kuwoyn

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English quoin, variant of coin, from Middle English coyn, from Old French coigne, from Latin cuneus. Doublet of kunyas.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈojn/ [ˈkwoɪ̯n̪]
  • Rhymes: -ojn
  • Syllabification: ku‧woyn

Noun

kuwóyn (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜓᜌ᜔ᜈ᜔) (printing, historical)

  1. quoin
    Synonyms: kunyas, patos, iwak, sulpa

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 328
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