ikaw

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Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikaw

  1. you

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

ikaw

  1. you

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns
Person Number Absolute (ang/si) Ergative (sa/ni) Ergative (preposed) Oblique (sa/og)
Length Full Short Full Short Full Full Short
First singular ako ko* nako ko ako/akoa kanako nako
plural inclusive kita ta nato ta ato/atoa kanato nato
plural exclusive kami mi namo mo amo/amoa kanamo namo
Second singular ikaw ka nimo mo imo/imoha kanimo nimo
plural kamo ka ninyo inyo/inyoha kaninyo ninyo
Third singular siya niya iya/iyaha kaniya niya
plural sila nila ila/ilaha kanila nila
*Ta is used over ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.


Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Noun

ikaw

  1. you

Hiligaynon

Pronoun

ikaw

  1. you

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikaw

  1. you

Pangasinan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤／耳钩 (hǐ-kau, “earring”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈikaw/,
  • Hyphenation: i‧kaw

Noun

ikaw

  1. earring

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikáw

  1. you (singular)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronoun

ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

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

Usage notes

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

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns
Person Number Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa)
First singular ako ko akin
dual* kita, kata nita, nata, ta kanita, kanata, ata
plural inclusive tayo natin atin
plural exclusive kami namin amin
First & Second singular kita**
Second singular ikaw, ka mo iyo
plural kayo, kamo ninyo, niyo inyo
Third singular siya niya kaniya
plural sila nila kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used.
** Replaces "ko ikaw".

Interjection

ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. up to you
    Synonym: bahala ka

Further reading

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

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikáw

  1. you
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