kaunti

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English county.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kaunti (n class, plural kaunti)

  1. county (region)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ka- +‎ unti.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaʔunˈtiʔ/ , (relaxed) /ˈkontiʔ/ , (relaxed, colloquial) /ˈkonteʔ/
  • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧un‧ti

Adjective

kauntî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. few; a little; a small quantity of
    Kaunting tao lang ang dumating.
    Only few people came.
    Kaunti lang ang kinain ko.
    I ate just a little.

Derived terms