kuwalta

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Early borrowing from Spanish cuarta with sound shift from /ɾ/ to /l/. Doublet of kuwarta and kuwarto.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kualˈta/, [kwɐlˈta]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧wal‧ta

Noun[edit]

kuwaltá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜎ᜔ᜆ)

  1. money; cash
    Synonyms: salapi, pera, kuwarta

Further reading[edit]

  • kuwalta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018