kinakawayan
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- quinacauayan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
From kaway (“hand wave”) + -an + -in- with initial reduplication.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiˌnakawaˈjan/ [kɪˌn̪aː.xɐ.wɐˈjan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: ki‧na‧ka‧wa‧yan
Verb
kinákawayán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜃᜏᜌᜈ᜔)
- progressive aspect of kawayan