kaniya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• caniya — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kanya

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *kania.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaniˈa/ [kɐˈɲa]
• 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
	dual*	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita**
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw".

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkania/ [ˈka.ɲɐ]
• Rhymes: -ania
• Syllabification: ka‧ni‧ya

Particle

kániyá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌ)

1. Alternative form of 'ka niya