ikapag-

== Tagalog == === Etymology === From ika- +‎ pag-. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔikaˈpaɡ/ [ʔɪ.xɐˈpaɡ̚] Syllabification: i‧ka‧pag- === Prefix === ikapág- (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜉᜄ᜔) 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 ====