Cebuano

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Etymology

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baton +‎ -in- + -an. Originally, "fosterer."

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bi‧na‧to‧nan
  • IPA(key): /binaˈtonan/ [bɪ.n̪ɐˈt̪o.n̪ɐn̪]

Noun

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binatonan (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜈᜆᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. (sometimes offensive) servant
  2. someone paid to raise or foster one's farm animals

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