"taba" meaning in Tagalog

See taba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /taˈbaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [t̪ɐˈbaʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: tabâ [canonical], ᜆᜊ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aʔ Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabəq. Compare Central Bikol taba. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:inh|poz-pro:*tabəq|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "taba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="taba"> Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabəq., {{cog|bcl|taba}} Central Bikol taba Head templates: {{tl-noun|tabâ|b=+}} tabâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜊ)
  1. fat (specialized animal tissue)
    Sense id: en-taba-tl-noun-h14Jn9J~ Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 13 36 16 4 31
  2. fatness (of a person, animal, etc.) Synonyms: katabaan
    Sense id: en-taba-tl-noun-B4~Ghsdo Categories (other): Pages with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 4 4 11 36 15 4 21 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 41 17 5 24 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 14 40 17 5 24 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 13 36 16 4 31 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 10 49 7 6 29 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 12 47 16 3 23 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 9 64 10 3 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 9 64 11 3 13
  3. lard (fat from pig abdomen)
    Sense id: en-taba-tl-noun-HUBfDEmo Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 13 36 16 4 31
  4. (figurative) fertility (of soil) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-taba-tl-noun-G9gtJpIn
  5. (colloquial) fat person; fatso Tags: colloquial Synonyms: tabatsoy, tabatsing, tabatsingtsing
    Sense id: en-taba-tl-noun-snXXchQO Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 13 36 16 4 31 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 20 17 21 7 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antaba, katabaan, magpataba, makataba ng puso, mataba, mataba ang utak, matabang isda, napakataba, pagtaba, pampataba, pampatabang-puso, pataba, patabaan, patabain, patabaing baboy, taba ng talangka, tabain, tabang-baboy, tabang-hangin, tabang-preso, tabatsing, tabatsingtsing, tabatsoy, tumaba, walang-taba
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