"po" meaning in Tagalog

See po in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /ˈpoʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈpoʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: pô [canonical], ᜉᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -oʔ Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puəq. Compare Malay empu, Indonesian empu, Old Javanese mpu. Also possibly from clipping of poon (“lord”). Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*puəq}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puəq, {{cog|ms|empu}} Malay empu, {{cog|id|empu}} Indonesian empu, {{cog|kaw|mpu}} Old Javanese mpu, {{clipping|tl|poon|nocap=1|t=lord}} clipping of poon (“lord”) Head templates: {{tl-head|particle|pô|b=+}} pô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓ)
  1. marks respect toward the person the speaker is addressing Synonyms: ho, puko Derived forms: magpo, mapagpo, pi
    Sense id: en-po-tl-particle-EDjWluFR Categories (other): Pages with 51 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog particles, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Pages with 51 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 51 entries: 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 Related terms: ipamupo, mamupo, mapamupo, mapupuin, opo, pamupuan, pamupuin, papamupuin, papupo, puko, pupo, pupuin, walang-pupo
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