orkesta

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish orquesta, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρᾱ (orkhḗstrā). Doublet of orkestra.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔoɾˈkesta/ [ʔoɾˈkɛs.tɐ]
  • Rhymes: -esta
  • Syllabification: or‧kes‧ta

Noun

orkesta (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. (music) orchestra

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