"ga-" meaning in Tagalog

See ga- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ɡa/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ɡɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: [Baybayin]
Etymology: Possibly related to gaya (“like; imitated”). Head templates: {{tl-head|prefix|b=+}} ga- (Baybayin spelling ᜄ)
  1. used to indicate of a similar extremeness in size: as big as; as large as; as small as; as little as; as tiny as; Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ga--tl-prefix-QW2e2jbz Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 69 31
  2. used to indicate similarity: like; similar to Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ga--tl-prefix-6SEDdJrv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gababoy, gabahay, gabaka, gabuhok, gabundok, gabutil Related terms: gaga-, gangga-

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gababoy"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gabahay"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gabaka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gabuhok"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gabundok"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gabutil"
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      "form": "ᜄ",
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  "hyphenation": [
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        "ga",
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  "lang_code": "tl",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gaga-"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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          "_dis": "65 35",
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          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          "text": "ga- + bahay (“house”) → gabahay (“as big as a house”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + bundok (“mountain”) → gabundok (“as big as a mountain”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + bunton (“stack”) → gabunton (“as tall as a stack”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + kulangot (“booger”) → gakulangot (“as small as a booger”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + tulo (“drop”) → gatulo (“as little as a drop”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + butil (“grain”) → gabutil (“as tiny as a grain”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        [
          "small",
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        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "tiny",
          "tiny"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "text": "ga- + nito (“this”) → ganito (“like this”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + niyan (“that”) → ganiyan (“like that”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ɡɐ]",
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        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "ga-"
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    "Pages with 11 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tagalog 1-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog prefixes",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gababoy"
    },
    {
      "word": "gabahay"
    },
    {
      "word": "gabaka"
    },
    {
      "word": "gabuhok"
    },
    {
      "word": "gabundok"
    },
    {
      "word": "gabutil"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "prefix",
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    }
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        {
          "text": "ga- + bahay (“house”) → gabahay (“as big as a house”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + bundok (“mountain”) → gabundok (“as big as a mountain”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + bunton (“stack”) → gabunton (“as tall as a stack”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + kulangot (“booger”) → gakulangot (“as small as a booger”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + tulo (“drop”) → gatulo (“as little as a drop”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ga- + butil (“grain”) → gabutil (“as tiny as a grain”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "big"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ],
        [
          "small",
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        [
          "little",
          "little"
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        [
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          "tiny"
        ]
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        },
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "used to indicate similarity: like; similar to"
      ],
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        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "similar",
          "similar"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɡa/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ga-"
}

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