mintin

Breton

Noun

mintin m (plural mintinioù or mintinoù)

1. morning

Cebuano

Etymology

From English maintain, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French maintenir, from Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: min‧tin

Verb

mintin

1. to maintain; to keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition, etc.)
2. to bet on the same number or set of numbers in a lottery

Noun

mintin

1. a number or set of numbers one keeps unchanged and bets on in every lottery draw

Chinese Pidgin English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 明天 (ming4 tin1).

Noun

mintin

1. tomorrow
   • 1860, The Englishman in China, London: Saunders, Otley, and Co., page 66:

     “Beefsteak pie, colo muttin-chopo, one piecee stake belong mintin (to-morrow), one piecee loaf; salade and cheesee have got inside.”

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