"muntun" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /munˈtuːn/ Forms: mtaten [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian muntuni, from Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“wether”). The plural mtaten instead of expected *mnaten seems to imply that the singular was formerly (also) pronounced *muttun. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|mt|scn|muntuni|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sicilian muntuni, {{bor+|mt|scn|muntuni}} Borrowed from Sicilian muntuni, {{der|mt|la|moltō}} Latin moltō, {{der|mt|cel-gau|*multon-}} Gaulish *multon-, {{der|mt|cel-pro|*moltos||wether}} Proto-Celtic *moltos (“wether”), {{m|mt||mtaten}} mtaten, {{m|mt||*mnaten}} *mnaten, {{m|mt||*muttun}} *muttun Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=mtaten}} muntun m (plural mtaten)
  1. ram (male sheep) Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Mammals Related terms: ħaruf, nagħġa
    Sense id: en-muntun-mt-noun-bMjgY-C7 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese terms with collocations

Inflected forms

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          "text": "laħam tal-muntun",
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    {
      "ipa": "/munˈtuːn/"
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