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Cebuano
Prefix
mam-
- alternative spelling of mang-
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Prefix
mam- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔)
- Alternative form of mang-, if the root starts with bilabial consonants, such as ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩, which gets nasally assimilated to the prefix ending when starts with voiceless bilabial consonant, ⟨p⟩ and sometimes ⟨b⟩.
- mam- + babae (“woman”) → mambabae (“to womanize”)
- mam- + batas (“law”) → mambabatas (“lawmaker”)
- mam- + bahagi (“portion”) → mamahagi (“to apportion”)
- mam- + pahayag (“statement”) → mamamahayag (“reporter”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mam-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018