ikaw

See also: ikaw.

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• icao, ycao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

ikáw (Badlit spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

1. 2nd person singular direct-marked pronoun: you

Usage notes

• Direct-marked (focused) pronouns are commonly placed after the verb, or the first noun of the nominal predicate that they modify. Pronouns in this position are replaced by their short form in casual speech (in this case, ka); the full form (ikaw) may be used to make the sentence sound more formal.

  nikaon ka og mansanas ― you ate an apple (casual)

  nikaon ikaw og mansanas ― you ate an apple (formal)

  ikaw nikaon og mansanas ― you ate an apple (formal)

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

	direct	indirect (postposed)	indirect (preposed)	oblique
	Length:	full	short1	full	short2	base	suffixed -a	full	short
singular	first person	akó	ko	nakò3	ko3	akò	akóa	kanakò	nakò
second person	ikáw	ka	nímo	mo	ímo	imóha	kanímo	nímo
third person	siyá	níya	íya	iyáha	kaníya	níya
plural	first person	inclusive	kitá	ta	natò	ta	atò	atóa	kanatò	natò
exclusive	kamí	mi	namò	amò	amóa	kanamò	namò
second person	kamó	mo	nínyo	ínyo	inyóha	kanínyo	nínyo
third person	silá	níla	íla	iláha	kaníla	níla

¹ Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences.
² Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially.
³ Ta is used over nako or ko where the focus is a second-person singular pronoun.

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Noun

ikaw

1. you

Hiligaynon

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

See also

Hiligaynon personal pronouns

	absolute (ang/si)	ergative (sa/ni)	ergative (preposed)	oblique (sa)
full	short	full	short	full
first	singular	ako	ko*	nakon	ko	akon	sa akon
plural inclusive	kita	naton	ta	aton	sa aton
plural exclusive	kami	namon	amon	sa amon
second	singular	ikaw	ka	nimo	mo	imo	sa imo
plural	kamo	ninyo	inyo	sa inyo
third	singular	siya	niya	iya	sa iya
plural	sila	nila	ila	sa ila

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

Mansaka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈkaw/

• Audio:

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Pronoun

ikaw

1. you

   Ikaw kadi yang kanaan lumon?

   You are actually its sibling?

Declension

Person	Nominative	Genitive
Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Initial	Middle / Final	Initial	Middle / Final	Initial	Middle / Final	Initial	Middle / Final
1st	ako	—	kami (excl.) kita (incl.)	—	kanak	—	kanami (excl.) kanatun (incl.)	—
2nd	ikaw	kaw	kamu	—	kanmo	—	kanmayu	—
3rd	iyaan	yaan	silan	—	kanaan	—	kanilan	—

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 spelling
• kaw — colloquial

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu

Tagalog ikaw

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu (compare Central Bikol ika, Cebuano ikaw, Chamorro hao, Hawaiian ʻoe, Hiligaynon ikaw, Malay engkau, Māori 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/ [ʔɪˈx̠aʊ̯]
    • Rhymes: -aw
  • IPA^(key): /ʔiˈkow/ [ʔɪˈx̠oʊ̯] (colloquial, obsolete)
• 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
dual1	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita2
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
plural	sila	nila	kanila

¹ First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog.
² Replaces ko ikaw.

Interjection

ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

1. up to you

   Synonym: bahala ka

   Ikaw, kung gusto mo.

   Up to you, if you want.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• iwak, kawi, Kawi, waki, wika

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikáw

1. you