"taga" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /taˈɡaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [t̪ɐˈɣ̠aʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: tagâ [canonical], ᜆᜄ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aʔ Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Austronesian *taʀaq (“hewing with an adze”). Compare Cebuano taga and Malay tarah. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:inh<unc>|map-pro:*taʀaq<t:hewing with an adze>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "taga", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="taga"> Possibly from Proto-Austronesian *taʀaq (“hewing with an adze”)., {{cog|ceb|taga}} Cebuano taga, {{cog|ms|tarah}} Malay tarah, {{ety|tl|:inh<unc>|map-pro:*taʀaq<t:hewing with an adze>|text=+|tree=1}} Possibly from Proto-Austronesian *taʀaq (“hewing with an adze”). Head templates: {{tl-noun|tagâ|b=+}} tagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄ)
  1. big cut or wound inflicted by a large knife, bolo, cutlass, etc.; slash; gash
    Sense id: en-taga-tl-noun-4LvZJvjq Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, 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 maragsa pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 28 13 20 5 13 16 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 28 13 20 5 13 16 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 28 17 17 7 14 13 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 25 16 19 6 15 15 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 39 15 9 8 13 8 9 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 26 30 12 10 9 11 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 26 14 18 4 14 14 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 12 16 21 6 17 16 11 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 29 16 16 6 13 12 9
  2. act of hacking or stabbing (with a large knife, bolo, cutlass, etc.) Synonyms: pagtaga, pananaga
    Sense id: en-taga-tl-noun-jHJg0vZp Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 26 30 12 10 9 11 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 12 16 21 6 17 16 11
  3. fishhook Synonyms: kawil
    Sense id: en-taga-tl-noun-Y6hV8x1B Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 26 30 12 10 9 11 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 12 16 21 6 17 16 11
  4. barb Synonyms: sima
    Sense id: en-taga-tl-noun-cfzkQzM3 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 26 30 12 10 9 11 3
  5. (figurative, colloquial) overpriced price Tags: colloquial, figuratively
    Sense id: en-taga-tl-noun-~XAOgsSX Categories (other): Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 12 16 21 6 17 16 11
  6. (figurative, colloquial) commission; fee on merchandise Tags: colloquial, figuratively
    Sense id: en-taga-tl-noun-uR3L26fA Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 26 30 12 10 9 11 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 12 16 21 6 17 16 11
  7. (figurative, colloquial) exploitation of someone else's money Tags: colloquial, figuratively
    Sense id: en-taga-tl-noun-IYQazmZa Categories (other): Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 12 16 21 6 17 16 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: balik-taga, itaga, magtaga, magtagaan, mapanaga, mataga, pagtaga, pagtagain, pagtataga, pagtatagain, pananaga, taga sa panahon, tagaan, tagain, tinaga, tumaga
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      "categories": [
        "Tagalog colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "exploitation of someone else's money"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exploitation",
          "exploitation"
        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, colloquial) exploitation of someone else's money"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taˈɡaʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ɐˈɣ̠aʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "taga"
}

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