dalub- -an

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dalub- -han

Etymology

From dalub- +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈlub an/ [d̪ɐˈlub ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: da‧lub- -an

Circumfix

dalúb- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔ ◌ᜈ᜔) (neologism)

1. to form a study of a particular subject; -logy, -nomy.

   ‎lason (“poison”) → ‎dalublasunan (“toxicology”)

   ‎tala (“star”) → ‎dalubtalaan (“astronomy”)

   ‎lumot (“moss”) → ‎dalublumutan (“phycology”)