sa- -an

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sa- -han
• sa- -nan

Etymology

See sa- and -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sa an/ [sɐ ɐn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: sa- -an

Circumfix

sa- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜐ ◌ᜈ᜔ or ᜐ ᜀᜈ᜔)

1. forms terms to denote a method of doing things

   ‎sa- -an + ‎pilit (“forced”) → ‎sapilitan (“compulsory”)

   ‎sa- -an + ‎palad (“palm; fate”) → ‎sapalaran (“risky activity”)

   ‎sa- -an + ‎bunot (“uprooting”) → ‎sabunutan (“a fight via pulling each other's hair”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms circumfixed with sa- -an

• sa- -han
• sa- -nan