kwenta

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish cuenta, from contar, from Latin computāre, present active infinitive of computō.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kwen‧ta

Noun

kwenta

1. a count; the result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted
2. a sum; quantity obtained by addition or aggregation

Verb

kwenta

1. to count
2. to sum or add up
3. to keep count

Synonyms

• ihap

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwenta/, [ˈkwɛn.tɐ]
• Hyphenation: kwen‧ta

Noun

kwenta (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of kuwenta.

Usage notes

This spelling does not follow the rule of double vowel clusters with an /i/ or /u/ as the first vowel following a double consonant (where the standard is to retain the vowel cluster and add a ⟨y⟩ or ⟨w⟩ in between). See Appendix:Tagalog spellings for details.