Pagkidnap

kidnapping / abductionNoun

Alternative meanings

kidnapping; abduction; illegal detention of a person; taking someone against their will

Pronunciation

pahg-KID-nap

Root and affixes

A borrowed form from kidnap. The prefix pag- turns the action into a noun: the kidnapping or act of kidnapping.

Variants or conjugations

kidnapping; abduction; kidnap; illegal detention; forced taking

Related words and expressions

crime; police; law; victim; danger; arrest; freedom; court

Meaning and usage notes

Pagkidnap is used for kidnapping in modern contexts. For “to kidnap” as a verb, mokidnap or kidnapon may be used depending on sentence structure.