"hero" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈheɾo/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈhɛː.ɾo] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜑᜒᜇᜓ [Baybayin], hiro [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɾo Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum Old Spanish fierro Spanish hierrobor. Tagalog hero Borrowed from Spanish hierro (“branding iron”), from Old Spanish fierro, from Latin ferrum, from Old Latin *fersom, borrowed from a substrate language. Doublet of yero. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|es:hierro<t:branding iron>|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum Old Spanish fierro Spanish hierrobor. Tagalog hero [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "branding iron", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*fersom", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "substrate", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qfa-sub" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ferrum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "term" : "fierro", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "hierro", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "hero", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="hero"> Borrowed from Spanish hierro (“branding iron”), from Old Spanish fierro, from Latin ferrum, from Old Latin *fersom, borrowed from a substrate language., {{dbt|tl|yero}} Doublet of yero Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} hero (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇᜓ)
  1. brand (mark or scar made by burning with a branding iron, especially to mark cattle) Synonyms: tatak, tanda
    Sense id: en-hero-tl-noun-6zAroksq
  2. branding iron (piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape, heated and used to brand livestock) Synonyms: panghero
    Sense id: en-hero-tl-noun-XflMwrYH Categories (other): Tagalog entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Tools Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 32 68 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 32 68 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 32 68 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 40 60 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 40 60 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 38 62 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Tools: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: heruhan, maghero, paghehero, pagkakahero, panghero Related terms: kaha de-yero, pereteriya, yero

Alternative forms

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          "word": "tatak"
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          "word": "tanda"
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        ]
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      "ipa": "[ˈhɛː.ɾo]",
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜑᜒᜇᜓ",
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    "he‧ro"
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      "word": "kaha de-yero"
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      "word": "pereteriya"
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        "brand (mark or scar made by burning with a branding iron, especially to mark cattle)"
      ],
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          "mark",
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          "scar",
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      "ipa": "[ˈhɛː.ɾo]",
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      "rhymes": "-eɾo"
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}

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