batayan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧yan
• IPA^(key): /baˈtajan/, [bʌˈt̪a.jʌn̪]

Noun

batayan

1. bamboo birdtrap with a bait or bird decoy, which catches birds when it lands on the trigger mechanism which snaps a noose as the bird perches on it

Verb

batayan

1. to create such trap

Derived terms

• mamatayan (“to catch birds using a batayan”)

Tagalog

Etymology

From batay +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bataˈjan/, [bɐ.tɐˈjan] (noun)

• IPA^(key): /baˈtajan/, [bɐˈta.jɐn] (verb)
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧yan

Noun

batayán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜌᜈ᜔)

1. base; basis; foundation

   Synonyms: base, basehan, elemento, pundasyon, saligan, pinagsaligan, pinagbasehan, hanguan, pinaghanguan

Verb

batayan (complete binatayan, progressive binabatayan, contemplative babatayan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜌᜈ᜔)

1. to use as a basis; to base from

   Synonyms: pagbasehan, saligan, pagsaligan, hanguan, paghanguan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for batayan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	batay		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
batayan	binatayan	binabatayan inabatayan1	babatayan abatayan1	batayi1
1 Dialectal use only.

Further reading

• “batayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018