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enta

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See also: entá, entä, -enta, -ență, ènta, and èntà

Aragonese

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Etymology

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Maybe borrowed from Occitan entà, used only in Gascon.

Preposition

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enta

  1. toward, towards
    Synonym: (Apocopic form of enta) ta
    Enta la dreta ye la botiga de Francho.
    To the right is Francho's shop.

Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology

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From English enter.

Verb

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enta

  1. to enter
  2. to access; to reach
    • 2025 February 4, “Bianca Censori Grammys dress and oda looks from events wey make pipo open mouth”, in BBC News Pidgin[1], archived from the original on 29 April 2025:
      Ye, di artiste wey dem dey formerly call Kanye West wife, Bianca Censori tiff di spotlight for di 2025 Grammys red carpet as she shock pipo wit di naked dress wey she wear inside her fur coat and unveil wen dem enta di centre of di red carpet.
      Ye's, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, wife stole the spotlight for the 2025 Grammys red carpet as she shocked people with the naked dress that she wore inside her fur coat and unveiled when they reached the center of the red carpet.

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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enta

  1. genitive plural of ent

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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enta

  1. present active participle of eti (to come)

Declension

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Swazi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.

Verb

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-énta

  1. to do, to make

Inflection

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