bata
English
Alternative forms
Noun
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bata (plural bata)
- An ethnic ceremonial double-headed drum played in triplet in the religion of Santeria, especially in Cuba and Puerto Rico, originally from the Yoruba of Nigeria.
- 1990 October 28, Paul Simon, “The Coast”, The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros.
- Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine
- 1990 October 28, Paul Simon, “The Coast”, The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Noun
bata
- a baby
- a young animal; a juvenile; a young
- a young person; a girl or a boy
- one's child; one's son or daughter
- a sprout
Adjective
bata
Verb
bata
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bata.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Chichewa
Pronunciation
Noun
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Crimean Tatar
Noun
bata (Northern dialect)
Usage notes
Declension
nominative | bata |
---|---|
genitive | batanıñ |
dative | batağa |
accusative | batanı |
locative | batada |
ablative | batadan |
Synonyms
Dibabawon Manobo
Noun
batà
Hiligaynon
Noun
báta
Noun
bátà
Noun
batâ
Verb
bátà
- to give birth
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English batte (“bat”), from Old French batte (“pestle”), from the verb batre (“to beat”), from Latin battuō, perhaps of Celtic origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
bata m (genitive singular bata, nominative plural bataí)
Declension
Derived terms
- bata cogaidh (“knapweed”)
- bata druma (“drumstick”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bata | bhata | mbata |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bata”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bata”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bata”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Jamamadí
Etymology 1
Adjective
bata
- (Banawá) rotten
Etymology 2
Verb
bata
- (Banawá) to pick
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese bata.
Noun
bata
References
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
Maltese
Etymology
From Sicilian patiri, from Vulgar Latin *patīre, from Latin patī. An early borrowing, as attested by the initial b-; compare biċċa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaːta/
- Homophones: bagħta, bagħatha (except archaically)
Verb
bata (imperfect jbati)
- to suffer
Conjugation
Derived terms
Marshallese
Etymology
Borrowed from English father, from Middle English fader, from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɑːdˠɑ], (enunciated) [pˠɑ tˠɑ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠæɰtˠæɰ/
- Bender phonemes: {bahtah}
Noun
bata
- a priest
Verb
bata
- to be a priest
References
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
bata m
Portuguese
Noun
bata f (plural batas)
- white coat
- Synonym: jaleco
- 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho, page 26:
- […] depois levantou-se, despiu a bata em movimentos cansados, lentos.
- […] next he got up and took off his white coat with tired, slow movements.
Verb
bata
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Noun
bata m (plural bataichean)
- a staff, a walking stick
Sotho
Verb
bata
- to be cold
Spanish
Etymology 1
Noun
bata f (plural batas)
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Tagalog bata (or from the same word in other Philippine languages, such as Cebuano bata, Hiligaynon bata, etc).
Noun
bata m (plural batas)
Etymology 3
See batir.
Verb
bata
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of batir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of batir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of batir.
Swahili
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Etymology
Noun
bata (ma class, plural mabata)
Derived terms
- bata mzinga (“turkey”)
Tagalog
Etymology 1
- From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq.
Pronunciation
Noun
bata
- baby; child (prepubescent human)
- youngster
- protege
- sweetheart
Adjective
bata
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
bata
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
bata
- to persevere; to endure, to bear
- to grow young again; to be rejuvenated
See also
Tok Pisin
Etymology 1
Noun
bata
Etymology 2
Unclear; probably from English betel
Noun
bata
Synonyms
See also
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