kuwoyn

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kuwoin — dated

Etymology

Borrowed from English quoin, variant of coin, from Middle English coyn, from Old French coigne, from Latin cuneus. Doublet of kunyas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈojn/ [ˈkwoɪ̯n̪]
• Rhymes: -ojn
• Syllabification: ku‧woyn

Noun

kuwóyn (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜓᜌ᜔ᜈ᜔) (printing, historical)

1. quoin

   Synonyms: kunyas, patos, iwak, sulpa

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 328