Rep2-…-an: Tagalog Noun Affix

an imitation of the thing meant by the root; a surrogate

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
bahay	house	bahay-bahayan	playhouse, playing “house” (pretend play)
tatay	father	tatay-tatayan	stepfather

root	bahay
meaning	house
root + affix	bahay-bahayan
meaning	playhouse, playing “house” (pretend play)

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