kartamoneda
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editComposed of kuwarta (“cash”) + moneda (“coin”). Possibly a mishearing of portamoneda, from Spanish portamonedas (“purse”, literally “coin holder”), and influenced by kartera.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaɾtamoˈneda/ [kɐɾ.tɐ.moˈnɛː.dɐ]
- Rhymes: -eda
- Syllabification: kar‧ta‧mo‧ne‧da
Noun
editkartamoneda (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇ᜔ᜆᜋᜓᜈᜒᜇ)
- wallet; purse
- Synonyms: pitaka, kartera, portamoneda, kuwartamoneda, lukbutan
Further reading
edit- Baroja, Felipe Mayor (2012) Diksyunaryong Batangueño[1] (in Tagalog), Batangas, Philippines: Veritas Printing Press, Inc., page 105