mapag-

From ma- +‎ pag-.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈpaɡ/ [mɐˈpaɡ̚]
• Syllabification: ma‧pag-

mapág- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜄ᜔)

1. used to form adjectives denoting having the habit or prone to

   ‎mapag- + ‎mahal (“love”) → ‎mapagmahal (“loving”)

   ‎mapag- + ‎aruga (“care”) → ‎mapag-aruga (“caring”)

2. used to form adjectives denoting having the habit of trying to be (before adjectives formed by ma-)

   ‎mapag- + ‎magaling (“excellent”) → ‎mapagmagaling (“showing off as being excellent; vainglorious”)

   ‎mapag- + ‎mataas (“high”) → ‎mapagmataas (“showing off as being high; arrogant”)

• “mapag-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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