pam- -an

See also: paman

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pam- -han — for roots ending in vowels, not followed by glottal stops
• pan- -an — before root initials ⟨d⟩, ⟨s⟩ and ⟨t⟩, will sometimes remove initial ⟨d⟩, ⟨s⟩ and ⟨t⟩

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pam an/ [pɐm ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: pam- -an

Circumfix

pam- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋ᜔ ◌ᜈ᜔ or ᜉᜋ᜔ ᜀᜈ᜔)

1. alternative form of pang- -an for roots with initials ⟨b⟩ and ⟨p⟩, which will usually have them removed

   ‎bahala (“responsibility”) + ‎pam- -an → ‎pamahalaan (“government”)

   ‎bili (“purchase”) + ‎pam- -an → ‎pamilihan (“market”)

   ‎puno (“leader”) + ‎pam- -an → ‎pamunuan (“administration”)

Usage notes

• Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop.

  ‎bili + ‎pam- -an → ‎pamilihan

  ‎pito + ‎pam- -an → ‎pampituhan

Derived terms

Tagalog terms circumfixed with pam- -an

pamalagian

pamahalaan

pamantasan

pamunuan