kartamoneda

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kartamonida
• kuwartamoneda, kuwartamonida

Etymology

Composed of kuwarta (“cash”) +‎ moneda (“coin”). Possibly a mishearing of portamoneda, from Spanish portamonedas (“purse”, literally “coin holder”), and influenced by kartera.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaɾtamoˈneda/ [kɐɾ.tɐ.moˈnɛ.dɐ]
• Rhymes: -eda
• Syllabification: kar‧ta‧mo‧ne‧da

Noun

kartamoneda (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇ᜔ᜆᜋᜓᜈᜒᜇ)

1. wallet; purse

   Synonyms: pitaka, kartera, portamoneda, kuwartamoneda, lukbutan

Further reading

• Baroja, Felipe Mayor (2012) Diksyunaryong Batangueño‎^[1] (in Tagalog), Batangas, Philippines: Veritas Printing Press, Inc., page 105