "",
        "5": "shoulder"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa (“shoulder”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Philippine *abala. Compare Kapampangan abala, Pangasinan abala, and Casiguran Dumagat Agta abala. Zorc (1979) posits the senses “busy; preoccupied” were borrowed from Pangasinan abala, from Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa (“shoulder”) with semantic shift.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "abalá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜀᜊᜎ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "abalá",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "abalá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜎ)",
      "name": "tl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧ba‧la"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a‧ba‧la"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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              25,
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          ],
          "english": "I've no time because I'm busy taking care of my grandfather.",
          "text": "Wala akong oras dahil abala ako sa pangangalaga sa lolo ko.",
          "translation": "I've no time because I'm busy taking care of my grandfather.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "busy; preoccupied; distracted"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "busy",
          "busy"
        ],
        [
          "preoccupied",
          "preoccupied"
        ],
        [
          "distracted",
          "distracted"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "absorbed; obsessed; engrossed; preoccupied"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "absorbed",
          "absorbed"
        ],
        [
          "obsessed",
          "obsessed"
        ],
        [
          "engrossed",
          "engrossed"
        ],
        [
          "preoccupied",
          "preoccupied"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tagalog terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              31,
              42
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          ],
          "english": "What you're asking me to do is troublesome.",
          "text": "Abala naman ang pinagagawa mo sa akin.",
          "translation": "What you're asking me to do is troublesome.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inconvenient; bothersome"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inconvenient",
          "inconvenient"
        ],
        [
          "bothersome",
          "bothersome"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔaˈbala/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɐˈbaː.lɐ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ala"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔabaˈla/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɐ.bɐˈla]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "abala"
}

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