"ale" meaning in Tagalog

See ale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔale/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔaː.lɛ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜎᜒ [Baybayin], ali [alternative]
Rhymes: -ale Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from Sanskrit आली (ālī, “female friend”). Etymology templates: {{unk|tl}} Unknown, {{der|tl|sa|आली||female friend}} Sanskrit आली (ālī, “female friend”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} ale (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒ)
  1. (colloquial) term of address for a woman Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-ale-tl-noun-qd2adX1I Categories (other): Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 61 26 13 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 61 25 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 61 26 13
  2. aunt Synonyms: tita, tiya, tiyang, tiyahin, inain, tsang [slang]
    Sense id: en-ale-tl-noun-qJL-wKfK Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 31 44 25
  3. stepmother Synonyms: inang-panguman, inain, madrastra, tiya, tiyang, tiyahin
    Sense id: en-ale-tl-noun-UM5~Y3qy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aling Related terms: mama

Alternative forms

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          "word": "inain"
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          "word": "tiyang"
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