kaliwa't kanan

Tagalog

Etymology

Contraction of kaliwa at kanan (literally “left and right”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaliˌwat ˈkanan/ [kɐ.lɪˌwat ˈka.nɐn]
• Rhymes: -anan
• Syllabification: ka‧li‧wa't ka‧nan

Adjective

kaliwá't kanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔ ᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

1. (idiomatic) everywhere; all over the place