"pusa" meaning in Tagalog

See pusa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpusaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈpuː.sɐʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: pusà [canonical], ᜉᜓᜐ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -usaʔ Etymology: Compare Isnag kusa, Kankanaey posa, Kapampangan pusa, Ilocano pusa, Ibatan pusak, Tetum busa, Sarawak Malay pusak and Malagasy fosa; all likely once referred to the Malayan weasel (Mustela nudipes). False cognate of Malayalam പൂച്ച (pūcca). See also puss. Etymology templates: {{cog|isd|kusa}} Isnag kusa, {{cog|kne|posa}} Kankanaey posa, {{cog|pam|pusa}} Kapampangan pusa, {{cog|ilo|pusa}} Ilocano pusa, {{cog|ivb|pusak}} Ibatan pusak, {{cog|tet|busa}} Tetum busa, {{cog|poz-sml|pusak}} Sarawak Malay pusak, {{cog|mg|fosa}} Malagasy fosa, {{taxlink|Mustela nudipes|species}} Mustela nudipes, {{glossary|False cognate}} False cognate, {{cog|ml|പൂച്ച|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malayalam പൂച്ച (pūcca), {{false cognate|ml|പൂച്ച}} False cognate of Malayalam പൂച്ച (pūcca) Head templates: {{tl-noun|pusà|b=+}} pusà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ)
  1. cat; feline (animal)
    Sense id: en-pusa-tl-noun-FlRMWNaG Categories (other): Cats Disambiguation of Cats: 50 33 17
  2. (figurative) a betrayer Tags: figuratively Synonyms: manloloko
    Sense id: en-pusa-tl-noun-P1lP9RG2 Categories (other): Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Felids, People Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 5 10 4 2 2 2 6 12 5 23 4 2 20 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 10 2 1 1 1 4 17 3 28 2 1 24 4 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 6 76 19 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 12 64 24 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation: 21 79 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 10 68 21 Disambiguation of Felids: 39 55 6 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: balahibong-pusa, balbas-pusa, buntot-pusa, damoy-pusa, kamay-pusa, kamot-pusa, kukumpusa, matampusa, matang-pusa, pusa-pusaan, pusang gala, pusang-bundok, pusang-gubat, pusang-laog, pusang-tapang, saling-pusa Related terms: alamid, binturong, kahod, kamikam, kuting, lampong, linse, muning, musang, ngiyaw, pangandi

Noun

IPA: /puˈsaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [pʊˈsaʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: pusâ [canonical], ᜉᜓᜐ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aʔ Head templates: {{tl-noun|pusâ|b=+}} pusâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ), {{tlb|tl|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. affront Tags: obsolete Synonyms: mura Derived forms: magpusa, pagpusain
    Sense id: en-pusa-tl-noun-4BC48npm Categories (other): Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 26 23 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "2": "obsolete"
      },
      "expansion": "(obsolete)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pu‧sa"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "pu‧sa"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "affront"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "affront",
          "affront"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mura"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/puˈsaʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pʊˈsaʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pusa"
}

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