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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pan an/ [pɐn̪ ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: pan- -an

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