genta

== English == === Noun === genta (medicine, colloquial) Gentamicin. === Anagrams === Agent, Tegan, agent, ganté == Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse genta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛn̥ta/ (some speakers in Suðuroy) IPA(key): /ˈjɛn̥ta/ === Noun === genta f (genitive singular gentu, plural gentur) girl young woman maid daughter ==== Declension ==== === References === == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay genta (“bell”), from Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā, “bell”). Compare Hindi घंटा (ghaṇṭā) / Urdu گَھنْٹَہ (ghanṭa) and Punjabi گَھنْٹا (ghanṭā) / ਘੰਟਾ (ghaṇṭā). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡənta/ Hyphenation: gên‧ta === Noun === gênta bell Synonyms: bel, lonceng ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “genta”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === From Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā, “bell”). Compare Hindi घंटा (ghaṇṭā) / Urdu گَھنْٹَہ (ghanṭa) and Punjabi گَھنْٹا (ghanṭā) / ਘੰਟਾ (ghaṇṭā). === Noun === genta (Jawi spelling ݢنتا, plural genta-genta or genta2) large bells for use especially in clock towers, churches etc Near-synonyms: (smaller types) loceng, lonceng (obsolete) clock Synonym: jam ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “ݢنتا gĕnta”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 106 Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “ݢنت gĕnta”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 576 Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “gĕnta”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 352 === Further reading === "genta" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Old Norse == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === genta f (genitive gentu) girl, lass ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “genta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive