babat
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
- to bathe; to take a bath
Noun
babat
Finnish
Noun
babat
- 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
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
Etymology 3
Noun
babat
Derived terms
- sebabat
Etymology 4
From Minangkabau [Term?]. Doublet of bebat.
Noun
babat
- alternative form of bebat
Derived terms
- membabat
Further reading
- “babat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Maranao
Etymology 1
Noun
babat
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (“animal belly”)
Noun
babat
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈbabat/ [ˈbaː.bɐt̪̚] (“eye patch”, noun)
- Rhymes: -abat
- IPA(key): /baˈbat/ [bɐˈbat̪̚] (“blindfold, daring man”, noun)
- Rhymes: -at
- IPA(key): /ˈbabat/ [ˈbaː.bɐt̪̚] (“eye patch”, noun)
- Syllabification: ba‧bat
Noun
babat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜆ᜔)
- eye patch
- Synonym: patse ng mata
Noun
babát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜆ᜔) (obsolete)
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)
- (derogatory) belly
- Synonym: tiyan
- Malaggu' tuud in babat sin mastal ku.
- My teacher's belly is very big.