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pan-

prefix

LanguageCentral Bikol (Philippines)

Meaning
  1. Instrumentative case of the noun - a tool or an instrument that is used to perform the action expressed by the root
  2. instrumentative prefix
  3. A prefix added to a root word to describe a tool or instrument used for a specific action.
Examples

pan- + takop → pantakop

A cover used to close something.

Part of speechprefix

Usage noteThis prefix is used to create nouns representing instruments.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.