Talk:gaslaw

Etymology

@TagaSanPedroAko Hey, I was wondering where you got the etymology here. Is it your own inference? Thanks. By the way, I noticed that in some of the entries you made, you tend to put the obsolete meaning first, which I think you're doing because you feel like they're the original meaning? In any case though, I'm not sure if it's a Wiktionary-wide rule, but it makes sense to follow a rule of thumb to put the most common definition first, which is what's done in English entries, as it's much easier for Wiktionary users. So I just wanted to point that out lol. Anyway, I hope you could answer the question on etymology. --Mar vin kaiser (talk) 09:40, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

@Mar vin kaiser That's my inference, but to make things complicated, this one is also an adjective, as in "ang gaslaw mo", which KWF lists. TagaSanPedroAko (talk) 09:45, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

@TagaSanPedroAko: Nah, that dictionary is wrong, let me explain. For the sentence "ang gaslaw mo", that is the same as "ang bilis mo", but that doesn't mean bilis is an adjective, because you can't say "bilis na hayop", from there it's obvious that the adjective is mabilis. So same goes for "gaslaw", it's just that for the structure "ang ~", it's the root word that is used. I feel like there's a better explanation, but all other dictionaries list "gaslaw" as a noun. --Mar vin kaiser (talk) 09:53, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

Yeah, that's what I can find from the 1968 Sagalongos dictionary which I have. I already removed the adjective section. TagaSanPedroAko (talk) 09:58, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

@TagaSanPedroAko: Thanks, anyway I don't think the etymology you put is right, because I think if ever a new definition develops in the adjective, the same definition would automatically develop in its root word, since Tagalog is very affix-based. Anyway, I'll remove it for now, if you don't mind. --Mar vin kaiser (talk) 10:02, 26 October 2021 (UTC)