mapang-

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mapam- — before initials /b/ and /p/, will sometimes remove initial /b/ and /p/
• mapan- — before initials /d/, /s/, /l/ and /t/, will sometimes remove initial /d/, /s/, /l/ and /t/

Etymology

From ma- +‎ pang-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈpaŋ/ [mɐˈpaŋ]
• Syllabification: ma‧pang-

Prefix

mapáng- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜅ᜔)

1. used to form adjectives: characteristic of; causing; tending to

   ‎mapang- + ‎akit → ‎mapang-akit (“attractive”)

   ‎mapang- + ‎lustay → ‎mapanlustay (“wasteful”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with mapang-

Further reading

• “mapang-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018