mang-

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-, from Proto-Austronesian *maŋ- (compare Malay meng-).

mang-

1. to practice the action of the verb
   1. mang-+gamot (“medicine”)=manggamot (“to practice medicine, work as a doctor”)
   2. mang-+anak (“child”)=manganak (“to give birth”)
2. to perform an action directed toward multiple objects
   1. mang-+bili (“buying”)=mamili (“to go shopping”)
3. to do something harmful or destructive deliberately
   1. mang-+abala (“bothersome”)=mang-abala (“to bother”)
4. to do a recreational activity
   1. mang-+kabayo (“horse”)=mangabayo (“to go horseback riding”)
5. to become something partially or temporarily
   1. mang-+pula (“red”)=mamula (“to go reddish”)

1. https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/mang_1.html
2. https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/mang_2.html
3. https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/mang_3.html
4. https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/mang_4.html
5. https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/mang_5.html