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{
"args": {
"1": "tl",
"2": "may<pos:existential marker>",
"text": "++"
},
"expansion": "From may (existential marker).",
"name": "ety"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From may (existential marker).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ᜋᜌ᜔",
"tags": [
"Baybayin"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "prefix",
"b": "+"
},
"expansion": "may- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔)",
"name": "tl-head"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"may-"
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"may",
""
]
}
],
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"pos": "prefix",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages using catfix",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
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},
{
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"parents": [],
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},
{
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "may- + akda (“literary work”) → may-akda (“author”)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "may- + ari (“property”) → may-ari (“owner”)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "may- + bahay (“house”) → maybahay (“housewife”)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "may- + gulang (“age”) → maygulang (“adult”)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "may- + lupa (“land”) → maylupa (“landowner”)",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"prefix denoting existence or possession of something"
],
"id": "en-may--tl-prefix-CD2ZwzR0",
"tags": [
"morpheme"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/maj/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[maɪ̯]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
}
],
"word": "may-"
}
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{
"args": {
"1": "tl",
"2": "may<pos:existential marker>",
"text": "++"
},
"expansion": "From may (existential marker).",
"name": "ety"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From may (existential marker).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ᜋᜌ᜔",
"tags": [
"Baybayin"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
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"b": "+"
},
"expansion": "may- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔)",
"name": "tl-head"
}
],
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"may-"
],
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{
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"may",
""
]
}
],
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"pos": "prefix",
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"Pages with 1 entry",
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"Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
"Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
"Tagalog lemmas",
"Tagalog prefixes",
"Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
"Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "may- + akda (“literary work”) → may-akda (“author”)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "may- + ari (“property”) → may-ari (“owner”)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "may- + bahay (“house”) → maybahay (“housewife”)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "may- + gulang (“age”) → maygulang (“adult”)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "may- + lupa (“land”) → maylupa (“landowner”)",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"prefix denoting existence or possession of something"
],
"tags": [
"morpheme"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/maj/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[maɪ̯]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
}
],
"word": "may-"
}
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