pakikipagchat

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pakikipaɡˈt͡ʃat/ [pɐ.xɪ.xɪ.pɐɡˈt͡ʃat̪̚]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /pakikipaɡˈtsat/ [pɐ.xɪ.xɪ.pɐɡˈt͡sat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: pa‧ki‧ki‧pag‧chat

Noun

pakikipagchát (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜃᜒᜉᜄ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜆ᜔)

  1. chatting with one another
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