maykaya
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From may (“to have”) + kaya (“to be able to”), literally “has a capability”.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /majˈkaja/, [maɪ̯ˈxa.jɐ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aja
- Syllabification: may‧ka‧ya
Adjective edit
maykaya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜃᜌ)
- able
- affluent; well-to-do
- Noon para sa maykaya lamang ang mga telepono.
- Telephones were once only for the affluent.
Further reading edit
- “maykaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018