Cebuano edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧yan
  • IPA(key): /baˈtajan/, [bʌˈt̪a.jʌn̪]

Noun edit

batayan

  1. bamboo birdtrap with a bait or bird decoy, which catches birds when it lands on the trigger mechanism which snaps a noose as the bird perches on it

Verb edit

batayan

  1. to create such trap

Derived terms edit

  • mamatayan (to catch birds using a batayan)

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From batay +‎ -an.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧yan
  • IPA(key): /bataˈjan/, [bɐ.tɐˈjan] (noun)
  • IPA(key): /baˈtajan/, [bɐˈta.jɐn] (verb)

Noun edit

batayán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. base; basis; foundation
    Synonyms: base, basehan, elemento, pundasyon, saligan, pinagsaligan, pinagbasehan, hanguan, pinaghanguan

Verb edit

batayan (complete binatayan, progressive binabatayan, contemplative babatayan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. to use as a basis; to base from
    Synonyms: pagbasehan, saligan, pagsaligan, hanguan, paghanguan

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

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