mentira

Portuguese

/mẽ.ˈti.ɾɐ/, /mẽ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ/, /mĩ.ˈti.ɾɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • lie intentionally untrue statement

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese mentira suffix from Proto-Indo-European *men- (think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*men-

Gloss

think, stand out, stay, tower, mountain, stand still, mind, have in mind, project, remember, change, remain, rmemeber, small

Concept
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Ontological Category

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Kanji

楼, 塔

Emoji
💭 🤔

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