"mistah" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmista/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈmis.t̪ɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ista Etymology: Borrowed from English mistah, from mister. Doublet of maestro, maisto, and mister. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|en|mistah}} Borrowed from English mistah, {{dbt|tl|maestro|maisto|mister}} Doublet of maestro, maisto, and mister Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} mistah (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ), {{tlb|tl|military|_|slang}} (military slang)
  1. one's batchmate or classmate in the Philippine Military Academy Tags: slang
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      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "mistah"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English mistah",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "maestro",
        "3": "maisto",
        "4": "mister"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of maestro, maisto, and mister",
      "name": "dbt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English mistah, from mister. Doublet of maestro, maisto, and mister.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "military",
        "3": "_",
        "4": "slang"
      },
      "expansion": "(military slang)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mis‧tah"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "mis‧tah"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        "one's batchmate or classmate in the Philippine Military Academy"
      ],
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          "batchmate",
          "batchmate"
        ],
        [
          "classmate",
          "classmate"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈmista/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmis.t̪ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ista"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mistah"
}
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    {
      "args": {
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        "4": "mister"
      },
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      "name": "dbt"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English mistah, from mister. Doublet of maestro, maisto, and mister.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "mistah (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "military",
        "3": "_",
        "4": "slang"
      },
      "expansion": "(military slang)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mis‧tah"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "mis‧tah"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/ista",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/ista/2 syllables",
        "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
        "Tagalog doublets",
        "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog military slang",
        "Tagalog nouns",
        "Tagalog slang",
        "Tagalog terms borrowed from English",
        "Tagalog terms derived from English",
        "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
        "tl:Military"
      ],
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        "one's batchmate or classmate in the Philippine Military Academy"
      ],
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        [
          "batchmate",
          "batchmate"
        ],
        [
          "classmate",
          "classmate"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmista/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmis.t̪ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ista"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mistah"
}

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