sa- -an

See also: saan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

See sa- and -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sa an/ [sɐ ɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: sa- -an

Circumfix

sa- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜐ ◌ᜈ᜔ or ᜐ ᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. forms terms to denote a method of doing things
    ‎sa- -an + ‎pilit (“forced”) → ‎sapilitan (“compulsory”)
    ‎sa- -an + ‎palad (“palm; fate”) → ‎sapalaran (“risky activity”)
    ‎sa- -an + ‎bunot (“uprooting”) → ‎sabunutan (“a fight via pulling each other's hair”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms circumfixed with sa- -an
sabunutan
sapalaran
sapilitan

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