kachat

See also: káchat

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- +‎ chat. The root itself being an unadapted borrowing from English chat. Used due to Tagalog-English code-switching (Taglish).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈt͡ʃat/ [kɐtˈt͡ʃat̪̚]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /katˈsat/ [kɐt̪ˈsat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: ka‧chat

Noun

kachát (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ᜔ᜐᜆ᜔)

  1. chatmate
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