minta

Churuya

Noun

minta

1. water

References

• Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 149

Galician

Verb

minta

1. inflection of mentir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Hungarian

Etymology

Created by János Sajnovics during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. Based on the Lappish (Sámi) word mintâ (“coin”), with the mistaken attribution of the sense ‘sample, draft’, identifying its meaning with the Hungarian construction mint a (“like the”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: min‧ta
• Rhymes: -tɒ

Noun

minta (plural minták)

1. sample (also in the statistical sense), specimen

   Synonyms: (a single piece) mintadarab, mintapéldány

2. pattern, design (a specific arrangement of shapes)

   Synonyms: mintázat, kialakítás, elrendezés, formaterv, séma, sablon, stílus

3. model, paragon

   Synonyms: mintakép, modell, eszmény, eszménykép, mintapélda

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• minta in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Iban

Etymology

From m +‎ pinta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: min‧ta
• Rhymes: -ta

Verb

minta

1. to ask
2. to request

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• mynta

Noun

minta f (genitive singular mintu, nominative plural mintur)

1. mint (plant of the genus Mentha)

Declension

Further reading

• “minta” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay minta, from Classical Malay minta. Nasalization of pinta. Doublet of pinta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈminta/,

Verb

minta

1. to ask
2. to request

Further reading

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

Italian

Participle

minta f sg

1. feminine singular of minto

Anagrams

• -manti, manti

Javanese

Romanization

minta

1. Romanization of ꦩꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ

Malay

Alternative forms

• (informal, nonstandard) mintak

Etymology

Nasalization of pinta. Doublet of pinta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /minta/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ta, -a

Verb

minta (Jawi spelling مينتا)

1. To ask; to request.
2. To recite a prayer.
3. To propose (of marriage).

   Synonyms: pinang, lamar

Affixations

Compounds

Adverb

minta (Jawi spelling مينتا)

1. Used to make a polite request; please.

   Synonym: mohon

   Minta beri 3 gelas air laici.

   Please give us 3 glasses of lychee.

Further reading

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

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈminːta/

Noun

minta

1. mint (flavoring)

Inflection

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Portuguese

Verb

minta

1. inflection of mentir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Simbari

Noun

minta

1. head

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975)