muntanja

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian muntagna, from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /munˈtan.ja/

Noun

muntanja f (plural muntanji)

1. mountain (large mass of earth and rock)

   Synonym: ġebel (now chiefly in placenames or in the plural)

2. mountain (large amount)

Related terms

• muntanar
• muntanjuż