kuwalta

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • kwalta — nonstandard

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kuwaltá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜎ᜔ᜆ)

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

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