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Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish pintar, from Vulgar Latin *pinctāre < *pictāre, frequentative of
Latin pingō, or from pictus. The n may have come as a result of influence from the original verb.
Pronunciation
Noun
pintal
- paint
Verb
pintal
- to paint, to apply paint
- to paint over
- (figurative) to paint; to depict or portray
Quotations
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Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
Compare with Tagalog pintal (“warp; bend or twist”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpin.tal/
- Rhymes: -tal
- Hyphenation: pin‧tal
- Rhymes: -al
Verb
pintal (active memintal, passive dipintal, perfective passive terpintal)
- (transitive) to spin (to make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together)
Derived terms
Tagalog
Noun
pintál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)
- warp; bend or twist
- Synonyms: kibal, kiwal, pilipit, pintad
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