batubalani

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• batobalani, bato balani, bato-balani

Etymology

Etymology tree

Malay batu

Malay berani

Malay batu beranibor.

Tagalog batubalani

Borrowed from Malay batu berani (“magnet”, literally “courageous stone”). Compare Kapampangan batubalani, Cebuano bato-balani, Maranao batobarani', Maguindanao watu-balani, and Tausug batu balani.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /batubaˈlaniʔ/ [bɐ.t̪ʊ.bɐˈlaː.n̪ɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -aniʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧tu‧ba‧la‧ni

Noun

batubalanì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜊᜎᜈᜒ)

1. magnet

   Synonyms: balani, iman, (obsolete) panghinangay

2. lodestone

   Synonyms: batong-bakal, kalamita, (obsolete) panghinangay

Derived terms

• balani

Related terms

• bato

Further reading

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