"maalam" meaning in Tagalog

See maalam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /maˈʔalam/ [Standard-Tagalog], [mɐˈʔaː.lɐm] [Standard-Tagalog], /maʔaˈlam/ [Standard-Tagalog], [mɐ.ʔɐˈlam] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: maalam [canonical], maalám [canonical], maaalam [plural], ᜋᜀᜎᜋ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -alam, -am Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *ma- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- Tagalog ma- Proto-Philippine *adam Aramaic עָלְמָאbor. Classical Syriac ܥܳܠܡܳܐbor. Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam)der. Malay alambor.? Tagalog alam Tagalog maalam From ma- + alam. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|ma-<id:stative prefix>|alam<id:knowledge>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *ma- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- Tagalog ma- Proto-Philippine *adam Aramaic עָלְמָאbor. Classical Syriac ܥܳܠܡܳܐbor. Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam)der. Malay alambor.? Tagalog alam Tagalog maalam [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*ma-", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "ma-", "lang" : "tl" }, { "id" : "knowledge", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Philippine", "term" : "*adam", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "phi-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "world", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "world", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Aramaic", "term" : "עָלְמָא", "lang" : "arc" }, { "id" : "world", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Classical Syriac", "term" : "ܥܳܠܡܳܐ", "lang" : "syc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "عَالَم", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "alam", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ms" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "alam", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "maalam", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="maalam"> From ma- + alam. Head templates: {{tl-adj|+,maalám|b=+|pl=maaalam}} maalam or maalám (plural maaalam, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜎᜋ᜔)
  1. learned; wise; erudite; knowledgeable
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  2. (obsolete) kindhearted; goodwilled; well-conditioned Tags: obsolete Synonyms: mabait
    Sense id: en-maalam-tl-adj-4a1dOzYE Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, 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 prefixed with ma- (stative prefix), Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 12 33 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 13 33 20 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 31 18 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 28 22 26 24 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 53 47 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms prefixed with ma- (stative prefix): 52 48 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: matalino
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