bataw

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hokkien 肉豆 (bah-tāu).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧taw

Noun[edit]

bataw

  1. hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)

Maranao[edit]

Verb[edit]

bataw

  1. to adopt
  2. to legitimatize

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 肉豆 (bah-tāu). Compare Hiligaynon bat-aw.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbataw/, [ˈba.taʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧taw

Noun[edit]

bataw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜏ᜔)

  1. hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bataw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜏ᜔)

  1. buoy; floating marker (for ships)
  2. punishment as added burden for default
Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

batáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜏ᜔)

  1. lightly afloat; light in the water

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbataw/, [ˈba.taʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧taw

Noun[edit]

bataw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜏ᜔)

  1. flight of bees in swarms
    Synonym: kawan-kawan

Further reading[edit]

  • “bataw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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