mapag-

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *ma-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma-

Tagalog ma-

Proto-Austronesian *paR-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paR-

Proto-Philippine *paR-

Tagalog pag-

Tagalog mapag-

From ma- + pag-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈpaɡ/ [mɐˈpaɡ̠̚]
• Syllabification: ma‧pag-

Prefix

mapág- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜄ᜔)

1. used to form adjectives denoting having the habit or prone to

   ‎mapag- + ‎mahal (“love”) → ‎mapagmahal (“loving”)

   ‎mapag- + ‎aruga (“care”) → ‎mapag-aruga (“caring”)

2. used to form adjectives denoting having the habit of trying to be (before adjectives formed by ma-)

   ‎mapag- + ‎magaling (“excellent”) → ‎mapagmagaling (“showing off as being excellent; vainglorious”)

   ‎mapag- + ‎mataas (“high”) → ‎mapagmataas (“showing off as being high; arrogant”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with mapag-

mapag-aralan

mapag-aruga

mapagbigay

mapagbigyan

mapaghiganti

mapagkakatiwalaan

mapagkawanggawa

mapagkondena

mapagkumbaba

mapagkunwari

mapagmahal

mapagmalaki

mapagmalasakit

mapaglapi-lapi

mapagmataas

mapagmatyag

mapagmayabang

mapagpatawad

mapagsamantala

mapagtanto

mapagtripan

Related terms

• napag-

Further reading

• “mapag-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• magpa-