kwarenta

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from earlier.

Numeral

 * 1)  forty

Etymology 2
Short for.

Noun

 * 1) the fortieth day after a person's death, preceded by nine novena days, where a requiem mass is celebrated and a party is held for the deceased

Usage notes

 * Paralleling, and as remembrance of, Christ's ascension, it is supposedly the day the deceased person's soul ascends to heaven.