"alamat" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ʔalaˈmat/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐ.lɐˈmat̪̚] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: alamát [canonical], ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -at Etymology: Possibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”). Compare Tausug alamat (“omen”) and Malay alamat (“sign; address”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:der<unc>|ar:عَلَامَة<t:sign; symbol>|text=+|tree=+}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "sign; symbol", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "root", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "ع ل م", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "عَلَامَة", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "alamat", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="alamat"> Possibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”)., {{ncog|tsg|alamat||omen}} Tausug alamat (“omen”), {{ncog|ms|alamat||sign; address}} Malay alamat (“sign; address”), {{ety|tl|:der<unc>|ar:عَلَامَة<t:sign; symbol>|text=+|tree=+}} Possibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”). Head templates: {{tl-noun|alamát|b=+}} alamát (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔)
  1. legend; folklore
    Sense id: en-alamat-tl-noun-paozzoXZ
  2. legend (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)
    Sense id: en-alamat-tl-noun--PWLoKK3 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 39 61 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 35 65 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 20 80 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 29 71 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 43 57 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alamatang-bayan, maalamat, palaalamatan
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "alamatang-bayan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "maalamat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "palaalamatan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "عَلَامَة",
      "علامة#Arabic"
    ],
    [
      "alamat",
      "alamat#Tausug"
    ],
    [
      "alamat",
      "alamat#Malay"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":der<unc>",
        "3": "ar:عَلَامَة<t:sign; symbol>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"gloss\" : \"sign; symbol\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"root\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Arabic\", \"term\" : \"ع ل م\", \"lang\" : \"ar\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"root\", \"is_invisible\" : \"all\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Arabic\", \"term\" : \"عَلَامَة\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ar\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"alamat\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" }\" data-lang=\"tl\" data-title=\"alamat\">\nPossibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”).",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tsg",
        "2": "alamat",
        "3": "",
        "4": "omen"
      },
      "expansion": "Tausug alamat (“omen”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "alamat",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sign; address"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay alamat (“sign; address”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":der<unc>",
        "3": "ar:عَلَامَة<t:sign; symbol>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Possibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”). Compare Tausug alamat (“omen”) and Malay alamat (“sign; address”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alamát",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "alamát",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "alamát (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧la‧mat"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a‧la‧mat"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "legend; folklore"
      ],
      "id": "en-alamat-tl-noun-paozzoXZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "legend",
          "legend"
        ],
        [
          "folklore",
          "folklore"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "legend (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)"
      ],
      "id": "en-alamat-tl-noun--PWLoKK3",
      "links": [
        [
          "legend",
          "legend"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔalaˈmat/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɐ.lɐˈmat̪̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-at"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alamat"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/at",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/at/3 syllables",
    "Tagalog 3-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
    "Tagalog entries with etymon",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Arabic",
    "Tagalog terms derived from the Arabic root ع ل م",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "alamatang-bayan"
    },
    {
      "word": "maalamat"
    },
    {
      "word": "palaalamatan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "عَلَامَة",
      "علامة#Arabic"
    ],
    [
      "alamat",
      "alamat#Tausug"
    ],
    [
      "alamat",
      "alamat#Malay"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":der<unc>",
        "3": "ar:عَلَامَة<t:sign; symbol>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"gloss\" : \"sign; symbol\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"root\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Arabic\", \"term\" : \"ع ل م\", \"lang\" : \"ar\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"root\", \"is_invisible\" : \"all\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Arabic\", \"term\" : \"عَلَامَة\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ar\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"alamat\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" }\" data-lang=\"tl\" data-title=\"alamat\">\nPossibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”).",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tsg",
        "2": "alamat",
        "3": "",
        "4": "omen"
      },
      "expansion": "Tausug alamat (“omen”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "alamat",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sign; address"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay alamat (“sign; address”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":der<unc>",
        "3": "ar:عَلَامَة<t:sign; symbol>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Possibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Arabic عَلَامَة (ʕalāma, “sign; symbol”). Compare Tausug alamat (“omen”) and Malay alamat (“sign; address”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alamát",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "alamát",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "alamát (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜋᜆ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧la‧mat"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a‧la‧mat"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "legend; folklore"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "legend",
          "legend"
        ],
        [
          "folklore",
          "folklore"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "legend (any person of extraordinary accomplishment)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "legend",
          "legend"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔalaˈmat/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɐ.lɐˈmat̪̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-at"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alamat"
}

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