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Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese vinte and Spanish veinte and Kabuverdianu vinti.
Numeral
binti
- twenty (20)
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin vīgintī, from Proto-Italic *wīgentī, from Proto-Indo-European *wídḱm̥ti, from earlier *dwidḱómt, from *dwi- (“two”) + *déḱm̥t (“ten”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
binti
- twenty (20)
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بِنْت (bint).
Pronunciation
Noun
binti (ma class, plural mabinti)
- daughter
- girl
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bintiq (“calf-kicking contest”). Compare Isnag bitti (“smallest part of leg”), Maranao binti' (“kick; game”), Tausug binti' (“knee-bending game”), and Malay benteh (“kicking with calf-bone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bintî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ) (anatomy)
- leg
- calf of the leg
- part of the leg between the knee and the ankle
See also
Further reading
- “binti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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