Meaning of taga- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. prefix used to denote place or origin, birth, or residence of a person
   morpheme
2. prefix used to denote the occupation or duty assigned to someone
   morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“taga- + bundok (“mountain”) → tagabundok (“person from the mountains”)”

“taga- + Maynila (“Manila”) → taga-Maynila (“person from Manila”)”

“taga- + luto (“to cook”) → tagaluto (“cook; chef”)”

“taga- + payo (“to advise”) → tagapayo (“adviser”)”

“taga- + linis (“to clean”) → tagalinis (“cleaner”)”

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