pang-
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋ- (compare Malay peng-).
Prefix
pang-
- Used to form nouns indicating instruments or actions from verbs prefixed with mang-.
- pang- + lampaso (“scrub the floor”) = panlampaso (“floor scrub”)
Usage notes
- Where used to form an action noun, the first syllable of the root are duplicated
- (Before l, m, n, ng, ny, r, w and y) pang- becomes pa-, with some exceptions
- (Before b) pang- becomes pam-
- pang-+bura (“to erase”)=pambura (“eraser”)
- (Before b in some loanwords) pang- becomes pam-, with the removal of the b.
- pang-+bili (“to buy, shop”)=pamimili (“shopping”)
- (Before p) pang- becomes pam-, with the removal of the p.
- pang-+palo (“to spank”)=pamalo (“spanker”)
- (Before t) pang- becomes pan-, with the removal of the t.
- pang-+turo (“to point”)=panuro (“pointer, lesson, guidance”)
- (Before d) pang- becomes pan-, with the removal of the d.
- pang-+damit (“clothes”)=pananamit (“clothing”)
- (Before g and h) pang- remains pang-
- pang-+hilot (“massage”)=panghilot
- (Before k) pang- remains pang-, with the removal of the k.
- pang-+kiliti (“tickle”)=pangingiliti (“tickling”)
- (Before s) pang- becomes pan-, with the removal of the 's', with a few exceptions.
- pang-+suhol (“to bribe”)=panunuhol (“bribery”)
Derived terms
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