kaunti
Swahili
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
kaunti class IX (plural kaunti class X)
- county (region)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- konti — colloquial
- konte — colloquial
- caunti — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaʔunˈtiʔ/ [kɐ.ʔʊn̪ˈt̪ɪʔ], (relaxed) /ˈkontiʔ/ [ˈkon̪.t̪ɪʔ], (relaxed, colloquial) /ˈkonteʔ/ [ˈkon̪.t̪ɛʔ]
- Rhymes: -iʔ
- Syllabification: ka‧un‧ti
Adjective
kauntî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- few; a little; a small quantity of
- Kaunting tao lang ang dumating.
- Only few people came.
- Kaunti lang ang kinain ko.
- I ate just a little.
Derived terms
- kakaunti
- kumaunti
- mangaunti
- napakakaunti
- pakaunti
- pinakakaunti