"alat" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʔalat/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔaː.lɐt̪̚] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜎᜆ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -alat Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Philippine *aDat. Compare Ilocano adat (“bad taste”), Kapampangan alat (“saltiness”), Masbatenyo arat (“saltiness”), Aklanon aeat (“salty”), and Hiligaynon alat (“saltiness”). For the "unlucky" sense, compare Spanish salado (“unlucky (of a person)”, literally “salty”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:inh|phi-pro:*aDat|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "alat", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="alat"> Inherited from Proto-Philippine *aDat., {{cog|ilo|adat||bad taste}} Ilocano adat (“bad taste”), {{cog|pam|alat||saltiness}} Kapampangan alat (“saltiness”), {{cog|msb|arat||saltiness}} Masbatenyo arat (“saltiness”), {{cog|akl|aeat||salty}} Aklanon aeat (“salty”), {{cog|hil|alat||saltiness}} Hiligaynon alat (“saltiness”), {{noncog|es|salado|lit=salty|t=unlucky (of a person)}} Spanish salado (“unlucky (of a person)”, literally “salty”) Head templates: {{tl-adj|b=+}} alat (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜆ᜔)
  1. salty Synonyms: maalat
    Sense id: en-alat-tl-adj-Ajd0ImXq Categories (other): Taste Disambiguation of Taste: 100 0 0 0 0
  2. (figurative) unlucky Tags: figuratively Synonyms: malas
    Sense id: en-alat-tl-adj-4N1bXJug Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 2 42 5 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 2 42 5 51 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 9 39 4 48 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 7 46 5 42 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 5 35 3 34 24 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 6 31 2 39 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔalat/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔaː.lɐt̪̚] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜎᜆ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -alat Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Philippine *aDat. Compare Ilocano adat (“bad taste”), Kapampangan alat (“saltiness”), Masbatenyo arat (“saltiness”), Aklanon aeat (“salty”), and Hiligaynon alat (“saltiness”). For the "unlucky" sense, compare Spanish salado (“unlucky (of a person)”, literally “salty”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:inh|phi-pro:*aDat|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "alat", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="alat"> Inherited from Proto-Philippine *aDat., {{cog|ilo|adat||bad taste}} Ilocano adat (“bad taste”), {{cog|pam|alat||saltiness}} Kapampangan alat (“saltiness”), {{cog|msb|arat||saltiness}} Masbatenyo arat (“saltiness”), {{cog|akl|aeat||salty}} Aklanon aeat (“salty”), {{cog|hil|alat||saltiness}} Hiligaynon alat (“saltiness”), {{noncog|es|salado|lit=salty|t=unlucky (of a person)}} Spanish salado (“unlucky (of a person)”, literally “salty”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} alat (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜆ᜔)
  1. saltiness
    Sense id: en-alat-tl-noun-llv6A6hi
  2. (figurative) bad luck; unluckiness Tags: figuratively Synonyms: malas, kamalasan
    Sense id: en-alat-tl-noun-TRzceN33 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 2 42 5 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 2 42 5 51 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 9 39 4 48 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 22 33 4 42 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 7 46 5 42 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 9 29 1 40 21 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 5 35 3 34 24 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 18 21 9 41 11 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 6 31 2 39 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alat-alatan, alatan, maalat, maalat-alat, pakaalatan, takaw-alat, tubig-alat Related terms: Malate
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔalat/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔaː.lɐt̪̚] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜎᜆ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -alat Etymology: Backslang from tala (“star”), a reference to the star badges worn by police officers. Etymology templates: {{lg|Backslang}} Backslang Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} alat (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜆ᜔), {{tlb|tl|slang|back slang}} (slang, back slang)
  1. police officer; cop Synonyms: lespu, parak, pulis
    Sense id: en-alat-tl-noun-7QFMfNy~ Categories (other): Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Law enforcement, Occupations Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 5 35 3 34 24 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 6 31 2 39 21 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 0 18 16 17 48 Disambiguation of Occupations: 2 28 4 21 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0
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