Kurisma

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish Cuaresma, from Old Spanish quaraesma, from Latin quadrāgēsima (the fortieth part; Lent), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (fortieth). Doublet of Kuwaresma.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuɾisˈma/ [kʊ.ɾɪsˈma], /kuˈɾisma/ [kʊˈɾis.mɐ]
  • Rhymes: -a, -isma
  • Syllabification: Ku‧ris‧ma

Proper noun

Kurismá or Kurisma (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜋ)

  1. alternative form of Kuwaresma

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