# pinta
## English
### Etymology 1

From the pronunciation of pint of milk. Compare cuppa.

#### Pronunciation

* enPR: pīntʹə, IPA: /ˈpaɪnt.ə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

#### Noun

pinta (plural pintas)
* (British, colloquial) A pint of milk.

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pinta.

#### Pronunciation

* enPR: pĭnʹtə, IPA: /ˈpɪn.tə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪntə

#### Noun

pinta (uncountable)
* A human skin disease endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America, caused by infection with a spirochete, Treponema pallidum carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the organism that causes syphilis.

##### Translations
### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish.

#### Pronunciation

* enPR: pēnʹtə, pĭnʹtə, IPA: /ˈpiːn.tə/, /ˈpɪn.tə/
* Rhymes: -ɪntə

#### Noun

pinta (uncountable)
* (Chicano, slang) prison

### Anagrams

* Atnip, NAITP, Paint, inapt, inpat, nip at, paint, patin, tap in, tap-in

## Asturian
### Noun

pinta f (plural pintes)
* appearance; look
* similarity
* drop; smidgen

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈpin.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈpin.ta]
* Audio (Catalonia):(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pectinem.

#### Noun

pinta f (plural pintes)
* comb

##### Derived terms

* pinta de Venus

##### Related terms

* pentinar

### Etymology 2

From the feminine of Vulgar Latin pīnctus, from Latin pictus, perfect passive participle of pingō (“to paint”).

#### Noun

pinta f (plural pintes)
* appearance, look
    Synonym: aspecte

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from French pinte, from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“mark used to indicate level on vessels”), feminine form of Vulgar Latin *pinctus.

#### Noun

pinta f (plural pintes)
* pint

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

pinta
* inflection of pintar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “pinta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “pinta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “pinta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “pinta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pinta, ultimately from Middle High German Pinte.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɪnta]

### Noun

pinta f
* pint (unit of volume)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “pinta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “pinta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Esperanto
### Etymology

pinto (“peak”) +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpinta]
* Rhymes: -inta
* Hyphenation: pin‧ta

### Adjective

pinta (accusative singular pintan, plural pintaj, accusative plural pintajn)
* peaked
** 1907, Kabe, chapter 17, in La Faraono, part 2, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:Post tiu ĉi malviva, neenterigita kontinento sin etendas ree maro sabla, sur kiu tie ĉi kaj tie oni vidas pintajn konusojn, kiuj leviĝas iafoje ĝis unuetaĝa alto.After this dead, unburied continent, stretches again the sea of sand, whereon here and there can be seen peaked cones, sometimes rising a storey high.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pinta (compare Estonian pind), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *spindaz (compare Old English spind, Dutch spint (spinthout)). Alternatively from Proto-Finno-Permic *pinta, if related to Moksha понда (ponda, “body”), Udmurt педло (pedlo, “out”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpintɑ/, [ˈpin̪t̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -intɑ
* Hyphenation: pin‧ta

### Noun

pinta
* surface (top side of something; outer hull of a tangible object)
    nousta pintaan ― to (rise to the) surface
    vapaa pinta ― free surface
    pintaa syvemmältä ― in more depth, deeper, beneath the surface (literally, “from deeper than the surface”)
    Pöytä pitäisi pyyhkiä, koska sen pinta on likainen.The table should be wiped because its surface is dirty.
    Veden pinta väreili kevyessä tuulessa.The surface of the water rippled in the light wind.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of pinta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pintani
pintani
accusative
nom.
pintani
pintani
gen.
pintani
genitive
pintani
pintojeni pintaini $^{rare}$
partitive
pintaani
pintojani
inessive
pinnassani
pinnoissani
elative
pinnastani
pinnoistani
illative
pintaani
pintoihini
adessive
pinnallani
pinnoillani
ablative
pinnaltani
pinnoiltani
allative
pinnalleni
pinnoilleni
essive
pintanani
pintoinani
translative
pinnakseni
pinnoikseni
abessive
pinnattani
pinnoittani
instructive
comitative
—pintoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pintasi
pintasi
accusative
nom.
pintasi
pintasi
gen.
pintasi
genitive
pintasi
pintojesi pintaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
pintaasi
pintojasi
inessive
pinnassasi
pinnoissasi
elative
pinnastasi
pinnoistasi
illative
pintaasi
pintoihisi
adessive
pinnallasi
pinnoillasi
ablative
pinnaltasi
pinnoiltasi
allative
pinnallesi
pinnoillesi
essive
pintanasi
pintoinasi
translative
pinnaksesi
pinnoiksesi
abessive
pinnattasi
pinnoittasi
instructive
comitative
—pintoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pintamme
pintamme
accusative
nom.
pintamme
pintamme
gen.
pintamme
genitive
pintamme
pintojemme pintaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
pintaamme
pintojamme
inessive
pinnassamme
pinnoissamme
elative
pinnastamme
pinnoistamme
illative
pintaamme
pintoihimme
adessive
pinnallamme
pinnoillamme
ablative
pinnaltamme
pinnoiltamme
allative
pinnallemme
pinnoillemme
essive
pintanamme
pintoinamme
translative
pinnaksemme
pinnoiksemme
abessive
pinnattamme
pinnoittamme
instructive
comitative
—pintoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pintanne
pintanne
accusative
nom.
pintanne
pintanne
gen.
pintanne
genitive
pintanne
pintojenne pintainne $^{rare}$
partitive
pintaanne
pintojanne
inessive
pinnassanne
pinnoissanne
elative
pinnastanne
pinnoistanne
illative
pintaanne
pintoihinne
adessive
pinnallanne
pinnoillanne
ablative
pinnaltanne
pinnoiltanne
allative
pinnallenne
pinnoillenne
essive
pintananne
pintoinanne
translative
pinnaksenne
pinnoiksenne
abessive
pinnattanne
pinnoittanne
instructive
comitative
—pintoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pintansa
pintansa
accusative
nom.
pintansa
pintansa
gen.
pintansa
genitive
pintansa
pintojensa pintainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
pintaansa
pintojaan pintojansa
inessive
pinnassaan pinnassansa
pinnoissaan pinnoissansa
elative
pinnastaan pinnastansa
pinnoistaan pinnoistansa
illative
pintaansa
pintoihinsa
adessive
pinnallaan pinnallansa
pinnoillaan pinnoillansa
ablative
pinnaltaan pinnaltansa
pinnoiltaan pinnoiltansa
allative
pinnalleen pinnallensa
pinnoilleen pinnoillensa
essive
pintanaan pintanansa
pintoinaan pintoinansa
translative
pinnakseen pinnaksensa
pinnoikseen pinnoiksensa
abessive
pinnattaan pinnattansa
pinnoittaan pinnoittansa
instructive
comitative
—pintoineen pintoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* pinnakkain
* pinnallinen
* pinnemmaksi
* pinnemmassa
* pinnemmasta
* pinnempaa
* pinnempaan
* pinnempana
* pinnoittaa
* pintautua
* alapinta
* betonipinta
* eläväpintainen
* emalipinta
* hankauspinta
* heijastuspinta
* himmeäpintainen
* hiomapinta
* hyökkäyspinta
* ikkunapinta
* itsepintainen
* järvenpinta
* jääpintainen
* kantopinta
* karheapintainen
* karkeapintainen
* kartiopinta
* karvapintainen
* kattopinta
* kidepinta
* kiiltopinta
* kiiltopintainen
* kiiltäväpintainen
* kontaktipinta
* kosketuspinta
* kovapintainen
* kulumapinta
* kulumispinta
* kulutuspinta
* kuvapinta
* laakeripinta
* laastipinta
* laikkupintainen
* lakkapinta
* lasipinta
* lattiapinta
* leikkauspinta
* lentopinta
* lieriöpinta
* liimapinta
* liimapintainen
* liukaspintainen
* liukumapinta
* liukupinta
* lohkopinta
* loistepinta
* luiskapinta
* maalipinta
* maanpinta
* mattapintainen
* merenpinta
* metallipinta
* muovipinta
* murrospinta
* murtopinta
* murtumapinta
* nestepinta
* nivelpinta
* nukkapinta
* ohjainpinta
* oikeapintainen
* painopinta
* pallonpinta
* pallopinta
* peilipinta
* pinnanalainen
* pinnanmittaus
* pinnanmuodostus
* pinnanmuoto
* pinta-aktiivinen
* pinta-ala
* pinta-alus
* pinta-antigeeni
* pintahaava
* pintahidastin
* pintahiiva
* pintailmiö
* pintaintegraali
* pintainversio
* pintajengi
* pintajulkisuus
* pintajännitys
* pintakaavio
* pintakarkaisu
* pintakasvillisuus
* pintakelmu
* pintakemia
* pintakerros
* pintakeskinen
* pintakiilto
* pintakirkkaus
* pintakivilaji
* pintakonsentraatio
* pintakoreus
* pintakoristelu
* pintakorjaus
* pintakudos
* pintakuljetus
* pintakulttuuri
* pintakuohu
* pintakuvanheitin
* pintakuvio
* pintakuviointi
* pintakytkin
* pintakäsitellä
* pintakäsittelemätön
* pintakäsittelijä
* pintakäsittely
* pintalaatta
* pintalauta
* pintaliidin
* pintaliitäjä
* pintaloinen
* pintalujuus
* pintalukko
* pintalähde
* pintalämpötila
* pintalöytö
* pintamaa
* pintamateriaali
* pintametro
* pintamitta
* pintamuokkaus
* pintamuoti
* pintanaarmu
* pintanahka
* pintanopeus
* pintapaino
* pintapalo
* pintapelastaja
* pintapoiminta
* pintapuoli
* pintapuolinen
* pintapuu
* pintapyöriö
* pintaraapaisu
* pintarakenne
* pintaremontti
* pintarouta
* pintasalama
* pintasilaus
* pintasolukko
* pintateitse
* pintatieto
* pintavaahto
* pintavaraus
* pintavaraustiheys
* pintavastus
* pintaverisuoni
* pintaverkko
* pintavesi
* pintavesimaannos
* pintavika
* pintavirta
* pintaväre
* pintaväreily
* piripinnassa
* piripintaan
* piripintanaan
* poikkileikkauspinta
* polttopinta
* prismapinta
* projektiopinta
* purjepinta
* purupinta
* puupinta
* pyörähdyspinta
* raapaisupinta
* rajapinta
* rappauspinta
* ruuvipinta
* sahapinta
* satulapinta
* seinäpinta
* siirrospinta
* siirtopinta
* silopintainen
* sisäpinta
* sivupinta
* solmupinta
* sukaspintainen
* tarttumapinta
* tasapintainen
* tasopinta
* tienpinta
* tihkupinta
* tulipinta
* tummapintainen
* työpinta
* työskentelypinta
* työstöpinta
* ulkopinta
* vaakapinta
* vaippapinta
* vedenpinta
* vesipinta
* viettopinta
* viistopinta
* väripinta
* yläpinta

### References

* ↑ http://uralonet.nytud.hu/eintrag.cgi?id_eintrag=1485

### Further reading

* “pinta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* napit, panit, patin, tapin, tipan

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: pintas, pintât

### Verb

pinta
* third-person singular past historic of pinter

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpintɐ]

### Adjective

pinta
* feminine singular of pinto

### Noun

pinta f (plural pintas)
* spot (a round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color)
    Synonyms: marxa, penca
* salamander (a round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color)
    Synonyms: píntega, salamántiga

### Verb

pinta
* inflection of pintar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pinta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pinta”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pinta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pinta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pinta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Iban
### Etymology

From Malay pinta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pintaʔ/
* Rhymes: -ta
* Hyphenation: pin‧ta

### Noun

pinta
* request

### Verb

pinta
* to ask
* to invite

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay pinta, from Javanese ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ (pinta), from Old Javanese pinta. Doublet of minta.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈpinta/ [ˈpin.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -inta
* Syllabification: pin‧ta

### Noun

pinta
* (obsolete) request

### Verb

pinta (active meminta, passive dipinta)
* (obsolete) to ask, ask for, request

#### Derived terms

* berpinta
* terpinta

### Further reading

* “pinta” 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.

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pinta. Cognates include Finnish pinta and Estonian pind.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpintɑ/, [ˈpint]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpintɑ/, [ˈpind̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -int, -intɑ
* Hyphenation: pin‧ta

### Noun

pinta
* surface

#### Derived terms

* pintamaa

### References

* V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 409

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpin.ta/
* Rhymes: -inta
* Hyphenation: pìn‧ta

### Noun

pinta f (plural pinte)
* pint

## Javanese
### Romanization

pinta
* Romanization of ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ

## Malay
### Etymology

Doublet of minta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pinta/
** (Johor-Riau) IPA: [pintə]
* Rhymes: -ta, -a

### Noun

pinta (Jawi spelling ڤينتا, plural pinta-pinta, informal 1st possessive pintaku, 2nd possessive pintamu, 3rd possessive pintanya)
* A request.
* A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success; luck.
    Synonyms: nasib, untung malang

### Verb

pinta (Jawi spelling ڤينتا)
* To ask; to request.
    Synonyms: minta, pohon, mohon
* To determine (of fate or destiny).
    Synonym: takdirkan

#### Affixations

* dipinta
* meminta
* peminta
* pintaan
* terpinta

#### Compounds

* buruk pinta
* pinta izin
* pinta tangguh
* singkat pinta

### Adverb

pinta (Jawi spelling ڤينتا)
* Used to make a polite request; please.
    Synonyms: minta, pohon, mohon
    Pinta beri 3 gelas air laici.Please give us 3 glasses of lychee.

### Descendants

* > Indonesian: pinta (inherited)
* → Iban: pinta

### Further reading

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

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Affixation of hita +‎ -in- +‎ pa-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɪn.ta/
* Rhymes: -ta
* Hyphenation: pin‧ta

### Noun

pinta
* request

#### Derived terms

* aminta
* apinta
* mamintākĕn
* paminta
* pamintan
* pinamintākĕn
* pininta
* pinintan
* pinta palaku

#### Descendants

* > Javanese: ꦥꦶꦤ꧀ꦠ (pinta) (inherited)
** → Malay: pinta
*** > Indonesian: pinta (inherited)
*** → Iban: pinta

### Further reading

* "pinta" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Polish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpin.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -inta
* Syllabification: pin‧ta

### Noun

pinta f
* pint (unit of volume for liquids)
    Synonym: półkwarta
* pinta (disease endemic to Central America)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* pinta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpĩ.tɐ/

### Etymology 1

Deverbal from pintar (“to paint”).

#### Noun

pinta f (plural pintas)
* naevus
    Synonyms: nevo, mancha, sinal
* a small spot, dot or stain
    Synonyms: mancha, sinal
* suit (card game category)
    Synonym: naipe
* appearance, look
    Synonyms: aparência, cara, aspecto, fisionomia

##### Derived terms

* (appearance):
** boa pinta (“good-looking”, adjective)
** pinta-brava

##### Related terms

* pintado
* pintar
* pintor
* pintura

##### Descendants

* Japanese: ピン (pin)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

pinta
* inflection of pintar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 3

Originally from French pinte (“French pint”), although now used for English pint.

#### Noun

pinta f (countable and uncountable, plural pintas)
* (measure) Synonym of pinto, an English or American unit of liquid volume

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpinta/ [ˈpĩn̪.t̪a]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -inta
* Syllabification: pin‧ta

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

pinta f (plural pintas)
* look, appearance
    Synonym: aspecto
    tener buena pinta ― to look good (literally, “to have good appearance”)
* small spot, dot or stain
* (US Southwest, Northern Mexico, slang) jail
* (Dominican Republic, Colombia, slang) being well-dressed or well-put

##### Derived terms

* irse de pinta
* tener buena pinta

##### Related terms

* pintar
* pinto
* pintura

#### Adjective

pinta
* feminine singular of pinto

#### Verb

pinta
* inflection of pintar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 2

From pint +‎ -a, from English pint, q.v. Cognate with Portuguese pinto.

#### Noun

pinta f (plural pintas)
* English or American pint (a unit of liquid volume equal to 473, 551, or 568 mL)

##### Alternative forms

* pint, pinto

##### Coordinate terms

* onza ($^1$⁄$_{16}$ or $^1$⁄$_{20}$ pinta), gill ($^1$⁄$_4$ pinta), cuarto (2 pintas), galón (8 pintas), barril (252 pintas)

### References

* ↑ “Diccionario de la pinta, por si te tuerce la tira en Chicali”, in www.vice.com‎ (in Spanish), 2021 November 1 (last accessed)

### Further reading

* “pinta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish pintar.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /pinˈta/ [pɪn̪ˈt̪a]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: pin‧ta

#### Noun

pintá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)
* act of painting

##### Derived terms

* ipinta
* magpinta
* pagpinta
* pagpipinta
* pintahan
* puminta

##### Related terms

* pintado
* Pintados
* pintor
* pintor-kulapol
* pintura

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pinta.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpinta/ [ˈpin̪.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -inta
* Syllabification: pin‧ta

#### Noun

pinta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)
* pint

### References

* “pinta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* panit, tipan, panti

## Tausug
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pintar (“to paint”).

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /pinta/ [pɪn̪ˈt̪a]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: pin‧ta

### Noun

pinta (Sulat Sūg spelling فِنْتَ) (Philippines)
* paint
    Synonym: sāt