baat

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀəqat (“weight”).

• IPA^(key): /baʔat/

baat (Balinese script ᬩᬳᬢ᭄)

1. heavy, weighty
2. difficult, burdensome
3. important

• “baat” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

• Hyphenation: ba‧at

baat

1. a bandage; a strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury

• abat, abta, atab, bata

• IPA^(key): /baːt/

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• Hyphenation: baat
• Rhymes: -aːt

From Middle Dutch bate, from Old Dutch *bato, from Proto-Germanic *batô.

baat f (plural baten, diminutive baatje n)

1. profit, advantage, boon

   Niet alle betrokkenen hebben baat bij het huidige beleid. ― Current policy is not a boon to everyone involved.

• baatzoeker
• baatzucht
• kosten-batenanalyse

• baten

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

baat

1. inflection of baten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

From Hindi बात (bāt).

baat

1. talk
2. (colloquial) language

baat m

1. obsolete typography of båt

From Proto-Zapotec *kw-eʔtti(k), from Proto-Zapotecan *kw-eʔtti(k).

baat

1. skunk

• López Antonio, Joaquín, Jones, Ted, Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía‎^[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 13, 29

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈʔat/ [bɐˈʔat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ba‧at

baát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜀᜆ᜔)

1. metal ring or a split rattan hoop used to wound around and reinforce handles of knives, bolos, chisels, etc.
2. adjustable rattan headband inside certain native hats or helmets to fit the head of the wearer

• baatan

• taba, abat, bata

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /baʔat/ [baˈʔɑt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ba‧at

baat (Sulat Sūg spelling بَأَتْ)

1. kind of ballad or song sung in Tausug for entertainment or self-enjoyment, which deals with the themes of love, sadness, or joy and is frequently sung to the bride or groom at weddings

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baat (definite form baat bi)

1. neck
2. voice