kabanata

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cabanata — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Possibly from ka- +‎ banata (“measure of the length of the fence to be cut; divisions of fish corrals”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kabaˈnataʔ/ [kɐ.bɐˈna.tɐʔ]
    • Rhymes: -ataʔ
  • IPA^(key): /kabaˈnata/ [kɐ.bɐˈna.tɐ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: ka‧ba‧na‧ta

Noun

kabanatà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜈᜆ)

1. chapter (section in a book)

   Synonyms: kapitulo, tsapter

2. (fishing) bamboo fishing framework

   Synonym: banatan

Derived terms

• kabanatahan
• kabanatahin
• magkabanata
• magkakabanata

 

See also

• baklad
• yugto

 

Further reading

• “kabanata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018