See also: ikaw.

Aklanon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

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ikaw

  1. you

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: i‧kaw
  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈkaw/ [ʔɪˈkaʊ̯]

Pronoun

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ikaw

  1. you

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Cuyunon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Noun

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ikaw

  1. you

Hiligaynon

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Pronoun

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ikaw

  1. you

Inonhan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

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ikaw

  1. you

Pangasinan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤耳钩 (hǐ-kau, earring).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈikaw/, [ˈɪ.kaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: i‧kaw

Noun

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ikaw

  1. earring

Ratagnon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

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ikáw

  1. you (singular)

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu (compare Bikol Central ika, Cebuano ikaw, Chamorro hao, Hawaiian ʻoe, Hiligaynon ikaw, Malay engkau, Maori koe, Rapa Nui koe, and Waray-Waray ikaw), from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu (compare Atayal isu', Amis kiso, Bunun kasu, and Rukai kusu).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. you (singular)
    Synonym: (postpositive form) ka

Usage notes

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The word ikaw is replaced by ka in the inverted sentence position when it is the topic of the sentence and immediately followed by a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb in a phrase.

Derived terms

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Interjection

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ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. up to you
    Synonym: bahala ka
    Ikaw, kung gusto mo.
    Up to you, if you want.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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Waray-Waray

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

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ikáw

  1. you