munta

See also: muntâ

Catalan

Etymology

From muntar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmun.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmun.ta]

Noun

munta f (plural muntes)

1. mounting (the act of one animal mounting another for copulation)
2. live decoy

   Synonym: enze

Verb

munta

Further reading

• “munta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Italian

Participle

munta f sg

1. feminine singular of munto

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Maquiritari

Etymology

From munu (“blood”) +‎ -ta (verbalizer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [munta]

Verb

munta

1. (intransitive, patientive) to bleed
2. (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^[1], Santa Barbara: University of California, page 236: “imuntanö”