akusa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish acusar, from Old Spanish acusar, from Latin accūsāre.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔakuˈsa/ [ʔɐ.xʊˈsa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧ku‧sa

Noun

akusá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜐ)

1. act of accusing (someone)

   Synonym: pagpaparatang

2. fault accused against someone

Derived terms

• akusahan

 

Related terms

• akusado
• akusador
• akusasyon
• akusatibo
• ekskusa
• eksusable
• kawsa
• kawsante
• kawsatibo

 

See also

• bintang
• habla

 

Further reading

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