munta
See also: muntâ
Catalan
Etymology
From muntar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈmun.tə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈmun.ta/
Noun
munta f (plural muntes)
- mounting (the act of one animal mounting another for copulation)
- live decoy
- Synonym: enze
Verb
munta
- third-person singular present indicative form of muntar
- second-person singular imperative form of muntar
Further reading
- “munta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Italian
Participle
munta f sg
- feminine singular of munto
Maquiritari
Etymology
From munu (“blood”) + -ta (verbalizer).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [munta]
Verb
munta
- (intransitive, patientive) to bleed
- (intransitive, patientive) to menstruate
References
- Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela, Santa Barbara: University of California, page 236