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

Tagalog terms circumfixed with pa- -nin