sa- -an

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

See sa- and -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa an/, [sɐ ɐn]

Circumfix

sa- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜐ ◌ᜈ᜔ or ᜐ ᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. forms terms to denote a method of doing things
    ‎sa- -an + ‎pilit (“forced”) → ‎sapilitan (“compulsory”)
    ‎sa- -an + ‎palad (“palm; fate”) → ‎sapalaran (“risky activity”)
    ‎sa- -an + ‎bunot (“uprooting”) → ‎sabunutan (“a fight via pulling each other's hair”)

Derived terms
Tagalog terms circumfixed with sa- -an
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