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Tagalog
- pam- -han — for roots ending in vowels, not followed by glottal stops
- pan- -an — before root initials (d), (s) and (t), will sometimes remove initial (d), (s) and (t)
Pronunciation
Circumfix
pam- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋ᜔ ◌ᜈ᜔ or ᜉᜋ᜔ ᜀᜈ᜔)
- alternative form of pang- -an for roots with initials ⟨b⟩ and ⟨p⟩, which will usually have them removed
- bahala (“responsibility”) + pam- -an → pamahalaan (“government”)
- bili (“purchase”) + pam- -an → pamilihan (“market”)
- puno (“leader”) + pam- -an → pamunuan (“administration”)
Usage notes
- Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop.
- bili + pam- -an → pamilihan
- pito + pam- -an → pampituhan
Derived terms