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Tagalog
Etymology
From ka- + ano (“what”) with reduplication.
Pronunciation
Noun
kaano-ano (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜈᜓᜀᜈᜓ) (colloquial)
- someone related with (especially family)
- Synonym: (of family) kamag-anak
Bakit mo siya tutulungan eh di mo naman siya kaano-ano?- Why would you help him/her when he/she is not someone you are related with?
Kaano-ano mo si Ms. Watts?- In what ways are you related to Ms. Watts?
- (literally, “Is Ms. Watts someone you are related with?”)
Further reading
- “kaano-ano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018