kwarenta
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Cebuano
[edit]400[a], [b], [c], [d] | ||||
← 30 | ← 39 | 40 | 41 → [a], [b] | 50 → [a], [b] |
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4[a], [b] | ||||
Cardinal: kap-atan, kaupátan Spanish cardinal: kuwarénta, (informal) kwarénta |
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: kwa‧ren‧ta
Etymology 1
[edit]From Spanish cuarenta, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from earlier *kʷetwr̥-dḱomt (“four-ten”).
Numeral
[edit]kwarenta
Etymology 2
[edit]Short for kwarenta diyas.
Noun
[edit]kwarenta
- the fortieth day after a person's death, preceded by nine novena days, where a requiem mass is celebrated and a party is held for the deceased
Usage notes
[edit]- Paralleling, and as remembrance of, Christ's ascension, it is supposedly the day the deceased person's soul ascends to heaven.
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:kwarenta.