Pagtaod

installation / installingnoun

Alternative meanings

installation
installing
mounting
setting up
putting something in place

Pronunciation

pag-TAH-od

Root and affixes

Root: taod, meaning to install, attach, or put something in place. With the prefix pag-, pagtaod names the act or process of installing.

Variants or conjugations

taod = to install / attach / place
pagtaod = installation / act of installing
motaod = will install / is going to install
nagtaod = installed / is installing
gitaod = was installed / placed
instalar = to install, Spanish loanword
instalasyon = installation, technical loanword

Related words and expressions

kable = cable
aparato = device / apparatus
sistema = system
kompyuter = computer
kuryente = electricity

Meaning and usage notes

Use pagtaod for physical or technical installation: air conditioner, cable, app, equipment, or system. In very technical contexts, instalasyon may also appear.