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source : kakuhaan (n.); tuboran (n.); tinubdan (n.)

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n. (location)1. beginning, origin, root, rootage, sourcethe place where something begins, where it springs into being.; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
~ derivationthe source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues).; "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"
~ springa point at which water issues forth.
~ headspring, fountainhead, headthe source of water from which a stream arises.; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
~ headwaterthe source of a river.; "the headwaters of the Nile"
~ wellhead, wellspringthe source of water for a well.
~ jumping-off place, point of departurea place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched.; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco"
~ place of origin, provenance, provenience, birthplace, cradlewhere something originated or was nurtured in its early existence.; "the birthplace of civilization"
~ homeplace where something began and flourished.; "the United States is the home of basketball"
~ point sourcea concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted.
~ trail head, trailheadthe beginning of a trail.
~ pointthe precise location of something; a spatially limited location.; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
n. (communication)2. sourcea document (or organization) from which information is obtained.; "the reporter had two sources for the story"
~ document, papers, written documentwriting that provides information (especially information of an official nature).
~ source materialspublications from which information is obtained.
~ fountainhead, wellspring, wellan abundant source.; "she was a well of information"
n. (cognition)3. germ, seed, sourceanything that provides inspiration for later work.
~ inspirationarousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity.
~ taprootsomething that provides an important central source for growth or development.; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot"
~ musethe source of an artist's inspiration.; "Euterpe was his muse"
n. (artifact)4. sourcea facility where something is available.
~ facility, installationa building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry.; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
~ golcondaa source of great wealth (especially a mine).
~ gold mine, goldminea good source of something that is desired.
n. (person)5. informant, sourcea person who supplies information.
~ communicatora person who communicates with others.
~ betrayer, blabber, informer, squealer, ratone who reveals confidential information in return for money.
~ leakera surreptitious informant.; "the president wanted to know who the leakers were"
~ passive sourcean informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has.
~ whistle-blower, whistle blower, whistlebloweran informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it.; "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals"
n. (person)6. author, generator, sourcesomeone who originates or causes or initiates something.; "he was the generator of several complaints"
~ coinersomeone who is a source of new words or new expressions.
~ maker, shapera person who makes things.
n. (process)7. source(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system.; "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"
~ applied science, engineering science, engineering, technologythe discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems.; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study"
~ natural action, natural process, action, activitya process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).; "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
~ originthe source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived.; "the rumor had its origin in idle gossip"; "vegetable origins"; "mineral origin"; "origin in sensation"
n. (object)8. reservoir, sourceanything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies.; "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival"
~ thinga separate and self-contained entity.
n. (communication)9. reference, sourcea publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to.; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"
~ publicationa copy of a printed work offered for distribution.
v. (possession)10. sourceget (a product) from another country or business.; "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"
~ obtaincome into possession of.; "How did you obtain the visa?"
~ outsourceobtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out.; "Many companies outsource and hire consultants in order to maintain a flexible workforce"
v. (cognition)11. sourcespecify the origin of.; "The writer carefully sourced her report"
~ documentsupport or supply with references.; "Can you document your claims?"