"alamang" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ʔalaˈmaŋ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐ.lɐˈmaŋ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: alamáng [canonical], ᜀᜎᜋᜅ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aŋ Etymology: From Proto-Northern Philippine *ajamaŋ (“tiny shrimp”). Compare Ilocano aramang and Pangasinan agamang. Etymology templates: {{m-g|tiny shrimp}} “tiny shrimp”, {{cog|ilo|aramang}} Ilocano aramang, {{cog|pag|agamang}} Pangasinan agamang Head templates: {{tl-noun|alamáng|b=+}} alamáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋᜅ᜔)
  1. any of a number of species of small shrimp in the genus Acetes (used in bagoong production) Synonyms: balaw, matsay
    Sense id: en-alamang-tl-noun-myTrj0S2 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Crustaceans Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 79 21 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 59 41 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Crustaceans: 72 28
  2. (figurative) insignificant person or thing; small fry Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-alamang-tl-noun-Rb3xjtql
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: buhay-alamang
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "buhay-alamang"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tiny shrimp"
      },
      "expansion": "“tiny shrimp”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ilo",
        "2": "aramang"
      },
      "expansion": "Ilocano aramang",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pag",
        "2": "agamang"
      },
      "expansion": "Pangasinan agamang",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Northern Philippine *ajamaŋ (“tiny shrimp”). Compare Ilocano aramang and Pangasinan agamang.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alamáng",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜀᜎᜋᜅ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "alamáng",
        "b": "+"
      },
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      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧la‧mang"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a‧la‧mang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
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          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
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          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "72 28",
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          "langcode": "tl",
          "name": "Crustaceans",
          "orig": "tl:Crustaceans",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any of a number of species of small shrimp in the genus Acetes (used in bagoong production)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "shrimp",
          "shrimp"
        ],
        [
          "bagoong",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "balaw"
        },
        {
          "word": "matsay"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "insignificant person or thing; small fry"
      ],
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          "insignificant"
        ],
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          "person"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "small fry",
          "small fry"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) insignificant person or thing; small fry"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔalaˈmaŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɐ.lɐˈmaŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alamang"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/aŋ",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/aŋ/3 syllables",
    "Tagalog 3-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
    "tl:Crustaceans"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "buhay-alamang"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tiny shrimp"
      },
      "expansion": "“tiny shrimp”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ilo",
        "2": "aramang"
      },
      "expansion": "Ilocano aramang",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pag",
        "2": "agamang"
      },
      "expansion": "Pangasinan agamang",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Northern Philippine *ajamaŋ (“tiny shrimp”). Compare Ilocano aramang and Pangasinan agamang.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alamáng",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜀᜎᜋᜅ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "alamáng",
        "b": "+"
      },
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      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧la‧mang"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a‧la‧mang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (genus)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any of a number of species of small shrimp in the genus Acetes (used in bagoong production)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "shrimp",
          "shrimp"
        ],
        [
          "bagoong",
          "bagoong#Tagalog"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "balaw"
        },
        {
          "word": "matsay"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "insignificant person or thing; small fry"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "insignificant",
          "insignificant"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "small fry",
          "small fry"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) insignificant person or thing; small fry"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔalaˈmaŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɐ.lɐˈmaŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alamang"
}

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