"alo" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʔaloʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔaː.loʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: alò [canonical], ᜀᜎᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aloʔ Head templates: {{tl-noun|alò|b=+}} alò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓ)
  1. cheer; consolation given (for the disappointed, anxious, disconsolate, etc.) Synonyms: aliw
    Sense id: en-alo-tl-noun-qcV4fkVo
  2. act of cheering up someone Synonyms: pag-alo
    Sense id: en-alo-tl-noun-4Er6G5k7
  3. substitute for a disappointment to cheer up someone (with kind words, toys, pacifier, milk, etc.) Synonyms: pang-alo, panlibang
    Sense id: en-alo-tl-noun-runFiwZ1
  4. act of calming down someone (especially a crying child, with kind words, toys, pacifier, milk, etc.)
    Sense id: en-alo-tl-noun-ZyMxA0D2
  5. lullaby; cradle song Synonyms: oyayi, aloy, indayanin, hele
    Sense id: en-alo-tl-noun-M3JK4oUu Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 6 25 9 21 40 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 9 26 10 21 34 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation: 11 25 10 21 33 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 7 27 8 21 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aluan, aluin, pag-alo, pang-alo, tagaalo, umalo Related terms: libang
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      ],
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          "consolation",
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          "given",
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        ]
      ],
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          "word": "aliw"
        }
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        {
          "word": "oyayi"
        },
        {
          "word": "aloy"
        },
        {
          "word": "indayanin"
        },
        {
          "word": "hele"
        }
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈʔaloʔ/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈʔaː.loʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aloʔ"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "cheer; consolation given (for the disappointed, anxious, disconsolate, etc.)"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "consolation",
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          "given"
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        {
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      ],
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          "act"
        ],
        [
          "cheering up",
          "cheer up"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "pag-alo"
        }
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    },
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      ],
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          "substitute"
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          "disappointment",
          "disappointment"
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        [
          "cheer up",
          "cheer up"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "pang-alo"
        },
        {
          "word": "panlibang"
        }
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    },
    {
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        "act of calming down someone (especially a crying child, with kind words, toys, pacifier, milk, etc.)"
      ],
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        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "calming down",
          "calm down"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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          "lullaby",
          "lullaby"
        ],
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          "cradle",
          "cradle"
        ],
        [
          "song",
          "song"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "oyayi"
        },
        {
          "word": "aloy"
        },
        {
          "word": "indayanin"
        },
        {
          "word": "hele"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈʔaloʔ/",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaː.loʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aloʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alo"
}

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