pang-

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Garo

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Etymology

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Prefix

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pang-

  1. classifier for trees, stalks, individual trunks of a banana plant, plants, rice seedlings.

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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  • pam-before initials /b/ and /p/, will sometimes remove initial /b/ and /p/
  • pan-before initials /d/, /s/, /l/ and /t/, will sometimes remove initial /d/, /s/, /l/ and /t/

Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋ- (cf. Cebuano pang-, Indonesian peng- and Malay peng-).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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pang- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔)

  1. (instrumentative prefix) forms nouns indicating a tool or an instrument that is used to perform the action expressed by the root
    pang- + ‎tanggal (remove, detach) → ‎pantanggal (remover)
    pang- + ‎takip (a cover) → ‎pantakip (an instrument used to cover something)
  2. (adjectival prefix) forms relational adjectives indicating use or purpose
    pang- + ‎dalawa (two) → ‎pandalawa (for two)
    pang- + ‎bahay (house) → ‎pambahay (for use at home)
    pang- + ‎babae (woman) → ‎pambabae (for women)

Prefix

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pang- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔)

  1. (Ordinal prefix) Used to form ordinal numbers
    pang- + ‎dalawa (two) → ‎pangalawa (second)
    pang- + ‎walo (eight) → ‎pangwalo (eighth)

Usage notes

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Tagalog ordinal numbers prefixed with pang- are usually more informal compared to those prefixed with ika-

Prefix

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pang- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔)

  1. (with syllable reduplication) an action or a practice associated with the thing or action expressed by the root
    pang- + ‎gamot (medicine) → ‎panggagamot (practice of medicine)
    pang- + ‎anak (child) → ‎panganganak (giving birth, delivery)

Derived terms

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