pintal

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish pintar, from Vulgar Latin *pinctāre < *pictāre, frequentative of Latin pingō, or from pictus. The n may have come as a result of influence from the original verb.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pin‧tal

Noun

pintal

1. paint

Verb

pintal

1. to paint, to apply paint
2. to paint over
3. (figurative) to paint; to depict or portray

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pintal.

Derived terms

• pagpintal

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• pintai (nonstandard)

Etymology

Compare with Tagalog pintal (“warp; bend or twist”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpin.tal/
• Rhymes: -tal
• Hyphenation: pin‧tal

Verb

pintal (active memintal, passive dipintal, perfective passive terpintal)

1. (transitive) to spin (to make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together)

Derived terms

• berpintal
• berpintal-pintal
• pemintal
• pemintalan
• pintalan

 

Tagalog

Noun

pintál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

1. warp; bend or twist

   Synonyms: kibal, kiwal, pilipit, pintad

Derived terms

• mapintal
• pumintal

Anagrams

• lapnit