"mam-" meaning in Tagalog

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Prefix

IPA: /mam/ [Standard-Tagalog], [mɐm] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜋᜋ᜔ [Baybayin]
Head templates: {{tl-head|prefix form|b=+}} mam- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔)
  1. alternative form of mang-, if the root starts with bilabial consonants, such as ⟨b⟩ or ⟨p⟩, which gets nasally assimilated to the prefix ending when starts with voiceless bilabial consonant, ⟨p⟩ and sometimes ⟨b⟩. Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: mang- (extra: b⟩ or ⟨p⟩, which gets nasally assimilated to the prefix ending when starts with voiceless bilabial consonant, ⟨p⟩ and sometimes ⟨b), if the root starts with bilabial consonants (extra: b⟩ or ⟨p⟩, which gets nasally assimilated to the prefix ending when starts with voiceless bilabial consonant, ⟨p⟩ and sometimes ⟨b), such as (extra: b⟩ or ⟨p⟩, which gets nasally assimilated to the prefix ending when starts with voiceless bilabial consonant, ⟨p⟩ and sometimes ⟨b)
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        "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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