"mayka-" meaning in Tagalog

See mayka- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /majˈka/ [Standard-Tagalog], [maɪ̯ˈx̠a] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: mayká- [canonical], ᜋᜌ᜔ᜃ [Baybayin], mayca- [alternative], meyca- [alternative], meyka- [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Tagalog may Tagalog may- Tagalog ka- Tagalog mayka- From may- + ka-. Compare Pangasinan mika- and Kapampangan meka-. See also Ilocano kanika-, Ilocano maika-, Ibanag kinika-, Ibaloi ka-, and Hiligaynon hinga-. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|may-|ka-<id:enumerative prefix>|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Tagalog may Tagalog may- Tagalog ka- Tagalog mayka- From may- + ka-., {{cog|pag|mika-}} Pangasinan mika-, {{cog|pam|meka-}} Kapampangan meka-, {{ncog|ilo|kanika-}} Ilocano kanika-, {{ncog|ilo|maika-}} Ilocano maika-, {{ncog|ibg|kinika-}} Ibanag kinika-, {{ncog|ibl|ka-}} Ibaloi ka-, {{ncog|hil|hinga-}} Hiligaynon hinga- Head templates: {{tl-head|prefix|mayká-|b=+}} mayká- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜃ), {{tlb|tl|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. attached to a cardinal numeral: indicating a quantity less than but approaching the specified number Tags: morpheme, obsolete Related terms: ika-
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    ],
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    [
      "kinika-",
      "kinika-#Ibanag"
    ],
    [
      "ka-",
      "ka-#Ibaloi"
    ],
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      "hinga-",
      "hinga-#Hiligaynon"
    ]
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        "2": ":af",
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        "4": "ka-<id:enumerative prefix>",
        "text": "++",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nTagalog may\nTagalog may-\nTagalog ka-\nTagalog mayka-\nFrom may- + ka-.",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pag",
        "2": "mika-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pangasinan mika-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pam",
        "2": "meka-"
      },
      "expansion": "Kapampangan meka-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ilo",
        "2": "kanika-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ilocano kanika-",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ilo",
        "2": "maika-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ilocano maika-",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ibg",
        "2": "kinika-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ibanag kinika-",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ibl",
        "2": "ka-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ibaloi ka-",
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    },
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      "form": "mayká-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜋᜌ᜔ᜃ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mayca-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meyca-",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meyka-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "b": "+"
      },
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      "name": "tl-head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "obsolete"
      },
      "expansion": "(obsolete)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "may‧ka-"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "may‧ka",
        ""
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
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          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
        {
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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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",
          "name": "Tagalog terms prefixed with ka- (enumerative prefix)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms prefixed with may-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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            [
              0,
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              0,
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          ],
          "english": "nearly eight",
          "text": "maykawalo",
          "translation": "nearly eight",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
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              0,
              6
            ],
            [
              18,
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            ],
            [
              36,
              45
            ]
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          "english": "nearly a hundred; more than ninety, less than a hundred",
          "text": "maykaraan",
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        }
      ],
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        "attached to a cardinal numeral: indicating a quantity less than but approaching the specified number"
      ],
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "ika-"
        }
      ],
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        "morpheme",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/majˈka/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maɪ̯ˈx̠a]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayka-"
}
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      "may-",
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      "ka-",
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    ],
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      "mika-",
      "mika-#Pangasinan"
    ],
    [
      "meka-",
      "meka-#Kapampangan"
    ],
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      "kanika-",
      "kanika-#Ilocano"
    ],
    [
      "maika-",
      "maika-#Ilocano"
    ],
    [
      "kinika-",
      "kinika-#Ibanag"
    ],
    [
      "ka-",
      "ka-#Ibaloi"
    ],
    [
      "hinga-",
      "hinga-#Hiligaynon"
    ]
  ],
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        "text": "++",
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      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nTagalog may\nTagalog may-\nTagalog ka-\nTagalog mayka-\nFrom may- + ka-.",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pag",
        "2": "mika-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pangasinan mika-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pam",
        "2": "meka-"
      },
      "expansion": "Kapampangan meka-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ilo",
        "2": "kanika-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ilocano kanika-",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ilo",
        "2": "maika-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ilocano maika-",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ibg",
        "2": "kinika-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ibanag kinika-",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ibl",
        "2": "ka-"
      },
      "expansion": "Ibaloi ka-",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hil",
        "2": "hinga-"
      },
      "expansion": "Hiligaynon hinga-",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nTagalog may\nTagalog may-\nTagalog ka-\nTagalog mayka-\nFrom may- + ka-. Compare Pangasinan mika- and Kapampangan meka-. See also Ilocano kanika-, Ilocano maika-, Ibanag kinika-, Ibaloi ka-, and Hiligaynon hinga-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mayká-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜋᜌ᜔ᜃ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mayca-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meyca-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meyka-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "prefix",
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        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "mayká- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜃ)",
      "name": "tl-head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "obsolete"
      },
      "expansion": "(obsolete)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "may‧ka-"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "may‧ka",
        ""
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ika-"
    }
  ],
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        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
        "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
        "Tagalog entries with etymology trees",
        "Tagalog entries with etymon",
        "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog obsolete terms",
        "Tagalog prefixes",
        "Tagalog terms prefixed with ka- (enumerative prefix)",
        "Tagalog terms prefixed with may-",
        "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
        "Tagalog terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          "english": "nearly eight",
          "text": "maykawalo",
          "translation": "nearly eight",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "nearly a hundred; more than ninety, less than a hundred",
          "text": "maykaraan",
          "translation": "nearly a hundred; more than ninety, less than a hundred",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "attached to a cardinal numeral: indicating a quantity less than but approaching the specified number"
      ],
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        "morpheme",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/majˈka/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maɪ̯ˈx̠a]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayka-"
}

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