kaniya-kaniyang bayad

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• KKB — initialism
• kanya-kanyang bayad

Etymology

From kaniya-kaniya (“to each their own”) +‎ -ng +‎ bayad (“payment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaniˌa kaniˌaŋ ˈbajad/, [kɐˌɲa xɐˌɲam ˈba.jɐd]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ni‧ya-ka‧ni‧yang ba‧yad

Noun

kaniyá-kaniyáng bayad (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌᜃᜈᜒᜌᜅ᜔ ᜊᜌᜇ᜔)

1. (informal) splitting one's cost relative to what one bought; going Dutch

   Synonym: ambagan

Adjective

kaniyá-kaniyáng bayad (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜌᜃᜈᜒᜌᜅ᜔ ᜊᜌᜇ᜔)

1. (informal) shared or split relative to what one bought (of costs)