"ka-" meaning in Tagalog

See ka- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ka/ [Standard-Tagalog], [k̠ɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜃ [Baybayin]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ka- (“mate, partner, cohort”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|tl|:inh|phi-pro:*ka-<t:mate, partner, cohort><id:partner>|id=partner|text=++}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "ka-", "lang" : "tl" }" data-id="partner" data-lang="tl" data-title="ka-" id="Tagalog:_partner"> Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ka- (“mate, partner, cohort”). Head templates: {{tl-head|prefix|b=+}} ka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃ)
  1. implies companionship or partnership Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ka--tl-prefix-TDzQDzJU Categories (other): Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 21 23 20 19 16
  2. implies similarity or interaction Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ka--tl-prefix-Mk~GAEgI Categories (other): Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 21 23 20 19 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /ka/ [Standard-Tagalog], [k̠ɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜃ [Baybayin]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-. Etymology templates: {{etymon|tl|:inh|poz-pro:*ka-<id:prefix>|id=past time|text=++}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*ka-", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "ka-", "lang" : "tl" }" data-id="past time" data-lang="tl" data-title="ka-" id="Tagalog:_past_time"> Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-. Head templates: {{tl-head|prefix|b=+}} ka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃ)
  1. (no longer productive) implies past time Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-ka--tl-prefix-uVv9amP7 Categories (other): Pages with 36 entries, Pages with entries, Pages using catfix, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script Disambiguation of Pages with 36 entries: 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 2 3 3 3 5 0 0 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 4 1 2 2 0 3 3 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 5 1 1 5 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 5 3 2 3 1 3 4 9 2 3 3 17 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 1 1 3 5 4 0 0 10 0 0 3 8 1 3 3 0 6 5 8 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 3 3 1 1 9 2 1 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 7 8 46 10 8 8 7 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 6 6 51 9 7 6 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 8 7 46 9 9 6 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 7 7 47 10 7 6 6 5 5
  2. (with initial syllable reduplication) implies repeated action Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ka--tl-prefix-HqctJDHK
  3. (with initial syllable reduplication) implies recent action Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ka--tl-prefix-Dfxoyiwp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kaka-, kamaka-, kapag-
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

IPA: /ka/ [Standard-Tagalog], [k̠ɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜃ [Baybayin]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ka- (“extremely”, stative prefix marking high degree of some quality; superlative marker). Etymology templates: {{etymon|tl|:inh|phi-pro:*ka-<id:stative prefix><pos:stative prefix marking high degree of some quality; superlative marker><t:extremely>|id=stative prefix|text=++}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "ka-", "lang" : "tl" }" data-id="stative prefix" data-lang="tl" data-title="ka-" id="Tagalog:_stative_prefix"> Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ka- (“extremely”, stative prefix marking high degree of some quality; superlative marker). Head templates: {{tl-head|prefix|b=+}} ka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃ)
  1. indicating a high degree, or the superlative Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ka--tl-prefix-mXUbDCUD Categories (other): Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 21 23 20 19 16
  2. (with initial two syllables reduplication) indicating a high degree, or the superlative, but with emphasis Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ka--tl-prefix-zE6qcUmH Categories (other): Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 21 23 20 19 16
  3. (with initial two syllables reduplication) implies causing or producing something in an extreme degree Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ka--tl-prefix-j4OH9B9O Categories (other): Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 21 23 20 19 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: magka-, maka-, napaka-, pagka-, pinaka-
Etymology number: 3

Prefix

IPA: /ka/ [Standard-Tagalog], [k̠ɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜃ [Baybayin]
Etymology: From Proto-Central Philippine *ka (enumerative marker). Compare Hanunoo ka, Central Bikol ka, Aklanon ka, Cebuano ka, and Hiligaynon ka. Etymology templates: {{etymon|tl|id=enumerative prefix}}, {{cog|hnn|ka}} Hanunoo ka, {{cog|bcl|ka}} Central Bikol ka, {{cog|akl|ka}} Aklanon ka, {{cog|ceb|ka}} Cebuano ka, {{cog|hil|ka}} Hiligaynon ka Head templates: {{tl-head|prefix|b=+}} ka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃ), {{tlb|tl|no longer productive}} (no longer productive)
  1. indicates a single count or unit of something Tags: idiomatic, morpheme Related terms: ika-
    Sense id: en-ka--tl-prefix-czyiVRgR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "phi-pro:*ka-<t:mate, partner, cohort><id:partner>",
        "id": "partner",
        "text": "++"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"ka-\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" }\" data-id=\"partner\" data-lang=\"tl\" data-title=\"ka-\" id=\"Tagalog:_partner\">\nInherited from Proto-Philippine *ka- (“mate, partner, cohort”).",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ka- (“mate, partner, cohort”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜃ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "prefix",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃ)",
      "name": "tl-head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ka-"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ka",
        ""
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 23 20 19 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ka- + sama (“to accompany”) → kasama (“partner”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ka- + opisina (“office”) → kaopisina (“coworker”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "implies companionship or partnership"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka--tl-prefix-TDzQDzJU",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 23 20 19 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ka- + mukha (“face”) → kamukha (“someone/something similar; look-alike”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ka- + away (“fight”) → kaaway (“enemy”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "implies similarity or interaction"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka--tl-prefix-Mk~GAEgI",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[k̠ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka-"
}

{
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "poz-pro:*ka-<id:prefix>",
        "id": "past time",
        "text": "++"
      },
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      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜃ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "prefix",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃ)",
      "name": "tl-head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ka-"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ka",
        ""
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
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      "word": "kaka-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kapag-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 2 3 3 3 5 0 0 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 36 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 4 1 2 2 0 3 3 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 1 1 5 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 5 3 2 3 1 3 4 9 2 3 3 17 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 1 1 3 5 4 0 0 10 0 0 3 8 1 3 3 0 6 5 8 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 3 3 1 1 9 2 1 1 1 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 8 46 10 8 8 7 5",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 51 9 7 6 5 5 5",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 7 46 9 9 6 5 5 5",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 47 10 7 6 6 5 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "ka- + hapon (“afternoon”) → kahapon (“yesterday”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ka- + gabi (“night”) → kagabi (“last night”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "implies past time"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka--tl-prefix-uVv9amP7",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(no longer productive) implies past time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ka- + sigaw (“shout”) → kasisigaw (“repeatedly shouting”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ka- + isip (“mind, thought”) → kaiisip (“thinking a lot”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "implies repeated action"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka--tl-prefix-HqctJDHK",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with initial syllable reduplication) implies repeated action"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with initial syllable reduplication"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ka- + punta (“going”) → kapupunta (“recently went”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ka- + luto (“cooking, cuisine”) → kaluluto (“recently cooked”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "implies recent action"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka--tl-prefix-Dfxoyiwp",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with initial syllable reduplication) implies recent action"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with initial syllable reduplication"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[k̠ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka-"
}

{
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "phi-pro:*ka-<id:stative prefix><pos:stative prefix marking high degree of some quality; superlative marker><t:extremely>",
        "id": "stative prefix",
        "text": "++"
      },
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      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ka- (“extremely”, stative prefix marking high degree of some quality; superlative marker).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜃ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "prefix",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃ)",
      "name": "tl-head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ka-"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ka",
        ""
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "magka-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "maka-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "napaka-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pagka-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pinaka-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 23 20 19 16",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "ka- + ingay (“noise”) → kaingay (“very noisy”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ka- + tagal (“duration”) → katagal (“very long; how long”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indicating a high degree, or the superlative"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka--tl-prefix-mXUbDCUD",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 23 20 19 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ka- + liwanag (“clarity”) → kaliwa-liwanag (“extremely clear”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indicating a high degree, or the superlative, but with emphasis"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka--tl-prefix-zE6qcUmH",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with initial two syllables reduplication) indicating a high degree, or the superlative, but with emphasis"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with initial two syllables reduplication"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 23 20 19 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ka- + galang (“respect”) → kagalang-galang (“inspiring great respect”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ka- + paniwala (“belief”) → kapani-paniwala (“very plausible”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "implies causing or producing something in an extreme degree"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka--tl-prefix-j4OH9B9O",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with initial two syllables reduplication) implies causing or producing something in an extreme degree"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with initial two syllables reduplication"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[k̠ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka-"
}

{
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hnn",
        "2": "ka"
      },
      "expansion": "Hanunoo ka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bcl",
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      },
      "expansion": "Central Bikol ka",
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    },
    {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "ka"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hil",
        "2": "ka"
      },
      "expansion": "Hiligaynon ka",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Philippine *ka (enumerative marker). Compare Hanunoo ka, Central Bikol ka, Aklanon ka, Cebuano ka, and Hiligaynon ka.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜃ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "prefix",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃ)",
      "name": "tl-head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "no longer productive"
      },
      "expansion": "(no longer productive)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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    "ka-"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ka",
        ""
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ka- + tao (“person”) → katao (“an individual; a single person”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ka- + putol (“slice”) → kaputol (“a single piece”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ka- + dampot (“handful”) → karampot (“a single handful”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indicates a single count or unit of something"
      ],
      "id": "en-ka--tl-prefix-czyiVRgR",
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