banta

banta

See also: Banta, bánta, and bantą

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bantaq (“to argue with”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bantaq. Cognate with Indonesian and Malay bantah (“altercation”) and Tagalog banta (“threat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈt̺aʔ/
• Hyphenation: ban‧ta

Verb

bantâ

1. to warn someone not to do something
2. to plan to do harm

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Hiligaynon

Noun

bántà

1. opinion

Verb

bántà

1. guess, conjecture

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Maranao

Noun

banta

1. stolen goods, pilfered goods

Derived terms

• banta'an

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Pangutaran Sama

Noun

banta

1. enemy

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Band.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈban.ta/

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• Rhymes: -anta
• Syllabification: ban‧ta

Noun

banta f

1. (nautical) Alternative form of bant

Declension

Declension of banta

	singular	plural
nominative	banta	banty
genitive	banty	bant
dative	bancie	bantom
accusative	bantę	banty
instrumental	bantą	bantami
locative	bancie	bantach
vocative	banto	banty

Further reading

• banta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• banta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Sambali

Noun

bantà

1. threat; menace

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Swedish

Etymology

Named after William Banting, author of an early diet. According to SO attested since 1885. In a figurative sense attested since 1956.

Cognate with English banting.

Verb

banta (present bantar, preterite bantade, supine bantat, imperative banta)

1. To diet (in order to lose weight).
   • 1888, John Johnson, “Han & hon [He & she]”, in Glam‎, page 70:

     Vid 34 år: Förskräckes hon öfver tillta gande fetma och beslutar sig för att "banta".

     At age 34: She is alarmed by increasing obesity and decides to begin "bant".

2. (figurative) To slim.

   Vi måste banta företagets utgifter.

   We have to slim the company's expenditures.

   Synonyms: minska, skära ner

Conjugation

Conjugation of banta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	banta		bantas
Supine	bantat		bantats
Imperative	banta		—
Imper. plural1	banten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bantar	bantade	bantas	bantades
Ind. plural1	banta	bantade	bantas	bantades
Subjunctive2	bante	bantade	bantes	bantades
	Participles
Present participle	bantande
Past participle	bantad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• bantning
• bantare

References

• banta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• banta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• T-bana

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bantaq (“to argue with”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bantaq. Cognate with Cebuano banta (“to warn someone not to do something; to plan to do harm”), Indonesian and Malay bantah (“altercation”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ban‧ta
• IPA^(key): /banˈtaʔ/, [bɐnˈtaʔ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈbantaʔ/, [ˈban.tɐʔ] (obsolete; intent, intention)

Noun

bantâ

1. threat; menace

   Synonyms: bala, panakot

   May banta sa akin ang mga kaaway ko. ― My enemies have a threat against me.

   Banta sa seguridad ng bansa ang planong pagpasok ng ilang teroristang grupo mula sa Gitnang Silangan. ― The planned entry of terrorist groups from the Middle East constitute a national security threat.

2. suspicion; surmise

   Synonyms: sapantaha, bintang

3. (Batangas, colloquial) notion; idea
4. (colloquial) intent; intention; plan

   Synonyms: balak, plano, hangad, hangarin

Derived terms

• magbanta
• pagbabanta
• pagbantaan

 

References

• Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano‎ (in Spanish and Tagalog), page 16
• Fr. Domingo de los Santos (1835), Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎ (in Spanish & Tagalog), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot