See also: ikaw.

Aklanon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun edit

ikaw

  1. you

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronunciation edit

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

Pronoun edit

ikaw

  1. you

See also edit


Cuyunon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Noun edit

ikaw

  1. you

Hiligaynon edit

Pronoun edit

ikaw

  1. you

Inonhan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun edit

ikaw

  1. you

Pangasinan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ikaw

  1. earring

Ratagnon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun edit

ikáw

  1. you (singular)

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Pronoun edit

ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

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

Usage notes edit

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 edit

See also edit

Interjection edit

ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. up to you
    Synonym: bahala ka

Further reading edit

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

Waray-Waray edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun edit

ikáw

  1. you