bastun
See also: baštun
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sicilian bastuni, eventually derived from Latin bastum. Compare Italian bastone, French bâton.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bastun m (plural bsaten)
- cane, stick, staff
- c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Profeta Żakkarija 11:10:
- U ħadt il-bastun li kont semmejt ‘Ħlewwa’, u qsamtu, biex nikser il-patt li kont għamilt mal-ġnus kollha.
- New International Version translation: Then I took my staff called Favor and broke it, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
bastun
- Alternative form of baston
Old French edit
Noun edit
bastun oblique singular, m (oblique plural bastuns, nominative singular bastuns, nominative plural bastun)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of baston
Swedish edit
Noun edit
bastun
Anagrams edit
Tausug edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
bastun
- cane, walking stick
- Synonym: tungkud