maki-

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Tagalog

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maki/,
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ki-

Prefix

maki- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜒ)

  1. actor trigger - to do something involving someone else’s possessions or personal space with their permission
    maki- + ‎tawag (call) → ‎makitawag (to use someone’s phone with his or her permission)
    Pwede makitawag?
    Can I use your phone?
  2. actor trigger - to join in an act
    maki- + ‎kain (eat) → ‎makikain (to join in eating, to eat in somebody's house)
    Nakikain ako kina Pepe.
    I ate in Pepe's house.

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