"espesyal" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /ʔespesˈjal/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɛs.pɛˈʃal] [Standard-Tagalog], /ʔespesˈjal/ (note: no palatal assimilation), [ʔɛs.pɛsˈjal] (note: no palatal assimilation) Forms: espesyál [canonical], ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔ [Baybayin], ispesyal [alternative]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish especial, from Latin speciālis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|especial}} Borrowed from Spanish especial, {{der|tl|la|speciālis}} Latin speciālis Head templates: {{tl-adj|espesyál|b=+}} espesyál (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)
  1. special; exceptional; extraordinary Synonyms: di-pangkaraniwan, natatangi, pantangi Derived forms: espesyalin, mag-espesyal, magpaespesyal, pagkaespesyalin, pang-espesyal Related terms: espesyalidad, espesyalisasyon, espesyalista
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      "expansion": "Borrowed from Spanish especial",
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      "tags": [
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    },
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "es‧pes‧yal"
  ],
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      "parts": [
        "es‧pes‧yal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "adj",
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        },
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        {
          "word": "espesyalidad"
        },
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          "word": "di-pangkaraniwan"
        },
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        },
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      "ipa": "/ʔespesˈjal/",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
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      "ipa": "[ʔɛs.pɛsˈjal]",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "mag-espesyal"
    },
    {
      "word": "magpaespesyal"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagkaespesyalin"
    },
    {
      "word": "pang-espesyal"
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ispesyal",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "es‧pes‧yal"
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        "es‧pes‧yal"
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "word": "espesyalidad"
    },
    {
      "word": "espesyalisasyon"
    },
    {
      "word": "espesyalista"
    }
  ],
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        "Tagalog adjectives",
        "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish",
        "Tagalog terms derived from Latin",
        "Tagalog terms derived from Spanish",
        "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "special; exceptional; extraordinary"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "di-pangkaraniwan"
        },
        {
          "word": "natatangi"
        },
        {
          "word": "pantangi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ʔespesˈjal/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɛs.pɛˈʃal]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔespesˈjal/",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɛs.pɛsˈjal]",
      "note": "no palatal assimilation"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-al"
    }
  ],
  "word": "espesyal"
}

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