kamag-anak

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• camag-anac — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• kaanak — contraction

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Philippine *ka-

Tagalog ka-

Proto-Austronesian *maR-

Tagalog mag-

Proto-Austronesian *aNak

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anak

Proto-Philippine *anák

Tagalog anak

Tagalog mag-anak

Tagalog kamag-anak

From ka- + mag-anak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kamaɡˈʔanak/ [k̠ɐ.mɐɡ̠ˈʔaː.n̪ɐk̠̚]
• Rhymes: -anak
• Syllabification: ka‧mag-a‧nak

Noun

kamag-anak (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜄ᜔ᜀᜈᜃ᜔)

1. relative (someone in the same family)

   Synonyms: kadugo, hinlog, kaano-ano, kapamilya, partido, paryente, kabuhos-utang

Derived terms

• kamag-anakan

Further reading

• “kamag-anak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018