naka-

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• nka- — text messaging

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naka/, [nɐ.xɐ]
• Hyphenation: na‧ka-

Prefix

naká- (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜃ)

1. in a certain position, state or condition

   ‎naka- + ‎upo (“sitting”) → ‎nakaupo (“seated”)

   ‎naka- + ‎sulat (“writing, letter”) → ‎nakasulat (“written”)

2. wearing something

   ‎naka- + ‎salamin (“eyeglasses”) → ‎nakasalamin (“wearing eyeglasses”)

   ‎naka- + ‎puti (“white”) → ‎nakaputi (“wearing white”)

3. used to form complete aspects of verbs prefixed with maka-