Kalabutan
relevance; relation; pertinencenoun
- Alternative meanings
relevance; relation to something; pertinence; connection to a matter; importance within a context
- Pronunciation
kah-lah-BOO-tahn
- Root and affixes
Related to labot, which expresses involvement, relation, or connection with something.
- Variants or conjugations
relevance/relation; relevance/relation; relevance; importance/significance; reason/cause or relevance in some contexts
- Related words and expressions
important/significant; relation; connection; topic; context; meaning
- Meaning and usage notes
For relevance as connection to a topic, kalabutan or kalabotan work well. If the sense is closer to importance or significance, kamahinungdanon or pagkahinungdanon may fit better.
Dako ang kalabutan niini sa atong hisgotanan.
This has a lot of relevance to our topic.
Walay kalabutan ang iyang tubag sa pangutana.
His or her answer has no relevance to the question.