Cebuano

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Prefix

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man-

  1. alternative spelling of mang-

Kankanaey

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *maʀ-. Compare Tagalog mag-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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man-

  1. actor trigger verb prefix
    man- + ‎inom (drink) → ‎man-inom (to drink)
  2. used to form adjectives indicating an attribute
    man- + ‎kilat (white) → ‎mankilat ... (white ...)

Synonyms

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References

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  • Janet L. Allen (2014) Kankanaey: A Role and Reference Grammar Analysis[1] (overall work in English), →ISBN

Kapampangan

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Prefix

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man-

  1. verbal affix used to indicate actor focused progressive tense

Malagasy

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Prefix

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man-

  1. Prefix used to form active transitive verbs, and sometimes used to form adjectives.

Alternative forms

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  • mam- before bilabial consonants.

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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man- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of mang-, if the root starts with alveolar consonants, such as d, l, n, r, s, or t, which gets nasally assimilated to the prefix ending when starts with voiceless alveolar consonants, s and t or sometimes d.
    man- + ‎digma (war) → ‎mandirigma (warrior)
    man- + ‎dalangin (prayer) → ‎manalangin (to pray)
    man- + ‎loko (trickery) → ‎manloko (to trick)
    man- + ‎nood (view) → ‎manonood (viewer)
    man- + ‎silip (peep) → ‎maninilip (peeping tom)
    man- + ‎Tagalog (Tagalog language) → ‎managalog (to speak Tagalog)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Ye'kwana

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Pronunciation

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Prefix

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man-

  1. Allomorph of mön- (first-person agent/second-person patient prefix) used for stems that begin with a vowel a.

Inflection

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