kaano-ano
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ka- + ano (“what”) with reduplication.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˌano ˈʔano/ [kɐˌa.no ˈʔa.no]
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: ka‧a‧no-a‧no
Noun[edit]
kaano-ano (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜈᜓᜀᜈᜓ) (colloquial)
- someone related with (especially family)
- Synonym: (of family) kamag-anak
- Bakit mo siya tutulungan eh di mo naman siya kaano-ano?
- Why would you help him/her when he/she is not someone you are related with?
- Kaano-ano mo si Ms. Watts?
- In what ways are you related to Ms. Watts?
- (literally, “Is Ms. Watts someone you are related with?”)
Further reading[edit]
- “kaano-ano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018