pagkapagiging-

Tagalog

Etymology

From pagka- +‎ pagiging.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɡkapaˈɡiɡiŋ/ [pɐɡ.kɐ.pɐˈɣiː.ɣɪŋ]
  • Syllabification: pag‧ka‧pa‧gi‧ging-

Prefix

pagkapagiging- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜉᜄᜒᜄᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. (rare) forms nouns from adjectives, emphasizing the state of possession of the quality expressed in the root, especially the subsistence of the essence of a thing.
    ‎pagkapagiging- + ‎wagas (“pure”) → ‎pagkapagiging-wagas (“being pure; in the state of purity”)
    ‎pagkapagiging- + ‎tao (“human”) → ‎pagkapagiging-tao (“being a human; humanity”)
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