ganiri

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either from ga- +‎ niri or from a univerbation of gaya +‎ niri.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaniˈɾi/ [ɡɐ.nɪˈɾi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: ga‧ni‧ri

Adverb

ganirí (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜒᜇᜒ)

  1. (dialectal) like this; in this particular manner (near the speaker)
    Synonyms: ganito, (dialectal) gayari

See also
Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa) Locative (nasa) Existential Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker* ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari** nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari† dini/dine nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari ere/eri, here/heri, ayri ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
Near speaker and listener* ito nito dito nandito, narito, naito** heto, eto, ayto† ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener iyan, yaan niyan diyan/diyaan nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡ hayan, ayan ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
Remote iyon, yoon, yaon† niyon, noon, niyaon† doon nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡ hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else.
**These pronouns are used in some dialects.
†These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature.
‡Rare in text.

Further reading
  • “ganiri”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 427
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