kuwalta

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Early borrowing from Spanish cuarta with sound shift from /ɾ/ to /l/ and an occassional stress shift due to having a closed penultimate syllable. Doublet of kuwarta and kuwarto.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kuwaltá or kuwalta (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜎ᜔ᜆ)

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

Further reading

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

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