kaabat-usap

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- (“co-; -mate”) +‎ abat (“interjection”) +‎ usap (“conversation; talk”), literally “someone that can similarly interject in the conversation”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˌʔabat ˈʔusap/ [kɐˌʔaː.bɐt̪ ˈʔuː.sɐp̚]
• Rhymes: -usap
• Syllabification: ka‧a‧bat-u‧sap

Noun

kaabat-usap (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜊᜆ᜔ᜂᜐᜉ᜔) (dialectal, Batangas, Mindoro)

1. a person included in the conversation

   Si Mang Badong ay nagbigay ng kanyang opinyon sa mga kabaranggay niya kahit hindi siya kaabat-usap sa mga usapan ng mga ito.

   Mr. Badong gave his opinion to his neighbors in the barangay even though he is not a conversation participant in the discussions of these people.

See also

• kausap

Further reading

• Baroja, Felipe Mayor (2012) Diksyunaryong Batangueño‎^[1] (in Tagalog), Batangas, Philippines: Veritas Printing Press, Inc., page 82