pag- -han

Tagalog

Circumfix

pag- -han (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ ᜑᜈ᜔)

1. alternative form of pag- -an

Usage notes

• Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop. In some cases, phoneme change can occur and /h/ becomes /n/.

  ‎sabi + ‎pag- -han → ‎pagsabihan

  ‎duda + ‎pag- -han → ‎pagdudahan

  ‎base + ‎pag- -han → ‎pagbasehan

  ‎tawa + ‎pag- -han → ‎pagtawanan

Derived terms

Tagalog terms circumfixed with pag- -han