Kurisma

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Coreſma, Curisma — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish Cuaresma, from Old Spanish quaraesma, from Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /kuˈɾisma/ [kʊˈɾis.mɐ]
  - Rhymes: -isma
- IPA^(key): /kuɾisˈma/ [kʊ.ɾɪsˈma] (obsolete)
Syllabification: Ku‧ris‧ma

Proper noun

Kurisma (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜋ)

Alternative form of Kuwaresma

Further reading

San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 203: “Cuareſma) Coreſma [(pc)] C. tiempo ſancto”

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