Meaning of pang- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used to form ordinal numbers
   morpheme, ordinal, prefix
2. an action or a practice associated with the thing or action expressed by the root
   morpheme
3. forms nouns indicating a tool or an instrument that is used to perform the action expressed by the root
   morpheme
4. forms relational adjectives indicating use or purpose
   adjectival, morpheme, prefix

Examples

“pang- + tanggal (“remove, detach”) → pantanggal (“remover”)”

“pang- + takip (“a cover”) → pantakip (“an instrument used to cover something”)”

“pang- + dalawa (“two”) → pandalawa (“for two”)”

“pang- + bahay (“house”) → pambahay (“for use at home”)”

“pang- + babae (“woman”) → pambabae (“for women”)”

“pang- + dalawa (“two”) → pangalawa (“second”)”

“pang- + walo (“eight”) → pangwalo (“eighth”)”

“pang- + gamot (“medicine”) → panggagamot (“practice of medicine”)”

“pang- + anak (“child”) → panganganak (“giving birth, delivery”)”

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