pam- -an

Tagalog

Alternative forms

pam- -han – for roots ending in vowels, not followed by glottal stops
pan- -an – before root initials /d/, /s/ and /t/, will sometimes remove initial /d/, /s/ and /t/

Circumfix

alternative form of pang- -an for roots with initials /b/ and /p/, which will usually have them removed
pam- -an + bahala (“responsibility”) = pamahalaan (“government”)

pam- -an + bili (“purchase”) = pamilihan (“market”)

pam- -an + puno (“leader”) = pamunuan (“administration”)

Usage notes

Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop.
‎bili + ‎pam- -an → ‎pamilihan

‎pito + ‎pam- -an → ‎pampituhan

Derived terms

Tagalog words circumfixed with pam- -an

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