kuwerdas

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish cuerdas, plural of cuerda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ku‧wer‧das

Noun

kuwerdas

  1. a string; the vibrating element that produces sound in string instruments

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuerdas, plural of cuerda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈeɾdas/, [ˈkwɛɾ.dɐs]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧wer‧das

Noun

kuwerdas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔)

  1. (music) string
    Synonym: bagting
  2. spring (of a watch or clock)
  3. act of winding the spring (of a watch or clock)

Derived terms
  • kuwerdasan
  • magkuwerdas

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