kasama

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- +‎ sama.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kaˈsama/ [kɐˈsa.mɐ] (“companion; escort”, noun; “with”, preposition)
    • Rhymes: -ama
  • IPA^(key): /kasaˈma/ [kɐ.sɐˈma] (“tenant; sharecropper”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ka‧sa‧ma

Noun

kasama (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜋ)

1. companion; escort; someone or something together with

   Synonyms: kompanyero, kapuwang, kasa-kasama

   Wala akong kasama. ― I have no companion.

2. (by extension) chaperone

   Synonym: tsaperon

Derived terms

• kasa-kasama
• kasamahan

 

Preposition

kasama (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜋ)

1. with

Noun

kasamá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜋ) (agriculture)

1. tenant; sharecropper; sharefarmer

   Synonyms: kintero, ingkilino

Further reading

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