mang-api

Tagalog

Etymology

From mang- +‎ api.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maŋʔaˈpi/ [mɐŋ.ʔɐˈpɪ]
• 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		mang- / ᜋᜅ᜔
root word		api / ᜀᜉᜒ
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		mang-api / ᜋᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜒ
complete		nang-api / ᜈᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜒ
progressive		nang-aapi / ᜈᜅ᜔ᜀᜀᜉᜒ
contemplative		mang-aapi / ᜋᜅ᜔ᜀᜀᜉᜒ
recently complete	formal	kapang-aapi / ᜃᜉ ᜅ᜔ᜀᜀᜉᜒ
	informal	kakapang-api / ᜃᜃᜉᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜒ kapapang-api / ᜃᜉᜉᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜒ
imperative		pang-api1 / ᜉ ᜅ᜔ᜀᜉᜒ

¹ Dialectal use only. Not used in Standard Tagalog.

Related terms

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

Further reading

• “mang-api”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025