linta
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *-məCaq.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lin‧tâ
- IPA(key): /linˈtaʔ/ [l̪in̪ˈtaʔ]
Noun
lintâ
Derived terms
- lintaan
- maglinta
- malintaan
Masbatenyo
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *-məCaq.
Noun
lintà
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *lindu, from Proto-Germanic *lindō.
Noun
linta f
- linden tree
- (poetic) shield (made of linden wood)
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | linta | lintūn |
| accusative | lintūn | lintūn |
| genitive | lintūn | lintōno |
| dative | lintūn | lintōm, lintōn |
Descendants
Sambali
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *-məCaq.
Noun
lintâ
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNi-məCaq (“paddy leech”). Sambali linta, Cebuano linta, Masbatenyo linta, Tausug linta', Malay lintah, and Urak Lawoi' มราตะ (mrataq). See also limatik.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /linˈtaʔ/ [lɪn̪ˈt̪aʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: lin‧ta
Noun
lintâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)
- (river) leech
- (figurative) bloodsucker; usurer (people who preys on others)
Derived terms
- lintambagin
- lintang-baging
- lintang-kati
See also
Further reading
- “linta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*meCaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI