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circumfix in Tagalog

kabilaang-lapi

/ˈsəːkəmfɪks/US/ˈsɚkəmfɪks/

circumfix in Tagalog: kabilaang-lapi. In English, circumfix means an affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.

Tagalog words for circumfix

affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element
kabilaang-lapi

English meaning of circumfix

  1. noun An affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.
  2. verb Affix a circumfix to (a word).

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Questions about circumfix in Tagalog

What is the meaning of circumfix in Tagalog?
Circumfix in Tagalog is kabilaang-lapi.
Ano ang circumfix sa Tagalog?
Circumfix: kabilaang-lapi.
What does circumfix mean in English?
Circumfix means an affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: circumfix (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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