kaunti

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English county.

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun

kaunti (n class, plural kaunti)

county (region)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

konti — colloquial
konte — colloquial
caunti — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From ka- +‎ unti.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /kaʔunˈtiʔ/ [kɐ.ʔʊnˈtiʔ]
  - Rhymes: -iʔ
  - Syllabification: ka‧un‧ti
- IPA^(key): /ˈkontiʔ/ [ˈkon.tɪʔ] (colloquial)
- IPA^(key): /ˈkonteʔ/ [ˈkon.tɛʔ] (colloquial)

Adjective

kauntî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

few; a little; a small quantity of
Kaunting tao lang ang dumating.
Only few people came.

Kaunti lang ang kinain ko.
I ate just a little.

Derived terms

kakaunti
kumaunti
mangaunti
napakakaunti
pakaunti
pinakakaunti

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