different between malta vs manta

English

Etymology

From Spanish malta, in turn from German Malzbier.

Noun

malta (uncountable)

1. A non-alcoholic carbonated malt beverage, popular in Latin America.

Further reading

• Malta (soft drink) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• talma, tamal

Czech

Etymology

From Italian malta

Noun

malta f

1. mortar (mixture used for bonding bricks and stones)

Derived terms

• maltový

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?lt?/, [?m?lt??]
• Rhymes: -?lt?
• Syllabification: mal?ta

Etymology 1

< Malta

Noun

malta

1. The Maltese language.

Usage notes

• The Finnish usage is changing with respect to the Maltese. The preferred term has until recently been maltan kieli, but at least the European Union is using malta. The development is logical, since this is the normal way to form names of languages in Finnish.
• See also usage notes under englanti

Declension

Synonyms

• maltan kieli

Related terms

• maltalainen
• maltankielinen
• Malta

Etymology 2

Verb

malta

1. Indicative present connegative form of malttaa.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of malttaa.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of malttaa.

Anagrams

• lamat, malat

French

Verb

malta

1. third-person singular past historic of malter

Anagrams

• lamât

Italian

Etymology

From Latin maltha, from Ancient Greek ????? (máltha).

Noun

malta f (plural malte)

1. mortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand, and water)

Descendants

• ? Czech: malta
• ? Slovak: malta

Verb

malta

1. third-person singular present indicative of maltare
2. second-person singular imperative of maltare

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Malta.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mal?ta
• Rhymes: -awt?

Noun

malta f (plural maltas)

1. (collective, derogatory) a group of troublemakers or vagabonds; rabble

   Synonyms: cambada, canalha, corja, choldra, patuleia, súcia

2. (collective) crowd, group

   Synonyms: gente, multidão
3. farm workers, especially those working seasonally

Related terms

• maltês

Slovak

Etymology

From Italian malta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma?ta/

Noun

malta f (genitive singular malty, nominative plural malty, genitive plural mált, declension pattern of žena)

1. mortar

Declension

Derived terms

• maltový

Further reading

• malta in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Etymology

From English malt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?malta/, [?mal?.t?a]

Noun

malta f (plural maltas)

1. malt
2. malta

Descendants

• ? English: malta

English

Etymology

Spanish manta (“blanket”)

Noun

manta (plural mantas)

1. A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
2. Ellipsis of manta ray.

Derived terms

• Alfred manta (Mobula alfredi)
• giant manta (Mobula birostris)

Anagrams

• Tamna, atman, manat

Asturian

Noun

manta f (plural mantes)

1. blanket

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?man.t?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?man.ta/

Etymology 1

Compare Spanish manta.

Noun

manta f (plural mantes)

1. blanket
2. manta ray

Etymology 2

Adjective

manta

1. feminine singular of mant

Further reading

• “manta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cebuano

Etymology

From English manta ray, from Spanish manta.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: man?ta

Noun

manta

1. a manta ray; any of several very large pelagic rays of the genus Manta

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish manta (“blanket”).

Noun

manta

1. blanket

Galician

Etymology

Attested from the 11th century in local Medieval Latin documents. From manto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?manta?/

Noun

manta f (plural mantas)

1. blanket
   • 1327, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, page 79:

     e proueam á dita albergaría de leytos e de feltros et mantas e de cubertas e manteñan y hun ome e hua moller que aguarde a roupa e faça os leytos aos doentes e os caldos quando lles conpryr

     and they should provide that hospital with beds and felts and blankets and covers, and they should keep there a man and a woman who should guard the clothes and make the beds of the sick and the hot soup when they would need it

   Synonym: cobertor

2. runner stone (upper millstone)
3. fry shoal

Derived terms

• a manta

References

• “manta” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “manta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “manta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “manta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Ilocano

Etymology

From Spanish manta.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: man?ta
• IPA^(key): /?manta/

Noun

manta

1. blanket

Latvian

Noun

manta f (4th declension)

1. property

2. wealth, riches

3. things, objects

Declension

Derived terms

• mant?ba
• mant?gs, mant?gums
• nemant?gs

Malagasy

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *m?taq, compare Indonesian mentah, Maori mata.

Adjective

manta

1. raw (uncooked)

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit ?????? (mantra).

Noun

manta n

1. charm, spell, incantation

Declension

Papantla Totonac

Noun

manta inan

1. sweet potato

References

• Crescencio García Ramos, Diccionario Básico Totonaco-Español Español-Totonaco (Xalapa, Academia Veracruzana de las Lenguas Indígenas, 2007)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?man.ta/

Etymology 1

From Spanish manta.

Noun

manta f

1. manta ray

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

manta n

1. genitive singular of manto
2. nominative plural of manto
3. accusative plural of manto
4. vocative plural of manto

Further reading

• manta in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• manta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From manto.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?m??.t?/
• Hyphenation: man?ta

Noun

manta f (plural mantas)

1. blanket

Romanian

Etymology

Ultimately from French manteau, probably through the intermediate of another language.

Noun

manta f (plural mantale)

1. mantle, cloak, wrap

Related terms

• mantie, mant?

Spanish

Etymology

From manto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?manta/, [?mãn?.t?a]

Noun

manta f (plural mantas)

1. blanket, cloth, cloth banner

   Synonyms: cobija, colcha, frazada

2. poncho
3. a fish trap shaped like a blanket
4. (zoology) manta ray

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Yankunytjatjara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?manta/

Noun

manta

1. earth, soil
2. land

References

• "manta" in Cliff Goddard (1992) Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara to English Dictionary, 2nd edition