Word: undertaking
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
ta
king
Definition: The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: take
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something that is taken; a haul.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: take
Language: en
Decoded: take
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something that is taken; a haul.
Affix: -en
Language: en
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Denotes a quasi-past participle or participle-like adjective when attached to a noun or verb.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.