"-m-" meaning in Tagalog

See -m- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interfix

IPA: /m/ [Standard-Tagalog], [m] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜋ᜔ [Baybayin], -ng- [alternative], -n- [alternative], -g- [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Tagalog -ng Tagalog -ng- Tagalog -m- From -ng-, from -ng. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|-ng-|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Tagalog -ng Tagalog -ng- Tagalog -m- From -ng-, from -ng. Head templates: {{tl-head|interfix|b=+|nosuffix=1}} -m- (Baybayin spelling ᜋ᜔)
  1. Compound interfix, connecting the adjective stem to the noun stem, after the preceding stem ends in a vowel and where the next stem starts with the letter ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ng-, -g-, na, -ng, -g
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "-ng-",
        "text": "++",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nTagalog -ng\nTagalog -ng-\nTagalog -m-\nFrom -ng-, from -ng.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nTagalog -ng\nTagalog -ng-\nTagalog -m-\nFrom -ng-, from -ng.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜋ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ng-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-n-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-g-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interfix",
        "b": "+",
        "nosuffix": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "-m- (Baybayin spelling ᜋ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "interfix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 11 32 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "haba + -m- + buhay → habambuhay",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ganti + -m- + pala → gantimpala",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "bago + -m- + bayan → Bagumbayan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Compound interfix, connecting the adjective stem to the noun stem, after the preceding stem ends in a vowel and where the next stem starts with the letter ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩."
      ],
      "id": "en--m--tl-interfix-qNCXk5Gp",
      "links": [
        [
          "Compound",
          "compound word#English"
        ],
        [
          "interfix",
          "interfix#English"
        ],
        [
          "adjective",
          "adjective#English"
        ],
        [
          "stem",
          "stem#English"
        ],
        [
          "noun",
          "noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "stem",
          "stem#English"
        ],
        [
          "stem",
          "stem#English"
        ],
        [
          "vowel",
          "vowel#English"
        ],
        [
          "stem",
          "stem#English"
        ],
        [
          "b",
          "b#English"
        ],
        [
          "p",
          "p#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-ng-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-g-"
        },
        {
          "word": "na"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ng"
        },
        {
          "word": "-g"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/m/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[m]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-m-"
}
{
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-ng-",
        "text": "++",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nTagalog -ng\nTagalog -ng-\nTagalog -m-\nFrom -ng-, from -ng.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nTagalog -ng\nTagalog -ng-\nTagalog -m-\nFrom -ng-, from -ng.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜋ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ng-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-n-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-g-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "interfix",
        "b": "+",
        "nosuffix": "1"
      },
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      "name": "tl-head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "interfix",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
        "Tagalog entries with etymology trees",
        "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tagalog interfixes",
        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog links with redundant target parameters",
        "Tagalog links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "haba + -m- + buhay → habambuhay",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ganti + -m- + pala → gantimpala",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "bago + -m- + bayan → Bagumbayan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Compound interfix, connecting the adjective stem to the noun stem, after the preceding stem ends in a vowel and where the next stem starts with the letter ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩."
      ],
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        [
          "Compound",
          "compound word#English"
        ],
        [
          "interfix",
          "interfix#English"
        ],
        [
          "adjective",
          "adjective#English"
        ],
        [
          "stem",
          "stem#English"
        ],
        [
          "noun",
          "noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "stem",
          "stem#English"
        ],
        [
          "stem",
          "stem#English"
        ],
        [
          "vowel",
          "vowel#English"
        ],
        [
          "stem",
          "stem#English"
        ],
        [
          "b",
          "b#English"
        ],
        [
          "p",
          "p#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-ng-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-g-"
        },
        {
          "word": "na"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ng"
        },
        {
          "word": "-g"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/m/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[m]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-m-"
}

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