"bola" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbola/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈboː.lɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜊᜓᜎ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ola Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla ▲ Latin bulla Frankish *bollā blend Vulgar Latin *bolla Old Occitan bolabor. Spanish bolabor. Tagalog bola Borrowed from Spanish bola, borrowed from Old Occitan bola, from Latin bulla or Vulgar Latin *bolla. Doublet of bula. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|es:bola|doublet=bula|text=3|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla ▲ Latin bulla Frankish *bollā blend Vulgar Latin *bolla Old Occitan bolabor. Spanish bolabor. Tagalog bola [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "gloss" : "swelling", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bew-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "blow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰel-", "gloss" : "to blow, to swell up", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "bulla", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "blend", "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : [ "la", ":der", "ine-pro:*bew-<t:swelling><unc>", "ine-pro:*bʰel-<id:blow><t:to blow, to swell up><unc>" ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "bulla", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Frankish", "term" : "*bollā", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "frk" } ], "keyword_label" : "Blend of", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "blend" } ], "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "*bolla", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la-vul" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Occitan", "term" : "bola", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "pro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "bola", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "bola", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="bola"> Borrowed from Spanish bola, borrowed from Old Occitan bola, from Latin bulla or Vulgar Latin *bolla. Doublet of bula., {{ety|tl|:bor|es:bola|doublet=bula|text=3|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla ▲ Latin bulla Frankish *bollā blend Vulgar Latin *bolla Old Occitan bolabor. Spanish bolabor. Tagalog bola Borrowed from Spanish bola, borrowed from Old Occitan bola, from Latin bulla or Vulgar Latin *bolla. Doublet of bula. Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} bola (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ)
  1. ball; round object
    Sense id: en-bola-tl-noun-o17-Xv96
  2. ball game Synonyms: bolahan
    Sense id: en-bola-tl-noun-1vgBLM3f Categories (other): Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 5 15 6 30 27 18
  3. (figurative) flattery Tags: figuratively Synonyms: hibo
    Sense id: en-bola-tl-noun-QGUJOvXK
  4. (figurative) taunt; jest Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-bola-tl-noun-R-snqgoJ Categories (other): Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 5 15 6 30 27 18
  5. (figurative) deception; bluff Tags: figuratively Synonyms: linlang, lalang, daya
    Sense id: en-bola-tl-noun-z0MWWQFi Categories (other): Pages with etymology trees, 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 with etymology trees: 9 1 6 4 13 11 9 13 10 1 3 1 5 11 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 4 13 5 21 43 13 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 4 13 5 21 43 13 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 6 17 7 13 48 9 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 10 23 3 11 45 8 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 3 10 4 17 51 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 5 15 6 30 27 18 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 3 10 4 17 52 14
  6. drawing of winning numbers in a lottery
    Sense id: en-bola-tl-noun-VAM8ZzTr Categories (other): Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 5 15 6 30 27 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bola-bola, bola-bolahin, bolahan, bolahin, bolang kristal, bolera, bolero, magbola, mambobola, mambola Related terms: keso de-bola, pelota
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *bew-der.?\nProto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.?\nLatin bulla\n▲\nLatin bulla\nFrankish *bollā\nblend\nVulgar Latin *bolla\nOld Occitan bolabor.\nSpanish bolabor.\nTagalog bola\nBorrowed from Spanish bola, borrowed from Old Occitan bola, from Latin bulla or Vulgar Latin *bolla. Doublet of bula.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜊᜓᜎ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "bola (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bo‧la"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "bo‧la"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "keso de-bola"
    },
    {
      "word": "pelota"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ball; round object"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ],
        [
          "round",
          "round"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ball game"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ],
        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bolahan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flattery"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flattery",
          "flattery"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) flattery"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hibo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "taunt; jest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "taunt",
          "taunt"
        ],
        [
          "jest",
          "jest"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) taunt; jest"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "deception; bluff"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deception",
          "deception"
        ],
        [
          "bluff",
          "bluff"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) deception; bluff"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "linlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "lalang"
        },
        {
          "word": "daya"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "drawing of winning numbers in a lottery"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drawing",
          "drawing"
        ],
        [
          "winning",
          "winning"
        ],
        [
          "number",
          "number"
        ],
        [
          "lottery",
          "lottery"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbola/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈboː.lɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ola"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bola"
}

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