kuwarta

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Alternative forms

• kwarta

Etymology

Loaned from obsolete Spanish cuarta, feminine singular of Spanish cuarto (“an old coin denomination”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈaɾta/ [ˈkwaɾ.ta]
• Hyphenation: ku‧war‧ta

Noun

kuwárta (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜍ᜔ᜆ)

1. money, cash, currency

   Synonym: pirak

Derived terms

• makuwarta

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• kwarta

Etymology

Borrowed from obsolete Spanish cuarta, feminine singular of Spanish cuarto (“an old coin denomination”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈaɾta/ [ˈkwaɾ̪.t̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧war‧ta

Noun

kuwárta (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜇ᜔ᜆ)

1. money

   Synonym: salapi

   Ania ang kuwarta. ― Here is the money.

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  3	4	5  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: apat     Spanish cardinal: kuwatro     Ordinal: ikaapat, pang-apat     Spanish ordinal: kuwarta     Ordinal abbreviation: ika-4, pang-4     Adverbial: makaapat, makaipat     Multiplier: apat na ibayo     Distributive: tig-apat, apatan, apat-apat     Restrictive: aapat     Fractional: kapat, sangkapat, saikapat
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Alternative forms

• cuarta — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• kwarta — nonstandard

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuarta. Doublet of kuwalta and kuwarto.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈaɾta/ [ˈkwaɾ.t̪ɐ], /kuaɾˈta/ [kwɐɾˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -aɾta, -a
• Syllabification: ku‧war‧ta

Noun

kuwarta or kuwartá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜇ᜔ᜆ)

1. money; cash

   Synonyms: salapi, pera, kuwalta

2. quarter; one-fourth

   Synonyms: sangkapat, ikaapat

Derived terms

• kuwarta na
• kuwarta na'y naging bato pa
• kuwartahan
• kuwartahin
• kuwartang papel
• magkakuwarta
• makuwarta
• manguwarta
• mukhang-kuwarta
• pakuwarta
• pangunguwarta
• walong-kuwarta

See also

• pilak
• kapat

Further reading

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