kaaya-aya

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- +‎ aya, with reduplication of aya.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kaˌʔaja ˈʔaja/ [kɐˌʔaː.jɐ ˈʔaː.jɐ]
      • Rhymes: -aja
    • IPA(key): /kaˌʔajaʔ ˈʔajaʔ/ [kɐˌʔaː.jɐʔ ˈʔaː.jɐʔ]
      • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /kaˌʔaja(ʔ) ˈʔajaʔ/ [kɐˌʔaː.jaː ˈʔaː.jɐʔ]
      • Rhymes: -ajaʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧a‧ya-a‧ya

Adjective

kaaya-aya or kaayà-ayà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜌᜀᜌ)

  1. delightful; pleasant; agreeable; pleasurable
    Synonyms: kaakit-akit, kalugod-lugod, kasiya-siya

Derived terms

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