maykaya
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From may (“to have”) + kaya (“to be able to”), literally “has a capability”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /majˈkaja/ [maɪ̯ˈxa.jɐ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aja
- Syllabification: may‧ka‧ya
Adjective
[edit]maykaya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜃᜌ)
- able
- affluent; well-to-do
- Noon para sa maykaya lamang ang mga telepono.
- Telephones were once only for the affluent.
Further reading
[edit]- “maykaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018