"balaan" meaning in Tagalog

See balaan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /baˈlaʔan/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐˈlaː.ʔɐn̪] [Standard-Tagalog]
Rhymes: -aʔan Etymology: Etymology tree Tagalog bala Proto-Austronesian *-an Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an Proto-Philippine *-an Tagalog -an Tagalog balaan From bala + -an. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|bala|-an|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Tagalog bala Proto-Austronesian *-an Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an Proto-Philippine *-an Tagalog -an Tagalog balaan [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*-an", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Philippine", "term" : "*-an", "lang" : "phi-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "-an", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "balaan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="balaan"> From bala + -an. Head templates: {{tl-verb|+|binalaan|binabalaan|babalaan|b=+}} balaan (complete binalaan, progressive binabalaan, contemplative babalaan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜀᜈ᜔) Inflection templates: {{tl-infl-in-an|b|a|la|la|object}}, {{tl-infl-table2|-an|object|balaan|binalaan|binabalaan inabalaan¹|babalaan abalaan¹|balai¹|la|¹ Dialectal use only.|title=balaan}} Forms: binalaan [completive], binabalaan [progressive], babalaan [contemplative], ᜊᜎᜀᜈ᜔ [Baybayin], no-table-tags [table-tags], la [error-unrecognized-form], balaan [infinitive, objective], binalaan [error-unrecognized-form, objective], binabalaan [objective, progressive], inabalaan [dialectal, objective, progressive], babalaan [error-unrecognized-form, objective], abalaan [dialectal, error-unrecognized-form, objective], balai [dialectal, imperative, objective]
  1. to warn; to caution
    Sense id: en-balaan-tl-verb-9YO5fU8j Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms suffixed with -an, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 23 28 18 10 20 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 22 28 17 12 20 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 23 28 18 10 20 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms suffixed with -an: 53 47 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 53 47
  2. to threaten; to make threats against Synonyms: pagbantaan
    Sense id: en-balaan-tl-verb-4mD5ZJnd Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms suffixed with -an, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 23 28 18 10 20 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 22 28 17 12 20 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 23 28 18 10 20 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 32 68 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 37 63 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 37 63 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 17 83 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms suffixed with -an: 53 47 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 34 66 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: babala

Alternative forms

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