pagkapagiging-

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pagka- +‎ pagiging.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɡkapaˈɡiɡiŋ/ [pɐɡ.kɐ.pɐˈɣi.ɣɪŋ]
  • Syllabification: pag‧ka‧pa‧gi‧ging-

Prefix[edit]

pagkapagiging- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜉᜄᜒᜄᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. (rare) forms nouns from adjectives, emphasizing the state of possession of the quality expressed in the root, especially the subsistence of the essence of a thing.
    pagkapagiging- + ‎wagas (pure) → ‎pagkapagiging-wagas (being pure; in the state of purity)
    pagkapagiging- + ‎tao (human) → ‎pagkapagiging-tao (being a human; humanity)