"basura" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /baˈsuɾa/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐˈsuː.ɾɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜊᜐᜓᜇ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -uɾa Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Latin verrō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Vulgar Latin *versūra Old Spanish vassura Spanish basurabor. Tagalog basura Borrowed from Spanish basura, from Old Spanish vassura, from Vulgar Latin *versūra, from Latin verrō (“sweep”) + -tūra (noun-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|es:basura|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Latin verrō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Vulgar Latin *versūra Old Spanish vassura Spanish basurabor. Tagalog basura [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "sweep", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "wipe", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wers-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "verrō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-tew-", "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "alt" : "*-r-eh₂", "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-rós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tūra", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "noun-forming suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "*versūra", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-vul" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "term" : "vassura", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "basura", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "basura", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="basura"> Borrowed from Spanish basura, from Old Spanish vassura, from Vulgar Latin *versūra, from Latin verrō (“sweep”) + -tūra (noun-forming suffix). Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} basura (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜐᜓᜇ)
  1. garbage; trash; rubbish; junk Synonyms: sukal, yagit
    Sense id: en-basura-tl-noun-tSS~uIt9 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymon Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 37 63
  2. (figurative) something useless; worthless; not needed; or of poor quality Tags: figuratively Synonyms: walang-kuwenta
    Sense id: en-basura-tl-noun-1vltKyHy Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 16 16 16 53 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 18 18 18 46 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 18 18 18 46 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 24 76 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 24 76 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 37 63 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 24 76 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 26 74 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: basurahan, ibasura, magbabasura, magbasura, tambakan ng basura, telebasura Related terms: basurera, basurero
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