"simba" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /simˈba/ [Standard-Tagalog], [sɪmˈba] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: simbá [canonical], ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Etymology tree Old Khmer saṃvaḥbor.? Old Javanese sĕmbah Javanese sembahbor.? Malay sembahbor. Tagalog simba Borrowed from Malay sembah, possibly borrowed from Old Khmer saṃvaḥ or Javanese sembah. Compare Central Bikol simba, Cebuano simba, and Waray-Waray singba. Doublet of samba. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|ms:sembah|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Old Khmer saṃvaḥbor.? Old Javanese sĕmbah Javanese sembahbor.? Malay sembahbor. Tagalog simba [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old Khmer", "term" : "saṃvaḥ", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "okz" }, { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old Javanese", "term" : "sĕmbah", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "kaw" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Javanese", "term" : "sembah", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "jv" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "sembah", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ms" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "simba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="simba"> Borrowed from Malay sembah, possibly borrowed from Old Khmer saṃvaḥ or Javanese sembah., {{cog|bcl|simba}} Central Bikol simba, {{cog|ceb|simba}} Cebuano simba, {{cog|war|singba}} Waray-Waray singba, {{doublet|tl|samba}} Doublet of samba Head templates: {{tl-noun|simbá|b=+}} simbá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ)
  1. going to church (to pray, attend service, etc.)
    Sense id: en-simba-tl-noun-~tT9qXS1
  2. attending of Mass Synonyms: pagsimba, pagsisimba
    Sense id: en-simba-tl-noun-fAed9rmT Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 31 69 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 31 69 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 23 77 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 29 71 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 36 64 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: magsimba, pagsimba, pagsisimba, palasimba, simbahan, Simbang Gabi, sumimba
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "magsimba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pagsimba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pagsisimba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "palasimba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "simbahan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Simbang Gabi"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sumimba"
    }
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      "name": "ety"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "bcl",
        "2": "simba"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Bikol simba",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "simba"
      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano simba",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "war",
        "2": "singba"
      },
      "expansion": "Waray-Waray singba",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "samba"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of samba",
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ",
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      ]
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      "args": {
        "1": "simbá",
        "b": "+"
      },
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      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "sim‧ba"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "sim‧ba"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "going to church (to pray, attend service, etc.)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "going",
          "going"
        ],
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "29 71",
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          "_dis": "36 64",
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      "glosses": [
        "attending of Mass"
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      "links": [
        [
          "attending",
          "attending"
        ],
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          "Mass",
          "Mass"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "pagsimba"
        },
        {
          "word": "pagsisimba"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/simˈba/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɪmˈba]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "simba"
}
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    "Pages with 10 entries",
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    "Pages with etymon",
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    "Tagalog terms derived from Malay",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Old Javanese",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Old Khmer",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "magsimba"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagsimba"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagsisimba"
    },
    {
      "word": "palasimba"
    },
    {
      "word": "simbahan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Simbang Gabi"
    },
    {
      "word": "sumimba"
    }
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        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nOld Khmer saṃvaḥbor.?\nOld Javanese sĕmbah\nJavanese sembahbor.?\nMalay sembahbor.\nTagalog simba\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"is_uncertain\" : true, \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Old Khmer\", \"term\" : \"saṃvaḥ\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"okz\" }, { \"is_uncertain\" : true, \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Old Javanese\", \"term\" : \"sĕmbah\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"kaw\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Javanese\", \"term\" : \"sembah\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"jv\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Malay\", \"term\" : \"sembah\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ms\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"simba\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" }\" data-lang=\"tl\" data-title=\"simba\">\nBorrowed from Malay sembah, possibly borrowed from Old Khmer saṃvaḥ or Javanese sembah.",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bcl",
        "2": "simba"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Bikol simba",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "simba"
      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano simba",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "war",
        "2": "singba"
      },
      "expansion": "Waray-Waray singba",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "samba"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of samba",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "simbá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "sim‧ba"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "sim‧ba"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "going to church (to pray, attend service, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "going",
          "going"
        ],
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "attending of Mass"
      ],
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        [
          "attending",
          "attending"
        ],
        [
          "Mass",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pagsimba"
        },
        {
          "word": "pagsisimba"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/simˈba/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɪmˈba]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
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}

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