Tagalog

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pakikipaɡˈt͡ʃat/ [pɐ.xɪ.xɪ.pɐɡˈt͡ʃat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: pa‧ki‧ki‧pag‧chat

Noun

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pakikipagchát (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜃᜒᜉᜄ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜆ᜔)

  1. chatting with one another