kaka-

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəkə/ [kə.xə]

Prefix

kaka-

1. prefix denoting repeated action

   ‎kaka- + ‎gulisak (“shout”) → ‎kakagulisak (“repeatedly shouting”)

   ‎kaka- + ‎isip (“mind, thought”) → ‎kakaisip (“thinking a lot, overthinking”)

2. prefix denoting the recently completed aspect

   ‎kaka- + ‎punta (“going”) → ‎kakapunta (“recently went”)

   ‎kaka- + ‎lutu (“cooking, cuisine”) → ‎kakalutu (“recently cooked”)

Derived terms

Category Kapampangan terms prefixed with kaka- not found

See also

• ka-

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *ka-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-

Tagalog ka-redup.

Tagalog kaka-

Reduplication of ka-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-, from Proto-Austronesian *ka-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaka/ [kɐ.xɐ]
• Syllabification: ka‧ka-

Prefix

kaka- (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃ)

1. prefix denoting repeated action

   ‎kaka- + ‎sigaw (“shout”) → ‎kakasigaw (“repeatedly shouting”)

   ‎kaka- + ‎isip (“mind, thought”) → ‎kakaisip (“thinking a lot”)

2. prefix denoting the recently completed aspect

   ‎kaka- + ‎punta (“going”) → ‎kakapunta (“recently went”)

   ‎kaka- + ‎luto (“cooking, cuisine”) → ‎kakaluto (“recently cooked”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with kaka-

kakagising

kakahiyaan

kakahiyan

kakakain

kakapuno

See also

• ka-