ano ga iyan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • ano ga 'yan
  • ano ga yan
  • nugayan — slang

Etymology

See ano, ga, iyan. Literally, “what is that?”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌno ɡa ʔiˈan/ [ʔɐˌn̪o ɣɐ ʔɪˈan̪], (colloquial) /ʔaˌno ɡa ˈjan/ [ʔɐˌn̪o ɣɐ ˈjan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: a‧no ga i‧yan

Interjection

anó ga iyán! (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓ ᜄ ᜁᜌᜈ᜔) (dialectal, chiefly Batangas, Mindoro)

  1. Used to express disappointment
    Synonym: ano ba iyan
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ano,‎ ga,‎ iyan.
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