meskita

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian meschita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛsˈkiː.ta/

Noun

meskita f (plural meskiti or msieket)

  1. mosque
    Synonym: moskea

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mezquita. Doublet of moske.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mesˈkita/ [mɛsˈkiː.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: mes‧ki‧ta

Noun

meskita (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ) (Islam)

  1. mosque
    Synonyms: moske, masjid, mansigit, simbahan

Further reading

  • “meskita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tetum

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese mesquita, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).

Noun

meskita

  1. (Islam) mosque (place of worship for Muslims)

References

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