ka- -han

See also: kahan and Kahan

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ka- -an (compare Malay ke- -an).

Circumfix

ka- -han (Baybayin spelling ᜃ ᜑᜈ᜔)

1. alternative form of ka- -an

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/.

  ‎saya + ‎ka- -han → ‎kasiyahan

  ‎dami + ‎ka- -han → ‎karamihan

  ‎gusto + ‎ka- -han → ‎kagustuhan

  ‎bihasa + ‎ka- -han → ‎kabihasnan

Derived terms

Tagalog terms circumfixed with ka- -han