pinta - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the pronunciation of pint of milk. Compare cuppa.

Pronunciation[edit]

• enPR: pīntʹə, IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪnt.ə/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Noun[edit]

pinta (plural pintas)

1. (Britain, colloquial) A pint of milk.

Translations[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish pinta.

Pronunciation[edit]

• enPR: pĭnʹtə, IPA^(key): /ˈpɪn.tə/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɪntə

Noun[edit]

pinta (uncountable)

English Wikipedia has an article on:

pinta

Wikipedia

1. A human skin disease endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America, caused by infection with a spirochete, Treponema pallidum carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the organism that causes syphilis.

Translations[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation[edit]

• enPR: pēnʹtə, pĭnʹtə, IPA^(key): /ˈpiːn.tə/, /ˈpɪn.tə/
• Rhymes: -ɪntə

Noun[edit]

pinta (uncountable)

1. (Chicano, slang) prison

Anagrams[edit]

• Atnip, NAITP, Paint, inapt, inpat, nip at, paint, patin, tap in, tap-in

Asturian[edit]

Noun[edit]

pintaf (plural pintes)

1. appearance; look
2. similarity
3. drop; smidgen

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpin.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈpin.ta]

• Audio (Catalonia)

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Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Latin pectinem.

Noun[edit]

pintaf (plural pintes)

1. comb

Related terms[edit]

• pentinar

Etymology 2[edit]

From the feminine of Vulgar Latin pīnctus, from Latin pictus, perfect passive participle of pingō (“to paint”).

Noun[edit]

pintaf (plural pintes)

1. appearance, look

   Synonym: aspecte

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from French pinte, from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“mark used to indicate level on vessels”), feminine form of Vulgar Latin *pinctus.

Noun[edit]

pintaf (plural pintes)

1. pint

Etymology 4[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

pinta

1. inflection of pintar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

• “pinta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pinta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “pinta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pinta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪnta]

Noun[edit]

pintaf

1. pint (unit of volume)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• pinta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• pinta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pinto (“peak”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [ˈpinta]
• Rhymes: -inta
• Hyphenation: pin‧ta

Adjective[edit]

pinta (accusative singular pintan, plural pintaj, accusative plural pintajn)

1. peaked

   • 1907, Kabe, chapter 17, in La Faraono, part 2, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:

     Post tiu ĉi malviva, neenterigita kontinento sin etendas ree maro sabla, sur kiu tie ĉi kaj tie oni vidas pintajn konusojn, kiuj leviĝas iafoje ĝis unuetaĝa alto.

     After this dead, unburied continent, stretches again the sea of sand, whereon here and there can be seen peaked cones, sometimes rising a storey high.

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *pinta (compare Estonian pind), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *spindaz (compare Old English spind, Dutch spint (spinthout)). Alternatively from Proto-Finno-Permic *pinta, if related to Erzya пондакш (pondakš), пондаз (pondaz), Moksha понда (ponda), Udmurt педло (pedlo).^[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈpintɑ/, [ˈpin̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -intɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pin‧ta

Noun[edit]

pinta

1. surface

   nousta pintaan ― to (rise to the) surface

   Pöytä pitäisi pyyhkiä, koska sen pinta on likainen.

   The table should be wiped because its surface is dirty.

   Veden pinta väreili kevyessä tuulessa.

   The surface of the water rippled in the light wind.

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

• pinttyä
• pinnoittaa

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• “pinta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams[edit]

• napit, panit, patin, tapin, tipan

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• Audio

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• hom*ophones: pintas, pintât

Verb[edit]

pinta

1. third-person singular past historic of pinter

Galician[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [ˈpintɐ]

Adjective[edit]

pinta

1. feminine singular of pinto

Noun[edit]

pintaf (plural pintas)

1. spot (a round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color)

   Synonyms: marxa, penca

2. salamander (a round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color)

   Synonyms: píntega, salamántiga

Verb[edit]

pinta

1. inflection of pintar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References[edit]

• “pinta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “pinta” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “pinta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “pinta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “pinta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Iban[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay pinta.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /pintaʔ/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Hyphenation: pin‧ta

Noun[edit]

pinta

1. request

Verb[edit]

pinta

1. to ask
2. to invite

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay pinta. Doublet of minta.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/, [ˈpin.t̪a]

Noun[edit]

pinta (first-person possessive pintaku, second-person possessive pintamu, third-person possessive pintanya)

1. request

Verb[edit]

pinta

1. to ask

Further reading[edit]

• “pinta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *pinta. Cognates include Finnish pinta and Estonian pind.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpintɑ/, [ˈpint]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpintɑ/, [ˈpind̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -int, -intɑ
• Hyphenation: pin‧ta

Noun[edit]

pinta

1. surface

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page20
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page409

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈpin.ta/
• Rhymes: -inta
• Hyphenation: pìn‧ta

Noun[edit]

pintaf (plural pinte)

1. pint

Javanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

pinta

1. Romanization of ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Doublet of minta.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /pinta/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [pintə]
• Rhymes: -ta, -a

Noun[edit]

pinta (Jawi spelling ڤينتا, plural pinta-pinta, informal 1st possessive pintaku, 2nd possessive pintamu, 3rd possessive pintanya)

1. A request.
2. A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success; luck.

   Synonyms: nasib, untung malang

Verb[edit]

pinta (Jawi spelling ڤينتا)

1. To ask; to request.

   Synonyms: minta, pohon, mohon

2. To determine (of fate or destiny).

   Synonym: takdirkan

Affixations[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Adverb[edit]

pinta (Jawi spelling ڤينتا)

1. Used to make a polite request; please.

   Synonyms: minta, pohon, mohon

   Pinta beri 3 gelas air laici.

   Please give us 3 glasses of lychee.

Descendants[edit]

• Indonesian: pinta

Further reading[edit]

• “pinta” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

pinta

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈpin.ta/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -inta
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

Noun[edit]

pintaf

1. pint (unit of volume for liquids)

   Synonym: półkwarta

2. pinta (disease endemic to Central America)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• pinta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Deverbal from pintar (“to paint”).

Noun[edit]

pintaf (plural pintas)

1. naevus

   Synonyms: nevo, mancha, sinal

2. a small spot, dot or stain

   Synonyms: mancha, sinal

3. suit (card game category)

   Synonym: naipe

4. appearance, look

   Synonyms: aparência, cara, aspecto, fisionomia

Derived terms[edit]

• (appearance):
  • boa pinta (“good-looking”, adjective)
  • pinta-brava

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

• Japanese: ピン (pin)

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

pinta

1. inflection of pintar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3[edit]

Originally from French pinte (“French pint”), although now used for English pint.

Noun[edit]

pintaf (countable and uncountable, plural pintas)

1. (measure) Synonym of pinto, an English or American unit of liquid volume

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/ [ˈpĩn̪.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -inta
• Syllabification: pin‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

pintaf (plural pintas)

1. look, appearance

   Synonym: aspecto

   tener buena pinta ― to look good (literally, “to have good appearance”)

2. small spot, dot or stain
3. (US Southwest, Northern Mexico, slang) jail^[1]
4. (Dominican Republic, Colombia, slang) being well-dressed or well-put

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pinta

1. feminine singular of pinto

Verb[edit]

pinta

1. inflection of pintar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2[edit]

From pint +‎ -a, from English pint, q.v. Cognate with Portuguese pinto.

Noun[edit]

pintaf (plural pintas)

1. English or American pint (a unit of liquid volume equal to 473, 551, or 568 mL)

Alternative forms[edit]

• pint, pinto

Coordinate terms[edit]

• onza (¹⁄₁₆ or ¹⁄₂₀ pinta), gill (¹⁄₄ pinta), cuarto (2 pintas), galón (8 pintas), barril (252 pintas)

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• “pinta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish pintar.

Pronunciation[edit]

• Hyphenation: pin‧ta
• IPA^(key): /pinˈta/, [pɪnˈta]

Noun[edit]

pintá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. act of painting

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish pinta.

Pronunciation[edit]

• Hyphenation: pin‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ˈpinta/, [ˈpin.tɐ]

Noun[edit]

pinta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. pint

References[edit]

• “pinta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug[edit]

Noun[edit]

pinta

1. paint

   Synonym: sāt