magpa-

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ pa-.

Prefix

magpa- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜉ)

1. Actor trigger - to ask someone do something

   ‎magpa- + ‎laba (“laundry”) → ‎magpalaba (“to ask someone do the laundry”)

   ‎magpa- + ‎pintura (“paint”) → ‎magpapintura (“to ask someone do the painting”)

2. Actor trigger - to do something for oneself

   ‎magpa- + ‎gupit (“cut”) → ‎magpagupit (“to get a haircut”)

   ‎magpa- + ‎tuli (“circumcision”) → ‎magpatuli (“to get circumcised”)

   ‎magpa- + ‎kasal (“wedding”) → ‎magpakasal (“to get married”)

   ‎magpa- + ‎English checkup (“check up”) → ‎magpa-checkup (“to get a check up”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with magpa-

Further reading

• “magpa-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/magpa.html