dalub- -an

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dalub- +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈlub an/ [d̪ɐˈlub ɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: da‧lub- -an

Circumfix

dalúb- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔ ◌ᜈ᜔) (neologism)

  1. to form a study of a particular subject: -logy, -nomy.
    ‎lason (“poison”) → ‎dalublasunan (“toxicology”)
    ‎tala (“star”) → ‎dalubtalaan (“astronomy”)
    ‎lumot (“moss”) → ‎dalublumutan (“phycology”)
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