"baka" meaning in Tagalog

See baka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /baˈkaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐˈxaʔ] [Standard-Tagalog], /baˈka/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐˈxa] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: bakâ [canonical], baká [canonical], ᜊᜃ [Baybayin], baca [alternative]
Rhymes: -aʔ, (nonstandard) -a Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bakáq. Compare Bikol Central baka, Remontado Agta baka, Ibaloi baka, and Ilocano baka. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tl|phi-pro|*bakáq|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Philippine *bakáq, {{inh+|tl|phi-pro|*bakáq}} Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bakáq, {{cog|bcl|baka}} Bikol Central baka, {{cog|agv|baka}} Remontado Agta baka, {{cog|ibl|baka}} Ibaloi baka, {{cog|ilo|baka}} Ilocano baka Head templates: {{tl-adv|bakâ,baká|b=+}} bakâ or baká (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ)
  1. maybe; probably Synonyms: marahil, maaari, posible
    Sense id: en-baka-tl-adv-XZC5Ui8T
  2. might
    Sense id: en-baka-tl-adv-8jvo7tRU Categories (other): Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Violence, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 14 35 0 10 7 22 12 Disambiguation of Violence: 9 39 6 7 9 22 9 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 28 72 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: baka-sakali, magbakasakali
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈbaka/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈbaː.xɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜊᜃ [Baybayin], baca [alternative]
Rhymes: -aka Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish vaca (“cow”), from Latin vacca. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|vaca||cow}} Borrowed from Spanish vaca (“cow”), {{der|tl|la|vacca}} Latin vacca Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} baka (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ)
  1. cattle; cow
    Sense id: en-baka-tl-noun-zzaVZMFA Categories (other): Cattle, Female animals, Meats Disambiguation of Cattle: 0 0 91 0 0 5 3 Disambiguation of Female animals: 7 9 28 5 6 26 19 Disambiguation of Meats: 7 8 34 4 5 24 17
  2. beef Synonyms: karneng-baka
    Sense id: en-baka-tl-noun-qkFcToiQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: baka-baka, baka-bakahan, bakahan, bakareta, batuk-baka, gabaka, kapong baka, karneng-baka, magbabaka, matang-baka Related terms: Baka, bakero, bakuna, toro
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbaka/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈbaː.xɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜊᜃ [Baybayin], baca [alternative]
Rhymes: -aka Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} baka (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ)
  1. declaration of war (against another nation) Synonyms: salakay, pagsalakay, lusob, paglusob
    Sense id: en-baka-tl-noun-W~n8Igur Categories (other): War Disambiguation of War: 6 35 5 0 53 0 0
  2. campaign against something wrong or immoral Synonyms: laban, paglaban, pagbabaka
    Sense id: en-baka-tl-noun-w0cydw7g Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Female animals Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 5 14 0 4 21 35 22 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 9 22 0 6 4 34 25 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 8 21 0 6 7 34 24 Disambiguation of Female animals: 7 9 28 5 6 26 19
  3. verbal attack or assault Synonyms: tuligsa, pagtuligsa, atake, pag-atake
    Sense id: en-baka-tl-noun-ED5QUY~X Categories (other): Female animals Disambiguation of Female animals: 7 9 28 5 6 26 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bakahin, kabaka, kabakahin, magbaka, makibaka, makipagbaka, pagbabaka, pakikibaka
Etymology number: 3
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    "Rhymes:Tagalog/aka/2 syllables",
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    "Rhymes:Tagalog/aʔ/2 syllables",
    "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
    "Tagalog adverbs",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine",
    "Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
    "tl:Cattle",
    "tl:Female animals",
    "tl:Meats",
    "tl:Violence",
    "tl:War"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "baka-sakali"
    },
    {
      "word": "magbakasakali"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "phi-pro",
        "3": "*bakáq",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "phi-pro",
        "3": "*bakáq"
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bcl",
        "2": "baka"
      },
      "expansion": "Bikol Central baka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "agv",
        "2": "baka"
      },
      "expansion": "Remontado Agta baka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ibl",
        "2": "baka"
      },
      "expansion": "Ibaloi baka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ilo",
        "2": "baka"
      },
      "expansion": "Ilocano baka",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bakáq. Compare Bikol Central baka, Remontado Agta baka, Ibaloi baka, and Ilocano baka.",
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      "form": "bakâ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baká",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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      "form": "ᜊᜃ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baca",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "tl-adv"
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    "ba‧ka"
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ba‧ka"
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    }
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  "pos": "adv",
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      "glosses": [
        "maybe; probably"
      ],
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        [
          "maybe",
          "maybe"
        ],
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          "probably",
          "probably"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "marahil"
        },
        {
          "word": "maaari"
        },
        {
          "word": "posible"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "might"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "might",
          "might"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baˈkaʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɐˈxaʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/baˈka/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɐˈxa]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(nonstandard) -a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baka"
}

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      "word": "bakahin"
    },
    {
      "word": "kabaka"
    },
    {
      "word": "kabakahin"
    },
    {
      "word": "magbaka"
    },
    {
      "word": "makibaka"
    },
    {
      "word": "makipagbaka"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagbabaka"
    },
    {
      "word": "pakikibaka"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
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    {
      "form": "ᜊᜃ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baca",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "b": "+"
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      "name": "tl-noun"
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  ],
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    "ba‧ka"
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ba‧ka"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "declaration of war (against another nation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "declaration of war",
          "declaration of war"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "salakay"
        },
        {
          "word": "pagsalakay"
        },
        {
          "word": "lusob"
        },
        {
          "word": "paglusob"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "campaign against something wrong or immoral"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "campaign",
          "campaign"
        ],
        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
        ],
        [
          "immoral",
          "immoral"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "laban"
        },
        {
          "word": "paglaban"
        },
        {
          "word": "pagbabaka"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "verbal attack or assault"
      ],
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          "verbal",
          "verbal"
        ],
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          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "assault",
          "assault"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tuligsa"
        },
        {
          "word": "pagtuligsa"
        },
        {
          "word": "atake"
        },
        {
          "word": "pag-atake"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbaka/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbaː.xɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baka"
}

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