banta

See also: Banta, bánta, and bantą

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bantaq (“to argue with”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bantaq. Compare with Indonesian and Malay bantah (“altercation”), Tausug banta (“enemy; foe; adversary”) and Tagalog banta (“threat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbantaʔ/ [ˈban̪.t̪ɐʔ]
• Hyphenation: ban‧ta

Verb

bantà (Badlit spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆ)

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

Central Dusun

Verb

banta

1. to present

Hiligaynon

Noun

bántà

1. opinion

Verb

bántà

1. guess, conjecture

Maranao

Noun

banta

1. stolen goods, pilfered goods

Derived terms

• banta'an

Pangutaran Sama

Noun

banta

1. enemy

Polish

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

Portuguese

Adjective

banta

1. feminine singular of banto

Sambali

Noun

bantà

1. threat; menace

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)

   att banta och gå på en sträng diet

   to diet [to try to lose weight] and be on a strict diet

   Jag bantar

   I am on a diet

   (literally, “I am dieting”)

   Vill man försöka gå ner i vikt så kan man banta

   If you want to [try to] lose weight, you can (go on a) diet

   (literally, “If one wants to try to go down in weight, one can diet”)

   • 1888, John Johnson, “Han & hon [He & she]”, in Glam‎^[1], 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

   Synonyms: minska, skära ner

   Vi måste banta företagets utgifter.

   We have to slim the company's expenditures.

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
present participle		bantande
past participle		bantad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• bantning (“dieting”)
• bantare (“dieter”)

See also

• diet (“diet”)

References

• “banta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “banta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “banta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• T-bana

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /banˈtaʔ/ [bɐn̪ˈt̪aʔ]
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbantaʔ/ [ˈban̪.t̪ɐʔ] (obsolete) (“intent, intention”, noun)
• Syllabification: ban‧ta

Noun

bantâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆ)

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. (dialectal, 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^[2] (in Spanish), page 16
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎^[3] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.

Anagrams

• banat, taban