"bos" meaning in Tagalog

See bos in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbos/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈbos] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜊᜓᜐ᜔ [Baybayin], boss [alternative]
Rhymes: -os Etymology: Borrowed from English boss. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|en:boss|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "boss", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "bos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="bos"> Borrowed from English boss. Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} bos (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜐ᜔), {{tlb|tl|colloquial}} (colloquial)
  1. boss, chief, head Tags: colloquial Synonyms: hepe, puno
    Sense id: en-bos-tl-noun-yTlEq1bx Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 67 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 33 67 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 74 26
  2. a male term of address Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-bos-tl-noun-MjP-LA42 Categories (other): Pages with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 24 20 7 8 7 7 7 14 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 67 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 33 67 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 33 67 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 33 67 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 15 85 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 16 84 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bosing

Alternative forms

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    }
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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      },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "(colloquial)",
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    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "bos"
  ],
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        "bos"
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    }
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        "a male term of address"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbos/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbos]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-os"
    }
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    "Tagalog 1-syllable words",
    "Tagalog colloquialisms",
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    "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
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        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boss",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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        "bos"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "hepe"
        },
        {
          "word": "puno"
        }
      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "a male term of address"
      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbos]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-os"
    }
  ],
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}

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