pan- -an

See also: panan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pan- -han — for roots ending in vowels, not followed by glottal stops
• pam- -an — before root initials (b) and (p), will sometimes remove initial (b) and (p)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pan an/, [pɐn ɐn]

Circumfix

pan- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ ◌ᜈ᜔ or ᜉᜈ᜔ ᜀᜈ᜔)

1. alternative form of pang- -an for roots with initials (d), (s) and (t), which will usually have them removed

   ‎titik (“letter”) + ‎pan- -an → ‎panitikan (“literature”)

   ‎sandali (“a moment”) + ‎pan- -an → ‎panandalian (“short-term”)

   ‎sagot (“response”) + ‎pan- -an → ‎pananagutan (“responsibility”)

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/.

  ‎tira + ‎pan- -an → ‎panirahan

  ‎talo + ‎pan- -an → ‎panaluhan

  ‎talo + ‎pan- -an → ‎panalunan

Derived terms

Tagalog terms circumfixed with pan- -an