san- -an

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sang- -an
• sang- -han

Etymology

See san- and -an.

Circumfix

san- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ ◌ᜈ᜔)

1. alternative form of sang- -an

   ‎san- -an + ‎libot (“wandering”) → ‎sanlibutan (“whole world; universe”)

   ‎san- -an + ‎daigdig (“world”) → ‎sandaigdigan (“the whole world”)

   ‎san- -an + ‎sukob (“together in the same refuge”) + ‎-in- → ‎sansinukuban (“universe”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms circumfixed with san- -an