Wiktionary

bataw

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

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈbataw/, [ˈba.taʊ̯] (noun)

  • IPA(key): /baˈtaw/, [bɐˈtaʊ̯] (adjective)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧taw

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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