kwarenta
Cebuano edit
| 400[a], [b], [c], [d] | ||||
| ← 30 | ← 39 | 40 | 41 → [a], [b] | 50 → [a], [b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4[a], [b] | ||||
| Cardinal: kap-atan, kaupátan Spanish cardinal: kuwarénta, (informal) kwarénta | ||||
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: kwa‧ren‧ta
Etymology 1 edit
From Spanish cuarenta, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from earlier *kʷetwr̥-dḱomt (“four-ten”).
Numeral edit
kwarenta
Etymology 2 edit
Short for kwarenta diyas.
Noun edit
kwarenta
- the fortieth day after a person's death, preceded by nine novena days, where a requiem mass is celebrated and a party is held for the deceased
Usage notes edit
- Paralleling, and as remembrance of, Christ's ascension, it is supposedly the day the deceased person's soul ascends to heaven.
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:kwarenta.