mag- -an

See also: Appendix:Variations of "magan"

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Circumfix

mag- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ ◌ᜈ᜔)

  1. Actor trigger/focus verb circumfix used to express an action done reciprocally or simultaneously.
    ‎halik (“kiss”) + ‎mag- -an → ‎maghalikan (“to kiss each other”)
    ‎kanta (“song”) + ‎mag- -han → ‎magkantahan (“to sing together; to sing one after another”)
    ‎tulong (“help”) + ‎mag- -an → ‎magtulungan (“to help each other”)

Derived terms
Tagalog terms circumfixed with mag- -an

Further reading
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