mintinar

Cebuano

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English maintain +‎ Cebuano ar (correct Spanish is mantener). Maintain is altered to mintin to reflect a Cebuano pronunciation treating /e/ and /i/ as allophones.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: min‧ti‧nar
IPA^(key): /mintiˈnaɾ/ [mɪn̪.t̪ɪˈn̪aɾ̪]

Verb

mintinár

to maintain; to keep up; to preserve; to uphold a state, condition etc.