pa- -nin

See also: panin

Tagalog

Circumfix

pa- -nin (Baybayin spelling ᜉ ᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. alternative form of pa- -in
    ‎tawa (“laugh”) + ‎pa- -nin → ‎patawanin (“to be made to laugh”)
    ‎talo (“defeat”) + ‎pa- -nin → ‎patalunin (“to let one be defeated”)

Usage notes
  • Normally, /h/ is inserted before -in when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop. In some cases, phoneme change can occur and /h/ becomes /n/.
    ‎punta + ‎pa- -nin → ‎papuntahin
    ‎ganda + ‎pa- -nin → ‎pagandahin
    ‎laki + ‎pa- -nin → ‎palakihin
    ‎tawa + ‎pa- -nin → ‎patawanin

Derived terms
Category Tagalog terms circumfixed with pa- -nin not found
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