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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kumusta
- IPA(key): /kumusˈta/
Adverb
kumustá (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- alternative spelling of komusta
Noun
kumustá (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- alternative spelling of komusta
Interjection
kumustá (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- alternative spelling of komusta
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish cómo está.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈmusta/
- Hyphenation: ku‧mus‧ta
Interjection
kumusta
- hello
- how are you?
- used to ask about the status of someone or something
Finnish
Noun
kumusta
- elative singular of kumu
Anagrams
Hanunoo
Etymology
Derived from Spanish cómo está.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kumusˈta/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ku‧mus‧ta
Interjection
kumustá (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜳᜫᜳᜰ᜴ᜦ)
- how do you do?; how are you?
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
Etymology
From Spanish cómo está. Compare Ilocano kumosta, Kapampangan komusta, Bikol Central komusta, Cebuano kumusta, and Maranao komosta.
Pronunciation
Interjection
kumustá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- hello
- Synonyms: oy, uy, ay, aba, hoy, halo
- 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
See also
Noun
kumustá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)
- best regards; respects; complimentary greeting (such as expressing one's concern for another's health)
Further reading