kaniya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• caniya — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kanya

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *kania.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaniˈa/ [kɐˈɲa]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /kaniˈa/ [kɐˈn̪ja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ka‧ni‧ya

Determiner

kaniyá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌ)

1. his; her
2. (colloquial) its

Pronoun

kaniyá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌ)

1. his; her; hers
   • 1752, Francisco de San José, Arte y reglas de la lengua Tagala:

     Magcano cayá ang quinoha mong salap sa caniya?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (colloquial) it

Derived terms

• kakanyahan
• kaniya-kaniya
• kaniya-kaniyang bayad
• kaniyahin
• Kaniyang Kabunyian
• magkaniya
• magkaniya-kaniya
• pagkakaniya-kaniya

 

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual1	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita2
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
1 First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog. 2 Replaces ko ikaw.

Etymology 2

Univerbation of 'ka niya, with 'ka from wika.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkania/ [ˈkaː.ɲɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈkania/ [ˈkaː.n̪jɐ]
• Rhymes: -ania
• Syllabification: ka‧ni‧ya

Particle

kániyá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌ)

1. Alternative form of 'ka niya

Anagrams

• akayin, inakay