mapa-

See also: mapa

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ma‧pa-
  • IPA(key): /mapa/, [mɐ.pɐ]

Noun

mapa- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉ)

  1. to do something unintentionally; to happen to do something
    ‎mapa- + ‎hiya (“crying”) → ‎mapahiya (“to cry unintentionally”)
    ‎mapa- + ‎daan (“pass by”) → ‎mapadaan (“to happen to pass by”)
  2. to be able to get someone do something; to be able to have someone do something
    ‎mapa- + ‎kain (“eating”) → ‎mapakain (“to be able to have someone eat, to be able to feed”)
    ‎mapa- + ‎alis (“leaving”) → ‎mapaalis (“to be able to have someone leave”)
  3. to be able to cause something to change
    ‎mapa- + ‎galing (“recovery from illness”) → ‎mapagaling (“to be able to have someone recover or heal”)
    ‎mapa- + ‎kintab (“shine”) → ‎mapakintab (“to be able to have something shine, to be able to make something shiny”)

Derived terms
Tagalog terms prefixed with mapa-

Further reading
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