ka- -han
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an (compare Malay ke- -an).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ka han/ [kɐ hɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: ka- -han
Circumfix
ka- -han (Baybayin spelling ᜃ ᜑᜈ᜔)
- alternative form of ka- -an
Usage notes
- Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop. In some cases, phoneme change can occur and /h/ becomes /n/.
- saya + ka- -han → kasiyahan
- dami + ka- -han → karamihan
- gusto + ka- -han → kagustuhan
- bihasa + ka- -han → kabihasnan
Derived terms
Tagalog terms circumfixed with ka- -han