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Cebuano
Etymology
From Malay mantera (“invocation; prayer”), from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra). Compare tala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /manˈtala/
- Hyphenation: man‧ta‧la
Noun
mantala
- (history) edict; proclamation of a datu
Derived terms
References
- ^ Jose G. Kuizon (1964) The Sanskrit Loan-Words in the Cebuano-Bisayan Language, Cebu City: University of San Carlos, pages 137-138
Kankanaey
Etymology
From man- + tala.
Pronunciation
Verb
mantalá
- to bewitch, to put a curse on someone (used by sorcerers)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms & variants of mantala
| Southern / Central
|
| Mt. Province |
Tadian |
mantala,
(Batney, Batayan, Duagan, Lubon, Mabalite, Masla, Sumadel) mentala
|
| Bauko |
mantala / mentala
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| Sabangan |
mantala / mentala,
(elderly) mantala / mantara
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| Northern / Applai
|
| Mt. Province |
Sagada |
mantala / mentala,
(elderly) mantala / mantara
|
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “talá”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII), Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 449
- Allen, Larry (2021) “talá”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay mantera (“invocation; prayer”), from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /mantaˈla/ , /manˈtala/ (“incantation; tree species”)
- IPA(key): /manˈtalaʔ/ (“sacred scripture; amulet”)
- Syllabification: man‧ta‧la
Noun
mantalá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)
- (mythology) incantation; conjuration; exorcism
- (botany) silverbush (Sophora tomentosa)
- Synonyms: tambalisa, barawmaraw, kabaykabay, pangalangan, bangil, gison, kaway, manggiyaw, sandalaitan, tambaleta, tambalisi, tambaligisa
Derived terms
Noun
mantalà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ) (mythology, obsolete)
- sacred scripture
- amulet; talisman
- Synonym: anting-anting
References
- “mantala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 182: “Conjuros) Mantala (pc) q̃ hacian las hechiceras y catalonas conciertas palabras”
- page 288: “Enſalmo) Mantala (pc) de hechiçeras con çiertas palabras”
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, pages 289-290
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