babat

See also: babát and bábát

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		бабат
Arabic		بابات

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑˈbat]
• Hyphenation: ba‧bat

Adjective

babat (comparative daha babat, superlative ən babat)

1. so-so, mediocre

   Synonyms: ortabab, miyanə

2. quite good, nice

   Synonym: yaxşı

   babat pul qazanmaq ― to make good money

Further reading

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “babat”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎^[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 194

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁-

Proto-Germanic *baþą

Proto-West Germanic *baþ

Old English bæþ

Middle English bath

English bathbor.

Cebuano babat

From English bath.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧bat

Verb

babat

1. to bathe; to take a bath

Noun

babat

1. (childish) the act of bathing

Finnish

Noun

babat

1. nominative plural of baba

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbabat̚]
• Homophone: babad
• Hyphenation: ba‧bat

Etymology 1

From Malay babat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajbaj, from Proto-Austronesian *bajbaj (“loosen, untie, unwrap; unravel; to clear forest”), *-baj (“unravel, untie”).

Verb

babat

1. to clear, to cut away

   Synonym: tebas

Derived terms

• babatan
• membabat
• membabati
• membabatkan
• pembabat
• pembabatan
• terbabat

• babat alas
• babat lari

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦧꦧꦠ꧀ (babat), from Old Javanese babat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (“animal belly”). Compare to Maranao babat, Sundanese babat.

Noun

babat

1. reticulum
2. tripe

   Berapaan soto babatnya? (colloquial)

   How much does the tripe soto cost?

Etymology 3

From Malay babat.

Noun

babat

1. group

   Synonym: golongan

2. pair

   Synonym: pasangan

Derived terms

• sebabat

Etymology 4

From Minangkabau [Term?]. Doublet of bebat.

Noun

babat

1. alternative form of bebat

Derived terms

• membabat

Further reading

• “babat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Maranao

Etymology 1

Noun

babat

1. bracelet

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (“animal belly”)

Noun

babat

1. belly

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbabat/ [ˈbaː.bɐt̪̚] (“eye patch”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -abat
  • IPA^(key): /baˈbat/ [bɐˈbat̪̚] (“blindfold, daring man”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ba‧bat

Noun

babat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜆ᜔)

1. eye patch

   Synonym: patse ng mata

Noun

babát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜆ᜔) (obsolete)

1. blindfold

   Synonym: piring

2. daring man (man that does not back down)

Derived terms

• babatan
• babatin
• magbabat
• pamabat

References

• “babat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Tausug

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (“animal belly”)

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /babat/ [baˈβat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ba‧bat

Noun

babat (Sulat Sūg spelling بَبَتْ)

1. (derogatory) belly

   Synonym: tiyan

   Malaggu' tuud in babat sin mastal ku.

   My teacher's belly is very big.