ikapag-
Tagalog
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔikaˈpaɡ/ [ʔɪ.xɐˈpaɡ̚]
- Syllabification: i‧ka‧pag-
Prefix
editikapág- (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜉᜄ᜔)
- used to form verbs with causative focus, denoting the reason for doing something (for mag- verbs)
- ikapag- + aral (“study”) → ikapag-aral (“to be the reason for studying”) (from mag-aral)
- ikapag- + hirap (“poor”) → ikapaghirap (“to be the reason for becoming poor”) (from maghirap)
Derived terms
editCategory Tagalog terms prefixed with ikapag- not found