Batangas

English

Etymology

From Spanish Batangas, from Tagalog batangan (“wooden raft”).

Proper noun

Batangas

1. A province of the Philippines.
2. The capital city of Batangas, Philippines; a former municipality

Translations

province of the Philippines

• Chinese

  Mandarin: 八打雁 (zh) (Bādǎyàn)

  Cantonese: 八打雁 (baat³ daa² ngaan⁶)

  Min Nan: please add this translation if you can

• French: Batangas
• Japanese: バタンガス (Batangasu)
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• Korean: 바탕가스 (Batanggaseu)
• Russian: Батангас (Batangas)
• Spanish: Batangas
• Tagalog: Batangas

city in the Philippines

• Chinese

  Mandarin: 八打雁 (zh) (Bādǎyàn)

  Cantonese: 八打雁 (baat³ daa² ngaan⁶)

  Min Nan: please add this translation if you can

• French: Batangas
• Japanese: バタンガス (Batangasu)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 바탕가스 (Batanggaseu)
• Russian: Батангас (Batangas)
• Spanish: Batangas
• Tagalog: Batangas

Further reading

• Batangas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Batangas City on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Cebuano

Proper noun

Batangas

1. Batangas (a province of the Philippines)
2. Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Philippines; a former municipality)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Tagalog batangan (“timberland; place of wooden rafts”), from batang (“log”) +‎ -an (“place marker suffix”), after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City.

Proper noun

Batangas f

1. Batangas (a province of the Philippines)
2. Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Philippines; a former municipality)

Derived terms

• batangueño

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Batangas, from Tagalog batangan (“timberland; place of wooden rafts”), from batang (“log”) +‎ -an (“place marker suffix”). The province is named by the Spaniards after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ba‧tan‧gas
• IPA^(key): /baˈtaŋɡas/, [bɐˈt̪aŋ.ɡɐs]

Proper noun

Batangas

Ang lokasyon ng Batangas sa Pilipinas (The location of Batangas in the Philippines)

1. Batangas (a province of the Philippines)

   Synonym: (poetic) Batangan

2. Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Philippines; a former municipality)

Related terms

• Batangueño

See also

• Kumintang
• Bonbon

Further reading

• “Batangas” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021