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-an ¹ : Tagalog Noun Affix

a place where a large quantity of the thing meant by the root is put, planted, or can be found

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
basura	garbage	basurahan	trash can, rubbish bin
aklat	book	aklatan	library
damo	grass	damuhan	lawn, meadow
palay	rice plant, unhusked rice	palayan	rice field, rice paddy

root	basura
meaning	garbage
root + affix	basurahan
meaning	trash can, rubbish bin

root	aklat
meaning	book
root + affix	aklatan
meaning	library

root	damo
meaning	grass
root + affix	damuhan
meaning	lawn, meadow

root	palay
meaning	rice plant, unhusked rice
root + affix	palayan
meaning	rice field, rice paddy

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