"makatha" meaning in Tagalog

See makatha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /makatˈhaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [mɐ.x̠ɐt̪ˈhaʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: makathâ [canonical], ᜋᜃᜆ᜔ᜑ [Baybayin], macatha [alternative]
Rhymes: -aʔ Etymology: Etymology tree Tagalog ma- Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷósder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH Sanskrit कथा (kathā)bor. Tagalog katha Tagalog makatha From ma- + katha. Doublet of makata. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|ma-|katha|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Tagalog ma- Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷósder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH Sanskrit कथा (kathā)bor. Tagalog katha Tagalog makatha [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "story", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "interrogative root", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kʷ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kʷós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-Iranian", "term" : "*kátʰaH", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "iir-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Sanskrit", "term" : "कथा", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sa" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "katha", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "makatha", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="makatha"> From ma- + katha., {{doublet|tl|makata}} Doublet of makata Head templates: {{tl-noun|makathâ|b=+}} makathâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜆ᜔ᜑ), {{tlb|tl|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. liar; fabricator; someone who invents made-up stories Tags: obsolete Synonyms: sinungaling, mapag-imbento, echosera [slang] [LGBT]
    Sense id: en-makatha-tl-noun-0ICUO31- Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons, 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-, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Occupations, People Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 72 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 82 7 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 87 6 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 87 7 7 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 83 7 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 83 7 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 86 7 7 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 86 5 9 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms prefixed with ma-: 57 21 21 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 55 22 22 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 90 5 5 Disambiguation of Occupations: 79 6 15 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 0
  2. (colloquial) gossiper Tags: colloquial, obsolete Synonyms: tsismoso, tsismosa
    Sense id: en-makatha-tl-noun-mpuQB8J-
  3. alternative form of makata: poet Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: makata (extra: poet)
    Sense id: en-makatha-tl-noun-NiAGnLq1 Categories (other): Poetry Disambiguation of Poetry: 9 9 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: maykatha, mapaglalang
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