-g-
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- -ng- – Default interfix for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel.
- -m- – for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel, but next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p).
- -n- – for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel, but next stem starts with the letter (d), (s), or (t).
Etymology
From -ng (“enclitic suffix”).
Interfix
…g… or …g-…
- Compound interfix, connecting the adjective stem to the noun stem, after the preceding stem ends with letter (n).
- Synonyms: -ng-, -n-, -m-, na, -ng, -g
- daan + -g- + bakal → daang-bakal
- kababaan + -g- + loob → kababaang-loob
- kabungguan + -g- + balikat → kabungguang-balikat
Derived terms
- Tagalog words interfixed with -g-