linta

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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/, [l̪in̪ˈtaʔ]

Noun

lintâ

1. leech

Derived terms

• lintaan
• maglinta
• malintaan

 

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *-məCaq.

Noun

lintà

1. leech

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lindu, from Proto-Germanic *lindō.

Noun

linta f

1. linden tree
2. (poetic) shield (made of linden wood)

Declension

Declension of linta (feminine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	linta	lintun
accusative	lintūn	lintun
genitive	lintūn	lintōno
dative	lintūn	lintōm, lintōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: linde
  • Bavarian: Lindn
  • German: Linde
  • Luxembourgish: Lann

Sambali

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *-məCaq.

Noun

lintâ

1. 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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /linˈtaʔ/ [lɪnˈtaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: lin‧ta

Noun

lintâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. (river) leech
2. (figurative) bloodsucker; usurer (people who preys on others)

Derived terms

• lintambagin
• lintang-baging
• lintang-kati

 

See also

• limatik

Further reading

• “linta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018