pan- -an

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See also: panan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • pan- -hanfor roots ending in vowels, not followed by glottal stops
  • pam- -anbefore root initials ⟨b⟩ and ⟨p⟩, will sometimes remove initial ⟨b⟩ and ⟨p⟩

Pronunciation

Circumfix

pan- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ ◌ᜈ᜔ or ᜉᜈ᜔ ᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. alternative form of pang- -an for roots with initials ⟨d⟩, ⟨s⟩ and ⟨t⟩, which will usually have them removed
    titik (letter) + ‎pan- -an → ‎panitikan (literature)
    sandali (a moment) + ‎pan- -an → ‎panandalian (short-term)
    sagot (response) + ‎pan- -an → ‎pananagutan (responsibility)

Usage notes

  • Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop. In some cases, phoneme change can occur and /h/ becomes /n/.
    tira + ‎pan- -an → ‎panirahan
    talo + ‎pan- -an → ‎panaluhan
    talo + ‎pan- -an → ‎panalunan

Derived terms