pang- -an

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === pam- -an — before root initials ⟨b⟩ and ⟨p⟩, will sometimes remove initial ⟨b⟩ and ⟨p⟩ pan- -an — before root initials ⟨d⟩, ⟨s⟩ and ⟨t⟩, will sometimes remove initial ⟨d⟩, ⟨s⟩ and ⟨t⟩ pang- -han — for roots ending in vowels, not followed by glottal stops === Etymology === From pang- + -an. === Circumfix === pang- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ ◌ᜈ᜔) instrumentative circumfix: used to form nouns indicating a place or concept where the action expressed by the root is performed ‎bili (“purchase”) + ‎pang- -an → ‎pamilihan (“market”) ‎puno (“leader”) + ‎pang- -an → ‎pamunuan (“administration”) ‎tunton (“guidance”) + ‎pang- -an → ‎panuntunan (“guideline”) adjectival circumfix: used to form adjectives indicating the root is intended for ‎dalawa (“two”) + ‎pang- -an → ‎pangdalawahan (“for two”) ‎matagal (“long (of a period of time)”) + ‎pang- -an → ‎pangmatagalan (“for long-term”) ==== Usage notes ==== Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop. ‎bili + ‎pang- -an → ‎pamilihan ‎dalawa + ‎pang- -an → ‎pangdalawahan ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === pag- -nan