"balbal" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /balˈbal/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐlˈbal] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: balbál [canonical], ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Possibly borrowed from Kapampangan balbal. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor<unc>|pam:balbal|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Kapampangan", "term" : "balbal", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "pam" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "balbal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="balbal"> Possibly borrowed from Kapampangan balbal., {{ety|tl|:bor<unc>|pam:balbal|text=+|tree=1}} Possibly borrowed from Kapampangan balbal. Head templates: {{tl-adj|balbál|b=+}} balbál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)
  1. broken into pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)
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  2. slangy (of a word)
    Sense id: en-balbal-tl-adj-VWoeRiLt Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 29 11 17 34 10

Noun

IPA: /balˈbal/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐlˈbal] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: balbál [canonical], ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Possibly borrowed from Kapampangan balbal. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor<unc>|pam:balbal|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Kapampangan", "term" : "balbal", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "pam" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "balbal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="balbal"> Possibly borrowed from Kapampangan balbal., {{ety|tl|:bor<unc>|pam:balbal|text=+|tree=1}} Possibly borrowed from Kapampangan balbal. Head templates: {{tl-noun|balbál|b=+}} balbál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)
  1. broken pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)
    Sense id: en-balbal-tl-noun-Uc5Shh1~ Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 29 11 17 34 10
  2. breaking into pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)
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  3. slang; vulgar word Synonyms: salitang-kalye, salitang-kanto, salitang-balbal, islang, kawi
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: balbalin, kabalbalan, kabalbalang-salita, mabalbal, salitang-balbal Related terms: bali-bali
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    "Tagalog entries with etymon",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms borrowed from Kapampangan",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Kapampangan",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "balbalin"
    },
    {
      "word": "kabalbalan"
    },
    {
      "word": "kabalbalang-salita"
    },
    {
      "word": "mabalbal"
    },
    {
      "word": "salitang-balbal"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "balbal",
      "balbal#Kapampangan"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":bor<unc>",
        "3": "pam:balbal",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Kapampangan\", \"term\" : \"balbal\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"pam\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"balbal\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" }\" data-lang=\"tl\" data-title=\"balbal\">\nPossibly borrowed from Kapampangan balbal.",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":bor<unc>",
        "3": "pam:balbal",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Possibly borrowed from Kapampangan balbal.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly borrowed from Kapampangan balbal.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "balbál",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "balbál",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "balbál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜎ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bal‧bal"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "bal‧bal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "bali-bali"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "broken pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "broken",
          "broken"
        ],
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "breaking into pieces (of glassware, earthenware, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "slang; vulgar word"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "vulgar",
          "vulgar"
        ],
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "salitang-kalye"
        },
        {
          "word": "salitang-kanto"
        },
        {
          "word": "salitang-balbal"
        },
        {
          "word": "islang"
        },
        {
          "word": "kawi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/balˈbal/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɐlˈbal]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-al"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balbal"
}

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