ikaw

See also: ikaw.

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• icao, ycao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

ikáw (Badlit spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

1. 2nd person singular direct-marked pronoun: you

Usage notes

• Direct-marked (focused) pronouns are commonly placed after the verb, or the first noun of the nominal predicate that they modify. Pronouns in this position are replaced by their short form in casual speech (in this case, ka); the full form (ikaw) may be used to make the sentence sound more formal.

  nikaon ka og mansanas ― you ate an apple (casual)

  nikaon ikaw og mansanas ― you ate an apple (formal)

  ikaw nikaon og mansanas ― you ate an apple (formal)

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

			direct		indirect (postposed)		indirect (preposed)		oblique
	Length:		full	short1	full	short2	base	suffixed -a	full	short
singular	first person		akó	ko	nakò3	ko3	akò	akoa	kanakò	nakò
	second person		ikáw	ka	nimo	mo	imo	imoha	kanimo	nimo
	third person		siyá		niya		iya	iyaha	kaniya	niya
plural	first person	inclusive	kitá	ta	natò	ta	atò	atoa	kanatò	natò
		exclusive	kamí	mi	namò		amò	amoa	kanamò	namò
	second person		kamó	mo	ninyo		inyo	inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
	third person		silá		nila		ila	ilaha	kanila	nila

¹ Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences.
² Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially.
³ Ta is used over nako or ko where the focus is a second-person singular pronoun.

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Noun

ikaw

1. you

Hiligaynon

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

See also

Hiligaynon personal pronouns

		absolute (ang/si)		ergative (sa/ni)		ergative (preposed)	oblique (sa)
		full	short	full	short	full
first	singular	ako	ko*	nakon	ko	akon	sa akon
	plural inclusive	kita		naton	ta	aton	sa aton
	plural exclusive	kami		namon		amon	sa amon
second	singular	ikaw	ka	nimo	mo	imo	sa imo
	plural	kamo		ninyo		inyo	sa inyo
third	singular	siya		niya		iya	sa iya
	plural	sila		nila		ila	sa ila

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

Pangasinan

Alternative forms

• icao (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤 / 耳钩 (hǐ-kau, “earring”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ikaw

1. earring

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikáw

1. you (singular)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• icao, ycao — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu (compare Bikol Central ika, Cebuano ikaw, Chamorro hao, Hawaiian ʻoe, Hiligaynon ikaw, Malay engkau, Maori koe, Rapa Nui koe, and Waray-Waray ikaw), from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu (compare Atayal isu', Amis kiso, Bunun kasu, and Rukai kusu).

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

1. you (singular)

   Synonym: (postpositive form) ka

Usage notes

The word ikaw is replaced by ka in 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
1 First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog. 2 Replaces ko ikaw.

Interjection

ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

1. up to you

   Synonym: bahala ka

   Ikaw, kung gusto mo.

   Up to you, if you want.

Further reading

• “ikaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• kawi, iwak, Kawi, wika

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikáw

1. you