awtokuwarentena

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• awtokuwarantena

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish autocuarentena (“self-quarantine”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔawtokuaɾenˈtena/ [ˌʔaʊ̯.t̪o.kwɐ.ɾɛn̪ˈt̪ɛː.n̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: aw‧to‧ku‧wa‧ren‧te‧na

Noun

áwtokuwarenténa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔ᜆᜓᜃᜓᜏᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ) (epidemiology)

1. self-quarantine

Related terms

• kuwarentenas

 

Further reading

• “awtokuwarentena”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024