ikapag-

Tagalog

Etymology

From ika- +‎ pag-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔikaˈpaɡ/ [ʔɪ.xɐˈpaɡ̚]
  • Syllabification: i‧ka‧pag-

Prefix

ikapág- (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜉᜄ᜔)

  1. used to form verbs with causative focus, denoting the reason for doing something (for mag- verbs)
    ikapag- + ‎aral (study) → ‎ikapag-aral (to be the reason for studying) (from mag-aral)
    ikapag- + ‎hirap (poor) → ‎ikapaghirap (to be the reason for becoming poor) (from maghirap)

Derived terms

Category Tagalog terms prefixed with ikapag- not found