banting

English

Etymology

Named after William Banting.

Noun

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.

Related terms

• Bantingism
• Bantingize

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈtiŋ/,
• Hyphenation: ban‧ting

Noun

bantíng (Basahan spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

1. sling

   Synonym: lagpitaw

Derived terms

Cebuano

Noun

banting

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

Verb

banting

1. to secure by fastening with rope or similar

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

banting

Wikipedia ^id

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ban‧ting

Etymology 1

From Malay banting.

Verb

banting

1. to slam

Usage notes

• 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.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay banting. Doublet of banteng.

Noun

banting (first-person possessive bantingku, second-person possessive bantingmu, third-person possessive bantingnya)

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

   Synonyms: lembu, sapi

Etymology 3

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

Noun

banting (first-person possessive bantingku, second-person possessive bantingmu, third-person possessive bantingnya)

1. Acehnese sailing boat.

Further reading

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

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

banting

Wikipedia ^ms

Alternative forms

• banteng

Pronunciation

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

Noun

banting (Jawi spelling بنتيڠ, plural banting-banting, informal 1st possessive bantingku, 2nd possessive bantingmu, 3rd possessive bantingnya)

1. banteng (Bos javanicus)

Synonyms

• tembadau

Further reading

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

Maranao

Noun

banting

1. inequality

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈtiŋ/,
• Hyphenation: ban‧ting

Noun

bantíng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

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

   Synonym: gamara

Derived terms

Tiruray

Noun

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