kuarto

Ilocano

Alternative forms

  • cuartoobsolete, Abecedario orthography
  • kuwarto, kwartoinformal

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuarto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwaɾto/ [ˈkwɐɾ.to]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ar‧to

Noun

kuarto

  1. room
  2. bedroom

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kuˈarto/ [kuˈar.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -arto
  • Syllabification: ku‧ar‧to

Etymology 1

Internationalism

Noun

kuarto (plural kuarto-kuarto)

  1. (publishing) quarto (paper size; book size)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hitu [Term?]. Probably cognate Spanish cuarto (service (particularly to a king or queen)).

Noun

kuarto (plural kuarto-kuarto)

  1. servant of the king of Hitu, Maluku, during the royal era

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