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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *-məCaq.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lin‧tâ
- IPA(key): /linˈtaʔ/
Noun
lintâ
- leech
Derived terms
Masbatenyo
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *-məCaq.
Noun
lintà
- leech
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
Declension of linta (feminine n-stem)
Descendants
- Middle High German: linde
Sambali
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *-məCaq.
Noun
lintâ
- leech
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *-məCaq. Compare Aklanon alimatok, Cebuano alimatok, Chavacano alimatok, Ilocano alimatek, Malay lintah, Masbatenyo linta, Sambali linta, and Urak Lawoi' มราตะ (mrataq).
Pronunciation
Noun
lintâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)
- (river) leech
- (figurative) bloodsucker; usurer (people who preys on others)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “linta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018