mag- -an

See also: Appendix:Variations of "magan"

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mag- -han
• mag -nan

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maɡ an/ [mɐɡ ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: mag- -an

Circumfix

mag- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ ◌ᜈ᜔)

1. Actor trigger/focus verb circumfix used to express an action done reciprocally or simultaneously.

   ‎halik (“kiss”) + ‎mag- -an → ‎maghalikan (“to kiss each other”)

   ‎kanta (“song”) + ‎mag- -han → ‎magkantahan (“to sing together; to sing one after another”)

   ‎tulong (“help”) + ‎mag- -an → ‎magtulungan (“to help each other”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms circumfixed with mag- -an

Further reading

• Fiona De Vos, Frederik De Vos ((Can we date this quote?)) “Mag-…-an: Tagalog Verb Affix”, in Learning Tagalog

Anagrams

• magna, mang̃a, maang, manga