"ha" meaning in Tagalog

See ha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ha/ [Standard-Tagalog], [hɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: [Baybayin], ah [alternative], a [alternative]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from: * Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ) or 乎 (hôⁿ / hô͘), according to Manuel (1948) * English huh? and English hah!. Etymology templates: {{bor|tl|nan-hbl|哈|tr=hâⁿ}} Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ), {{bor|tl|en|huh}} English huh, {{bor|tl|en|hah}} English hah Head templates: {{tl-head|interjection|b=+}} ha (Baybayin spelling ᜑ)
  1. (informal) interrogative particle, used to express inquiry Tags: informal Synonyms: ano? (english: [[what]]?), po?, ho?
    Sense id: en-ha-tl-intj-ctJhZaHF Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 29 18 18 29 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 28 21 21 21 8 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 31 18 19 17 14
  2. (informal) speculative particle, used to express doubt, disbelief Tags: informal Synonyms: ano?! (english: [[what]]?!), a
    Sense id: en-ha-tl-intj-6JqD-owd Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 29 18 18 29 6
  3. (informal) exclamatory particle, used to express wonder, surprise, excitement Tags: informal Synonyms: a
    Sense id: en-ha-tl-intj-VpBPYVPc Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 29 18 18 29 6
  4. (informal) imperative final particle, used to soften requests or commands to have someone do something Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ha-tl-intj-aNcUAiDK Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 29 18 18 29 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ha/ [Standard-Tagalog], [hɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Influenced by Baybayin character ᜑ (ha). Etymology templates: {{tl-bay sc|ha}} ᜑ Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} ha (Baybayin spelling ᜑ)
  1. the name of the Latin-script letter H/h, in the Abakada alphabet Categories (topical): Latin letter names Synonyms: eyts (english: in the Filipino alphabet), hache Related terms: haha
    Sense id: en-ha-tl-noun-wsfC9Qks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        "1": "tl",
        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "哈",
        "tr": "hâⁿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "en",
        "3": "huh"
      },
      "expansion": "English huh",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "en",
        "3": "hah"
      },
      "expansion": "English hah",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Possibly from:\n* Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ) or 乎 (hôⁿ / hô͘), according to Manuel (1948)\n* English huh? and English hah!.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜑ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ah",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interjection",
        "b": "+"
      },
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      "name": "tl-head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ha"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 18 18 29 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "_dis": "28 21 21 21 8",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 18 19 17 14",
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        "(informal) interrogative particle, used to express inquiry"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "[[what]]?",
          "word": "ano?"
        },
        {
          "word": "po?"
        },
        {
          "word": "ho?"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "29 18 18 29 6",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "speculative particle, used to express doubt, disbelief"
      ],
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          "speculative",
          "speculative#English"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) speculative particle, used to express doubt, disbelief"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "[[what]]?!",
          "word": "ano?!"
        },
        {
          "word": "a"
        }
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 18 18 29 6",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "exclamatory particle, used to express wonder, surprise, excitement"
      ],
      "id": "en-ha-tl-intj-VpBPYVPc",
      "links": [
        [
          "exclamatory",
          "exclamatory#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) exclamatory particle, used to express wonder, surprise, excitement"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "a"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 18 18 29 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Like that, ok?!",
          "text": "Ganoon, ha?!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Eat already, please.",
          "text": "Kain ka na, ha.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Sleep already, will you?",
          "text": "Tulog na, ha?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "imperative final particle, used to soften requests or commands to have someone do something"
      ],
      "id": "en-ha-tl-intj-aNcUAiDK",
      "links": [
        [
          "imperative",
          "imperative#English"
        ],
        [
          "final",
          "final#English"
        ],
        [
          "particle",
          "particle#English"
        ],
        [
          "soften",
          "soften#English"
        ],
        [
          "request",
          "request#English"
        ],
        [
          "command",
          "command#English"
        ],
        [
          "have",
          "have#English"
        ],
        [
          "do",
          "do#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) imperative final particle, used to soften requests or commands to have someone do something"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ha/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ha"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha"
      },
      "expansion": "ᜑ",
      "name": "tl-bay sc"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Influenced by Baybayin character ᜑ (ha).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜑ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ha"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "tl",
          "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"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "the name of the Latin-script letter H/h, in the Abakada alphabet"
      ],
      "id": "en-ha-tl-noun-wsfC9Qks",
      "links": [
        [
          "H",
          "H#Tagalog"
        ],
        [
          "h",
          "h#Tagalog"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "haha"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "in the Filipino alphabet",
          "word": "eyts"
        },
        {
          "word": "hache"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ha"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/a",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/a/1 syllable",
    "Tagalog 1-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog interjections",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation"
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        "2": "nan-hbl",
        "3": "哈",
        "tr": "hâⁿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "huh"
      },
      "expansion": "English huh",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
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        "1": "tl",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "hah"
      },
      "expansion": "English hah",
      "name": "bor"
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      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "intj",
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        "Tagalog informal terms"
      ],
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        "interrogative particle, used to express inquiry"
      ],
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) interrogative particle, used to express inquiry"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "[[what]]?",
          "word": "ano?"
        },
        {
          "word": "po?"
        },
        {
          "word": "ho?"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Tagalog informal terms"
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      ],
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) speculative particle, used to express doubt, disbelief"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "[[what]]?!",
          "word": "ano?!"
        },
        {
          "word": "a"
        }
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tagalog informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "exclamatory particle, used to express wonder, surprise, excitement"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "exclamatory",
          "exclamatory#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) exclamatory particle, used to express wonder, surprise, excitement"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "a"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "Tagalog terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Like that, ok?!",
          "text": "Ganoon, ha?!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Eat already, please.",
          "text": "Kain ka na, ha.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Sleep already, will you?",
          "text": "Tulog na, ha?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "imperative final particle, used to soften requests or commands to have someone do something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "imperative",
          "imperative#English"
        ],
        [
          "final",
          "final#English"
        ],
        [
          "particle",
          "particle#English"
        ],
        [
          "soften",
          "soften#English"
        ],
        [
          "request",
          "request#English"
        ],
        [
          "command",
          "command#English"
        ],
        [
          "have",
          "have#English"
        ],
        [
          "do",
          "do#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) imperative final particle, used to soften requests or commands to have someone do something"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ha/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ha"
}

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    "Rhymes:Tagalog/a/1 syllable",
    "Tagalog 1-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      },
      "expansion": "ᜑ",
      "name": "tl-bay sc"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜑ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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  "hyphenation": [
    "ha"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "haha"
    }
  ],
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        "tl:Latin letter names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the name of the Latin-script letter H/h, in the Abakada alphabet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "H",
          "H#Tagalog"
        ],
        [
          "h",
          "h#Tagalog"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "in the Filipino alphabet",
          "word": "eyts"
        },
        {
          "word": "hache"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ha/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ha"
}

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