ikaw

See also:ikaw.

Aklanon

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

Cebuano

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*i-kahu.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation:i‧kaw
• IPA^(key):/ʔiˈkaw/ [ʔɪˈkaʊ̯]

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct		Indirect (postposed)		Indirect (preposed)		Oblique
Length		Full	Short*	Full	Short**	Base	Suffixed-a	Full	Short
First	singular	akó	ko	nakò***	ko***	akò	akoa	kanakò	nakò
	plural inclusive	kitá	ta	natò	ta	atò	atoa	kanatò	natò
	plural exclusive	kamí	mi	namò		amò	amoa	kanamò	namò
Second	singular	ikáw	ka	nimo	mo	imo	imoha	kanimo	nimo
	plural	kamó	mo	ninyo		inyo	inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
Third	singular	siyá		niya		iya	iyaha	kaniya	niya
	plural	silá		nila		ila	ilaha	kanila	nila
*Forms under this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences **Forms under this column are literary and rarely used colloquially. ***Tais used overnakoorkowhere the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

Cuyunon

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*i-kahu.

Noun

ikaw

1. you

Hiligaynon

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

Inonhan

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

Pangasinan

Alternative forms

• icao(obsolete)

Etymology

BorrowedfromHokkienNhĩ câu／Nhĩ câu(hǐ-kau,“earring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈikaw/,[ˈɪ.kaʊ̯]
• Hyphenation:i‧kaw

Noun

ikaw

1. earring

Ratagnon

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikáw

1. you(singular)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• icao,ycao—obsolete,Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*i-kahu(compareBikol Centralika,Cebuanoikaw,Chamorrohao,Hawaiianʻoe,Hiligaynonikaw,Malayengkau,Maorikoe,Rapa Nuikoe,andWaray-Warayikaw), fromProto-Austronesian*(i-)kaSu(compareAtayalisu',Amiskiso,Bununkasu,andRukaikusu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ʔiˈkaw/[ʔɪˈxaʊ̯]
• Rhymes:-aw
• Syllabification:i‧kaw

Pronoun

ikáw(Baybayin spellingᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

1. you(singular)

   Synonym:(postpositive form)ka

Usage notes

The wordikawis replaced bykain 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

• ika'y
• kaikawan

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
1First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog. 2Replaceskoikaw.

Interjection

ikáw(Baybayin spellingᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

1. up toyou

   Synonym:bahala ka

   Ikaw,kung gusto mo.

   Up to you,if you want.

Further reading

• “ikaw”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018

Anagrams

• kawi,iwak,Kawi,wika

Waray-Waray

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikáw

1. you