linta

Central Bikol

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

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog linta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /linˈtaʔ/, [lĩn̪ˈt̪aʔ]
• Hyphenation: lin‧ta

Noun

lintâ

1. (Ternateño, Cotabateño) leech

   Synonyms: (Caviteño, Zamboangueño) sangrijuela, alimatok

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	lintūn
accusative	lintūn	lintūn
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

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *qaNi-

Proto-Austronesian *-məCaq

Proto-Austronesian *qaNi-məCaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq

Proto-Philippine *qali-mətaq

Tagalog linta

From Proto-Philippine *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-mətaq, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNi-məCaq (“paddy leech”). Sambali linta, Cebuano linta, Masbatenyo linta, Tausug linta', Malay lintah, and Urak Lawoi' มราตะ (mrataq). See also limatik.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /linˈtaʔ/ [lɪn̪ˈt̪aʔ]
• 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-kati
• malinta

Related terms

• Malinta

See also

• limatik

Further reading

• “linta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*meCaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• Latin