kaniya-kaniyang bayad

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From kaniya-kaniya (to each their own) +‎ -ng +‎ bayad (payment).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaniˌa kaniˌaŋ ˈbajad/ [kɐˌɲa xɐˌɲam ˈbaː.jɐd̪̚]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kaniˌa kaniˌaŋ ˈbajad/ [kɐˌn̪ja xɐˌn̪jam ˈbaː.jɐd̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ajad
  • Syllabification: ka‧ni‧ya-ka‧ni‧yang ba‧yad

Noun

kaniyá-kaniyáng bayad (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌᜃᜈᜒᜌᜅ᜔ ᜊᜌᜇ᜔) (informal)

  1. splitting one's cost relative to what one bought; going Dutch
    Synonym: ambagan

Adjective

kaniyá-kaniyáng bayad (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌᜃᜈᜒᜌᜅ᜔ ᜊᜌᜇ᜔) (informal)

  1. shared or split relative to what one bought (of costs)