igaya

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈɡaja/, [ʔɪˈɣa.jɐ]
  • Hyphenation: i‧ga‧ya

Etymology 1

From i- +‎ gaya.

Verb

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
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.

Noun

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
  • igayahin
  • kaiga-igaya
  • kaigayahan
  • maigaya
  • pang-igaya

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