"maselan" meaning in Tagalog

See maselan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /maˈselan/ [Standard-Tagalog], [mɐˈsɛː.lɐn̪] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: maseselan [plural], ᜋᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔ [Baybayin], masilan [alternative, obsolete], masaelan [alternative, obsolete], masailan [alternative, obsolete], maseylan [alternative, obsolete], maselang [alternative]
Rhymes: -elan Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *ma- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- Tagalog ma- Tagalog selan Tagalog maselan From ma- + selan. Compare Kapampangan maselan (“finicky”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|ma-<id:stative prefix>|selan|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *ma- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- Tagalog ma- Tagalog selan Tagalog maselan [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" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "selan", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "maselan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="maselan"> From ma- + selan., {{cog|pam|maselan||finicky}} Kapampangan maselan (“finicky”) Head templates: {{tl-adj|b=+|pl=maseselan}} maselan (plural maseselan, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔)
  1. delicate; fragile Synonyms: maingat, delikado
    Sense id: en-maselan-tl-adj-cy9EznpE Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 9 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 9 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 2 54 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 45 1 54 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 43 5 52 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 44 4 52 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 41 11 48 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 41 9 50
  2. fastidious; meticulous Synonyms: mabutingting, mabusisi, metikuloso
    Sense id: en-maselan-tl-adj-9ryPU5GB Categories (other): Tagalog terms prefixed with ma- (stative prefix), Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms prefixed with ma- (stative prefix): 26 46 28 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 41 11 48 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 30 39 31
  3. sensitive Synonyms: pihikan, sotlam, pastidyosa, pastidyoso
    Sense id: en-maselan-tl-adj-LV6GAKT7 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 missing etymons, 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 missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 9 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 9 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 2 54 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 42 2 55 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 45 1 54 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 43 5 52 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 41 5 53 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 41 5 53 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 44 4 52 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 38 13 50 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 41 11 48 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 41 9 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: maselang bahagi

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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    ],
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    },
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      "form": "ᜋᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔",
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        "obsolete"
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      "form": "masailan",
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maseylan",
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        "obsolete"
      ]
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      "form": "maselang",
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    }
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        "ma‧se‧lan"
      ]
    }
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        },
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        },
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        },
        {
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      "ipa": "/maˈselan/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐˈsɛː.lɐn̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-elan"
    }
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}
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    {
      "word": "maselang bahagi"
    }
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      },
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    {
      "form": "maseselan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜋᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masilan",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masaelan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masailan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maseylan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maselang",
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        "alternative"
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    }
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ma‧se‧lan"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ma‧se‧lan"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "delicate; fragile"
      ],
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        [
          "delicate",
          "delicate"
        ],
        [
          "fragile",
          "fragile"
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          "word": "maingat"
        },
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        }
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fastidious; meticulous"
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          "fastidious"
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          "meticulous",
          "meticulous"
        ]
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          "word": "mabutingting"
        },
        {
          "word": "mabusisi"
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        },
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        },
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        },
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  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐˈsɛː.lɐn̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-elan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maselan"
}

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