kuwerdas

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• kuldas
• kwerdas

Etymology

From Spanish cuerdas, plural of cuerda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧wer‧das

Noun

kuwerdas

1. a string; the vibrating element that produces sound in string instruments

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kwerdas — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuerdas, plural of cuerda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”). Compare Cebuano kuldas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈeɾdas/ [ˈkwɛɾ.d̪ɐs]
• Rhymes: -eɾdas
• Syllabification: ku‧wer‧das

Noun

kuwerdas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔)

1. (music) string

   Synonym: bagting

2. spring (of a watch or clock)
3. act of winding the spring (of a watch or clock)

Derived terms

• kuwerdasan
• magkuwerdas

 

Related terms

• de-kuwerdas

 

References

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