"maliit" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /maliˈʔit/ [Standard-Tagalog], [mɐ.lɪˈʔɪt̪̚] [Standard-Tagalog], /maˈliʔit/ (note: now dialectal, Southern Tagalog), [mɐˈliː.ʔɪt̪̚] (note: now dialectal, Southern Tagalog) Forms: maliít [canonical], maliliit [plural], ᜋᜎᜒᜁᜆ᜔ [Baybayin], maliyit [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -it, -iʔit Etymology: From ma- + liit. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|ma-|liit|text=+|tree=1}} From ma- + liit. Head templates: {{tl-adj|maliít|b=+|pl=maliliit}} maliít (plural maliliit, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜁᜆ᜔)
  1. small; little; insignificant Synonyms: munti, malinggit, ismol
    Sense id: en-maliit-tl-adj-bIWhRH0p Categories (other): Size Disambiguation of Size: 100 0
  2. (obsolete) pulverized; granular Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-maliit-tl-adj-bcY~yeU4 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms prefixed with ma-, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 97 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 7 93 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 7 93 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 8 92 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 9 91 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms prefixed with ma-: 27 73 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 8 92 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 32 68 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 32 68 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: maliit na bagay, maliitin Related terms: paliitin

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "maliit na bagay"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "maliitin"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "ma-",
        "4": "liit",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "From ma- + liit.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ma- + liit.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maliít",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maliliit",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜋᜎᜒᜁᜆ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maliyit",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "maliít",
        "b": "+",
        "pl": "maliliit"
      },
      "expansion": "maliít (plural maliliit, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜁᜆ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ma‧li‧it"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ma‧li‧it"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "paliitin"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tl",
          "name": "Size",
          "orig": "tl:Size",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small; little; insignificant"
      ],
      "id": "en-maliit-tl-adj-bIWhRH0p",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "insignificant",
          "insignificant"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "munti"
        },
        {
          "word": "malinggit"
        },
        {
          "word": "ismol"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms prefixed with ma-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pulverized; granular"
      ],
      "id": "en-maliit-tl-adj-bcY~yeU4",
      "links": [
        [
          "pulverized",
          "pulverized"
        ],
        [
          "granular",
          "granular"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) pulverized; granular"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maliˈʔit/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐ.lɪˈʔɪt̪̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-it"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈliʔit/",
      "note": "now dialectal, Southern Tagalog"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐˈliː.ʔɪt̪̚]",
      "note": "now dialectal, Southern Tagalog"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʔit"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maliit"
}
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/it",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/it/3 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/iʔit",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/iʔit/3 syllables",
    "Tagalog 3-syllable words",
    "Tagalog adjectives",
    "Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons",
    "Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons",
    "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
    "Tagalog entries with etymon",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog terms prefixed with ma-",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
    "tl:Size"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "maliit na bagay"
    },
    {
      "word": "maliitin"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "ma-",
        "4": "liit",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "From ma- + liit.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ma- + liit.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maliít",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maliliit",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜋᜎᜒᜁᜆ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maliyit",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "maliít",
        "b": "+",
        "pl": "maliliit"
      },
      "expansion": "maliít (plural maliliit, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒᜁᜆ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ma‧li‧it"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ma‧li‧it"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "paliitin"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small; little; insignificant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "insignificant",
          "insignificant"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "munti"
        },
        {
          "word": "malinggit"
        },
        {
          "word": "ismol"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tagalog terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pulverized; granular"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pulverized",
          "pulverized"
        ],
        [
          "granular",
          "granular"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) pulverized; granular"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maliˈʔit/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐ.lɪˈʔɪt̪̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-it"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈliʔit/",
      "note": "now dialectal, Southern Tagalog"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐˈliː.ʔɪt̪̚]",
      "note": "now dialectal, Southern Tagalog"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʔit"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maliit"
}

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