kuwenta

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈenta/ [ˈkwen̪.t̪a]
• Hyphenation: ku‧wen‧ta

Noun

kuwénta (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. nonstandard form of kwenta

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• kwenta, kuenta

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Latin putus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin putō

Latin computāre

Spanish contardeverb.

Spanish cuentabor.

Central Bikol kuwenta

Borrowed from Spanish cuenta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈenta/ [ˈkwen̪.ta]
• Hyphenation: ku‧wen‧ta

Noun

kuwénta (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. count, enumeration

   Synonym: bilang

2. bill (money to be paid)

   Synonym: tseke

3. value, importance

   Synonyms: halaga, kamugtakan, hawong

Derived terms

• kuwentahon
• magkuwenta

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kuenta — obsolete
• kwenta — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Latin putus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin putō

Latin computāre

Spanish contardeverb.

Spanish cuentabor.

Tagalog kuwenta

Borrowed from Spanish cuenta, deverbal from contar, from Latin computāre, from con- + putō (“to reckon”). Possible doublet of kuwintas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈwenta/ [ˈk̠wɛn̪.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -enta
• Syllabification: ku‧wen‧ta

Noun

kuwenta (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. computation; calculation; reckoning; determining of the total amount

   Synonyms: komputasyon, kalkulasyon, tuos, pagtutuos, pagtuos, pagkomputa, kalkula, pagkalkula

2. value; importance; worth (of an object or act)

   Synonyms: halaga, kahalagahan, importansiya

3. account; bill

   Synonyms: utang, pautang, pagkakautang

Derived terms

• kuwentahan
• kuwentahin
• magkuwenta

Related terms

• alkontado
• deskuwento
• dinero-kontante
• kontador
• kontaduriya
• kuwentado
• kuwentagotas
• kuwentapaso
• kuwento
• libro de-kuwenta
• trabas-kuwentas

Further reading

• “kuwenta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018