Meaning of pakiki- | Babel Free

Definitions

used to form nouns referring to the habit or repetitive act of doing what the root refers to

morpheme

Examples

“sama (“inclusion”) = pakiki- + sama → pakikisama (“act of maintaning relationships”)”

“damay (“implication”) = pakiki- + damay → pakikiramay (“act of giving condolence”)”

“baka (“battle of two minds”) = pakiki- + baka → pakikibaka (“act of participating in battle”)”

“apid (“concubinage”) = pakiki- + apid → pakikiapid (“adultery; fornication”)”

“pakiusap (“request”) > pakiki- + usap (“conversation”) → pakikiusap (“act of requesting”)”

“pakialam (“concern”) > pakiki- + alam (“understanding”) → pakikialam (“act of meddling”)”

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