Tagalog Monosyllabic Roots

By Jean-Paul Potet

Tagalog words are, or are based on, two-syllable or three-syllable stems. These disyllabic or trisyllabic items are in their turn based on monosyllabic roots. For instance, the following terms seem to be based on the root √kad "foot" l?kad "walk", lak?d "bare-footed", *kadk?d ▸ kaladk?d "drag, shuffle", *ka-dag ▸ kar?g "heavy footstep", s?kad "kick", singk?d "in one jump" (e.g. santa??g singk?d "a full year"), tak?d "base, foundation" ▸ *t-ay-ak?d ▸ tayak?d "mobile hut", *t-i-ak?d ▸ tiyak?d "stilt", tangk?d "high-legged" ▸ *t-ay-angk?d ▸ tayangk?d "long-legged", t?kad "a bamboo stem left for regrowth", *k-i-ad ▸ kiy?d ▸ takiy?d ▸ taky?d "stilt".

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1471683214
• ISBN13: 9781471683213
• Release Date: December 2021
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• Length: 336 Pages
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