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"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "kabado"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "kabahan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "kumaba"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "pagkaba"
}
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"args": {
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"2": "phi-pro",
"3": "*kəbá",
"4": "",
"5": "for the chest to tighten in excitement or fear; for the heart to pound"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Philippine *kəbá (“for the chest to tighten in excitement or fear; for the heart to pound”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ilo",
"2": "kebba"
},
"expansion": "Ilocano kebba",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kne",
"2": "keba"
},
"expansion": "Kankanaey keba",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bcl",
"2": "kaba"
},
"expansion": "Bikol Central kaba",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ceb",
"2": "kuba"
},
"expansion": "Cebuano kuba",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "hil",
"2": "kuba"
},
"expansion": "Hiligaynon kuba",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Philippine *kəbá (“for the chest to tighten in excitement or fear; for the heart to pound”). Compare Ilocano kebba, Kankanaey keba, Bikol Central kaba, Cebuano kuba, and Hiligaynon kuba.",
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{
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},
{
"form": "ᜃᜊ",
"tags": [
"Baybayin"
]
},
{
"form": "kiba",
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"alternative"
]
}
],
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"args": {
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"b": "+"
},
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"name": "tl-noun"
}
],
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"ka‧ba"
],
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{
"parts": [
"ka‧ba"
]
}
],
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"pos": "noun",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "balisa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "takot"
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{
"_dis": "62 38",
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{
"_dis": "69 31",
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{
"_dis": "72 28",
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}
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"palpitation due to excitement or fear; nervousness"
],
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[
"palpitation",
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],
[
"excitement",
"excitement"
],
[
"fear",
"fear"
],
[
"nervousness",
"nervousness"
]
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{
"word": "tibok"
}
]
},
{
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"_dis": "37 63",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"premonition; foreboding"
],
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[
"premonition",
"premonition"
],
[
"foreboding",
"foreboding"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "kutob"
},
{
"word": "agam"
}
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/kaˈba/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[kɐˈba]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-a"
}
],
"word": "kaba"
}
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"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Tagalog/a",
"Rhymes:Tagalog/a/2 syllables",
"Tagalog 2-syllable words",
"Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
"Tagalog lemmas",
"Tagalog nouns",
"Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine",
"Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine",
"Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
"Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
"Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
"tl:Emotions"
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"derived": [
{
"word": "kabado"
},
{
"word": "kabahan"
},
{
"word": "kumaba"
},
{
"word": "pagkaba"
}
],
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{
"args": {
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"2": "phi-pro",
"3": "*kəbá",
"4": "",
"5": "for the chest to tighten in excitement or fear; for the heart to pound"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ilo",
"2": "kebba"
},
"expansion": "Ilocano kebba",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kne",
"2": "keba"
},
"expansion": "Kankanaey keba",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bcl",
"2": "kaba"
},
"expansion": "Bikol Central kaba",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ceb",
"2": "kuba"
},
"expansion": "Cebuano kuba",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "hil",
"2": "kuba"
},
"expansion": "Hiligaynon kuba",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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{
"form": "kabá",
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]
},
{
"form": "ᜃᜊ",
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"Baybayin"
]
},
{
"form": "kiba",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "kabá",
"b": "+"
},
"expansion": "kabá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊ)",
"name": "tl-noun"
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],
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"ka‧ba"
],
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{
"parts": [
"ka‧ba"
]
}
],
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"lang_code": "tl",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"word": "balisa"
},
{
"word": "pangamba"
},
{
"word": "takot"
}
],
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{
"glosses": [
"palpitation due to excitement or fear; nervousness"
],
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[
"palpitation",
"palpitation"
],
[
"excitement",
"excitement"
],
[
"fear",
"fear"
],
[
"nervousness",
"nervousness"
]
],
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{
"word": "tibok"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"premonition; foreboding"
],
"links": [
[
"premonition",
"premonition"
],
[
"foreboding",
"foreboding"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "kutob"
},
{
"word": "agam"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/kaˈba/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[kɐˈba]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-a"
}
],
"word": "kaba"
}
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