"ya" meaning in Tagalog

See ya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ja/ [Standard-Tagalog], [jɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -a Head templates: {{tl-head|interjection|b=+}} ya (Baybayin spelling ᜌ)
  1. expression used to drive cattle: yah Synonyms: hiya
    Sense id: en-ya-tl-intj-C23UaclN Categories (other): Pages with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 16 4 0 32 10 35 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 12 42 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 46 13 41 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 47 15 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 47 15 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 40 14 46 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 57 7 37 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 40 17 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ja/ [Standard-Tagalog], [jɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Influenced by Baybayin character ᜌ (ya). Etymology templates: {{tl-bay sc|ya}} ᜌ Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} ya (Baybayin spelling ᜌ)
  1. the name of the Latin script letter Y/y, in the Abakada alphabet Synonyms: way (english: in the Filipino alphabet), ye Related terms: yaya
    Sense id: en-ya-tl-noun-opFqbOvr Categories (other): Latin letter names, Pages with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 16 4 0 32 10 35 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 12 42 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 46 13 41 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 47 15 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 47 15 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 40 14 46 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 40 17 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ja/ [Standard-Tagalog], [jɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: [Baybayin], yah [alternative, Internet]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Etymology tree Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá) Tagalog kuyaclip. Tagalog ya Clipping of kuya, from Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:clipping|kuya|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá) Tagalog kuyaclip. Tagalog ya [Appendix:Glossary#clipping|Clipping]] of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "transliteration" : "*ko-iá", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Hokkien", "term" : "哥仔", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "nan-hbl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "kuya", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword" : "clipping" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "ya", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="ya"> Clipping of kuya, from Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá). Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} ya (Baybayin spelling ᜌ), {{tlb|tl|colloquial}} (colloquial)
  1. term of address for any young male perceived to be older than the speaker: bro; man Tags: colloquial Synonyms: erp, pre
    Sense id: en-ya-tl-noun-J36qKtxK Categories (other): Pages with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 16 4 0 32 10 35 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 12 42 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 46 13 41 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 47 15 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 47 15 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 40 14 46 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 31 25 43 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 40 17 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "term of address for any young male perceived to be older than the speaker: bro; man"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "term of address",
          "term of address#English"
        ],
        [
          "young",
          "young#English"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male#English"
        ],
        [
          "bro",
          "bro"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "erp"
        },
        {
          "word": "pre"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ja/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ya"
}

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