Ka-…-an 3 : Tagalog Noun Affix

a group of the things meant by the root

root

meaning

root + affix

meaning

bundok

mountain

kabundukan

mountain range

bukid

field

kabukiran

fields

pulo’

island

kapuluan

archipelago

root

bundok

meaning

mountain

root + affix

kabundukan

meaning

mountain range

root

bukid

meaning

field

root + affix

kabukiran

meaning

fields

root

pulo’

meaning

island

root + affix

kapuluan

meaning

archipelago

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