"linaw" meaning in Tagalog

See linaw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlinaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈliː.n̪aʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜎᜒᜈᜏ᜔ [Baybayin], linao [alternative]
Rhymes: -inaw Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linaw Proto-Philippine *linaw Tagalog linaw Inherited from Proto-Philippine *linaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linaw. Compare Tausug linaw. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:inh|phi-pro:*linaw<ety:inh<poz-pro:*linaw>>|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linaw Proto-Philippine *linaw Tagalog linaw [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Philippine", "term" : "*linaw", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "phi-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "linaw", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="linaw"> Inherited from Proto-Philippine *linaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linaw., {{cog|tsg|linaw}} Tausug linaw, {{ety|tl|:inh|phi-pro:*linaw<ety:inh<poz-pro:*linaw>>|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linaw Proto-Philippine *linaw Tagalog linaw Inherited from Proto-Philippine *linaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *linaw. Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} linaw (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈᜏ᜔)
  1. clearness; clarity (of liquids, mirrors, vision, speech, explanation, etc.) Synonyms: kaklaruhan
    Sense id: en-linaw-tl-noun-oSoMA6x6 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, 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 Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 8 14 3 0 21 3 11 26 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 11 9 18 3 0 17 5 12 22 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 8 14 3 0 21 3 11 26 4 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 87 13 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 87 13 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 86 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 88 12 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 67 33 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 90 10
  2. clarification Synonyms: paglilinaw, pagliwanag, pagpapaliwanag, pagkakapaliwanag
    Sense id: en-linaw-tl-noun-4vl3gvnb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ilinaw, ipalinaw, kalinawan, linawin, maglinaw, maglinawan, magpalinaw, malinaw, napakalinaw, paglilinaw, pagpapalinaw, pampalinaw
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kalinawan"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "linawin"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "maglinaw"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "maglinawan"
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    {
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      "word": "magpalinaw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "malinaw"
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      "word": "paglilinaw"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pagpapalinaw"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/linaw"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/linaw"
    ],
    [
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/linaw"
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    ],
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        "1": "tsg",
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      "name": "cog"
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "ᜎᜒᜈᜏ᜔",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "linao",
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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    "li‧naw"
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    {
      "parts": [
        "li‧naw"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "_dis": "10 8 14 3 0 21 3 11 26 4",
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          "_dis": "67 33",
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      "glosses": [
        "clearness; clarity (of liquids, mirrors, vision, speech, explanation, etc.)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "clearness",
          "clearness"
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          "clarity",
          "clarity"
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          "word": "kaklaruhan"
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      "id": "en-linaw-tl-noun-4vl3gvnb",
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          "word": "paglilinaw"
        },
        {
          "word": "pagliwanag"
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        {
          "word": "pagpapaliwanag"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlinaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈliː.n̪aʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-inaw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "linaw"
}
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    "Rhymes:Tagalog/inaw/2 syllables",
    "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
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    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
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    "Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine",
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    {
      "word": "linawin"
    },
    {
      "word": "maglinaw"
    },
    {
      "word": "maglinawan"
    },
    {
      "word": "magpalinaw"
    },
    {
      "word": "malinaw"
    },
    {
      "word": "napakalinaw"
    },
    {
      "word": "paglilinaw"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagpapalinaw"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/linaw"
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      "name": "ety"
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      },
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
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    },
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      "form": "linao",
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  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
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    }
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  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "clearness; clarity (of liquids, mirrors, vision, speech, explanation, etc.)"
      ],
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          "clearness",
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        ],
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          "word": "kaklaruhan"
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          "word": "paglilinaw"
        },
        {
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          "word": "pagkakapaliwanag"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈlinaw/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈliː.n̪aʊ̯]",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-inaw"
    }
  ],
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}

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