"pa" meaning in Tagalog

See pa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /pa/ [Standard-Tagalog], [pɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: [Baybayin], p [alternative, Internet]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pa (“still, yet, til now, first (before doing something else)”). Cognate with Cebuano pa (“id”), Malagasy fa (“for, but, therefore, because, that”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tl|map-pro|*pa||still, yet, til now, first (before doing something else)|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Austronesian *pa (“still, yet, til now, first (before doing something else)”), {{inh+|tl|map-pro|*pa|t=still, yet, til now, first (before doing something else)}} Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pa (“still, yet, til now, first (before doing something else)”), {{cog|ceb|pa|t=id}} Cebuano pa (“id”), {{cog|mg|fa|t=for, but, therefore, because, that}} Malagasy fa (“for, but, therefore, because, that”) Head templates: {{tl-adv|b=+}} pa (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)
  1. yet
    Sense id: en-pa-tl-adv-z9lt2S9-
  2. still; eventually; in the future
    Sense id: en-pa-tl-adv-0N4UyNAy
  3. in addition, too
    Sense id: en-pa-tl-adv-ovwaXTiR
  4. in the past
    Sense id: en-pa-tl-adv-VPwL8Kqy
  5. even
    Sense id: en-pa-tl-adv-7DgGPIgf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pa naman, pa rin Related terms: pa-
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pa/ [Standard-Tagalog], [pɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Influenced by Baybayin character ᜉ (pa). Etymology templates: {{tl-bay sc|pa}} ᜉ Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} pa (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)
  1. the name of the Latin-script letter P/p, in the Abakada alphabet Synonyms: pi (english: in the Filipino alphabet), pe Related terms: papa
    Sense id: en-pa-tl-noun-LFUfptTU Categories (other): Latin letter names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /pa/ [Standard-Tagalog], [pɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -a Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} pa (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)
  1. (informal, familiar, childish) clipping of papa Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, childish, clipping, familiar, informal Alternative form of: papa Synonyms: papa, ama, tatay, itay, tay, tatang Coordinate_terms: ma
    Sense id: en-pa-tl-noun-1JCqwhFa Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 0 7 14 5 0 19 55 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 0 10 4 10 0 19 56 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 0 17 8 20 0 8 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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          "word": "papa"
        },
        {
          "word": "ama"
        },
        {
          "word": "tatay"
        },
        {
          "word": "itay"
        },
        {
          "word": "tay"
        },
        {
          "word": "tatang"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "childish",
        "clipping",
        "familiar",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pa/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pa"
}

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