magmahal

Bikol Central

Etymology

From mag- +‎ mahal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡmaˈhal/, [maɡ.maˈhal̪]
• IPA^(key): /maɡmaˈʔal/, [maɡ.maˈʔal̪] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: mag‧ma‧hal

Verb

magmahál

1. to become expensive

   Antonym: magbarato

2. (literary, poetic) to love; to hold dear

   Synonyms: magpadangat, magpadaba

See also

• mahalon

 

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ mahal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡmaˈhal/, [mɐɡ.mɐˈhal]
• Hyphenation: mag‧ma‧hal

Verb

magmahál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜋᜑᜎ᜔)

1. to love; to hold dear

   Takot siyang magmahal. ― He's afraid to love.

2. to become expensive

   Tuwing tag-ulan, nagmamahal ang mga gulay. ― During the rainy season, vegetables become expensive.

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for magmahal

Affix		Root word			Trigger
mag- ᜋᜄ᜔		mahal ᜋᜑᜎ᜔			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
magmahal ᜋᜄ᜔ᜋᜑᜎ᜔	nagmahal ᜈᜄ᜔ᜋᜑᜎ᜔	nagmamahal ᜈᜄ᜔ᜋᜋᜑᜎ᜔ nagamahal1 ᜈᜄᜋᜑᜎ᜔	magmamahal ᜋᜄ᜔ᜋᜋᜑᜎ᜔ magamahal1 ᜋᜄᜋᜑᜎ᜔ gamahal1 ᜄᜋᜑᜎ᜔	formal	kamamahal ᜃᜋᜋᜑᜎ᜔ kapagmamahal ᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜋᜋᜑᜎ᜔	magmahal1 ᜋᜄ᜔ᜋᜑᜎ᜔
				informal	kakamahal ᜃᜃᜋᜑᜎ᜔ kakapagmahal ᜃᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜋᜑᜎ᜔ kapapagmahal ᜃᜉᜉᜄ᜔ᜋᜑᜎ᜔
1 Dialectal use only.