"letra" meaning in Tagalog

See letra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈletɾa/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈlɛt̪.ɾɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜇ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -etɾa Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish letra, from Latin littera (“letter”), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|letra}} Borrowed from Spanish letra, {{der|tl|la|littera||letter}} Latin littera (“letter”), {{der|tl|ett}} Etruscan [Term?], {{der|tl|grc|διφθέρα||tablet}} Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} letra (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜇ)
  1. letter (of the alphabet) Synonyms: titik
    Sense id: en-letra-tl-noun-EHVdiBSM
  2. penmanship; style of handwriting Synonyms: sulat-kamay
    Sense id: en-letra-tl-noun-WDTq5kOw Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 5 61 5 7 16 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 4 73 4 4 11 4 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 7 56 7 7 16 7 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 5 69 5 5 12 5
  3. letter type Synonyms: tipo
    Sense id: en-letra-tl-noun-IWVI5O7K
  4. lyrics (of a song) Synonyms: titik
    Sense id: en-letra-tl-noun-XsCAXyNP
  5. style by which letters were made by hands Synonyms: pagkakaletra, pagkakapagletra
    Sense id: en-letra-tl-noun-YsrRNK0v
  6. literature Synonyms: panitikan, literatura
    Sense id: en-letra-tl-noun-rJ-iUD~-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: letrahan, letrang bulakbol, pagkakaletra, pagkakapagletra, pagleletra, tagaletra, tagapagletra
Related terms: aliterasyon, leterhed, letering, letra-por-letra, letrado, letrero, literal, literaryo, literasi, literato, literatura
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      "word": "letrang bulakbol"
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      "word": "tagaletra"
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      "name": "der"
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      "expansion": "Etruscan [Term?]",
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      "tags": [
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          "word": "sulat-kamay"
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        {
          "word": "tipo"
        }
      ]
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    {
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        "lyrics (of a song)"
      ],
      "id": "en-letra-tl-noun-XsCAXyNP",
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          "lyrics",
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        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "titik"
        }
      ]
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        "style by which letters were made by hands"
      ],
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          "style",
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          "letter",
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        {
          "word": "pagkakaletra"
        },
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          "word": "pagkakapagletra"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈletɾa/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈlɛt̪.ɾɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-etɾa"
    }
  ],
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    "Tagalog nouns",
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    "Tagalog terms derived from Latin",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Spanish",
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    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "word": "letrang bulakbol"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagkakaletra"
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    {
      "word": "pagkakapagletra"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagleletra"
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      "word": "tagaletra"
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ett"
      },
      "expansion": "Etruscan [Term?]",
      "name": "der"
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        "1": "tl",
        "2": "grc",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "tablet"
      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish letra, from Latin littera (“letter”), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜎᜒᜆ᜔ᜇ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "letering"
    },
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    },
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    },
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        "letter (of the alphabet)"
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        ]
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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          "penmanship",
          "penmanship"
        ],
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          "style",
          "style"
        ],
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          "handwriting"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sulat-kamay"
        }
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    },
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        {
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        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "word": "titik"
        }
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        [
          "style",
          "style"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
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          "hand",
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pagkakaletra"
        },
        {
          "word": "pagkakapagletra"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "literature"
      ],
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        [
          "literature",
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "panitikan"
        },
        {
          "word": "literatura"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈletɾa/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɛt̪.ɾɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-etɾa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "letra"
}

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