mapag-
Tagalog
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈpaɡ/ [mɐˈpaɡ̚]
- Syllabification: ma‧pag-
Prefix
editmapág- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜄ᜔)
- used to form adjectives denoting having the habit or prone to
- mapag- + mahal (“love”) → mapagmahal (“loving”)
- mapag- + aruga (“care”) → mapag-aruga (“caring”)
- used to form adjectives denoting having the habit of trying to be (before adjectives formed by ma-)
- mapag- + magaling (“excellent”) → mapagmagaling (“showing off as being excellent; vainglorious”)
- mapag- + mataas (“high”) → mapagmataas (“showing off as being high; arrogant”)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “mapag-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018