Pa-…-an 2 : Tagalog Noun Affix

a contest or a competition

root

meaning

root + affix

meaning

ganda

beauty

pagandahan

beauty contest

taas

height

pataasan

a contest in which the person with the higher or highest score, jump etc. wins

root

ganda

meaning

beauty

root + affix

pagandahan

meaning

beauty contest

root

taas

meaning

height

root + affix

pataasan

meaning

a contest in which the person with the higher or highest score, jump etc. wins

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