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

• kausapon
• makausap

 

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

• ipakausap
• kausapan
• kausapin
• kumausap
• magkausap
• makausap

 

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