magpa-
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡpa/ [mɐɡ̠.pɐ]
- Syllabification: mag‧pa-
Prefix
[edit]magpa- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜉ)
- Actor trigger - to ask someone do something
- magpa- + laba (“laundry”) → magpalaba (“to ask someone do the laundry”)
- magpa- + pintura (“paint”) → magpapintura (“to ask someone do the painting”)
- Actor trigger - to do something for oneself
- magpa- + gupit (“cut”) → magpagupit (“to get a haircut”)
- magpa- + tuli (“circumcision”) → magpatuli (“to get circumcised”)
- magpa- + kasal (“wedding”) → magpakasal (“to get married”)
- magpa- + English checkup (“check up”) → magpa-checkup (“to get a check up”)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “magpa-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/magpa.html