kaniya-kaniya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of kaniya.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaniˌa kaniˈa/ [kɐˌɲa xɐˈɲa]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kaniˌa kaniˈa/ [kɐˌn̪ja xɐˈn̪ja]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ka‧ni‧ya-ka‧ni‧ya

Adjective

kaniyá-kaniyá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌᜃᜈᜒᜌ)

  1. split up; individual
  2. (of a person) to each his own; laissez faire

Derived terms

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