pang-

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋ- (compare Malay peng-).

pang-

1. Used to form nouns indicating instruments or actions from verbs prefixed with mang-.

   pang- + lampaso (“scrub the floor”) = panlampaso (“floor scrub”)

• Where used to form an action noun, the first syllable of the root are duplicated
• (Before l, m, n, ng, ny, r, w and y) pang- becomes pa-, with some exceptions
• (Before b) pang- becomes pam-

  pang-+bura (“to erase”)=pambura (“eraser”)

• (Before b in some loanwords) pang- becomes pam-, with the removal of the b.

  pang-+bili (“to buy, shop”)=pamimili (“shopping”)

• (Before p) pang- becomes pam-, with the removal of the p.

  pang-+palo (“to spank”)=pamalo (“spanker”)

• (Before t) pang- becomes pan-, with the removal of the t.

  pang-+turo (“to point”)=panuro (“pointer, lesson, guidance”)

• (Before d) pang- becomes pan-, with the removal of the d.

  pang-+damit (“clothes”)=pananamit (“clothing”)

• (Before g and h) pang- remains pang-

  pang-+hilot (“massage”)=panghilot

• (Before k) pang- remains pang-, with the removal of the k.

  pang-+kiliti (“tickle”)=pangingiliti (“tickling”)

• (Before s) pang- becomes pan-, with the removal of the 's', with a few exceptions.

  pang-+suhol (“to bribe”)=panunuhol (“bribery”)