# banta
## Cebuano
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bantaq (“to argue with”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bantaq. Compare with Indonesian and Malay bantah (“altercation”), Tausug banta (“enemy; foe; adversary”) and Tagalog banta (“threat”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbantaʔ/ [ˈban̪.t̪ɐʔ]
* Hyphenation: ban‧ta

### Verb

bantà (Badlit spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆ)
* to warn someone not to do something
* to plan to do harm

## Central Dusun
### Verb

banta
* to present

## Hiligaynon
### Noun

bántà
* opinion

### Verb

bántà
* guess, conjecture

## Maranao
### Noun

banta
* stolen goods, pilfered goods

#### Derived terms

* banta'an

## Pangutaran Sama
### Noun

banta
* enemy

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈban.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -anta
* Syllabification: ban‧ta

### Noun

banta f
* (nautical) Alternative form of bant

#### Declension
## Portuguese
### Adjective

banta
* feminine singular of banto

## Sambali
### Noun

bantà
* threat; menace

## Swedish
### Etymology

Named after William Banting, author of an early diet. According to SO attested since 1885. In a figurative sense attested since 1956.
Cognate with English banting.

### Verb

banta (present bantar, preterite bantade, supine bantat, imperative banta)
* to diet (in order to lose weight)
    att banta och gå på en sträng dietto diet [to try to lose weight] and be on a strict diet
    Jag bantarI am on a diet(literally, “I am dieting”)
    Vill man försöka gå ner i vikt så kan man bantaIf you want to [try to] lose weight, you can (go on a) diet(literally, “If one wants to try to go down in weight, one can diet”)
** 1888, John Johnson, “Han & hon [He & she]”, in Glam‎, page 70:Vid 34 år: Förskräckes hon öfver tillta gande fetma och beslutar sig för att "banta".At age 34: She is alarmed by increasing obesity and decides to begin "bant".
* (figurative) to slim
    Synonyms: minska, skära ner
    Vi måste banta företagets utgifter.We have to slim the company's expenditures.

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Derived terms

* bantning (“dieting”)
* bantare (“dieter”)

#### See also

* diet (“diet”)

### References

* banta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* banta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* banta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* T-bana

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bantaq (“to argue with”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bantaq. Compare with Cebuano banta (“to warn someone not to do something; to plan to do harm”), Indonesian, Tausug banta (“enemy; foe; adversary”), and Malay bantah (“altercation”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /banˈtaʔ/ [bɐn̪ˈt̪aʔ]
*** Rhymes: -aʔ
** IPA: /ˈbantaʔ/ [ˈban̪.t̪ɐʔ] (obsolete) (“intent, intention”, noun)
* Syllabification: ban‧ta

### Noun

bantâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆ)
* threat; menace
    Synonyms: bala, panakot
    May banta sa akin ang mga kaaway ko. ― My enemies have a threat against me.
    Banta sa seguridad ng bansa ang planong pagpasok ng ilang teroristang grupo mula sa Gitnang Silangan. ― The planned entry of terrorist groups from the Middle East constitute a national security threat.
* suspicion; surmise
    Synonyms: sapantaha, bintang
* (Batangas, colloquial) notion; idea
* (colloquial) intent; intention; plan
    Synonyms: balak, plano, hangad, hangarin

#### Derived terms

* magbanta
* pagbabanta
* pagbantaan

#### References

* Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano‎ (in Spanish), page 16
* Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎ (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot

### Anagrams

* banat, taban