kaunti

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English county.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kaunti (n class, plural kaunti)

1. county (region)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• konti — colloquial
• konte — colloquial
• caunti — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From ka- +‎ unti.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaʔunˈtiʔ/ [kɐ.ʔʊn̪ˈt̪iʔ], (relaxed) /ˈkontiʔ/ [ˈkoːn̪.t̪ɪʔ], (relaxed, colloquial) /ˈkonteʔ/ [ˈkoːn̪.t̪ɛʔ]
• 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

• kakaunti
• kumaunti
• mangaunti
• napakakaunti
• pakaunti
• pinakakaunti