"tekas" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtekas/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt̪ɛː.xɐs] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜆᜒᜃᜐ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ekas Etymology: Compare Waray-Waray tekas. Etymology templates: {{cog|war|tekas}} Waray-Waray tekas Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} tekas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃᜐ᜔)
  1. swindler; defrauder; cheater Synonyms: manggagantso, manananso, manunuwitik, manunuba
    Sense id: en-tekas-tl-noun-WYts8HuN Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 70 6 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 4 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 75 6 18 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 77 2 21 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 76 2 21
  2. stealer; thief Synonyms: magnanakaw
    Sense id: en-tekas-tl-noun-GN68up97
  3. pickpocket Synonyms: mandurukot
    Sense id: en-tekas-tl-noun-r8gnhfBO Categories (other): Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 38 7 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: manenekas, matekas, tekasan, tekasin
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "manenekas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "matekas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tekasan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tekasin"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Waray-Waray tekas",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Waray-Waray tekas.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜆᜒᜃᜐ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "b": "+"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "te‧kas"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "70 6 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 4 14",
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        },
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          "_dis": "75 6 18",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "swindler; defrauder; cheater"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "swindler",
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        ],
        [
          "defrauder",
          "defrauder"
        ],
        [
          "cheater",
          "cheater"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "manggagantso"
        },
        {
          "word": "manananso"
        },
        {
          "word": "manunuwitik"
        },
        {
          "word": "manunuba"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "stealer; thief"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "thief",
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "magnanakaw"
        }
      ]
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        "pickpocket"
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      "links": [
        [
          "pickpocket",
          "pickpocket"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mandurukot"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtekas/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɛː.xɐs]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ekas"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tekas"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:Tagalog/ekas/2 syllables",
    "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "manenekas"
    },
    {
      "word": "matekas"
    },
    {
      "word": "tekasan"
    },
    {
      "word": "tekasin"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "war",
        "2": "tekas"
      },
      "expansion": "Waray-Waray tekas",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Waray-Waray tekas.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜆᜒᜃᜐ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "te‧kas"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "swindler; defrauder; cheater"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swindler",
          "swindler"
        ],
        [
          "defrauder",
          "defrauder"
        ],
        [
          "cheater",
          "cheater"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "manggagantso"
        },
        {
          "word": "manananso"
        },
        {
          "word": "manunuwitik"
        },
        {
          "word": "manunuba"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stealer; thief"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stealer",
          "stealer"
        ],
        [
          "thief",
          "thief"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "magnanakaw"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pickpocket"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pickpocket",
          "pickpocket"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mandurukot"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtekas/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɛː.xɐs]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ekas"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tekas"
}

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