bato

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See also: Bato, bato-, Bāto, Ba Tô, and Ba Tơ

Aklanon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu.

Noun[edit]

bato

  1. stone

Alangan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Noun[edit]

bató

  1. stone
  2. (anatomy) kidney

Antillean Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French bateau.

Noun[edit]

bato

  1. boat

Awabakal[edit]

Noun[edit]

bato

  1. water
    Synonyms: kokoin, yarro
    • 1892, An Australian Language as Spoken by the Awabakal‎[1] (in English):
      Bato, m., water

References[edit]

Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Pronunciation 1[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧to
  • IPA(key): /baˈto/

Noun[edit]

bató

  1. (anatomy) kidney
  2. (Daet) rock; stone
    Synonym: gapo

Pronunciation 2[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧to
  • IPA(key): /ˈbatoʔ/

Noun[edit]

batò

  1. cue ball
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]

Caló[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

bato m (plural batuces)

  1. father
    Synonyms: batico, (affectionate) dada

References[edit]

  • “bato” in J. Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 18.
  • “bato” in Flamenco - Caló, El Flamenco.
  • “bato” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

bato

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of batre

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Compare Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu and Maori whatu.

The sense of "kidney" is a semantic loan from Tagalog bato.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧to
  • IPA(key): /baˈto/, [bʌˈt̪u]

Noun[edit]

bató

  1. stone; pebble, rock, or boulder
  2. gem
  3. (medicine) kidney stone
    Synonym: bato sa rinyon
  4. (medicine) gallstone
    Synonym: bato sa apdo
  5. piece in chess, checkers, sungka or similar games
  6. (bingo) token
  7. flint of a lighter
  8. (anatomy) kidney
    Synonyms: amimislon, rinyon
Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bato.

Verb[edit]

bató

  1. to harden into stone
  2. to stand motionless
  3. to put stones into jewelry
  4. to use something as a sinker
  5. to strike the flint of a lighter
  6. to stone
  7. to line with stones
  8. (by extension) to hurl an object at someone or something
  9. to throw out a question
  10. to embroil; to cause to be involved

Adjective[edit]

bató

  1. stone
  2. concrete (made of concrete)
  3. stonehard
  4. rocklike; stonelike

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧to
  • IPA(key): /ˈbato/, [ˈba.t̪ʊ]

Verb[edit]

bato

  1. to borrow money
  2. to buy something for credit

Erromintxela[edit]

Noun[edit]

bato

  1. father

References[edit]

  • “bato” in Alexandre Baudrimont, Vocabulaire de la langue des Bohémiens habitant les pays basques français, Bordeaux: G. Gounouilhou, 1862, →OCLC, page 43.

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bati +‎ -o.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈbato]
  • Audio:
    (file)
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: ba‧to

Noun[edit]

bato (accusative singular baton, plural batoj, accusative plural batojn)

  1. blow, hit, strike, stroke (physical attack, punch)
    Synonym: frapo

Gun[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely from French bateau

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bato (plural bato lɛ́ or bato lẹ́)

  1. ship

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French bateau (“boat”).

Noun[edit]

bato

  1. boat, ship

Related terms[edit]

Higaonon[edit]

Noun[edit]

bato

  1. stone, rock

Hiligaynon[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu (compare Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Ilocano bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Sundanese batu, Tagalog bato).

Noun[edit]

bató

  1. rock, stone, cobble

Verb[edit]

bató

  1. to stone

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

báto

  1. a complete thing, the whole
  2. a piece of anything that is round or cubic in shape

Verb[edit]

bátò

  1. to resist or oppose
  2. to rise up
  3. to backtalk

Ido[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbato/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: ba‧to

Noun[edit]

bato (plural bati)

  1. beating

Derived terms[edit]

Ilocano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu (compare Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Sundanese batu, Tagalog bato).

Noun[edit]

bato

  1. rock, stone, cobble

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin batus, from Ancient Greek βάτος (bátos), from Biblical Hebrew בַּת‎ (bat).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: bà‧to

Noun[edit]

bato m (plural bati)

  1. (historical) bath (unit of liquid measure)

Further reading[edit]

  • bato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Kankanaey[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Noun[edit]

bato

  1. rock; stone

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

batō

  1. dative/ablative singular of batus

Lingala[edit]

Noun[edit]

bato class 2

  1. plural of moto

Mansaka[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From batu, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu.

Noun[edit]

bato

  1. stone

Maranao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Noun[edit]

bato

  1. stone; rock
  2. (gambling) chips

Derived terms[edit]

Masbatenyo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Noun[edit]

bató

  1. stone; rock

Mauritian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French bateau.

Noun[edit]

bato

  1. boat

References[edit]

  • Phillip Baker; Vinesh Y. Hookoomsing (1987) Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Hyphenation: ba‧to

Verb[edit]

bato

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bater

Ratagnon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Noun[edit]

bató

  1. stone

Sambali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Noun[edit]

bató

  1. stone; rock

Seychellois Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French bateau.

Noun[edit]

bato

  1. boat

References[edit]

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbato/ [ˈba.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: ba‧to

Etymology 1[edit]

Probably from Ancient Greek βάττος (báttos, “stutterer”), of imitative origin. See also βατταλογέω (battalogéō, “to stammer”), English bay4 (“to bark, bay, howl”).[1]

Noun[edit]

bato m (plural batos)

  1. (dated) dork, dimwit
  2. (Latin America, informal) young man, youth
  3. (Mexico, colloquial) chump, punk
  4. (Mexico, colloquial) dude, guy, buddy

Etymology 2[edit]

From Caló bato.

Noun[edit]

bato m (plural batos)

  1. (Spain, slang) father
    Synonyms: padre, papá, jefe

Verb[edit]

bato

  1. first-person singular present indicative of batir

References[edit]

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Compare Bikol Central bato, Capiznon bato, Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Ilocano bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Niuean patu, Pangasinan bato, Ratagnon bato, Sundanese batu, and Waray-Waray bato.

Pronunciation 1[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧to
  • IPA(key): /baˈto/, [bɐˈto]
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

bató (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)

  1. stone
    Synonym: piyedra
  2. (anatomy) kidney
    Synonym: rinyon
  3. gallstone
  4. gem; jewel
    Synonym: hiyas
  5. knot in wood
  6. act of throwing something
    Synonyms: tapon, hagis, itsa
  7. (idiomatic, colloquial) bored person
  8. (slang) methamphetamine
    Synonyms: agimat, shabu
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bató (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)

  1. (figurative) niggardly; miserly
  2. (figurative) stubborn; unyielding
  3. (figurative) numb
  4. (idiomatic, colloquial) bored

Pronunciation 2[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧to
  • IPA(key): /ˈbatoʔ/, [ˈba.toʔ]

Noun[edit]

batò (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)

  1. chief piece in a game of native quoits called tangga
Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Ternate[edit]

Adverb[edit]

bato

  1. only, exclusively
    haka ngori maobo bato ― give me only the bone
  2. just, merely
    ana isedu bato ― they just joked

References[edit]

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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