babat

See also: babát and bábát

Cebuano

Etymology

From English bath, from Middle English [Term?], from Old English bæþ (bath), from Proto-Germanic *baþą (bath), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (to warm).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧bat

Verb

babat

  1. to bathe; to take a bath

Noun

babat

  1. (childish) the act of bathing

Finnish

Noun

babat

  1. nominative plural of baba

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbabat̚]
  • Homophone: babad
  • Hyphenation: ba‧bat

Etymology 1

From Malay babat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajbaj, from Proto-Austronesian *bajbaj (loosen, untie, unwrap; unravel; to clear forest), *-baj (unravel, untie).

Verb

babat

  1. to clear, to cut away
    Synonym: tebas
Derived terms
  • babatan
  • membabat
  • membabati
  • membabatkan
  • pembabat
  • pembabatan
  • terbabat
  • babat alas
  • babat lari

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦧꦧꦠ꧀ (babat), from Old Javanese babat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (animal belly). Compare to Maranao babat, Sundanese babat.

Noun

babat

  1. reticulum
  2. tripe
    Berapaan soto babatnya? (colloquial)
    How much does the tripe soto cost?

Etymology 3

From Malay babat.

Noun

babat

  1. group
    Synonym: golongan
  2. pair
    Synonym: pasangan
Derived terms
  • sebabat

Etymology 4

From Minangkabau [Term?]. Doublet of bebat.

Noun

babat

  1. alternative form of bebat
Derived terms
  • membabat

Further reading

Maranao

Etymology 1

Noun

babat

  1. bracelet

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (animal belly)

Noun

babat

  1. belly

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈbabat/ [ˈbaː.bɐt̪̚] (eye patch, noun)
      • Rhymes: -abat
    • IPA(key): /baˈbat/ [bɐˈbat̪̚] (blindfold, daring man, noun)
      • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: ba‧bat

Noun

babat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜆ᜔)

  1. eye patch
    Synonym: patse ng mata

Noun

babát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜆ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. blindfold
    Synonym: piring
  2. daring man (man that does not back down)

Derived terms

References

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

Tausug

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (animal belly)

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /babat/ [baˈβat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: ba‧bat

Noun

babat (Sulat Sūg spelling بَبَتْ)

  1. (derogatory) belly
    Synonym: tiyan
    Malaggu' tuud in babat sin mastal ku.
    My teacher's belly is very big.