kaniya-kaniya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kanya-kanya

Etymology

Reduplication of kaniya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaniˌa kaniˈa/ [kɐˌɲa xɐˈɲa]
• 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

• kaniya-kaniyang bayad
• magkaniya-kaniya