batang

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧tang
• IPA^(key): /baˈtaŋ/ [bɐˈt̪aŋ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈbataŋ/ [ˈba.t̪ɐŋ]

Noun

batáng or batang

1. log

Verb

batáng or batang

1. to lie prostrate
2. to keep in one place
3. to stay in one place permanently
4. to stick around

Derived terms

• pabatang (“kind of longline fishing”)

Anagrams

• atbang, tabang

Iban

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bataŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.

Noun

batang

1. Principal member or part of class or thing.

   batang ai ― main river (with its tributaries)

   batang jalai ― main road

   batang kayu ― tree trunk

2. log (the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches)
3. (in compound) (major) river

Classifier

batang (singular sebatang)

1. Numeral classifier for cylindrical objects.

References

• Scott, N. C. (1956), A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎^[1], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbataŋ/ [ˈba.t̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -ataŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧tang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay batang, from Proto-Malayic *bataŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.

• Semantic loan from Banjarese for bathing, washing and toilet areas on the river bank are made from large wooden beams tied together to resemble a raft.
• Semantic loan from Malay (Riau dialect) for ship steering link.
• Semantic loan from Bacanese Malay for a large collection of wood floating in the sea.
• Semantic loan from Central Malay for pantun verses in oral literature.

Noun

batang (plural batang-batang)

1. log (the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches)
2. staff, bar (any long, thin object)
3. branch (any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree)
4. (vulgar) shaft (the main cylindrical part of the penis)
5. (dialectal, Sumatra) river
6. bicycle frame

   Synonyms: kali, sungai

7. (dialect) bathing, washing and toilet areas on the river bank are made from large wooden beams tied together to resemble a raft
8. (dialect) ship steering link
9. (dialect) a large collection of wood floating in the sea
10. (dialect) pantun verses in oral literature

Classifier

batang (singular sebatang)

1. used to count anything that has the shape similar to a bar or shaft

Holonyms

• pohon

Derived terms

• batangan
• berbatang
• sebatang

• batang air (“river”)
• batang bor (“drill rod”)
• batang bunga (“scape”)
• batang buruk (“bar cake made of various flour”)
• batang garing (“tree of life”)
• batang hari (“midday; main river”)
• batang hidung (“nose bridge”)
• batang kabu-kabu (“cannon”)
• batang kaki (“leg”)
• batang kalam (“pen”)
• batang kayu (“log”)
• batang otak (“brainstem”)
• batang pengaduk (“glass rod”)
• batang penis (“corpus cavernosum penis”)
• batang piston (“connecting rod”)
• batang rambut (“hairshaft”)
• batang tubuh (“torso”)

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦧꦛꦁ (bathang), from Old Javanese baṭaṅ, from the same source as above, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.

Noun

batang (plural batang-batang)

1. (archaic, dialect) corpse

   Synonyms: bangkai, mayat

Further reading

• “batang”, 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

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (noun) /ˈbataŋ/ [ˈbaː.tʌŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ataŋ
• IPA^(key): (adverb) /baˈtaŋ/ [bʌˈtʌŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧tang

Noun

bátang

1. pine tree

Derived terms

• batbatang
• binatang
• kabatangan
• sinkabatang

Adverb

batáng

1. alternatively

Derived terms

• binatang

References

• Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (2021), Lingguwistikong Etnograpiya ng Kankanaey [Linguistic Ethnography of Kankanaey]‎^[2] (in Tagalog and Kankanaey), archived from the original on 25 September 2024
• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “batang”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[3], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 73

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbataŋ/ [ˈba.t̪aŋ]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -ataŋ
• Hyphenation: ba‧tang

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *bataŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.

Noun

batang (Jawi spelling باتڠ, plural batang-batang or batang²)

1. a log; the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches

   Synonym: balak

   1. (Bacan, dialect) a large collection of wood floating in the sea
2. a rod; a straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
   1. handle of a tool
   2. (vulgar) shaft (the main cylindrical part of the penis); ellipsis of batang zakar or batang pelir

      Synonyms: butuh, konek, kote, lemang (Malaysia, chiefly Internet, slang), pelir, zakar

3. a branch, any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.

   Synonym: cabang

4. a river (large stream which drains a landmass)

   Synonym: sungai

5. (Riau, dialect) ship steering link
6. (Central Sumatra, dialect) pantun verses in oral literature

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• batangan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• membatang [agent focus] (meN-)
• berbatangkan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)

Classifier

batang (singular sebatang)

1. classifier for log, rod or something like log or rod.

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦧꦛꦁ (bathang, “corpse”), from Old Javanese baṭaṅ (“corpse”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.

Noun

batang (Jawi spelling باتڠ, plural batang-batang or batang²)

1. (archaic) corpse

   Synonym: mayat

Etymology 3

Cognate of Balinese watang (“cause”), Javanese ꦧꦠꦁ (batang, “to answer”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

batang (used in the form membatang)

1. to read (say what is written)

   Synonym: baca

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• membatang [agent focus] (meN-)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “باتڠ batang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 40
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “باتڠ batang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 74
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “batang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 89-90

Further reading

• “batang”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.

Noun

batang

1. log
2. branch (of a tree)

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.

Noun

batang

1. letter (of any alphabet)

Verb

batang

1. to perch, to alight

Derived terms

• batanga'
• batangan

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.

Noun

batang

1. tree trunk, fallen tree, log
2. stem of a plant

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ. Doublet of catang.

Noun

batang (Sundanese script ᮘᮒᮀ)

1. the dead (corpse or carcass)
2. spear

Usage notes

• First sense only found in the term kurung batang.

Derived terms

• babatang
• kurung batang
• pamatang

Further reading

• "batang" in Maman Sumantri; Atjep Djamaludin; Achmad Patoni; R.H. Moch. Koerdie; M.O. Koesman; Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985), Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia
• "BATANG", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbataŋ/ [ˈbaː.t̪ɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -ataŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧tang

Noun

batang (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜅ᜔) (dialectal, Marinduque)

1. log (piece of wood)

   Synonyms: troso, kalap

Anagrams

• tabang, tab-ang

Yakan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.

Noun

batang

1. tree trunk
2. stalk

Noun

batang

1. letter (of an alphabet)
2. consonant (in the Arabic abjad)