ikaw

See also: ikaw.

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧kaw
• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈkaw/, [ʔɪˈkaʊ̯]

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolute (ang/si)		Ergative (sa/ni)		Ergative (preposed)	Oblique (sa/og)
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short	Full	Full	Short
First	singular	ako	ko*	nako	ko	ako/akoa	kanako	nako
	plural inclusive	kita	ta	nato	ta	ato/atoa	kanato	nato
	plural exclusive	kami	mi	namo	mo	amo/amoa	kanamo	namo
Second	singular	ikaw	ka	nimo	mo	imo/imoha	kanimo	nimo
	plural	kamo	ka	ninyo		inyo/inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
Third	singular	siya		niya		iya/iyaha	kaniya	niya
	plural	sila		nila		ila/ilaha	kanila	nila
*Ta is used over ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Noun

ikaw

1. you

Hiligaynon

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

Pangasinan

Alternative forms

• icao (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤／耳钩 (hǐ-kau, “earring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈikaw/, [ˈɪ.kaʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: i‧kaw

Noun

ikaw

1. earring

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikáw

1. you (singular)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• icao, ycao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu (compare Bikol Central ika, Cebuano ikaw, Chamorro hao, Hawaiian ʻoe, Hiligaynon ikaw, Malay engkau, Maori koe, Rapa Nui koe, and Waray-Waray ikaw), from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu (compare Atayal isu', Amis kiso, Bunun kasu, and Rukai kusu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈkaw/, [ʔɪˈxaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: i‧kaw

Pronoun

ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

1. you (singular)

   Synonym: (postpositive form) ka

Usage notes

The word ikaw is replaced by ka in the inverted sentence position when it is the topic of the sentence and immediately followed by a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb in a phrase.

Derived terms

• ika'y
• kaikawan

 

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual*	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita**
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw".

Interjection

ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

1. up to you

   Synonym: bahala ka

Further reading

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

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikáw

1. you