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Tagalog
Etymology
From ma- + pag-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
mapág- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜄ᜔)
- used to form adjectives denoting having the habit or prone to
- mapag- + mahal (“love”) → mapagmahal (“loving”)
- mapag- + aruga (“care”) → mapag-aruga (“caring”)
- used to form adjectives denoting having the habit of trying to be (before adjectives formed by ma-)
- mapag- + magaling (“excellent”) → mapagmagaling (“showing off as being excellent; vainglorious”)
- mapag- + mataas (“high”) → mapagmataas (“showing off as being high; arrogant”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mapag-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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