kumusta
Cebuano
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈmusta/ [kʊˈmus̪.t̪ɐ]
- Hyphenation: ku‧mus‧ta
Interjection
kumusta
- hello
- how are you?
- used to ask about the status of someone or something
Central Bikol
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kumusta
- IPA(key): /kumusˈta/ [ku.musˈta]
Adverb
komustá (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- (interrogative) how (in what state)
- Kumusta na an pagmati mo ngunyan?
- How are you feeling right now?
Noun
kumustá (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)
Interjection
kumustá (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- (formal) hello
- how are you?, how do you do?
- "Uy, kumusta?" "Marhay man."
- "Hey, how are you/how do you do?" "I'm fine."
Derived terms
- kumustahon
- magkumusta
- mangumusta
- pakumusta
Finnish
Noun
kumusta
- elative singular of kumu
Anagrams
Hanunoo
Etymology
Derived from Spanish cómo está.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kumusˈta/ [ku.musˈta]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ku‧mus‧ta
Interjection
kumustá (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜳᜫᜳᜰ᜴ᜦ)
Further reading
- Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 151
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- comosta, comusta, cumusta — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- kamusta — colloquial
- kmsta — abbreviation, text messaging
- musta — clipping
Etymology
From Spanish cómo está. Compare Ilocano kumosta, Kapampangan komusta, Central Bikol komusta, Cebuano kumusta, and Maranao komosta.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kumusˈta/ [kʊ.mʊsˈt̪a]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ku‧mus‧ta
Interjection
kumustá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- hello
- how are you?
- Synonyms: ano'ng balita, (dialectal) maano
- Uy, kumusta? Ang tagal na nating 'di nagkikita a!
- Hey, how are you? Long time no see
Adverb
kumustá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- (interrogative) how (in what state)
- Synonym: (dialectal) maano
- Kumusta yung pagtatanghal ninyo kanina?
- How was your performance earlier?
- Kumusta ang pakiramdam mo ngayon?
- How do you feel now?
Derived terms
- ikumusta
- ipagkumusta
- kumustahan
- kumustahin
- magpakumusta
- makakumusta
- mangamusta
- pagkumustahan
- pakikipagkumusta
- pakumusta
See also
Noun
kumustá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- best regards; respects; complimentary greeting (such as expressing one's concern for another's health)
Further reading
- “kumusta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 174: “Como eſta ) [Comoſta] (pc) C. q̃ [ya lo] diçen en Caſtilla”