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Kangean
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Circumfix
ka- -an
- -ness; appended to adjectives to form abstract nouns meaning "the state of (the adjective)", "the quality of (the adjective)", or "the measure of (the adjective)".
- kabecekan ― kindness
- kakarepan ― eagerness
- kaleburan ― loveliness
- kanyamanan ― palatableness
- -ship; appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union.
- kasaraan ― hardship
- -ity; Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
- kalempongan ― perplexity
- Forming nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the suffixed word.
- kadipatenan ― duchy
Etymology 2
Circumfix
ka- -an
- -ed; to suffer or to get of noun or verb bases.
- takok (“fright”) + ka- -an → katakokan (“frightened”)
- tagersok (“shock”) + ka- -an → katagersokan (“shocked”)
Etymology 3
Circumfix
ka- -an
- (usually colloquial) adjective forming for very or exceed, affixed into adjective, adverb, or noun.
- raje (“huge”) + ka- -an → karajean (“too big”)
- dumik (“small”) + ka- -an → kadumikan (“too small”)
- seang (“midday”) + ka- -an → kaseangan (“too late; overslept”)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an (compare Malay ke- -an).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka an/,
- Hyphenation: ka- -an
Circumfix
ka- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜃ ◌ᜈ᜔ or ᜃ ᜀᜈ᜔)
- used to form abstract nouns
- payapa (“peaceful”) + ka- -an → kapayapaan (“peace”)
- malay (“awareness”) + ka- -an → kamalayan (“consciousness”)
- used to form nouns indicating a larger location
- gubat (“woods”) + ka- -an → kagubatan (“forest”)
- dagat (“sea”) + ka- -an → karagatan (“ocean”)
- used to form proper nouns indicating a domain of a people or place
- Tagalog (“Tagalog”) + ka- -an → Katagalugan (“Tagalog area”)
- Bisaya (“Visayan”) + ka- -an → Kabisayaan (“Visayas; Visayan area”)
- Maynila (“Manila”) + ka- -an → Kamaynilaan (“Metro Manila; Manila area”)
- used to form words meaning “one who receives or (-an) from someone (ka-)”
- ibig (“love”) + ka- -an → kaibigan (“friend; person who receives love from someone; lover”)
- halik (“kiss”) + ka- -an → kahalikan (“person who receives kisses from someone; kissing-mate”)
Usage notes
Derived terms