orkesta

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish orquesta, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρᾱ (orkhḗstrā). Doublet of orkestra.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoɾˈkesta/ [ʔoɾˈkɛs.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -esta
• Syllabification: or‧kes‧ta

Noun

orkesta (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. (music) orchestra

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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