バット

See also: ハット and パッド

Japanese

Etymology 1

From English bat.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) バ​ット [báꜜttò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ba̠t̚to̞]

Noun

バット • (batto) 

1. (baseball, softball, cricket) a bat
2. (table tennis) Synonym of ラケット (raketto, “paddle”)
3. (rare) Synonym of 蝙蝠 (kōmori, “bat”) (small flying mammal)
   • 2015, バットマン アーカム・ナイト [Batman: Arkham Knight], spoken by the Arkham Knight (Satoshi Taki), Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, via Rocksteady Studios:

     はっはははは！銃(じゅう)は彼(かれ)に向(む)けておけ　奴(やつ)が部(へ)屋(や)から出(で)るそぶりを見(み)せたら　撃(う)つんだ　ああ　バットシンボルだけは撃(う)つなよ　あれには…秘(ひ)密(みつ)がある　奴(やつ)の一(いち)番(ばん)強(つよ)い場(ば)所(しょ)だ　まず弱(じゃく)点(てん)である肩(かた)　そしてスーツの継(つ)ぎ目(め)を撃(う)て

     Hahhahahaha! Jū wa kare ni mukete oke Yatsu ga heya kara deru soburi o misetara utsu n da Ā Batto Shinboru dake wa utsu na yo Are ni wa… himitsu ga aru Yatsu no ichiban tsuyoi basho da Mazu jakuten de aru kata soshite sūtsu no tsugime o ute

     Ha ha ha ha ha! Keep your guns trained on him. If he even looks like he’s planning to leave that room, open fire. Oh, and avoid the Bat Symbol. That’s a… a little trick. That’s where the armor’s the strongest. Aim for the weak spots at the shoulders first, then coordinate fire at the points where the plates meet.

Descendants

• → Korean: 빠따 (ppatta)

See also

• バッター (battā)
• バッテリー (batterī)
• バッツマン (battsuman)
• バットマン (Battoman)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English vat.

Alternative forms

• ヴァット (vatto)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) バ​ット [báꜜttò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ba̠t̚to̞]

Noun

バット • (batto) 

1. pan; tray (rectangular cookware)