ka- -han

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an (compare Malay ke- -an).

Circumfix

ka- -han (Baybayin spelling ᜃ ᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. alternative form of ka- -an

Usage notes
  • Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop. In some cases, phoneme change can occur and /h/ becomes /n/.
    ‎saya + ‎ka- -han → ‎kasiyahan
    ‎dami + ‎ka- -han → ‎karamihan
    ‎gusto + ‎ka- -han → ‎kagustuhan
    ‎bihasa + ‎ka- -han → ‎kabihasnan

Derived terms
Tagalog terms circumfixed with ka- -han
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