kadayaan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • karayaan

Etymology

From daya +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kadaˈjaʔan/ [kɐ.d̪ɐˈjaː.ʔɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -aʔan
  • Syllabification: ka‧da‧ya‧an

Noun

kadayaan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜌᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. ways of cheating; tricks; hoaxes
    Synonyms: daya, linlang, lalang
  2. fallacy
    Synonyms: palasya, kasinsayan, tiwaling katwiran

See also

Further reading

  • karayaan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018