sintas

Indonesian

Etymology

From words patterns lintas, pintas, tuntas, pantas, rantas. Initial 's' analogue with English survive. Coined by Indonesian biologist Mien Achmad Rifai in 1997.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪntas/
  • Hyphenation: sin‧tas

Adjective

sintas

  1. survivant, surviving
    Synonyms: tahan hidup, bertahan hidup

Derived terms
  • kesintasan
  • penyintas
  • sintasan

Further reading

Portuguese

Verb

sintas

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of sentir

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cintas, plural of cinta (“ribbon”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: sin‧tas
  • IPA(key): /sinˈtas/, [sɪnˈtas]

Noun

sintás (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

  1. ribbon; lace
    Synonyms: laso, liston
  2. (by extension) shoelace
    Synonym: asintos

See also

References
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