mang-api

Tagalog

Etymology

From mang- +‎ api.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maŋʔaˈpi/ [mɐŋ.ʔɐˈpi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: mang-a‧pi

Verb

mang-apí (complete nang-api, progressive nang-aapi, contemplative mang-aapi, verbal noun pang-aapi, 3rd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜒ)

1. to oppress; to maltreat

   Synonyms: mandusta, mang-aba, mang-alipusta, manghamak

Inflection

Verb conjugation for mang-api

Affix		Root word			Trigger
mang- ᜋᜅ᜔		api ᜀᜉᜒ			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
mang-api ᜋᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜒ	nang-api ᜈᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜒ	nang-aapi ᜈᜅ᜔ᜀᜀᜉᜒ	mang-aapi ᜋᜅ᜔ᜀᜀᜉᜒ	formal	kapangang-api ᜃᜉᜅᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜒ	pang-api1 ᜉ ᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜒ
				informal	kakapang-api ᜃᜃᜉᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜒ kapapang-api ᜃᜉᜉᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜒ
1 Not used in Standard Tagalog. Dialectal use only.

Related terms

• apihin
• kaapihan
• mapang-api
• taga-api
• umapi

 

Further reading

• “mang-api”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024