kuwarantena

Tagalog

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English quarantine, influenced by Spanish cuarentena, notably due to the stress on the second syllable.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˌaɾanˈtena/ [ˌkwaː.ɾɐn̪ˈt̪ɛː.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Syllabification: ku‧wa‧ran‧te‧na

Noun

kuwáranténa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ)

  1. alternative form of kuwarentena