mam-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mam"

Cebuano

Prefix

mam-

1. alternative spelling of mang-

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mam/ [mɐm]
• Syllabification: mam-

Prefix

mam- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔)

1. Alternative form of mang-, if the root starts with bilabial consonants, such as ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩, which gets nasally assimilated to the prefix ending when starts with voiceless bilabial consonant, ⟨p⟩ and sometimes ⟨b⟩.

   ‎mam- + ‎babae (“woman”) → ‎mambabae (“to womanize”)

   ‎mam- + ‎batas (“law”) → ‎mambabatas (“lawmaker”)

   ‎mam- + ‎bahagi (“portion”) → ‎mamahagi (“to apportion”)

   ‎mam- + ‎pahayag (“statement”) → ‎mamamahayag (“reporter”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with mam-

mambabae

mamaga

mamahagi

mambabalarila

mamalat-sibuyas

mamamangka

mamangka

mamaraka

mambabarang

mamaril

mamasa

mamasura

mambabatas

mamaya

mamamayan

mamayawang

mamaywang

mamigay

mamihasa

mambiktima

mamimili

mamilis

mamintog

mamingwit

mambobola

mambola

mamboboso

mamboso

mambugaw

mamuhay

mambulahaw

mamulaklak

mamumundok

mamundok

mambuwisit

mamagitan

mamahayag

mamamahayag

mamakyaw

mamamakyaw

mamakyu

mamamana

mamanata

mamanhikan

mamasada

mamasko

mamamatay-tao

mamili

mamirata

mamolitika

mamugad

mamugot

mamuhunan

mamumuhunan

mamumukyot

mamulitika

mamumuslit

mamuti

mamutla

Further reading

• “mam-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018