ikapag-

Tagalog

Etymology

From ika- +‎ pag-.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔikaˈpaɡ/ [ʔɪ.xɐˈpaɡ]
  • Syllabification: i‧ka‧pag-

Prefix

ikapág- (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜉᜄ᜔)

  1. used to form verbs with causative focus, denoting the reason for doing something (for mag- verbs)
    ‎ikapag- + ‎aral (“study”) → ‎ikapag-aral (“to be the reason for studying”) (from mag-aral)
    ‎ikapag- + ‎hirap (“poor”) → ‎ikapaghirap (“to be the reason for becoming poor”) (from maghirap)

Derived terms
Category Tagalog terms prefixed with ikapag- not found
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