"lola" meaning in Tagalog

See lola in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlola/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈloː.lɐ] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈlula/ [regional], [ˈluː.lɐ] [regional] Forms: lolâ [canonical], ᜎᜓᜎ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ola, -ula Etymology: See lula. Head templates: {{tl-adj|lolâ|b=+}} lolâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎ)
  1. obsolete spelling of lula (“dizzy”) Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: lula (extra: dizzy)
    Sense id: en-lola-tl-adj-ihP3loeJ Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 41 8 13 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈlola/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈloː.lɐ] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈlula/ [regional], [ˈluː.lɐ] [regional] Forms: lolo [masculine], ᜎᜓᜎ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ola, -ula Etymology: Possibly a colloquial clipping of Spanish abuela (“grandmother”), or the female equivalent of lolo (“grandfather”) influenced by Spanish grammatical gender logic. See also lelang, lelong, ninang, ninong, manang, manong, etc. Compare Aragonese lola. Etymology templates: {{glossary|colloquial}} colloquial, {{clipping|es||nocap=1|nocat=1}} clipping, {{bor|tl|es|abuela|t=grandmother}} Spanish abuela (“grandmother”), {{femeq|tl|lolo|nocat=1|t=grandfather}} female equivalent of lolo (“grandfather”), {{ncog|es|-}} Spanish, {{cog|an|lola}} Aragonese lola Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+|m=lolo}} lola (masculine lolo, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎ)
  1. grandmother Synonyms: lelang, impo, inda, inana, abwela, agwela
    Sense id: en-lola-tl-noun-wE2HqnCn
  2. (colloquial) term of address for an old woman Tags: colloquial Synonyms: nanay
    Sense id: en-lola-tl-noun-xdHCl-kW 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, Female family members Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 41 8 13 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 25 8 45 22 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 26 8 42 23 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 26 8 43 23 Disambiguation of Female family members: 6 38 54 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lola sa sakong, lola sa talampakan, lola sa tuhod, maglola Related terms: Lola, inda, lelang
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈlola/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈloː.lɐ] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈlula/ [regional], [ˈluː.lɐ] [regional] Forms: lolà [canonical], ᜎᜓᜎ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ola, -ula Etymology: See lula. Head templates: {{tl-noun|lolà|b=+}} lolà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎ)
  1. obsolete spelling of lula (“diziness; seasickness; acrophobia”) Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: lula (extra: diziness; seasickness; acrophobia)
    Sense id: en-lola-tl-noun-dpbvEtkl Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 41 8 13 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "expansion": "lolà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "lo‧la"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "lo‧la"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "diziness; seasickness; acrophobia",
          "word": "lula"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Tagalog obsolete forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "obsolete spelling of lula (“diziness; seasickness; acrophobia”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lula",
          "lula#Tagalog"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlola/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈloː.lɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ola"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlula/",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈluː.lɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ula"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lola"
}

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