Kurisma

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Coreſma, Curisma — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Kurisma (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜋ)

1. Alternative form of Kuwaresma

Further reading

• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 203: “Cuareſma) Coreſma [(pc)] C. tiempo ſancto”