"eme" meaning in Tagalog

See eme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔeme/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔɛː.mɛ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜁᜋᜒ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -eme Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish eme, the Spanish name of the letter M/m. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|eme}} Borrowed from Spanish eme Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} eme (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒ)
  1. (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter M/m, in the Abecedario Tags: historical Categories (topical): Latin letter names Synonyms: em (english: in the Filipino alphabet), ma (english: in the Abakada alphabet)
    Sense id: en-eme-tl-noun-nQhyhgCb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔeme/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔɛː.mɛ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜁᜋᜒ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -eme Etymology: Possibly from Spanish eme (“M”), euphemism of mierda (“shit; crap”) by taking its first letter. Compare kiyeme. See also lamyerda, lakwatsa. Etymology templates: {{cog|es|eme||M}} Spanish eme (“M”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} eme (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜒ), {{tlb|tl|women's speech|gay slang}} (women's speech, gay slang)
  1. nonsense Synonyms: kiyeme, kemerut, echos, kalokohan, sagimuymoy
    Sense id: en-eme-tl-noun-mZqqhkW7 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 1 42 20 37 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 1 33 31 35 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 2 33 30 35 Topics: LGBT
  2. term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember: thingamajig; whatchamacallit; thingy; dingus Synonyms: ano, kuwan
    Sense id: en-eme-tl-noun-dKT7nDsp Categories (other): 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 Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 1 42 20 37 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 1 33 31 35 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 6 14 55 25 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 2 33 30 35 Topics: LGBT
  3. excuses; pretenses
    Sense id: en-eme-tl-noun-rll4o8~1 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 1 42 20 37 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 1 33 31 35 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 2 33 30 35 Topics: LGBT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ems Derived forms: eme-eme, umeme-eme Related terms: kiyeme
Etymology number: 2
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish eme, the Spanish name of the letter M/m.",
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      "form": "ᜁᜋᜒ",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Latin letter names",
          "orig": "tl:Latin letter names",
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            "Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
            "Names",
            "Orthography",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Writing",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Lemmas",
            "Human",
            "Communication"
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          "source": "w"
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        },
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          "english": "in the Abakada alphabet",
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        }
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      ]
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      "ipa": "[ˈʔɛː.mɛ]",
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "_dis": "1 42 20 37",
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        },
        {
          "word": "kemerut"
        },
        {
          "word": "echos"
        },
        {
          "word": "kalokohan"
        },
        {
          "word": "sagimuymoy"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "LGBT"
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        "term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember: thingamajig; whatchamacallit; thingy; dingus"
      ],
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          "thingamajig",
          "thingamajig"
        ],
        [
          "whatchamacallit",
          "whatchamacallit"
        ],
        [
          "thingy",
          "thingy"
        ],
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          "dingus",
          "dingus"
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          "word": "kuwan"
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          "excuses"
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          "pretenses"
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      "topics": [
        "LGBT"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔeme/",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈʔɛː.mɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    }
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        "term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember: thingamajig; whatchamacallit; thingy; dingus"
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          "thingamajig",
          "thingamajig"
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          "whatchamacallit",
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          "thingy",
          "thingy"
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          "dingus",
          "dingus"
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    },
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      ],
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        ],
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          "pretenses",
          "pretenses"
        ]
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔeme/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔɛː.mɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
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    {
      "word": "ems"
    }
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}

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