"abala" meaning in Tagalog

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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 terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 17 12 19 20 18 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 17 12 19 20 18 14
  2. absorbed; obsessed; engrossed; preoccupied
    Sense id: en-abala-tl-adj-1OygYzeN Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 17 12 19 20 18 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 17 12 19 20 18 14
  3. inconvenient; bothersome
    Sense id: en-abala-tl-adj-pztejoaS 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: 10 7 52 9 17 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 9 7 60 10 8 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 17 12 19 20 18 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 17 12 19 20 18 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 9 7 58 9 10 7
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
    Sense id: en-abala-tl-noun-kJuIM2Fv Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 17 12 19 20 18 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 17 12 19 20 18 14
  2. interruption; delay; disturbance
    Sense id: en-abala-tl-noun-pp7iBYMh Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 17 12 19 20 18 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 17 12 19 20 18 14
  3. (colloquial) act of borrowing from someone Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-abala-tl-noun-aTKThF1e Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 17 12 19 20 18 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 17 12 19 20 18 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abalahin, maabala, magpakaabala, makaabala, mang-abala, punong-abala
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    "Rhymes:Tagalog/a/3 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/ala",
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    "Tagalog 3-syllable words",
    "Tagalog adjectives",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "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 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"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tagalog terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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.",
          "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": [
        {
          "english": "What you're asking me to do is troublesome.",
          "text": "Abala naman ang pinagagawa mo sa akin.",
          "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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