sintas
Indonesian
Etymology
From words patterns lintas, pintas, tuntas, pantas, rantas. Initial 's' analogue with English survive.Coined by Indonesian biologist Mien Achmad Rifai in 1997.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪntas/
- Hyphenation: sin‧tas
Adjective
sintas
- survivant, surviving
- Synonyms: tahan hidup, bertahan hidup
Derived terms
- kesintasan
- penyintas
- sintasan
Further reading
- “sintas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Verb
sintas
- second-person singular present subjunctive of sentir
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- sinta
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cintas, plural of cinta (“ribbon”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sin‧tas
- IPA(key): /sinˈtas/, [sɪnˈtas]
Noun
sintás (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)
- ribbon; lace
- Synonyms: laso, liston
- (by extension) shoelace
- Synonym: asintos
See also
- gayas
- panali
References
- “sintas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018