pinta

From the pronunciation of pint of milk. Compare cuppa.

• enPR: pīntʹə, IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪnt.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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pinta (plural pintas)

1. (British, colloquial) A pint of milk.

Borrowed from Spanish pinta.

• enPR: pĭnʹtə, IPA^(key): /ˈpɪn.tə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪntə

pinta (uncountable)

1. A human skin disease endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America, caused by infection with a spirochete, Treponema pallidum carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the organism that causes syphilis.

Borrowed from Spanish.

• enPR: pēnʹtə, pĭnʹtə, IPA^(key): /ˈpiːn.tə/, /ˈpɪn.tə/
• Rhymes: -ɪntə

pinta (uncountable)

1. (Chicano, slang) prison

• Atnip, NAITP, Paint, inapt, inpat, nip at, paint, patin, tap in, tap-in

pinta f (plural pintes)

1. appearance; look
2. similarity
3. drop; smidgen

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpin.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpin.ta]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Inherited from Latin pectinem.

pinta f (plural pintes)

1. comb

• pinta de Venus

• pentinar

From the feminine of Vulgar Latin pīnctus, from Latin pictus, perfect passive participle of pingō (“to paint”).

pinta f (plural pintes)

1. appearance, look

   Synonym: aspecte

Borrowed from French pinte, from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“mark used to indicate level on vessels”), feminine form of Vulgar Latin *pinctus.

pinta f (plural pintes)

1. pint

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pinta

1. inflection of pintar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “pinta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “pinta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “pinta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pinta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Inherited from Old Czech pinta, ultimately from Middle High German Pinte.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪnta]

pinta f

1. pint (unit of volume)

• “pinta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pinta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

pinto (“peak”) +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/
• Rhymes: -inta
• Hyphenation: pin‧ta

pinta (accusative singular pintan, plural pintaj, accusative plural pintajn)

1. peaked
   • 1907, Kabe, chapter 17, in La Faraono, part 2, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:

     Post tiu ĉi malviva, neenterigita kontinento sin etendas ree maro sabla, sur kiu tie ĉi kaj tie oni vidas pintajn konusojn, kiuj leviĝas iafoje ĝis unuetaĝa alto.

     After this dead, unburied continent, stretches again the sea of sand, whereon here and there can be seen peaked cones, sometimes rising a storey high.

From Proto-Finnic *pinta (compare Estonian pind), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *spindaz (compare Old English spind, Dutch spint (spinthout)). Alternatively from Proto-Finno-Permic *pinta, if related to Moksha понда (ponda, “body”), Udmurt педло (pedlo, “out”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈpintɑ/, [ˈpin̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -intɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pin‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): pin‧ta

pinta

1. surface (top side of something; outer hull of a tangible object)

   nousta pintaan ― to (rise to the) surface

   vapaa pinta ― free surface

   pintaa syvemmältä ― in more depth, deeper, beneath the surface (literally, “from deeper than the surface”)

   Pöytä pitäisi pyyhkiä, koska sen pinta on likainen.

   The table should be wiped because its surface is dirty.

   Veden pinta väreili kevyessä tuulessa.

   The surface of the water rippled in the light wind.

• “pinta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

• napit, panit, patin, tapin, tipan

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• Homophones: pintas, pintât

pinta

1. third-person singular past historic of pinter

• IPA^(key): [ˈpintɐ]

pinta

1. feminine singular of pinto

pinta f (plural pintas)

1. spot (a round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color)

   Synonyms: marxa, penca

2. salamander (a round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color)

   Synonyms: píntega, salamántiga

pinta

1. inflection of pintar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pinta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pinta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pinta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pinta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pinta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From Malay pinta.

• IPA^(key): /pintaʔ/
• Rhymes: -intaʔ
• Hyphenation: pin‧ta

pinta

1. request

pinta

1. to ask
2. to invite

Inherited from Malay pinta, from Javanese ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ (pinta), from Old Javanese pinta, ultimately from Sanskrit हित (hita). Doublet of minta.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/ [ˈpin̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -inta
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

pinta

1. (obsolete) request

pinta (active meminta, passive dipinta)

1. (obsolete) to ask, ask for, request

• “pinta” 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.

From Proto-Finnic *pinta. Cognates include Finnish pinta and Estonian pind.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpintɑ/, [ˈpint]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpintɑ/, [ˈpind̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -int, -intɑ
• Hyphenation: pin‧ta

pinta

1. surface

Declension of pinta (type 3/kana, nt-nn gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	pinta	pinnat
genitive	pinnan	pintoin
partitive	pintaa	pintoja
illative	pintaa	pintoi
inessive	pinnaas	pinnois
elative	pinnast	pinnoist
allative	pinnalle	pinnoille
adessive	pinnaal	pinnoil
ablative	pinnalt	pinnoilt
translative	pinnaks	pinnoiks
essive	pintanna, pintaan	pintoinna, pintoin
exessive1)	pintant	pintoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 409

• IPA^(key): /ˈpin.ta/
• Rhymes: -inta
• Hyphenation: pìn‧ta

pinta f (plural pinte)

1. pint

pinta

1. romanization of ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ

From Javanese ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ (pinta), from Old Javanese pinta, ultimately from Sanskrit हित (hita). Doublet of minta.

• IPA^(key): /pinta/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [pintə]
• Rhymes: -ta, -a

pinta (Jawi spelling ڤينتا, plural pinta-pinta)

1. A request.
2. A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success; luck.

   Synonyms: nasib, untung malang

pinta (Jawi spelling ڤينتا)

1. To ask; to request.

   Synonyms: minta, pohon, mohon

2. To determine (of fate or destiny).

   Synonym: takdirkan

pinta (Jawi spelling ڤينتا)

1. Used to make a polite request; please.

   Synonyms: minta, pohon, mohon

   Pinta beri 3 gelas air laici.

   Please give us 3 glasses of lychee.

• > Indonesian: pinta (inherited)
• → Iban: pinta

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

Affixation of hita +‎ -in- +‎ pa-.

• IPA^(key): /pɪn.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Hyphenation: pin‧ta

pinta

1. request

• > Javanese: ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ (pinta) (inherited)
  • → Malay: pinta
    • > Indonesian: pinta (inherited)
    • → Iban: pinta

• "pinta" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpin.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -inta
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

pinta f

1. pint (unit of volume for liquids)

   Synonym: półkwarta

2. pinta (disease endemic to Central America)

• pinta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Deverbal from pintar (“to paint”).

pinta f (plural pintas)

1. naevus

   Synonyms: nevo, mancha, sinal

2. a small spot, dot or stain

   Synonyms: mancha, sinal

3. suit (card game category)

   Synonym: naipe

4. appearance, look

   Synonyms: aparência, cara, aspecto, fisionomia

• (appearance):
  • boa pinta (“good-looking”, adjective)
  • pinta-brava

• Japanese: ピン (pin)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pinta

1. inflection of pintar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Originally from French pinte (“French pint”), although now used for English pint.

pinta f (countable and uncountable, plural pintas)

1. (measure) synonym of pinto, an English or American unit of liquid volume

• IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/ [ˈpĩn̪.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -inta
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

pinta f (plural pintas)

1. look, appearance

   Synonym: aspecto

   tener buena pinta ― to look good (literally, “to have good appearance”)

2. small spot, dot or stain
3. (US Southwest, Northern Mexico, slang) jail^[1]
4. (Dominican Republic, Colombia, Bolivia, slang) fancy outfit, elegant clothing

pinta

1. feminine singular of pinto

pinta

1. inflection of pintar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

From pint +‎ -a, from English pint, q.v. Cognate with Portuguese pinto.

pinta f (plural pintas)

1. English or American pint (a unit of liquid volume equal to 473, 551, or 568 mL)

• pint, pinto

• onza (¹⁄₁₆ or ¹⁄₂₀ pinta), gill (¹⁄₄ pinta), cuarto (2 pintas), galón (8 pintas), barril (252 pintas)

• “pinta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Borrowed from Spanish pintar.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pinˈta/ [pɪn̪ˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

pintá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. act of painting

Borrowed from Spanish pinta.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/ [ˈpin̪.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -inta
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

pinta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. pint

• “pinta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• panit, tipan, panti

Borrowed from Spanish pintar (“to paint”).

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /pinta/ [pɪn̪ˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

pinta (Sulat Sūg spelling فِنْتَ) (Philippines)

1. paint

   Synonym: sāt