"kanta" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /kanˈta/ [Standard-Tagalog], [kɐn̪ˈt̪a] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: kantá [canonical], ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish canta, from Latin cantāre. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|canta}} Borrowed from Spanish canta, {{der|tl|la|canto|cantāre}} Latin cantāre Head templates: {{tl-noun|kantá|b=+}} kantá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆ)
  1. song; chant Synonyms: awit, awitin
    Sense id: en-kanta-tl-noun-G4Ff-yug Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Music Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 26 34 40 Disambiguation of Music: 33 34 33
  2. act of singing
    Sense id: en-kanta-tl-noun-vcK62JJQ Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Music, Singing Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 26 34 40 Disambiguation of Music: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Singing: 23 63 13
  3. (slang) snitching; telling of the truth to the authorities Tags: slang Synonyms: sumbong, suplong
    Sense id: en-kanta-tl-noun-nGqy-udq Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Music Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 76 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 13 18 70 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 26 34 40 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 11 15 75 Disambiguation of Music: 33 34 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ikanta, kantahan, kantahin, kumanta, magkanta, magkantahan, makipagkantahan, pakantahin
Related terms: asento, asentuwado, asentuwasyon, hiram-kantores, kantada, kantado, kantata, kantatris, kantiko, kantimplora, kantinela, kantor, kantora, kantoral
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "kumanta"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "magkanta"
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    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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          "authority"
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        "(slang) snitching; telling of the truth to the authorities"
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          "word": "sumbong"
        },
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        }
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      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɐn̪ˈt̪a]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kanta"
}
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    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
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    "Tagalog terms with audio pronunciation",
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      "word": "ikanta"
    },
    {
      "word": "kantahan"
    },
    {
      "word": "kantahin"
    },
    {
      "word": "kumanta"
    },
    {
      "word": "magkanta"
    },
    {
      "word": "magkantahan"
    },
    {
      "word": "makipagkantahan"
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    {
      "word": "pakantahin"
    }
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "form": "kantá",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆ",
      "tags": [
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  ],
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    {
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        "kan‧ta"
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "asento"
    },
    {
      "word": "asentuwado"
    },
    {
      "word": "asentuwasyon"
    },
    {
      "word": "hiram-kantores"
    },
    {
      "word": "kantada"
    },
    {
      "word": "kantado"
    },
    {
      "word": "kantata"
    },
    {
      "word": "kantatris"
    },
    {
      "word": "kantiko"
    },
    {
      "word": "kantimplora"
    },
    {
      "word": "kantinela"
    },
    {
      "word": "kantor"
    },
    {
      "word": "kantora"
    },
    {
      "word": "kantoral"
    }
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          "word": "sumbong"
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          "word": "suplong"
        }
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kanˈta/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɐn̪ˈt̪a]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kanta"
}

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