ipag-

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *Si-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-

Tagalog i-

Proto-Austronesian *paR-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paR-

Proto-Philippine *paR-

Tagalog pag-

Tagalog ipag-

From i- + pag-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈpaɡ/ [ʔɪˈpaɡ̠̚]
• Rhymes: -aɡ
• Syllabification: i‧pag-

Prefix

ipág- (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜄ᜔)

1. to use as means or an instrument in doing a thing

   Synonym: ipang-

   ‎ipag- + ‎ahit (“to shave”) → ‎ipag-ahit (“to use for shaving”)

2. to perform the action of the verb for someone

   ‎ipag- + ‎luto (“to cook”) → ‎ipagluto (“to cook something for someone”)

3. to perform the action of the verb to something with intensity

   ‎ipag- + ‎laban (“to fight”) → ‎ipaglaban (“to fight for”)

   ‎ipag- + ‎tapat (“to confess”) → ‎ipagtapat (“to confess something to somebody”)

4. to be the cause or reason of

   ‎ipag- + ‎malaki (“big”) → ‎ipagmalaki (“to be proud of, to be the cause of one's pride”)

   ‎ipag- + ‎hinakit (“to confess”) → ‎ipaghihinanakit (“to confess something to somebody”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with ipag-

ipagbalatkayo

ipagbigay-alam

ipagbilin

ipagkasundo

ipagkaiba

ipagkaisa

ipagkait

ipagkibit-balikat

ipagkunwa

ipagkunwari

ipaglaban

ipagmalaki

ipagmayabang

ipagnilay

ipagpa-

ipagpaiba-iba

ipagpaliban

ipagpanggap

ipagpasalamat

ipagsawalang-bahala

ipagsama

ipagsanggalang

ipagtanggol

ipagtapat

ipagwagi

References

• “ipag-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/ipag_1.html
• https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/ipag_2.html

Anagrams

• pagi, gapi, piga