"minsan" meaning in Tagalog

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈminsan/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈmin̪.sɐn̪] [Standard-Tagalog], /minˈsan/ [Standard-Tagalog], [mɪn̪ˈsan̪] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: minsan [canonical], minsán [canonical], ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -insan, -an Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Philippine *minsan. Compare Ilocano minsan (“once”), Kapampangan misan (“once upon a time”), Central Bikol minsan (“sometimes”), Maranao minsan (“although; kinship of one degree”), and Tausug minsan (“to do in one sitting”). Doublet of pinsan and pisan. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:inh|phi-pro:*minsan|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "minsan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="minsan"> Inherited from Proto-Philippine *minsan., {{cog|ilo|minsan||once}} Ilocano minsan (“once”), {{cog|pam|misan||once upon a time}} Kapampangan misan (“once upon a time”), {{cog|bcl|minsan||sometimes}} Central Bikol minsan (“sometimes”), {{cog|mrw|minsan||although; kinship of one degree}} Maranao minsan (“although; kinship of one degree”), {{cog|tsg|minsan||to do in one sitting}} Tausug minsan (“to do in one sitting”), {{doublet|tl|pinsan|pisan}} Doublet of pinsan and pisan Head templates: {{tl-adv|+,minsán|b=+}} minsan or minsán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)
  1. sometimes; once in a while
    Sense id: en-minsan-tl-adv-cFuNC~06 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, 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: 25 70 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 25 70 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 87 13 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 89 11 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 93 7 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 93 7 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 53 47 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 53 47 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 89 11
  2. (uncommon) once Tags: uncommon Synonyms: sambeses
    Sense id: en-minsan-tl-adv-IAZRqLLV Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 53 47 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: minsa't makalawa, minsan-minsan, minsanan, minsanduwa, paminsan-minsan Related terms: ninsan
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "minsa't makalawa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "minsan-minsan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "minsanan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "minsanduwa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "paminsan-minsan"
    }
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        "3": "phi-pro:*minsan",
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      },
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      "name": "ety"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ilo",
        "2": "minsan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "once"
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      "expansion": "Ilocano minsan (“once”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pam",
        "2": "misan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "once upon a time"
      },
      "expansion": "Kapampangan misan (“once upon a time”)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "sometimes"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tsg",
        "2": "minsan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to do in one sitting"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
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        "3": "pisan"
      },
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    }
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "minsán",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "b": "+"
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      "name": "tl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "min‧san"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "min‧san"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ninsan"
    }
  ],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "53 47",
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          "_dis": "89 11",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sometimes; once in a while"
      ],
      "id": "en-minsan-tl-adv-cFuNC~06",
      "links": [
        [
          "sometimes",
          "sometimes"
        ],
        [
          "once in a while",
          "once in a while"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "53 47",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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              3,
              9
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          ],
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            [
              9,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Not even once, s/he did not stole.",
          "text": "Ni minsan, hindi siya nagnakaw.",
          "translation": "Not even once, s/he did not stole.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              10
            ],
            [
              16,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Say it one more time.",
          "text": "Minsan mo pang sabihin.",
          "translation": "Say it one more time.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "once"
      ],
      "id": "en-minsan-tl-adv-IAZRqLLV",
      "links": [
        [
          "once",
          "once"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon) once"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sambeses"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈminsan/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmin̪.sɐn̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/minˈsan/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɪn̪ˈsan̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-insan"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minsan"
}
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
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    "Rhymes:Tagalog/insan",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/insan/2 syllables",
    "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
    "Tagalog adverbs",
    "Tagalog doublets",
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    "Tagalog entries with etymon",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine",
    "Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine",
    "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"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "minsa't makalawa"
    },
    {
      "word": "minsan-minsan"
    },
    {
      "word": "minsanan"
    },
    {
      "word": "minsanduwa"
    },
    {
      "word": "paminsan-minsan"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ilo",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "once"
      },
      "expansion": "Ilocano minsan (“once”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pam",
        "2": "misan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "once upon a time"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bcl",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "sometimes"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mrw",
        "2": "minsan",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tsg",
        "2": "minsan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to do in one sitting"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
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        "3": "pisan"
      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "minsan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minsán",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "+,minsán",
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      },
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      "name": "tl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "min‧san"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "min‧san"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ninsan"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sometimes; once in a while"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
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          "once in a while"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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              9,
              13
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          ],
          "english": "Not even once, s/he did not stole.",
          "text": "Ni minsan, hindi siya nagnakaw.",
          "translation": "Not even once, s/he did not stole.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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              7,
              10
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              20
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          ],
          "english": "Say it one more time.",
          "text": "Minsan mo pang sabihin.",
          "translation": "Say it one more time.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "once"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "once",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon) once"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sambeses"
        }
      ],
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        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈminsan/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmin̪.sɐn̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/minˈsan/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɪn̪ˈsan̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-insan"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minsan"
}

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