pam-

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Cebuano

Prefix

pam-

  1. alternative spelling of pang-

Latin

Prefix

pam-

  1. allomorph of pan-

Usage notes

Used before b, p, and m, and rarely before vowels.

Tagalog

Prefix

pam- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of pang-, if the root starts with bilabial consonants, such as ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩, which gets nasally assimilated to the prefix ending, especially with ⟨p⟩ or sometimes ⟨b⟩.
    ‎pam- + ‎bati (“beat”) → ‎pambati (“whisk”)
    ‎pam- + ‎bahay (“house”) → ‎pambahay (“for use at home”)
    ‎pam- + ‎bura (“erasure”) → ‎pambura (“eraser”)
    ‎pam- + ‎palo (“spank”) → ‎pamalo (“spanker”)

Usage notes

  • When used before root initials /b/ or /p/, the said initials sometimes undergo nasal assimilation to the prefix ending.
    ‎pam- + ‎baril (“gun”) → ‎pamamaril (“shooting”)
    ‎pam- + ‎bakod (“fence”) → ‎pamakod (“fencing (material used to make fence)”)
    ‎pam- + ‎punas (“wipe”) → ‎pamunas (“rag; wiper”)
    ‎pam- + ‎paypay (“flap of air”) → ‎pamaypay (“hand fan”)
  • Native speakers sometimes use the prefix pang- by default, instead of pam- without any morpheme change to the word.
    ‎pang- + ‎punas (“wipe”) → ‎pangpunas (“wiper”, literally “for wiping”)
    ‎pang- + ‎paypay (“flap of air”) → ‎pangpaypay (literally “for fanning”)
    ‎pang- + ‎bahay (“house”) → ‎pangbahay (literally “for use at home”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with pam-

Further reading

  • “pam-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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