muwerto

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish muerto (“dead”), from Vulgar Latin *mortu(s), from Latin mortuus. Doublet of multo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /muˈeɾto/ [ˈmwɛɾ.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eɾto
• Syllabification: mu‧wer‧to

Noun

muwerto (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ) (uncommon)

1. death; end

   Synonym: kamatayan

Further reading

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