"selan" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈselan/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈsɛː.lɐn̪] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -elan Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from Hokkien: * Clipping of 詳細 /详细 (siâng-sè, “detailed”) + 儂 / 人 /侬 / 人 (lâng, “person; people”), according to Manuel (1948). * 西人 (se-lâng, “Westerner”), according to Chan-Yap (1980). Compare Kapampangan selan. Etymology templates: {{bor|tl|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{clipping|tl||nocat=1}} Clipping, {{cog|pam|selan}} Kapampangan selan Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} selan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔)
  1. delicateness of a condition or situation Synonyms: kadelikaduhan
    Sense id: en-selan-tl-noun-JKjcTqB- Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 23 34 37 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 20 38 42 1 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 32 29 31 9 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 20 37 41 2
  2. prudishness; fastidiousness; choosiness Synonyms: delikadesa, kaselangan, pagkamaselang, kadelikaduhan, kadelikadesahan
    Sense id: en-selan-tl-noun-WDVsOwIZ Categories (other): Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 31 9 12 14 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 23 34 37 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 20 38 42 1 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 32 29 31 9 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 20 37 41 2
  3. squeamishness; prudishness
    Sense id: en-selan-tl-noun-I4SArOVn Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 40 34 7 9 10 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 31 9 12 14 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 23 34 37 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 20 38 42 1 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 32 29 31 9 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 20 37 41 2
  4. seriousness; gravity; critical state Synonyms: lubha, kalubhaan
    Sense id: en-selan-tl-noun--J1dfe-M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: saelan [obsolete], selang, silan Derived forms: kaselanan, maselan, maselang bahagi, pagkamaselan

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kaselanan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "maselan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "maselang bahagi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pagkamaselan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pam",
        "2": "selan"
      },
      "expansion": "Kapampangan selan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Possibly from Hokkien:\n* Clipping of 詳細 /详细 (siâng-sè, “detailed”) + 儂 / 人 /侬 / 人 (lâng, “person; people”), according to Manuel (1948).\n* 西人 (se-lâng, “Westerner”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).\nCompare Kapampangan selan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "selan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "se‧lan"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "_dis": "23 34 37 5",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
          "delicateness",
          "delicateness"
        ],
        [
          "condition",
          "condition"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kadelikaduhan"
        }
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          "_dis": "20 37 41 2",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prudishness; fastidiousness; choosiness"
      ],
      "id": "en-selan-tl-noun-WDVsOwIZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "prudishness",
          "prudishness"
        ],
        [
          "fastidiousness",
          "fastidiousness"
        ],
        [
          "choosiness",
          "choosiness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "delikadesa"
        },
        {
          "word": "kaselangan"
        },
        {
          "word": "pagkamaselang"
        },
        {
          "word": "kadelikaduhan"
        },
        {
          "word": "kadelikadesahan"
        }
      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "squeamishness",
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          "prudishness",
          "prudishness"
        ]
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    },
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        "seriousness; gravity; critical state"
      ],
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          "seriousness",
          "seriousness"
        ],
        [
          "gravity",
          "gravity"
        ],
        [
          "critical",
          "critical"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lubha"
        },
        {
          "word": "kalubhaan"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈselan/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsɛː.lɐn̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-elan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "saelan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "selang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "silan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "selan"
}
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    "Rhymes:Tagalog/elan/2 syllables",
    "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms borrowed from Hokkien",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Hokkien",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kaselanan"
    },
    {
      "word": "maselan"
    },
    {
      "word": "maselang bahagi"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagkamaselan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "nan-hbl",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pam",
        "2": "selan"
      },
      "expansion": "Kapampangan selan",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Possibly from Hokkien:\n* Clipping of 詳細 /详细 (siâng-sè, “detailed”) + 儂 / 人 /侬 / 人 (lâng, “person; people”), according to Manuel (1948).\n* 西人 (se-lâng, “Westerner”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).\nCompare Kapampangan selan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "selan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜈ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "se‧lan"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "delicateness of a condition or situation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "delicateness",
          "delicateness"
        ],
        [
          "condition",
          "condition"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kadelikaduhan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prudishness; fastidiousness; choosiness"
      ],
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        [
          "prudishness",
          "prudishness"
        ],
        [
          "fastidiousness",
          "fastidiousness"
        ],
        [
          "choosiness",
          "choosiness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "delikadesa"
        },
        {
          "word": "kaselangan"
        },
        {
          "word": "pagkamaselang"
        },
        {
          "word": "kadelikaduhan"
        },
        {
          "word": "kadelikadesahan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "squeamishness; prudishness"
      ],
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        [
          "squeamishness",
          "squeamishness"
        ],
        [
          "prudishness",
          "prudishness"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "seriousness; gravity; critical state"
      ],
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        [
          "seriousness",
          "seriousness"
        ],
        [
          "gravity",
          "gravity"
        ],
        [
          "critical",
          "critical"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lubha"
        },
        {
          "word": "kalubhaan"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈselan/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsɛː.lɐn̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-elan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "saelan"
    },
    {
      "word": "selang"
    },
    {
      "word": "silan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "selan"
}

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