kausap

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Etymology

From ka- +‎ usap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈʔusap/ [kaˈʔu.sap]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧u‧sap

Noun

kaúsap (plural kaurusap, Basahan spelling ᜃᜂᜐᜉ᜔)

  1. (Daet) The person whom the speaker is talking to.
    Synonyms: kaulay, kahuron, kaistoriyahan, kausip
    Dai ka magpararibok! May kausap ako sa telepono.
    Stop making noise! I'm talking to someone on the phone.
    Siisay ang kausap mo?
    Who are you talking to?

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- +‎ usap.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kaˈʔusap/ [kɐˈʔuː.sɐp̚] (“interlocutor; (grammar) second person”, noun; “being talked to”, adjective)
      • Rhymes: -usap
    • IPA(key): /kaʔuˈsap/ [kɐ.ʔʊˈsap̚] (“litigant”, noun; “engaged in a lawsuit”, adjective)
      • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: ka‧u‧sap

Noun

kausap (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜂᜐᜉ᜔)

  1. person whom the speaker is talking to; interlocutor
    Huwag kang mag-ingay! May kausap ako sa telepono.
    Stop making noise! I'm talking to someone on the phone.
    Sino ang kausap mo?
    Who are you talking to?
  2. (grammar) second person
    Synonym: ikalawang panauhan

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

kausap (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜂᜐᜉ᜔)

  1. being talked to; being conversed with (of a person)
    Synonym: kinakausap

Noun

kausáp (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜂᜐᜉ᜔)

  1. (law) litigant
    Synonym: kaasunto

Adjective

kausáp (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜂᜐᜉ᜔)

  1. engaged in a lawsuit (with someone)

Further reading

  • “kausap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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