ka1 see [ikaw].
ka2 1 linker between numeral and noun. Tulu ka mansánas, Three apples. Líbu ka líbu, Thousands and thousands. 2 between isig or masig and nouns. Ísig nímu ka táwu, Your fellow men. Ang ílang masig ka áping, Each of their cheeks. 3 — ug particle in expressing alternative situations: ‘be it ... or’. Manágat giyud siya mag-ulan kag mag-ínit, He goes fishing rain or shine.
*ka3 sa — [name], íla — [name] at [name]’s place. Adtu ku sa ka Banung (íla ka Banung), I am going to Banong’s place.
ka4 n letter K.
ka-1 = naka-. see [maka-1].
ka-2 affix forming nouns which mean ‘one’s co-[noun]’. Ákung kaklási, My classmate. Ákung katagilungsud, My fellow townsman. Ákung kaáway, My opponent.
ka-3 affix added to adjectives. Adjectives plus ka- have these uses: 1 as nouns which mean ‘the state of being [so-and-so]’. Tungud sa ákung kasubù, Because of my sorrow. Ang katahum sa palíbut, The beauty of the surroundings. 2 in exclamations. Kagwápu sa ímung balay! What a beautiful house you have! Kadakù! How big it is! 3 after unsa to form a phrase: how (to what extent) s.t. is [adj.]. Unsa kadakù? How big is it? Dì mabatbat kun unsa kangilngig, Words cannot describe how horrible it was.
ka-4 = [maka-2].
ká n hemorrhoids. Gipaupirahan na ba níya ang ká sa íyang lubut? Did he have his hemorrhoids operated on?
káag v [B6; c16] move in haste. Nakáag (mikáag) siya kay mibagting na ang alas syíti, She was in a hurry because it was already seven o’clock. (→) a doing s.t. with great haste and carelessly. Kaag kaáyu kang mamuhatbuhat. May mga sayup, You are very fast but careless in your work. You made lots of mistakes. v [B15; a12] be, become careless. Kinsa guy musálig nímus trabáhu nga nagkaag ka man lang? Who would trust your work when you work so carelessly?