di-kaaya-aya

See also: di kaaya-aya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• di kaaya-aya

Etymology

From di- +‎ kaaya-aya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌdiʔ kaˌʔajaˈʔaja/ [ˌdiʔ kɐˌʔa.jɐˈʔa.jɐ], /ˌdiʔ kaˌʔajaˈʔajaʔ/ [ˌdiʔ kɐˌʔa.jɐˈʔa.jɐʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌdi(ʔ) kaˌʔajaˈʔaja/ [ˌdiː kɐˌʔa.jɐˈʔa.jɐ], (with glottal stop elision) /ˌdi(ʔ) kaˌʔajaˈʔajaʔ/ [ˌdiː kɐˌʔa.jɐˈʔa.jɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -aja, -ajaʔ
• Syllabification: di-ka‧a‧ya-a‧ya

Adjective

dî-kaaya-aya or dî-kaayà-ayà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜀᜌᜀᜌ)

1. unpleasant; unsightly