Meaning of mang- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 3rd actor trigger verb prefix
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2. to practice the action of the root
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3. To take the state expressed by the root partially or temporarily
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4. Forms nouns signifying occupations or doer of the action expressed by the root
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Examples

“mang- + gamot (“medicine”) → manggamot (“to practice medicine; to work as a doctor”)”

“mang- + anak (“child”) → manganak (“to give birth”)”

“mang- + bili (“buying”) → mamili (“to go shopping”)”

“mang- + abala (“bothersome”) → mang-abala (“to bother”)”

“mang- + kabayo (“horse”) → mangabayo (“to go horseback riding”)”

“mang- + pula (“red”) → mamula (“to redden; to go reddish”)”

“mang- + isda (“fish”) → mangingisda (“fisher; fisherman”)”

“mang- + batas (“law”) → mambabatas (“lawmaker; legislator”)”

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