mamanhikan

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ panhik +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mamanˈhikan/ [mɐ.mɐn̪ˈhiː.xɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ikan
  • Syllabification: ma‧man‧hi‧kan

Verb

mamanhikan (complete namanhikan, progressive namamanhikan, contemplative mamamanhikan, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜈ᜔ᜑᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. to formally propose a marriage to the family of the partner

Inflection

Verb conjugation for mamanhikan
affix mang- / ᜋᜅ᜔
root word panhikan / ᜉᜈ᜔ᜑᜒᜃᜈ᜔
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive  / ᜋᜋᜈ᜔ᜑᜒᜃᜈ᜔
complete namanhikan / ᜈᜋᜈ᜔ᜑᜒᜃᜈ᜔
progressive namamanhikan / ᜈᜋᜋᜈ᜔ᜑᜒᜃᜈ᜔
contemplative mamamanhikan / ᜋᜋᜋᜈ᜔ᜑᜒᜃᜈ᜔
recently
complete
formal kapamamanhikan / ᜃᜉ ᜋᜋᜈ᜔ᜑᜒᜃᜈ᜔
informal kakapamanhikan / ᜃᜃᜉᜋᜈ᜔ᜑᜒᜃᜈ᜔
kapapamanhikan / ᜃᜉᜉᜋᜈ᜔ᜑᜒᜃᜈ᜔
imperative pamanhikan1 / ᜉ ᜋᜈ᜔ᜑᜒᜃᜈ᜔

1 Dialectal use only. Not used in Standard Tagalog.