kaysa
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See also: kay sa
Bikol Central[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
kaysa (Basahan spelling ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐ)
- Alternative form of kay sa
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly univerbation of kay + sa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
kaysá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐ)
- than
- Mas maganda ako kaysa sa'yo.
- I'm more beautiful than you.
Usage notes[edit]
- When the second term compared is a person, use kaysa kay. For multiple persons, use kaysa kina.
- In colloquial Manila Tagalog, kaysa is always followed by sa or kay when used to mean "than".
Derived terms[edit]
Preposition[edit]
kaysá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌ᜔ᜐ)
Further reading[edit]
- “kaysa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “kaysa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Categories:
- Bikol Central terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bikol Central lemmas
- Bikol Central conjunctions
- Bikol Central terms with Basahan script
- Tagalog univerbations
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog conjunctions
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog terms with usage examples
- Tagalog prepositions