"pako" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpakoʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈpaː.xoʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: pakò [canonical], ᜉᜃᜓ [Baybayin], paku [alternative]
Rhymes: -akoʔ Head templates: {{tl-noun|pakò|b=+}} pakò (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜓ)
  1. nail; spike
    Sense id: en-pako-tl-noun-EnT9i0ZA
  2. act or manner of nailing
    Sense id: en-pako-tl-noun-2VNt-IPC
  3. (figurative) focus Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-pako-tl-noun-xR-qFIVX
  4. (figurative) staying in place Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-pako-tl-noun-LhcowrY6 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Ferns, Vegetables Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 1 66 5 21 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 2 6 2 58 12 20 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation: 3 8 3 56 10 19 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 5 13 5 41 17 18 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 2 5 2 61 10 20 Disambiguation of Ferns: 2 2 2 37 23 34 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 3 3 3 42 19 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ipako, magpako, mapako, pagpako, pagpapako, pakuin
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpakoʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈpaː.xoʔ] [Standard-Tagalog], /paˈkoʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [pɐˈxoʔ] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈpakoʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈpaː.xoʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: pakô [canonical], ᜉᜃᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -akoʔ, -oʔ, -akoʔ Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku (“fern”), from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku (“bracken, edible fern that grows by rivers”). Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*paku||fern}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku (“fern”), {{inh|tl|map-pro|*pahəku||bracken, edible fern that grows by rivers}} Proto-Austronesian *pahəku (“bracken, edible fern that grows by rivers”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|pakô|b=+}} pakô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜓ)
  1. fern (class Polypodiopsida)
    Sense id: en-pako-tl-noun-3igIQA06 Categories (other): Ferns Disambiguation of Ferns: 2 2 2 37 23 34
  2. type of fern, can be served as vegetable and often found near rivers or creeks (Diplazium esculentum) Synonyms: tagabas, eletso
    Sense id: en-pako-tl-noun-AY00sqWg Categories (other): Ferns Disambiguation of Ferns: 2 2 2 37 23 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Derived forms: langaray-pako, pako-laot, pako-pako, pako-pakuan, pakong-alagdan, pakong-anuwang, pakong-anwanag, pakong-aspile, pakong-bakya, pakong-buwaya, pakong-gubat, pakong-itim, pakong-kahoy, pakong-kalabaw, pakong-kinakain, pakong-laot, pakong-lawit, pakong-milagrosa, pakong-pangpang, pakong-parang, pakong-roman, pakong-sipres, pakong-tubig, pakong-tulog, pakong-uluhan
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      "parts": [
        "pa‧ko"
      ]
    },
    {
      "parts": [
        "pa‧ko"
      ]
    },
    {
      "parts": [
        "pa‧ko"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fern (class Polypodiopsida)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fern",
          "fern"
        ],
        [
          "Polypodiopsida",
          "Polypodiopsida#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "type of fern, can be served as vegetable and often found near rivers or creeks (Diplazium esculentum)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fern",
          "fern"
        ],
        [
          "vegetable",
          "vegetable"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "creek",
          "creek"
        ],
        [
          "Diplazium esculentum",
          "Wikispecies:Diplazium esculentum"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tagabas"
        },
        {
          "word": "eletso"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpakoʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpaː.xoʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-akoʔ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paˈkoʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pɐˈxoʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oʔ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpakoʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpaː.xoʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-akoʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pako"
}

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