pag- -nan

Tagalog

Circumfix

pag- -nan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ ᜈᜈ᜔)

1. alternative form of pag- -an

   ‎tawa (“laugh”) + ‎pag- -nan → ‎pagtawanan (“to laugh at”)

   ‎talo (“quarrel”) + ‎pag- -nan → ‎pagtalunan (“to quarrel with”)

Usage notes

• Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an 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/.

  ‎sabi + ‎pag- -nan → ‎pagsabihan

  ‎duda + ‎pag- -nan → ‎pagdudahan

  ‎base + ‎pag- -nan → ‎pagbasehan

  ‎tawa + ‎pag- -nan → ‎pagtawanan

Derived terms

Tagalog terms circumfixed with pag- -nan

pagtalunan

pagtatalunan

pagtatawanan

pagtawanan

papagtalunan

pinagtalunan

pinagtawanan

Anagrams

• pang- -an, Pangan