mantala

Cebuano

Etymology

From Malay mantera (“invocation; prayer”), from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra). Compare tala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈtala/ [mɐn̪ˈt̪a.l̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: man‧ta‧la

Noun

mantala

1. (history) edict; proclamation of a datu

Derived terms

• mantalaan

Kankanaey

Etymology

From man- +‎ tala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mantaˈla/ [mʌn.tʌˈla]
• (Bauko, Tadian) IPA^(key): /məntaˈla/ [mɨn.tʌˈla]
• (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA^(key): /mantaˈra/ [mʌn.tʌˈra]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: man‧ta‧la

Verb

mantalá

1. to bewitch, to put a curse on someone (used by sorcerers)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of mantala

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	mantala, (Batney, Batayan, Duagan, Lubon, Mabalite, Masla, Sumadel) mentala
	Bauko	mantala / mentala
	Sabangan	mantala / mentala, (elderly) mantala / mantara
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Sagada	mantala / mentala, (elderly) mantala / mantara

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “talá”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[2], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 449
• Allen, Larry (2021), “talá”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay mantera (“invocation; prayer”), from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /mantaˈla/ [mɐn̪.t̪ɐˈla], /manˈtala/ [mɐn̪ˈt̪aː.lɐ] (“incantation; tree species”)
    • Rhymes: -a, -ala
  • IPA^(key): /manˈtalaʔ/ [mɐn̪ˈt̪aː.lɐʔ] (“sacred scripture; amulet”)
    • Rhymes: -alaʔ
• Syllabification: man‧ta‧la

Noun

mantalá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ)

1. (mythology) incantation; conjuration; exorcism
2. (botany) silverbush (Sophora tomentosa)

   Synonyms: tambalisa, barawmaraw, kabaykabay, pangalangan, bangil, gison, kaway, manggiyaw, sandalaitan, tambaleta, tambalisi, tambaligisa

Derived terms

• magmantala
• minamantalahan

Noun

mantalà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ) (mythology, obsolete)

1. sacred scripture
2. amulet; talisman

   Synonym: anting-anting

References

• “mantala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[3] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[4] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 182: “Conjuros) Mantala (pc) q̃ hacian las hechiceras y catalonas conciertas palabras”
  • page 288: “Enſalmo) Mantala (pc) de hechiçeras con çiertas palabras”
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016), Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, pages 289-290

Anagrams

• malanta