maging

Malay

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of makan daging.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɡeŋ/ [ˈma.ɡeŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aɡeŋ, -ɡeŋ, -eŋ
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɡiŋ/ [ˈma.ɡiŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aɡiŋ, -ɡiŋ, -iŋ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ging

Noun

maging (Jawi spelling ماݢيڠ, plural maging-maging or maging²)

1. (dated) syllabic abbreviation of makan daging: carnivore

   Synonym: karnivor

   Coordinate terms: maserba, maun

Further reading

• "maging" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• maguing, maguin — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• magin — rare

Etymology

From magi +‎ -ng, possibly from ma- +‎ obsolete root *gi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈɡiŋ/ [mɐˈɣɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
• (Quezon, alternative) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɡiŋ/ [ˈmaː.ɣɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aɡiŋ
• Syllabification: ma‧ging

Verb

magíng (complete naging, progressive nagiging, contemplative magiging, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜅ᜔)

1. to become

   Naging asul ang langit.

   The sky became blue.

   Magiging maganda siya.

   He will become beautiful.

2. to be

   Mahirap maging bulag.

   It's hard to be blind.

Usage notes

• Enclitics follow the word or phrase (e.g. names, dates, addresses, times of day) after maging and its inflected form.

Related terms

• ipaging
• ma-
• magpaging
• paging
• papaging

Further reading

• “maging”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (1995), “Tagalog Monosyllabic Roots”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎, volume 34, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 345–374