kuwarentenas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kuwarantena — pseudo-Hispanism
• kuwarentena

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuarentenas, plural of cuarentena (“quarantine”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuaɾenˈtenas/ [kwɐ.ɾɛn̪ˈt̪ɛː.n̪ɐs]
• Rhymes: -enas
• Syllabification: ku‧wa‧ren‧te‧nas

Noun

kuwarentenas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜐ᜔)

1. (medicine) quarantine

Derived terms

• ikuwarentenas
• Kawanihan ng Kuwarentenas
• kuwarentenang pangkomunidad
• kuwarentenasin
• magkuwarentenas
• pagkukuwarentenas
• pasilidad ng kuwarentenas

 

Related terms

• awtokuwarentena
• kuwarenta

 

See also

• pagbubukod

 

Further reading

• “kuwarantena”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kuwarentenas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018