igaya

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈɡaja/ [ʔɪˈɣaː.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: 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.

Etymology 2

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