-m-

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Swahili

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Alternative forms

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  • -mw- (before vowels)
  • -mu- (before /u/ and /w/)

Infix

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-m-

  1. her, him; 3rd person singular (m class(I)) object concord
    Ninamsikia.I hear her/him.
    • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 3:
      [] zilimmulika Kasim Hakimu Marjani na kutuonyesha kuwa yeye ni kijana kiasi, []
      [] illuminated Kasim Hakimu Marjani and showed us that he is relatively young, []

See also

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From -ng (enclitic suffix).

Interfix

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-m- (Baybayin spelling ᜋ᜔)

  1. Compound interfix, connecting the adjective stem to the noun stem, after the preceding stem ends in a vowel and where the next stem starts with the letter b or p.
    Synonyms: -ng-, -g-, na, -ng, -g
    haba + ‎-m- + ‎buhay → ‎habambuhay
    ganti + ‎-m- + ‎pala → ‎gantimpala
    bago + ‎-m- + ‎bayan → ‎Bagumbayan

Derived terms

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