"waley" meaning in Tagalog

See waley in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /waˈlej/ [Standard-Tagalog], [wɐˈleɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: waléy [canonical], ᜏᜎᜒᜌ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ej Etymology: From wala + -ey. Compare havey and itey. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|wala|-ey|text=+|tree=1}} From wala + -ey. Head templates: {{tl-adj|waléy|b=+}} waléy (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜒᜌ᜔), {{tlb|tl|gay slang|colloquial}} (gay slang, colloquial)
  1. nothing; missing Tags: colloquial, slang
    Sense id: en-waley-tl-adj-0Ct6c0Kh Categories (other): Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons, Tagalog terms suffixed with -ey, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 78 22 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms suffixed with -ey: 47 53 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 47 53 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 70 30 Topics: LGBT
  2. (by extension) not causing approval; unamusing Tags: broadly, colloquial, slang
    Sense id: en-waley-tl-adj-KH4li3mO Categories (other): Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms suffixed with -ey, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 27 73 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 35 65 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 17 83 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms suffixed with -ey: 47 53 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 22 78 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 47 53 Topics: LGBT
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "wala",
        "4": "-ey",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "From wala + -ey.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wala + -ey. Compare havey and itey.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waléy",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜏᜎᜒᜌ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "waléy",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "waléy (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜒᜌ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-adj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "gay slang",
        "3": "colloquial"
      },
      "expansion": "(gay slang, colloquial)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "wa‧ley"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "wa‧ley"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms suffixed with -ey",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nothing; missing"
      ],
      "id": "en-waley-tl-adj-0Ct6c0Kh",
      "links": [
        [
          "nothing",
          "nothing"
        ],
        [
          "missing",
          "missing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "LGBT"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "havey"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms suffixed with -ey",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "not causing approval; unamusing"
      ],
      "id": "en-waley-tl-adj-KH4li3mO",
      "links": [
        [
          "approval",
          "approval"
        ],
        [
          "unamusing",
          "unamusing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) not causing approval; unamusing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "colloquial",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "LGBT"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/waˈlej/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɐˈleɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ej"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waley"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/ej",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/ej/2 syllables",
    "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
    "Tagalog adjectives",
    "Tagalog colloquialisms",
    "Tagalog entries referencing ambiguous etymons",
    "Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons",
    "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
    "Tagalog entries with etymon",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog gay slang",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog terms suffixed with -ey",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "wala",
        "4": "-ey",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "From wala + -ey.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wala + -ey. Compare havey and itey.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waléy",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜏᜎᜒᜌ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "waléy",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "waléy (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜎᜒᜌ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-adj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "gay slang",
        "3": "colloquial"
      },
      "expansion": "(gay slang, colloquial)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "wa‧ley"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "wa‧ley"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nothing; missing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nothing",
          "nothing"
        ],
        [
          "missing",
          "missing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "LGBT"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "havey"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "not causing approval; unamusing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "approval",
          "approval"
        ],
        [
          "unamusing",
          "unamusing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) not causing approval; unamusing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "colloquial",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "LGBT"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/waˈlej/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wɐˈleɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ej"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waley"
}

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