pam- -an
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- 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/
Circumfix
pam- -an
- alternative form of pang- -an for roots with initials /b/ and /p/, which will usually have them removed
- pam- -an + bahala (“responsibility”) = pamahalaan (“government”)
- pam- -an + bili (“purchase”) = pamilihan (“market”)
- pam- -an + puno (“leader”) = 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
Tagalog words circumfixed with pam- -an