kontador

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish contador.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontaˈdoɾ/ [kon̪.t̪ɐˈd̪oɾ̪]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Hyphenation: kon‧ta‧dor

Noun

kontadór (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

1. meter (measuring instrument)

   Synonym: metro

   kontador sa tubig

   water meter

   kontador sa kuryente

   electricity meter

2. scorekeeper

Related terms

• kuwenta

 

References

• John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎^[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 510

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kuntador — superseded, pre-2014

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish contador. Doublet of kompiyuter.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kontaˈdoɾ/ [kon̪.t̪ɐˈd̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: kon‧ta‧dor

Noun

kontadór (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜓᜇ᜔)

mga kontador ng kuryente

1. (accounting) accountant; bookkeeper

   Synonyms: akawntant, tenedor-de-libros, tagatuos

2. auditor
3. meter (such as electricity meters, gas meters and water meters)

   Synonym: metro

4. numerator; automatic counter; counting machine

   Synonyms: numerador, pamilang

5. table or sales counter; desk (in a store or business office)

Related terms

• kontador publikong sertipikado
• kontaduriya
• kuwenta

 

Further reading

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