di-kaaya-aya

See also: di kaaya-aya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• di kaaya-aya

Etymology

From di- +‎ kaaya-aya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌdiʔ kaˌʔajaˈʔaja/ [ˌd̪iʔ kɐˌʔaː.jɐˈʔaː.jɐ], /ˌdiʔ kaˌʔajaˈʔajaʔ/ [ˌd̪iʔ kɐˌʔaː.jɐˈʔaː.jɐʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌdi(ʔ) kaˌʔajaˈʔaja/ [ˌd̪iː xɐˌʔaː.jɐˈʔaː.jɐ], (with glottal stop elision) /ˌdi(ʔ) kaˌʔajaˈʔajaʔ/ [ˌd̪iː xɐˌʔaː.jɐˈʔaː.jɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -aja, -ajaʔ
• Syllabification: di-ka‧a‧ya-a‧ya

Adjective

dî-kaaya-aya or dî-kaayà-ayà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜀᜌᜀᜌ)

1. unpleasant; unsightly