kartamoneda

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • kaltamoneda
  • kartamonida
  • kuwartamoneda, kuwartamonida

Etymology

Composed of kuwarta (“cash”) +‎ moneda (“coin”). Possibly a mishearing of portamoneda, from Spanish portamonedas (“purse”, literally “coin holder”), and influenced by kartera.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaɾtamoˈneda/ [kɐɾ.t̪ɐ.moˈn̪ɛː.d̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eda
  • Syllabification: kar‧ta‧mo‧ne‧da

Noun

kartamoneda (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇ᜔ᜆᜋᜓᜈᜒᜇ)

  1. wallet; purse
    Synonyms: pitaka, kartera, portamoneda, kuwartamoneda, lukbutan

Further reading

  • Baroja, Felipe Mayor (2012) Diksyunaryong Batangueño‎[1] (in Tagalog), Batangas, Philippines: Veritas Printing Press, Inc., page 105
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