kuwerdas
Cebuano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish cuerdas, plural of cuerda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ku‧wer‧das
Noun edit
kuwerdas
- a string; the vibrating element that produces sound in string instruments
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish cuerdas, plural of cuerda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kuwerdas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔)
- (music) string
- Synonym: bagting
- spring (of a watch or clock)
- act of winding the spring (of a watch or clock)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “kuwerdas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018