kaniya

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *kania.

Alternative forms

• caniya — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• kanya

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaniˈa/ [kɐˈɲa]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kaniˈa/ [kɐˈn̪ja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ka‧ni‧ya

Determiner

kaniyá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌ)

1. his; her
2. (colloquial) its

Usage notes

• The word is used prepositively while niya is used postpositively.

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

• kakaniyahan
• kani-kaniya
• kani-kaniyang bayad
• kaniyahin
• Kaniyang Kabunyian
• magkani-kaniya
• magkaniya
• pagkakani-kaniya

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.

• kailan

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkania/ [ˈkaː.ɲɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈkania/ [ˈkaː.n̪jɐ]
• Rhymes: -ania
• Syllabification: ka‧ni‧ya

Particle

kániyá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌ)

1. alternative form of 'ka niya

Anagrams

• akayin, inakay