See also: kay sa

Bikol Central edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkajsa/, [ˈkaɪ̯.sa]
  • Hyphenation: kay‧sa

Conjunction edit

kaysa (Basahan spelling ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐ)

  1. Alternative form of kay sa

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Possibly univerbation of kay +‎ sa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kajˈsa/, [kaɪ̯ˈsa]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkesa/, [ˈkɛ.sɐ] (relaxed)
  • Hyphenation: kay‧sa

Conjunction edit

kaysá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐ)

  1. than
    Mas maganda ako kaysa sa'yo.
    I'm more beautiful than you.

Usage notes edit

  • When the second term compared is a person, use kaysa kay. For multiple persons, use kaysa kina.
  • In colloquial Manila Tagalog, kaysa is always followed by sa or kay when used to mean "than".

Derived terms edit

Preposition edit

kaysá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐ)

  1. rather than; instead of

Further reading edit