mapang-

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • mapam-before initials /b/ and /p/, will sometimes remove initial /b/ and /p/
  • mapan-before initials /d/, /s/, /l/ and /t/, will sometimes remove initial /d/, /s/, /l/ and /t/

Etymology

From ma- +‎ pang-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

mapáng- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜅ᜔)

  1. used to form adjectives: characteristic of; causing; tending to
    mapang- + ‎akit → ‎mapang-akit (attractive)
    mapang- + ‎lustay → ‎mapanlustay (wasteful)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • mapang-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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