sintas
Galician edit
Verb edit
sintas
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From words patterns lintas, pintas, tuntas, pantas, rantas. Initial 's' analogue with English survive. Coined by Indonesian biologist Mien Achmad Rifai in 1997.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sintas
- survivant, surviving
- Synonyms: tahan hidup, bertahan hidup
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “sintas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
sintas
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish cintas, plural of cinta (“ribbon”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sintás (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)
See also edit
References edit
- “sintas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018