See katao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
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"ka-",
"ka-#Tagalog:_enumerative_prefix"
],
[
"*Cau",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Cau"
],
[
"*tau",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tau"
],
[
"*tau",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/tau"
],
[
"tawo",
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],
[
"katawo",
"katawo#Tagalog"
],
[
"katawo",
"katawo#Tagalog"
],
[
"ka-",
"ka-#Tagalog:_enumerative_prefix"
],
[
"tawo",
"tawo#Tagalog"
],
[
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],
[
"tao",
"tao#Tagalog"
]
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"2": ":from<text:from earlier>",
"3": "katawo",
"text": "++",
"tree": "1"
},
"expansion": "Etymology tree\nTagalog ka-\nProto-Austronesian *Cau\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau\nProto-Philippine *tau\nTagalog tawo\nTagalog katawo\nTagalog katao\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Malayo-Polynesian\", \"term\" : \"*tau\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"poz-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Philippine\", \"term\" : \"*tau\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"phi-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"tawo\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"katawo\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"katao\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" }\" data-lang=\"tl\" data-title=\"katao\">\nFrom earlier katawo, from ka- + tawo.",
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"2": "ka-<id:enumerative prefix>",
"3": "tao"
},
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"name": "surf"
}
],
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{
"form": "ᜃᜆᜂ",
"tags": [
"Baybayin"
]
},
{
"form": "catao",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "catauo",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "katawo",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"obsolete"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"b": "+"
},
"expansion": "katao (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜂ)",
"name": "tl-noun"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"ka‧ta‧o"
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"ka‧ta‧o"
]
}
],
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"lang_code": "tl",
"pos": "noun",
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{
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"name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
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{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
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{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
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"parents": [],
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"parents": [],
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
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{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "tl",
"name": "People",
"orig": "tl:People",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
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"individual; a single person"
],
"id": "en-katao-tl-noun-8BGUHUmB",
"links": [
[
"individual",
"individual"
],
[
"person",
"person"
]
],
"related": [
{
"word": "kata-katao"
}
],
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{
"word": "indibidwal"
},
{
"word": "tao"
}
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/kaˈtaʔo/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[k̠ɐˈt̪aː.ʔo]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-aʔo"
}
],
"word": "katao"
}
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[
"ka-",
"ka-#Tagalog:_enumerative_prefix"
],
[
"*Cau",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Cau"
],
[
"*tau",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tau"
],
[
"*tau",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/tau"
],
[
"tawo",
"tawo#Tagalog"
],
[
"katawo",
"katawo#Tagalog"
],
[
"katawo",
"katawo#Tagalog"
],
[
"ka-",
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],
[
"tawo",
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[
"ka-",
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],
[
"tao",
"tao#Tagalog"
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"2": ":from<text:from earlier>",
"3": "katawo",
"text": "++",
"tree": "1"
},
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"name": "ety"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "tl",
"2": "ka-<id:enumerative prefix>",
"3": "tao"
},
"expansion": "By surface analysis, ka- + tao",
"name": "surf"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nTagalog ka-\nProto-Austronesian *Cau\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau\nProto-Philippine *tau\nTagalog tawo\nTagalog katawo\nTagalog katao\nFrom earlier katawo, from ka- + tawo. By surface analysis, ka- + tao.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ᜃᜆᜂ",
"tags": [
"Baybayin"
]
},
{
"form": "catao",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "catauo",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "katawo",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"obsolete"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"b": "+"
},
"expansion": "katao (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜂ)",
"name": "tl-noun"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"ka‧ta‧o"
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"ka‧ta‧o"
]
}
],
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "kata-katao"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
"Pages using etymon with no ID",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Pages with etymology trees",
"Pages with etymon",
"Rhymes:Tagalog/aʔo",
"Rhymes:Tagalog/aʔo/3 syllables",
"Tagalog 3-syllable words",
"Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
"Tagalog entries with etymology trees",
"Tagalog entries with etymon",
"Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
"Tagalog lemmas",
"Tagalog nouns",
"Tagalog terms prefixed with ka- (enumerative prefix)",
"Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
"Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
"Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
"tl:People"
],
"glosses": [
"individual; a single person"
],
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[
"individual",
"individual"
],
[
"person",
"person"
]
],
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{
"word": "indibidwal"
},
{
"word": "tao"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/kaˈtaʔo/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[k̠ɐˈt̪aː.ʔo]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-aʔo"
}
],
"word": "katao"
}
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