See also: babát and bábát

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English bath, from Middle English [Term?], from Old English bæþ (bath), from Proto-Germanic *baþą (bath), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (to warm).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧bat

Verb

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babat

  1. to bathe; to take a bath

Noun

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babat

  1. (childish) the act of bathing

Finnish

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Noun

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babat

  1. nominative plural of baba

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Malay babat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajbaj, from Proto-Austronesian *bajbaj (loosen, untie, unwrap; unravel; to clear forest), *-baj (unravel, untie).

Verb

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babat

  1. to clear, to cut away.
    Synonym: tebas
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Etymology 2

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From Javanese ꦧꦧꦠ꧀ (babat), from Old Javanese babat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (animal belly). Compare to Maranao babat, Sundanese ᮘᮘᮒ᮪ (babat).

Noun

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babat

  1. reticulum
  2. tripe
    Berapaan soto babatnya? (colloquial)
    How much does the tripe soto cost?

Etymology 3

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From Malay babat.

Noun

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babat

  1. group.
    Synonym: golongan
  2. pair.
    Synonym: pasangan
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Etymology 4

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From Minangkabau [Term?]. Doublet of bebat.

Noun

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babat

  1. Alternative form of bebat
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Maranao

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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babat

  1. bracelet

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (animal belly)

  1. belly

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈbabat/ [ˈbaː.bɐt̪̚] (eye patch, noun)
    • IPA(key): /baˈbat/ [bɐˈbat̪̚] (obsolete) (blindfold, daring man, noun)
  • Syllabification: ba‧bat

Noun

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babat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜆ᜔)

  1. eye patch
    Synonym: patse ng mata

Noun

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babát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜆ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. blindfold
    Synonym: piring
  2. daring man (man that does not back down)

Derived terms

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References

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  • babat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (animal belly)

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /babat/ [baˈβat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: ba‧bat

Noun

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babat (Sulat Sūg spelling بَبَتْ)

  1. (derogatory) belly
    Synonym: tiyan