"ube" meaning in Tagalog

See ube in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈʔube/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔuː.bɛ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜂᜊᜒ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ube Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi. Compare Hawaiian uhi (“yam”), Malagasy ovy (“potato”), Malay ubi (“yam”), and Maori uwhi (“yam”). Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*qubi}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi, {{cog|haw|uhi||yam}} Hawaiian uhi (“yam”), {{cog|mg|ovy||potato}} Malagasy ovy (“potato”), {{cog|ms|ubi||yam}} Malay ubi (“yam”), {{cog|mi|uwhi||yam}} Maori uwhi (“yam”) Head templates: {{tl-adj|b=+}} ube (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊᜒ)
  1. purple (color/colour) Categories (topical): Purples Synonyms: morado, purpura, haban, haban-ube
    Sense id: en-ube-tl-adj-W1-Zo9J2 Disambiguation of Purples: 38 25 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ubi

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔube/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔuː.bɛ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜂᜊᜒ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ube Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi. Compare Hawaiian uhi (“yam”), Malagasy ovy (“potato”), Malay ubi (“yam”), and Maori uwhi (“yam”). Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*qubi}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi, {{cog|haw|uhi||yam}} Hawaiian uhi (“yam”), {{cog|mg|ovy||potato}} Malagasy ovy (“potato”), {{cog|ms|ubi||yam}} Malay ubi (“yam”), {{cog|mi|uwhi||yam}} Maori uwhi (“yam”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} ube (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊᜒ)
  1. purple yam (Dioscorea alata) Categories (topical): Purples Categories (lifeform): Dioscoreales order plants, Root vegetables
    Sense id: en-ube-tl-noun-ZlYiKxss Disambiguation of Purples: 38 25 37 Disambiguation of Dioscoreales order plants: 12 76 12 Disambiguation of Root vegetables: 17 66 17 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 23 13 21 9 2 0 7 15 6 3 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 12 20 9 3 0 6 21 6 4 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 14 71 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 13 72 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 14 71 15
  2. purple (color/colour) Categories (topical): Purples Synonyms: morado, purpura, haban, haban-ube
    Sense id: en-ube-tl-noun-W1-Zo9J2 Disambiguation of Purples: 38 25 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ubi Derived forms: kulay-ube, ube-ubihan, ubihan

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mg",
        "2": "ovy",
        "3": "",
        "4": "potato"
      },
      "expansion": "Malagasy ovy (“potato”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ubi",
        "3": "",
        "4": "yam"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay ubi (“yam”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "uwhi",
        "3": "",
        "4": "yam"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori uwhi (“yam”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi. Compare Hawaiian uhi (“yam”), Malagasy ovy (“potato”), Malay ubi (“yam”), and Maori uwhi (“yam”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜂᜊᜒ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ube (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊᜒ)",
      "name": "tl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "u‧be"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ube:"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "purple (color/colour)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purple",
          "purple"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "morado"
        },
        {
          "word": "purpura"
        },
        {
          "word": "haban"
        },
        {
          "word": "haban-ube"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔube/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔuː.bɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ube"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ubi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ube"
}

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