igaya

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Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From i- +‎ gaya.

Verb[edit]

igaya (complete iginaya, progressive iginagaya, contemplative igagaya, 3rd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄᜌ)

  1. to make something similar to another; to make something by copying from
    Synonym: itulad
  2. to compare with another (of a person or thing)
    Synonyms: iparis, ihalintulad
Conjugation[edit]
Verb conjugation for igaya
Affix Root word Trigger
i- gaya benefactive
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
igaya iginaya iginagaya
inagaya1 		igagaya
agaya1 		igaya
gayahan1
1 Dialectal use only.

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

igaya (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜄᜌ)

  1. delight; great pleasure; enjoyment
    Synonyms: lugod, kaluguran, tuwa, katuwaan, siya, kasiyahan, kasiyahang-loob
  2. tranquility; pleasantness
    Synonyms: katiwasayan, kapayapaan, katahimikan, kapanatagan
  3. incentive; inducement
    Synonyms: pang-akit, panghikayat, pangganyak
Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “igaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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