banting

See also: Banting

English

Etymology

Named after William Banting.

Noun

banting (uncountable)

1. (British, informal, archaic) A diet aimed at losing weight, mostly accomplished by avoiding carbohydrates and sweet foods.
   • 1932, Agatha Christie, The Thirteen Problems:

     Miss Clark, alarmed at her increasing stoutness, was doing a course of what is popularly known as banting.

Related terms

• Bantingism
• Bantingize

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈtiŋ/ [ban̪ˈtiŋ]
• Hyphenation: ban‧ting

Noun

bantíng (Basahan spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

1. sling

   Synonym: lagpitaw

Derived terms

• bantingan
• magbanting

 

Cebuano

Noun

banting

1. a holdfast of rope or similar
2. a fetter

Verb

banting

1. to secure by fastening with rope or similar

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbantɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: ban‧ting

Etymology 1

From Malay banting.

Verb

banting

1. to slam

Usage notes

• The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay banting.

Derived terms

• bantingan
• membanting
• membantingkan
• pembanting
• pembantingan
• terbanting

 

• banting setir

 

Etymology 2

From Malay banting. Doublet of banteng.

Noun

banting (first-person possessive bantingku, second-person possessive bantingmu, third-person possessive bantingnya)

1. (dialect) alternative spelling of banteng (“banteng”)
2. (dialect) cow

   Synonyms: lembu, sapi

Etymology 3

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

Noun

banting (first-person possessive bantingku, second-person possessive bantingmu, third-person possessive bantingnya)

1. Acehnese sailing boat.

Further reading

• “banting” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• banteng

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /banteŋ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bantɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -anteŋ, -teŋ, -eŋ
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

banting (Jawi spelling بنتيڠ, plural banting-banting, informal 1st possessive bantingku, 2nd possessive bantingmu, 3rd possessive bantingnya)

1. banteng (Bos javanicus)

Synonyms

• tembadau

Further reading

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

Maranao

Noun

banting

1. inequality

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /banˈtiŋ/ [bɐn̪ˈt̪iŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: ban‧ting

Noun

bantíng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (nautical) stretched rope or cable of a ship
2. martingale (piece of harness used on a horse)

   Synonym: gamara

Derived terms

• himanting
• ibanting
• magbanting

 

Anagrams

• bintang

Tiruray

Noun

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