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Mag- +rep1 ² : Tagalog Noun Affix

a person associated with the thing or action expressed by the root

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
nakaw	something stolen	magnanakaw	thief, robber
taho’	taho (soy pudding with brown sugar syrup and sago pearls)	magtataho’	taho vendor
balut balot	balut (boiled duck’s egg with a developed embryo)	magbabalut magbabalot	balut vendor
bote	bottle	magbobote	someone who goes from one place to another buying bottles, paper and other recyclables, and then sells them to scrap shops
saka	tilling, farming	magsasaka	farmer

root	nakaw
meaning	something stolen
root + affix	magnanakaw
meaning	thief, robber

root	taho’
meaning	taho (soy pudding with brown sugar syrup and sago pearls)
root + affix	magtataho’
meaning	taho vendor

root	balut balot
meaning	balut (boiled duck’s egg with a developed embryo)
root + affix	magbabalut magbabalot
meaning	balut vendor

root	bote
meaning	bottle
root + affix	magbobote
meaning	someone who goes from one place to another buying bottles, paper and other recyclables, and then sells them to scrap shops

root	saka
meaning	tilling, farming
root + affix	magsasaka
meaning	farmer

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