meskita

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian meschita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛsˈkiː.ta/

Noun

meskita f (plural meskiti or msieket)

1. mosque

   Synonym: moskea

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mezquita. Doublet of moske.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mesˈkita/ [mɛsˈkiː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: mes‧ki‧ta

Noun

meskita (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ) (Islam)

1. mosque

   Synonyms: moske, masjid, mansigit, simbahan

Further reading

• “meskita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tetum

Meskita

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese mesquita, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).

Noun

meskita

1. (Islam) mosque (place of worship for Muslims)

References

• “meskita”, in Dicionário infopédia: Tetum-English, Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025