banta

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See also: Banta, bánta, and bantą

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bantaq (“to argue with”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bantaq. Cognate with Indonesian and Malay bantah (“altercation”) and Tagalog banta (“threat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /banˈt̺aʔ/
  • Hyphenation: ban‧ta

Verb

bantâ

  1. to warn someone not to do something
  2. to plan to do harm

Hiligaynon

Noun

bántà

  1. opinion

Verb

bántà

  1. guess, conjecture

Maranao

Noun

banta

  1. stolen goods, pilfered goods

Derived terms

Pangutaran Sama

Noun

banta

  1. enemy

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Band.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈban.ta/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -anta
  • Syllabification: ban‧ta

Noun

banta f

  1. (nautical) Alternative form of bant

Declension

Declension of banta
singular plural
nominative banta banty
genitive banty bant
dative bancie bantom
accusative bantę banty
instrumental bantą bantami
locative bancie bantach
vocative banto banty

Further reading

  • banta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sambali

Noun

bantà

  1. threat; menace

Swedish

Etymology

Named after William Banting, author of an early diet. According to SO attested since 1885. In a figurative sense attested since 1956.

Cognate with English banting.

Verb

banta (present bantar, preterite bantade, supine bantat, imperative banta)

  1. To diet (in order to lose weight).
    • 1888, John Johnson, “Han & hon [He & she]”, in Glam‎, page 70:
      Vid 34 år: Förskräckes hon öfver tillta gande fetma och beslutar sig för att "banta".
      At age 34: She is alarmed by increasing obesity and decides to begin "bant".
  2. (figurative) To slim.
    Synonyms: minska, skära ner
    Vi måste banta företagets utgifter.
    We have to slim the company's expenditures.

Conjugation

Conjugation of banta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive banta bantas
Supine bantat bantats
Imperative banta —
Imper. plural1 banten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative bantar bantade bantas bantades
Ind. plural1 banta bantade bantas bantades
Subjunctive2 bante bantade bantes bantades
Participles
Present participle bantande
Past participle bantad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bantaq (“to argue with”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bantaq. Cognate with Cebuano banta (“to warn someone not to do something; to plan to do harm”), Indonesian and Malay bantah (“altercation”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbantaʔ/, (obsolete; intent, intention)
  • Hyphenation: ban‧ta

Noun

bantâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. threat; menace
    Synonyms: bala, panakot
    May banta sa akin ang mga kaaway ko. ― My enemies have a threat against me.
    Banta sa seguridad ng bansa ang planong pagpasok ng ilang teroristang grupo mula sa Gitnang Silangan. ― The planned entry of terrorist groups from the Middle East constitute a national security threat.
  2. suspicion; surmise
    Synonyms: sapantaha, bintang
  3. (Batangas, colloquial) notion; idea
  4. (colloquial) intent; intention; plan
    Synonyms: balak, plano, hangad, hangarin

Derived terms

References

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