awtokuwarentena

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• awtokuwarantena

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish autocuarentena (“self-quarantine”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔawtokuaɾenˈtena/ [ˌʔaːʊ̯.to.kwɐ.ɾɛnˌtɛːˈna]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: aw‧to‧ku‧wa‧ren‧te‧na

Noun

áwtokuwarenténa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔ᜆᜓᜃᜓᜏᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ) (epidemiology)

1. self-quarantine

Related terms

• kuwarentenas

 

Further reading

• “awtokuwarentena” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021