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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkajsa/
- Hyphenation: kay‧sa
Conjunction
kaysa (Basahan spelling ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐ)
- Alternative form of kay sa
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly univerbation of kay + sa.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
kaysá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐ)
- than
Mas maganda ako kaysa sa'yo.- I'm more beautiful than you.
Usage notes
- 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
Preposition
kaysá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐ)
- rather than; instead of
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