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See also: pag
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀ. Cognate with Malay per- and Indonesian per-, and Tagalog pag-.
Prefix[edit]
pag-
- Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)"
- Used to form imperatives of mo- and mag- conjugation verbs
Derived terms[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀ-. Cognate with Cebuano pag-, and Malay per- and Indonesian per-.
Prefix[edit]
pag- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔)
- the act of doing the action expressed by the root; or, the manner in which the action expressed by the root is performed
Usage notes[edit]
- The root and the affixed word generally mean the same thing.
- Mabagal ang lakad niya. ― He/she walks slowly.
- Mabagal ang paglakad niya. ― He/she walks slowly.
Prefix[edit]
pag- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔)
- (with syllable reduplication) the act of doing the action expressed by the root repeatedly or habitually
Etymology 2[edit]
From pag (“if”), which is a clipping of kapag (“if”), which is a clipping of kapagka (“if”).
Prefix[edit]
pag- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔)
- when; at (or as soon as) that time that; if
- pag-alis nila ― when they leave/left
- pagbalik nila ― when they return/returned
Derived terms[edit]
Categories:
- Cebuano terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Cebuano terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano prefixes
- Tagalog 1-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog prefixes
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog terms with usage examples
- Tagalog clippings