"tatang" meaning in Tagalog

See tatang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtataŋ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt̪aː.t̪ɐŋ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜆᜆᜅ᜔ [Baybayin], tang [alternative, clipping]
Rhymes: -ataŋ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tata-der. Proto-Italic *tata Latin tatabor. Philippine Spanish tatabor.? Tagalog tata Tagalog -ng Tagalog tatang From tata (“daddy”) + -ng (enclitic). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|tata<t:daddy><id:father>|-ng<pos:enclitic><id:enclitic>|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tata-der. Proto-Italic *tata Latin tatabor. Philippine Spanish tatabor.? Tagalog tata Tagalog -ng Tagalog tatang [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "daddy", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*tata-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*tata", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "tata", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Philippine Spanish", "term" : "tata", "lang" : "es-PH" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "tata", "gloss" : "daddy", "lang" : "tl" }, { "id" : "enclitic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "-ng", "lang" : "tl", "pos" : "enclitic" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "tatang", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="tatang"> From tata (“daddy”) + -ng (enclitic). Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} tatang (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆᜅ᜔)
  1. term of address used for one's father Synonyms: tatay, tata, itay, tay, ama, amang, papa
    Sense id: en-tatang-tl-noun-QS7cR~w8 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms suffixed with -ng (enclitic), Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 52 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 16 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 54 24 22 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 56 23 21 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 55 24 21 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 55 24 21 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 66 18 16 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 68 17 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms suffixed with -ng (enclitic): 39 32 29 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 56 23 21 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 38 32 29 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 57 23 21
  2. (by extension) term of address used for one's uncle Tags: broadly Synonyms: mama, tiyo
    Sense id: en-tatang-tl-noun-jZ-0dIJp Categories (other): Tagalog terms suffixed with -ng (enclitic), Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms suffixed with -ng (enclitic): 39 32 29 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 38 32 29
  3. respectful term of address used for an older man Synonyms: manong, mang, mama, tata
    Sense id: en-tatang-tl-noun-0h~TM3wr Categories (other): Tagalog terms suffixed with -ng (enclitic), Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms suffixed with -ng (enclitic): 39 32 29 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 38 32 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: amang, inang, nanang

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "ipa": "/ˈtataŋ/",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪aː.t̪ɐŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ataŋ"
    }
  ],
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    },
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  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ta‧tang"
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    },
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      "word": "inang"
    },
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    }
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "mang"
        },
        {
          "word": "mama"
        },
        {
          "word": "tata"
        }
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  ],
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    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ataŋ"
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  ],
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}

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