batasan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧san
• IPA^(key): /baˈtasan/ [bɐˈt̪a.s̪ɐn̪]

Noun

batasan

1. manners; etiquette
2. behavior; conduct
3. custom (frequent repetition of the same behavior)

Verb

batasan

1. to become one's habit

Usage notes

This is part of Cebuano–Tagalog false friends. The Tagalog definitions can be seen at batasan#Tagalog.

Derived terms

• walay batasan

Hiligaynon

Noun

batásan

1. behaviour, character, culture, custom, manners

Indonesian

Etymology

From batas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /baˈtasan/ [baˈt̪a.san]
• Rhymes: -asan
• Syllabification: ba‧ta‧san

Noun

batasan (plural batasan-batasan)

1. limitation

Further reading

• “batasan”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of batas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /baˈtasan/ [baˈt̪a.san]
• Rhymes: -asan
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧san

Noun

batasan (Jawi spelling باتسن, plural batasan-batasan or batasan²)

1. limitation

   Synonym: limitasi

Further reading

• "batasan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Mansaka

Noun

batasan

1. habit; custom; character

Tagalog

Etymology

From batas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbaˈtasan/ [ˌbaːˈt̪aː.sɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -asan
• Syllabification: ba‧ta‧san

Noun

bátásan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜐᜈ᜔)

1. legislature; lawmaking body; parliament

   Synonyms: kongreso, lehislatura

Usage notes

This is part of Tagalog–Cebuano false friends. The Cebuano definitions can be seen at batasan#Cebuano.

Derived terms

• Batasang Pambansa

Further reading

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