banting

Named after William Banting.

banting (uncountable)

1. (British, informal, archaic) A diet aimed at losing weight, mostly accomplished by avoiding carbohydrates and sweet foods.
   • 1932, Agatha Christie, The Thirteen Problems:

     Miss Clark, alarmed at her increasing stoutness, was doing a course of what is popularly known as banting.

• Bantingism
• Bantingize

• IPA^(key): /banˈtiŋ/ [ban̪ˈtiŋ]
• Hyphenation: ban‧ting

bantíng (Basahan spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

1. sling

   Synonym: lagpitaw

banting

1. a holdfast of rope or similar
2. a fetter

banting

1. to secure by fastening with rope or similar

• IPA^(key): [ˈbantɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: ban‧ting

From Malay banting.

banting

1. to slam

• The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay banting.

From Malay banting. Doublet of banteng.

banting (plural banting-banting)

1. (dialect) alternative spelling of banteng (“banteng”)
2. (dialect) cow

   Synonyms: lembu, sapi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

banting (plural banting-banting)

1. Acehnese sailing boat

• “banting” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• banteng

• (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /banteŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bantɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -anteŋ, -teŋ, -eŋ
• Rhymes: -iŋ

banting (Jawi spelling بنتيڠ, plural banting-banting)

1. banteng (Bos javanicus)

• tembadau

• “banting” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

banting

1. inequality

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /banˈtiŋ/ [bɐn̪ˈt̪ɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: ban‧ting

bantíng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (nautical) stretched rope or cable of a ship
2. martingale (piece of harness used on a horse)

   Synonym: gamara

• bintang

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